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3.2
588 Reviews (588)
5 Stars
112
4 Stars
217
3 Stars
132
2 Stars
79
1 Stars
48
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
2.9
67.0%
Recommend this course
420 out of 588 reviews
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3.5
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 30 reviews
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3.4
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
75.0%
Recommend this course
27 out of 36 reviews
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Course Highlights
The course layout earns consistent praise for its fun and challenging design that stands out in its value range. Friendly staff and smooth pace of play make rounds here a pleasant experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.5

Lake Wales Country Club boasts a classic Donald Ross design that players of all skill level will enjoy. Built in the 1920s, the golf course has a different look and feel than most modern courses. Rather than exaggerated hazards and dramatic contouring, the layout blends seamlessly into the natural landscape. The routing of each hole was determined by the existing contours. Like many of Ross' designs, the phrase "hard par, easy bogey" holds true here. The layout features small greens with crown centers that are sloped back to front. Rough borders the fairways and the wide-openness of the course means that wind will often be a factor. Lake Wales C.C. is a challenging but straightforward golf course. There are no trick holes but there are several holes that will make you think.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1926)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.2
588 Reviews (588)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
19th Hole Specials 6
Dinner 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 25
Undulating Greens 23
Elevation Changes 12
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Seniors 22
Advanced Golfers 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
Convenient to the City 16
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice mature layout

Nice mature layout. Not a lot of trouble, fairly wide open.

Ter box, fairways and greens. In good shape. Rough and some bunkers need some TLC.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Excellent layout

Course in excellent shape very green fairways and putting surface enjoyed playing would recommend to anyone great value

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice place

It’s a nice old school muni type layout. The greens are in great shape. They rolled very smooth, a little slow but overall the course was great, the staff is friendly and pace of play was very quick. It’s worth giving it a go. Make your birdies early because the back is much longer than the front

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Donald Ross Gem off the beaten path

Off the beaten path, halfway between Tampa and Jupiter, is this old school Donald Ross gem.

No water, just beautiful greens, strategically placed fairway bunkers, old Florida willow trees, and a step back in time.

Great staff, cheeseburger was top shelf melt in your mouth with killer onion rings. Worth the the 90 minute drive from either coast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Very nice from tee to green

Played this course a few times over the last few years. This year I was pleasantly surprised with its overall condition. Very good condition for my dollars spent I played early mornings so no issue with pace of play but in all fairness I don’t know about later tee times. We had absolutely no issues teeing off as early as we wanted. No issues, when on course, being to fast for maintenance crews , which sometimes can be our own fault Depending on your budget, if you play here this winter season you will be pleased. Wide open course. You will find your ball

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Not too difficult. Not a lot of trouble. In great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 63
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lake Wales Country Club

This was a very nice day playing golf. The staff person was very helpful. Free range balls and excellent green condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Sloooow greens

The rough has very little grass, mostly sand and weeds. Fairways are in good shape. Greens were slow and had some weeds in them.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable round

Fun course,, friendly staff, equals

an enjoyable round of golf!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Issue with golf now

With good ratings why am I not recommending this course? If you book a round through Golf Now the woman on reception will not tell you about any relevant course conditions such as course maintenance, overseeding or sprinkler operations. 2 weeks ago our foursome got soaked when the sprinklers suddenly came on. Yesterday on mentioning this to reception I was told that had we booked our round directly with Lake Wales we would have been told about sprinkler operations but not as we had booked through Gol Now. Welcome to Lake Wales country club!!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Layout

Course has a nice Layout but not in very good shape, Staff in pro shop was extremely friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Ok course

Book d a tee time for 1252pm single. Nice staff, just water and ice. Range was a 3. Terrible balls and not much grass.

Course is ok shape. Very slow greens. Overall ok.

But, on the back 9 the sprinklers came on on the last 5 holes at 3pm! Who does that? I was finished after 14. Mentioned to pro shop and was told I should have called. She said they over seeded and it was hot. What about the paying customers? I won’t go back. Too. Ad it’s all around ok. Nothing great but matched the price.

I guess they needed the money!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Overseeding

Greens had been over seeded with rye which made them impossibly slow and too long to putt from fringe. Other than that course was good except #8 fairway torn up.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Unexpected Surprise

After booking and reading recent reviews, we were pleasantly surprised by the conditions of the course. It looks like the new owner has the course trending in the right direction. Course conditions were excellent and the old Donald Ross design a bonus over the negative reviews from 2016. Tees, greens and fairways were in great shape. I would recommend anyone who played the course a couple of years ago come and play it now. I believe you will be more than surprised by the changes. We will be back in a few days because of the conditions and the excellent service of the staff. I recommend this course to anyone in the Orlando/Kissimee area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

3 hours to play 3 holes

Stuck our group of 36 in the middle of a women's and men's collegiate tournament. It took 3 hours to play 3 holes because we had to keep letting the women play through. All 36 of demanded a replay and the shouting started. The older gentleman behind the counter had words with several of our group before finally giving us the replay..

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/04/2018

The course was in great shape and the people were very friendly. A great old course that has been brought up to good condition under the new owners. Had a wonderful time playing a good Donald Ross course.

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Commented on 03/04/2018

Played on March 2nd and the course was in great shape - we were a bit leary having read the old reviews but the course was in great shape and the staff were very friendly. We met the new owner as he was playing in the group behind us and he told us of the challenges he faced after buying the course. Course conditions were very good on a great old golf course.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

This course needs help.

We read the reviews on line and saw good ones, but when we got there the course is in poor shape. The tee boxes were not mowed, greens are just about lost, not sure if they could get them back. Fairways were in average to below average. Save your money!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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