The Groves
The Groves Golf and Country Club
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4.5
1692 Reviews (1692)
5 Stars
987
4 Stars
572
3 Stars
96
2 Stars
25
1 Stars
12
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.3
94.3%
Recommend this course
1629 out of 1692 reviews
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4.1
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
86.7%
Recommend this course
52 out of 60 reviews
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4.4
170 Reviews (170)
5 Stars
88
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
92.9%
Recommend this course
158 out of 170 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 66
Length 3928 yards
Slope 103
Rating 61.3

Surrounded by 200 acres of carefully preserved wetlands, the Groves Golf & Country Club offers championship golf in a spectacular setting. It sits conveniently just 20 minutes north of Tampa in Land O Lakes. Maintaining the natural beauty of the landscape was a top priority when designing the golf course, which is why the layout manages to seamlessly blend into the surroundings. The course, which measures 4,026 yards, offers all of the challenging qualities of a championship-length course but can be played in four hours or less. The player-friendly golf course offers something for all skill levels whether you are a scratch golfer looking for a quick round, or a beginner looking for some challenging practice. In addition to the course, The Groves also boasts a unique aqua driving range as well as putting and chipping greens.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda
Greens Diamond Zoysia
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Koch (2000)

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

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.5
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Reviews 35
Handicap 15-19
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4.0
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Hot weather
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Conditions Good
Value Excellent
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Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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5.0
Previously Played

Well maintained

This course is always well maintained. Greens are in beautiful shape, fairways are always green, even the roughs look good.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 169
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

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The Groves, while quite short is still a big challenge for a high handicapper, like myself. Course conditions were great, nice smooth, fast greens and nice close-cut fairways, but you need to keep your tee shots in the fairway as water comes into play on several holes...it's always a fun course to play and looking to return there again someday soon......

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

With lack of rain this course is in good condition. Greens roll true, tee boxes in good shape, fairways in great condition considering the weather as of late. Pace of play is comfortable no waiting and no one pressing from behind. One complaint is in grill went in looking for a sandwich or hotdog something fast. Was told they backed up and it would take a long time to get food. There was only one group seated and they had just been served. This is not the first time the grill has failed to deliver over the course of 10 visits only once were we able to get a sandwich at the turn. Back to golfing if you want a short thinking course this fits the bill.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing Course even at a low price

How do I begin this review the course itself the neighborhood was nice. Staff was very friendly, but the course itself was so poorly maintained that the fairways were like the rough. There were dirt patches everywhere. Tee boxes weren’t cut, driving range itself wasn’t cut and it wasn’t until about the fourth hole that we got a notification on our cart saying that they close at 7 o’clock When they sold the teatime at 4:40 so unfortunately due to a group ahead of us they teed off 25 minutes late and we are only able to do nine of our 18 holes that we paid for by the time we went back to the clubhouse. The clubhouse had closed at 5:30 and was unable to speak to anyone about the situation. I do not recommend it and best of luck finding a different course to play for it even if you’re tight on a budget.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

fairways and greens were in excellent condition. All the other courses i have played in the area have been dried out due to the drought conditions in our area. Was very very impressed

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Not a fan of the new layout

They swapped holes 9 and 18, not sure why as it will make traffic worse on the last 2 holes each 9 and the scorecard isn’t updated either. Greens in good shape, not fast but not a carpet

Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome course

Golf course is awesome. Staff friendly and knowledgeable.

Although pace of play was slow due to a group of 5 in front,

My opinion should not allow no more than group of 4 to play.

Took to long to golf 9 holes.

Overall great course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still great after all these years

I took a chance and played this course after having not played it in at least 2 years. Nothing was wrong before, just didn't want to make the drive and didn't see the value. They've maintained it well and it was more enjoyable than I remembered. Greens were a little fluffy and slow and also hard to adjust to. I needed to hit the ball much firmer than I'm comfortable with so that was a challenge. The course layout is a good one that requires targeting your shots which make it extra challenging on this short-ish course. More par 3s than I personally care for but it was still a good round and I'd play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great short course

Loved this course. Was clean and great fairways and greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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