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4.6
833 Reviews (833)
5 Stars
545
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
5
1 Stars
7
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
95.3%
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801 out of 833 reviews
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4.6
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
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0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
96.8%
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30 out of 31 reviews
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4.6
103 Reviews (103)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.1%
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98 out of 103 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6680 yards
Slope 138
Rating 72.7

Big Cypress Golf Club is part of a gated golf retirement community called Cypress Lakes. Conveniently located between Orlando and Tampa, the club offers two golf courses, the North and the South. The South Course is a championship layout that is more challenging than the executive-length North Course. Both courses are characterized by the abundance of water and swaying palms, offering the best of Florida golf. The South Course plays a long 6,680 yards from the back tees. The course presents a more demanding test than the North, appealing to more advanced players. Florida Golfer and Senior Golfer have recognized its challenging layout for its excellent conditions and design. Maintenance is a top priority at Big Cypress; on both courses the well manicured fairways and greens are consistently in good shape.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Diamond Zoysia Grass
Architect Ron Garl (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - Riders not permitted
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
Walking Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

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4.6
833 Reviews (833)
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Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the best

This course is always in great condition tee's, greens, fairways. Combined with a great layout always becomes a great day of golf .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great day

The course is in excellent shape; no bad spots on greens, fairways nice, and rough not bad either. Even with all the rain it’s 90 degree rule and cart path only, but that fine because it kerr wet ps the course in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
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Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big Cypress South

Great course. Greens have apparently been punched recently and were a little bumpy but didn’t affect the ball greatly. We’ve had quite a bit of rain in the area recently and it looked as if the grass had been high when they mowed with a lot of dead mowed grass in the rough which created problems at times when looking for a ball in the rough. I know the rain has created some maintenance problems for staff as this course is usually in pristine condition. Very busy day with lots of golfers on the course. All in all a very enjoyable round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Great day to be out.

Course was somewhat soggy, so the play was not as pure. Thus is a eell maintained course. The roughs did eat up the golf balls as they were hard to find at times. My solution would be hit the fairway. Greens were recovering from aeration but we're comingn in nice. Medium speed greens. Tee boxes and fairways in great shape. Price was just ok as a few other courses charge less and are equal in quality. That would be my biggest knock. Bar/restaurant had a good menu and good food. Server/bartender was awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 8
1.0
First Time Playing

Underwhelming… to put it nicely.

First off, the place is in a trailer park. Let’s get that out of the way first. Secondly, the place looks like it was built in the 1980s and hasn’t been renovated since. The golf carts are old and smelly, they need replacing. Everything was worn down. The only decent thing were the greens, but even then, they were just passable. I usually don’t leave reviews, but I drove almost a hour away for this course and it was a huge waste of time. Bottom 3 course I probably ever played at in my life.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, LebronJames111. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing South Course at Big Cypress Golf & Country Club.

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Reviews 8
1.0
First Time Playing

Trailer Park Dump

Horrible course. Overrated would be putting it nicely. Looks like it was built in the 80s and hasn’t been renovated since. The golf carts need to be replaced. They charge wayyyy more than normal for golf balls. The only thing that was acceptable were the greens. They were decent. They don’t even have a cooler on their golf carts.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, LebronJames111. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing South Course at Big Cypress Golf & Country Club.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best all around course

Play often and have never been disappointed greens always good shape and roll true a little slow right now. Tee boxes and fairways great shape was cart paths only with all rain completely understandable will play again and often

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Overrated

For starters this course is in a trailer park so the residents/members standards are questionable to begin with. I've seen this course on here for a while and yesterday decided on a whim to book a tee time and make the hour drive. When I got the the gate of the trailer park the guy wouldn't let me in and I had to find the email proving I had a tee time. I get into the clubhouse to check in. And the guy tels me there's no more tee times for the day. I said I'm sorry but check again. I needed balls so I asked for a box of tour softs and he charged me for pro v. I was then on my own to find a cart and when I did finally someone. Came and told me it was the wrong one and made me switch. The driving range was closed on a Sunday leaving me no opportunity to warm up. I made it through 8 holes before being rained out and when I tried to get a rain check the place was locked up and empty at 5pm. The bartender couldn't be bothered to even acknowledge me for almost 10 minutes while i attemted to ask her for a raincheck.I ended up leaving the balls in the cart by mistake so effectively paid way too much for a mediocre course in a trailer park. My local muni is a better course and somehow this has a great rating. If I lived super close I may find value in this course if it's more that 20 minutes you can likely find better closer

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Hello, dabba. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing South Course at Big Cypress Golf & Country Club.

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Well manicured

Beautiful course. Nice greens. Good pace of play..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bring your game

Beautiful course!! Conditions great!

Greens a bit slow, but true.

Requires good t shots.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
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 Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Gem

After moving to Tampa recently, I’ve been trying to explore different courses and was very happy to come across this course. Truly a hidden gem nearby Tampa - great conditions and price!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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