South Course at Big Cypress Golf & Country Club

Excellent greens, fairways just OK but overall a pleasant surprise. Nice course, friendly staff. Great value for the money, I would play again for sure.

Outstanding conditions; outstanding layout; outstanding value. Good room off the tee; a few places local knowledge helps and was glad my playing partners were familiar w course: "don't hit driver. there's water just over the rise." (e.g. 18th hole)

The course is in great shape.

great shpe wonderful greens good staff

lots of gators

Had a good day golfing at Big Cyprus South course. Conditions were great!

The greens were in great shape and fairways were good. Only issue is with all the water, the holes start looking similar after awhile.

Would play again for sure.

need to know how to work the ball. Good layout. Cousre is tight off the tee. Can be challenging if you take it for granted. I will definitely put this course on my list.

Very challenging but fun course to play, I play the Golfweek Amateur tour on courses all over the state, these are some of the finest greens in the state and the fairways are in excellent shape!

Fantastic!!! I have lived in Central Fl. for 3 years and these greens are in the top three. Only Ritz-Carlton around PNC in December better.

Very friendly staff, interesting layout with plush fairways, and a nice grill with great members.

It was cart path only, but that was a misdemeanor as compared to the overall experience. Great job Big Cypress!!!

Great course and very friendly, accomadating and well stocked pro shop. Course very well maintained and greens wonderful.

I loved this place. You cannot get a bad lie in the lush fairways. The ball sits up in the fairways, and there is always a little spongy grass under the ball, leading to my best score of the year.

The greens were also excellent, however, they were

not fully recovered from being aerated. However all greens needs to be aerated, so that's not a negative comment at all. There are some nice forced carries over water that will challenge a lot of players, since some of the carries were even involved in the shorter tees. There are also some HUGE traps to avoid. The only negative I could mention is that the greens were VERY slow, although they rolled true and held incoming shots well.

You will definitely enjoy this course.

It had been several months since I had last played Big Cypress South, and after playing on Saturday I am not sure why. The course was in fantastic shape. The greens rolled with such perfection. I was getting spin on all of my approach shots, which in the summer is pretty tough to do. For the value, you cannot beat it in Lakeland. If you have not played this course, check it out!

This course was fun to play and challenging. One tee was in need of attention. Fans needed on it to circulate the air to help turf stay in good condition. The greens were perfect.

Fun, challenging and greens were in great shape. Food was good in the restaurant.

Amazing course! The greens were unbelievable.

While driving north through Lakeland to play World Woods I passed a small golf community on my left. There was a big billboard on the road talking about 36 holes. I looked at what I could and noticed a fun tight little golf course and it sparked a great deal of curiousity. So a few days later a friend and I were looking to play. I decided to call Cypress Lakes to inquire. The gentlemen in the Pro Shop told me in a confident tone that they have one of the best golf courses in central Florida. With a slight bit of skepticism I found myself intrigued as well. We decided to give it a shot. Upon arrival you're quickly emmersed into this hilarious yet charming golf community. You go through a gate where you check in and explain you're playing golf. The attendee gives you this huge golf pass that you display in your windshield and then return in the Dropbox after your round. You continue on through the manufactured homes that surround this golf course until you arrive to a giant clubhouse where there were tons of 55+'s. It's a 55+ retirement community that seems to be highly active within its boundaries. There was a packed pool, a packed bar/restaurant, and other facets that all were being taken advantage of. It was a little city alive and thriving. Golf carts were everywhere. Zooming to and fro. I loved it. And then there was the course. It is a perfect Ron Garl design. It's a very short course but a beautiful layout. Great shaping of the holes and shot selection required thought. It wasn't super tight but it isn't wide open either. While being down in central Florida I have discovered this almost mythological designer Ron Garl. It seems everywhere I look he has a course. He's quickly been elevated to legendary status in my mind. This Big Cypress is no doubt one of my favorite Ron Garl's in the area that I have played so far. The Club at Eaglebrooke is another one of his for those who may enjoy that course I would say Big Cypress is just as good and in my opinion even better. I enjoy short courses so it really seemed to fit my game. My friend is a long ball hitter and he enjoyed it as well and it was still challenging to him. The greens wer a tad on the slow side but they were top dressed just a few days prior to us playing. They are Zoysia grass greens which are pretty rare in the area I think. I believe one roll and mow and these greens would have been perfect. If you're on the fence definitely give it a shot. The best part was when we went into the bar at the turn and ordered a beer, some Fritos and a twix bar and the total came to $4.30. I LOOOOVE a place that doesn't gouge you. It seems like Big Cypress is surrounded by a golf community that really loves their golf and takes care of their course. I was very much impressed and will be playing it again for sure.

Course was great. From tee boxes, fairways and onto the greens; very few flaws. Not too many trouble spots if you miss fairways. Layout thru 55+ community homes was scenic. Highly recommended and affordable green fees. Can't wait to return

Peaceful & Relaxing
Good layout and even better greens

The course was in great shape , fast greens . We had to play cart path only because of all the rain a few days before . Good variety of holes .

Play with a couple from North of the border and had a good day. The course is in very good conditions. The greens smooth and moderately fast. I will play here again.