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3.4
232 Reviews (232)
5 Stars
94
4 Stars
85
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.4
66.2%
Recommend this course
195 out of 232 reviews
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1.3
15 Reviews (15)
5 Stars
0
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0
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1
1 Stars
12
Conditions
1.1
Value
1.6
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
1.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
13.3%
Recommend this course
2 out of 15 reviews
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2.4
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
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1 Stars
20
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.5
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
36.6%
Recommend this course
15 out of 41 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high praise for their friendliness and professionalism, making every visit welcoming. The course layout offers an engaging and well-paced round that delivers strong value for the money.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6894 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.4

Formerly known as Southern Oaks Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Willard Byrd (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.4
232 Reviews (232)
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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1.0
Previously Played

Wow

I had heard the course had declined since my last round there. I was totally shocked at the condition. Honestly it’s sad because the course layout is wonderful. Hopefully they can get it back in shape. Not worth the price right now.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
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2.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

The greens are horrible

You’re basically putting on dirt. Every other part of the course was relatively nice, the greens were the worst I’ve ever seen however. $30 for 18 isn’t terrible though considering it was probably cheaper because the greens were so bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Worst condition I have ever seen

The layout was decent but there was nearly zero grass on the greens to the point you couldn’t putt. If there was grass your ball would just zig zag because it was spotty and had weeds. If they actually maintained it I could see it being fun but for $50 I would never play it again. I’ve never left a bad review and I feel bad because the lady inside was very friendly but it was very disappointing

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Met expectations

Let me start by saying I had read the most recent reviews, so my expectations were pretty realistic. The layout and pace of play were great. Otherwise....the greens are in very poor conditions and the fairways need a lot of work. Its a shame to call this a "country club" as I have played many muni courses in much better conditions. The course needs a ALOT of TLC - hope for the best, but for for now - if you take your golf seriously - play someplace else!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

40 years of playing golf, the worst conditions I have ever seen

Greens terrible, poa / weeds on all the greeds except 2.. Can’t roll the ball straight, $50 is a joke for the conditions of this course. Go anywhere else save your $.

Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Did management give up?

I have never left a review before on a golf course. I’ve been coming to this course for many years, and it was always in good shape.

I have no idea what happened to this course. It’s almost as if new management quit trying. There has clearly been no maintenance in the past 6 months.

To put it simply, this is currently the worst course I have ever seen in my life. Not one aspect is even playable, from tee boxes fair ways, greens are some combination of dirt, rotted crab grass.

It’s a shame. I was flabbergasted the entire round. This course better figure something out or they simply may be forced to foreclose

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

AVOID THIS COURSE

Arguably one of the worst course conditions I have ever seen. Tee boxes are awful, fairways are sand traps, greens are non existent & full of sand. This course wouldn't be worth playing if it was 10 dollars. Please save your money and play elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

Imagine it is a beautiful day outside and you are thinking it would be a great day to play 18. You get a hot deal tee time in golf now and have been looking forward to this day spent on the links with your friends. Upon arrival, we were treated with exceptional service and a decent deal on 5 sleeves of balls. However, things would not continue to go our way. As we approached hole one we noticed that there seemed to be an abnormally large sand trap near the pin. To our surprise this was in fact, the green(or white). One in our situation would find themselves immediately disappointed and ready to storm the clubhouse demanding for a refund. But, that is not who we are. We gave this course the benefit of the doubt and discussed as a group the ways in which we can adapt to this misfortune. As we played, there was no way that we could maintain our initial upbeat and excited attitudes. Not a single putt rolled true and each fairway was worse than the last. All in all we will never utter the words lake city country club ever again unless the word is associated with disappointment. Cheers.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Do not pay to play here

The pictures on GolfNow isn’t even of this course! Worst course conditions in the state of Florida.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

The course conditions were in pretty bad shape. It looks like they have not kept up with maintenance on it at all in a very long time. This is a shame because I used to come here all the time to go golfing and never had any issues with the course maintenance, even the walkway up to the par. 3 on hole number seven is all overgrown like crazy up the greens are all rotted out. Not good at all

This used to be one of my favorite courses to play but I haven't been there in about a year and it definitely looks like they have not been keeping up with it at all.

And I actually paid more this time to play than I did a year ago and a year ago the greens were in great condition.

Hopefully they can get it under control because it is a nice course if they can get it back to the way it used to be.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Course under repair

Course is currently undergoing irrigation system repairs. Upon checking in the staff informed us of the repairs that the repairs were taking place but this would have been nice to know before Driving 2hrs to the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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