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4.1
784 Reviews (784)
5 Stars
254
4 Stars
367
3 Stars
105
2 Stars
48
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
92.6%
Recommend this course
704 out of 784 reviews
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3.9
64 Reviews (64)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
85.9%
Recommend this course
55 out of 64 reviews
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4.2
157 Reviews (157)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
89
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
93.0%
Recommend this course
146 out of 157 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.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6209 yards
Slope 136
Rating 75.2
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Water Oak Golf Club
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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
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
784 Reviews (784)

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 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun round.

It was a beautiful day and the.course was quite busy. I was put with 3 other people since I was playing alone and enjoyed the company. The course was in good condition and the staff was friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Course condition.

Greens are in pretty good shape overall. Fairway hitting off very tight lies due to fairway grass being sparse. Teed off first group in the AM had group's in front of us when we made the turn. Not a good practice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather

very good considering

the course is in good condition with the exception of a temporary green and some bare spots rough and fairways do to flooding

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting layout.

Has some interesting holes nice elevation changes. Not in great shape but fun for the money.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Water Oaks. Has water!

Rainy day but the course was in pretty good shape! Greens were better than a lot of high dollar tracks! Challenging but very enjoyable! I will go there again soon

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 231
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing

Nice layout. Interesting holes. Very small greens. Need to be very accurate off the tee and into the greens. Coming back from flooding this summer. 1 temp green. Overall a good value for the money. Elevation changes are the challenge. Overall a good experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always Fun

One temporary green but the other 17 greens were in good shape. Fairways were a little thin and the course is still recovering from flooding this summer. They were pumping water out today. Yet overall in fairly good shape. We always enjoy the hills--especially holes 10, 11, and 12.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

I saw much improvement

I was at this course a little over a year ago and did not plan on returning. After giving it another chance, I saw a much-improved course and will return again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

course not up to parr

i have played this course in the past and it was not in very good condition this time. lots of dirt and sand area's near all the greens, some greens felt like i was walking on marsh land they were so wet.over all conditions poor..

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/16/2019

sorry that this is not a golf course it's a goat ranch. so poorly maintain[that is a under statement ]. between the poor tee boxes for senior, and the goose grass that is ever where make the course a joke.save your money stay home.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun golf course

One of the hilliest courses in Florida with lots of blind tee shots, Straight hitters will love it. Some of the tee boxes need to be seeded but the over all course conditions are very good. The staff is very efficient and friendly and the covered patio eating area beside the pro shop is fantastic.A challenging test of golf but fun for all levels of golfers.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Water and lots a oaks

Check in was pleasant and quick and got Us to tee off in time.

First time playing this coarse and it is challenging. There are large oak tree surrounding each hole that flow into water; what fun. Most of the greens are crowned so that means the chip and run is almost out of question. Yes I will play this coarse again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice layout

Fairways were great, greens were nice, but the roughs need some work. Staff was great. The pace of play was a little slow on the front nine. Need to check the distances from the tees.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun day on an interesting layout

Lucky for us, the course is well marked so you know where to go to the next hole. Due to some large slopes on the property, the holes are all over the place, and many are very close together. Easy to imagine people getting hit here with wayward shots. The green are mostly small, perfectly round, and in good condition. The few traps are almost never in play. However, there are several interesting holes which require accurate shotmaking and carries over water. No two holes alike which makes for an interesting layout. Fairways and tees in decent shape for this time of year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Hot Deal!

This course is definitely worth playing. Nice elevation changes that test your club selection. Fairly short course(full size though)with a few tiny greens that make it play tougher than the yardage would suggest. Need to be accurate with your approach shots. Honestly, accuracy is the name of the game on this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Water Oak

Course needs a lot work off the fairways. Many ruts and lack of grass.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer

From the whites the distances were in my wheelhouse tee boxes and greens in good shape. Tree lined narrow fairways made you keep your drives in the middle else they punished you with extra strokes. Nice elevation changes for Florida that weren’t artificial like the Villages. Price was great for winter season 30% cheaper then Village course. Front 9 several of the fairways were very close I didn’t hear as many 4’s as I thought would happen. Number 10 is a longer par 5 with the 3rd shot a long carry over water quite a challenge. It got the better of me so I will definitely be back to give it another shot. Overall was fun an$ woul$ recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nope

No driving range or even warmup nets. Course has many fairways that are WAY too close together 0 "Fore" is the key word here. Lots of bare spots. Cart paths seem to serve multiple holes so there are carts going 2 ways. In fairness, greens are good - although they were newlly aerated so this wasn't the best timing. There'snothing between the white tees at 5704 and the senior at 4758, so I didn't enjoy hitting fairway woods and hybrids every hole. No short par 3s at all. Just didn't enjoy.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Water Oak 03/30/2019

Played Water Oak for the second time when conditions were dryer. The fairways ran like crazy so you got some extra distance on your irons.The greens were in great shape and ran true.

My only complaint was that the course is not marked well so it was easy to get lost between holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good round

Greens are small but were in good shape and consistent fairways are narrow but have enough grass so you can gat a club on the ball

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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