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4.1
812 Reviews (812)
5 Stars
263
4 Stars
385
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
92.8%
Recommend this course
731 out of 812 reviews
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4.0
82 Reviews (82)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.7%
Recommend this course
76 out of 82 reviews
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4.1
136 Reviews (136)
5 Stars
36
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.6%
Recommend this course
126 out of 136 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and outstanding value make this course a top pick for budget-conscious golfers. Elevation changes and a mix of water and sand hazards create a fun, challenging layout that keeps players coming back.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6209 yards
Slope 136
Rating 75.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1982
Fairways Celebration Bermuda
Greens Tif Eagle
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code All players and guests must wear appropriate attire. Unacceptable: Tank Tops, Denim, T shirts. Men's shirts must have collars, Ladies sleeveless shirt must have collars .

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

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Reviews

4.1
812 Reviews (812)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 15
Elevation Changes 14
Forced Carries 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 10
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Challenging 18 Hole Course

Good course, challenging with over the water shots. Friendly staff, well maintained golf carts.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course in great shape with some holes very challenging.

Played first time, courses in great shape and with several challenging holes. Staff very friendly. Had a great round.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Ice course

Course layout is good and course is In good shape. It’s a bit challenging as well. Really fun course and will play again.

Only downside is no range to warm up but that’s it

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome Day

I played this course once 6 years ago. And now, since the renovation, it is a phenomenal golf course . Challenging layout. Super friendly staff everybody was very helpful. N the course was in great condition would highly recommend it. And look forward to playing my next round there. The only downside is they don't have a driving range, but that's what breakfast balls are for

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Irrigation issues

Played two courses that week that were not in very good condition due to broken irrigation systems. Most holes were in dedent shape, but some were virtually bare dirt and the dirt was hard packed due to the recent lack of rain. Have played this course before and enjoyed it. Will play again when we've had some rain and they have fixed their irriagaion system. Ponds were also very low, so they will need some raing to replenish those as well.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

What a fun golf course and very pretty. The green's are in excellent condition and the fair way's could use some work! But with that said I will be coming back and would recommend too anyone.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Meh

The staff was friendly at the cart house and pro shop, however, the course ranger hawked over us the entire time. We were the only group out there which may have cause this. The course was extremely dry, rock hard, and grass was crispy.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Hard as you want it to be.

Play from the TIPS and it plays tough. Play up and enjoy the round.

The fairways are dry and tight. The ponds are dry.

We didn't check out the grill but hear that it is good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice

Even though we finished our round in around 3 1/2 hours, it seemed very slow. We had a group of four ahead of a group of two in front of us which would not let anyone by. And this was since hole 3! Add insult to injury, it was wide open in front of them. So we waited, and waited, and waited on every hole after #3. Otherwise the course was in decent shape. We would have preferred more grass in the fairways rather that hitting basically off some very short coverage over sand. Very hard to keep from hitting thin in these conditions. Greens were true. Only a couple needed attention. We were told of a pump which was out on a couple of the holes. Staff was super friendly and very informative. Restaurant was closed while we visited. We would play this course again, because it has some great challenges. What sand traps we did hit, were manageable. Several of the holes have blind spots, so you would have to go down the fairway to check out where the group in front of you were. It's a short course, so it's easy to hit into a group if you were not careful. All in all an enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 59
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Florida golf

Course layout good. Greens good

Fairways need lots of TLC grass very spotty. Good value on golf now for a Glorida course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great course

I've played here 4 times that I can think of. I love the layout of the course & it's in very good condition. The greens were excellent. Shot my best round in quite sometime.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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