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South Course at Big Cypress Golf & Country Club
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6680 yards | 72.7 | 138 |
| Green | 72 | 6092 yards | 69.9 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 5628 yards | 67.6 | 116 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5628 yards | 72.7 | 129 |
| Combo White/Red | 72 | 5240 yards | 65.6 | 112 |
| Combo White/Red (W) | 72 | 5240 yards | 70.4 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 4808 yards | 63.6 | 104 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4808 yards | 68.2 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.1/134 | 355 | 376 | 502 | 378 | 138 | 507 | 348 | 194 | 382 | 3180 | 368 | 358 | 565 | 198 | 425 | 153 | 508 | 424 | 409 | 3408 | 6588 |
| Green M: 69.4/125 | 314 | 363 | 438 | 343 | 123 | 476 | 312 | 164 | 338 | 2871 | 334 | 330 | 514 | 172 | 375 | 153 | 473 | 405 | 371 | 3127 | 5998 |
| White M: 66.8/117 W: 72.1/125 | 286 | 334 | 393 | 308 | 107 | 456 | 277 | 155 | 296 | 2612 | 302 | 300 | 479 | 161 | 344 | 124 | 423 | 381 | 335 | 2849 | 5461 |
| White/Red M: 64.9/112 W: 69.8/119 | 286 | 312 | 298 | 245 | 107 | 387 | 277 | 155 | 296 | 2363 | 302 | 300 | 413 | 161 | 335 | 124 | 423 | 319 | 300 | 2677 | 5040 |
| Red M: 63.4/109 W: 67.6/114 | 234 | 312 | 298 | 245 | 76 | 387 | 248 | 124 | 271 | 2195 | 267 | 263 | 413 | 146 | 335 | 84 | 367 | 319 | 300 | 2494 | 4689 |
| Red Short W: 66.1/110 | 234 | 312 | 298 | 240 | 76 | 387 | 248 | 124 | 210 | 2129 | 267 | 263 | 364 | 146 | 310 | 84 | 367 | 265 | 231 | 2297 | 4426 |
| Handicap | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
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Father’s Day Treat
Played with a good friend, his friend and his friend’s son. I had played here before but it was the first time for the other three. Course was in great shape, as it’s been every time I’ve played it. My playing partners were pleasantly surprised at how good the course conditions were. Best of any course I’ve played in the Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando area this year. Will definitely be going back. Highly recommend playing this course.
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Course was excellent. Greens healed from aerification and rolled well. Pace was fast, everything was cash money. .
Horrible.
Punched greens no warning given. The rudest starter (ray) a MISERABLE EXPERIENCE
Hello, Brian4298920. 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.
First time playing it
Really nice course lot of hidden trouble
Would recommend a yardage book if they have one
The course was fantastic can’t wait to play it again
A Floridian gem
Never played here before not even heard anyone talk about it but I certainly will be back.
From the person at the gate house, the course ranger, the professional shop and the bar and catering employee’s they all score 10 out of 10.
The course was lovely from tees to green I could not complain about anything. The lovely detailed carvings that popped up around the course is a lovely touch. The greens ran true with a fair amount of pace so no forcing your putts.
I would suggest anyone playing the course for the first time to either use your golf GPS, get a yardage planner (not sure if they sell them).
I got caught out twice not knowing the distance to water and carried my ball in to it. Also a couple of dog legs not knowing the run out caught me out as well but this is no blame to the course it was all my fault. After the round we were informed it’s ranked the 3rd best municipal course in Florida and I am not shocked. All round great day was had we thank you all for letting us sample this great course.
One of the best courses in Lakeland
We had a great day perfect weather. The course is always in great condition with a great layout. I look forward to playing big cypress every year at least 2-3Xs.
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Hello, u314162576981. 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.