Forest Oaks Golf Club
About
Forest Oaks Golf Club in Lake Worth is a public course that is still one of south Florida's best-kept secrets despite having good conditions and affordable rates. The golf course offers an enjoyable round that is challenging but playable. Opened in the 1970s, it has a classic layout that showcases what Florida golf courses are known for. It is a tight layout that requires a fair amount of accuracy but beginners won't feel too out of their league. The layout offers an excellent transition from an executive course. It measures less than 6,000 yards, offering a quick and enjoyable round for more advanced players. Forest Oaks G.C. offers the quality and conditions of a country club course but the friendly and casual atmosphere of a public facility.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5823 yards | 67.9 | 118 |
| White | 72 | 5308 yards | 65.8 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 4790 yards | 67.4 | 115 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 67.9/116 W: 73.1/131 | 412 | 466 | 240 | 330 | 347 | 165 | 410 | 120 | 397 | 2887 | 470 | 195 | 483 | 187 | 152 | 380 | 197 | 369 | 443 | 2876 | 5763 |
| White M: 66.4/113 W: 68.5/121 | 402 | 391 | 224 | 315 | 334 | 147 | 365 | 107 | 377 | 2662 | 412 | 181 | 462 | 171 | 135 | 361 | 172 | 346 | 406 | 2646 | 5308 |
| Red W: 66.7/118 | 372 | 347 | 162 | 301 | 312 | 131 | 330 | 100 | 359 | 2414 | 372 | 169 | 396 | 158 | 120 | 320 | 143 | 328 | 385 | 2391 | 4805 |
| Handicap | 11 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 71 |
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Narrow but fair
Course is a bit narrow, so don't expect to use driver too often. A three wood is good practice and puts you in the fairway. Good course to get the winter rust off the clubs and you as well
Very good value for the money
I would first like to thank the staff which was extremely nice. Everyone we dealt with was perfect. The greens were in very good shape, medium speed and true. The tee boxes need a bit of love. It is an old course with nice mature trees all over. We will play again for sure.
Cheap
Decent layout. Course could use some maintenance of fairways. Greens good.
Nice local course
This is not the best course around. But it is not that expensive. Just arrived if FL and needed to get the rust off me and my clubs. The course is tight so keep the driver in the bag unless you always go down the middle. I had an enjoyable time and got in some good practice.
Forest Oaks
The course was narrow and the greens were small and a lot of undilation. Was much more challenging than expected especially with the wind yesterday.
Course conditions
Lots of improvement on the golf course. Greens looking good. Always fun and challenging golf course. Recommend to all types of golfers. A must play if you haven’t played there. Professional and friendly staff.
The greens are the thing
We're "snowbirds" so we don't see dormant conditions very often. The fairways and tees were pretty sparse with lots of bare spots but what makes it all worth it is the superb greens. Our home course is known for their speed but these were continually surprising. There wasn't much break to account for so if a putt looked straight it was. It was fun to continually make those 4-6 footers.
Course is interesting
The tees were in good shape the greens were in nice shape nice speed and suttle breaks the fairways were fair some In good shape some with bare areas. It is a short course with an interesting layout that challenges your game.
Friday golf
Cold morning but fun day of golf. Each time we play there more golf course improvements, greens & tee boxes looking good. Fairways wide open but some are tight and very challenging. Professional and friendly staff. Must play there.!
Course conditions
Lots of improvement on the golf course each week We play there. Tee boxes, greens looking real good. Tight lies on some parts of the fairway but playable. Always challenging but fun course to play & to improve your game. Professional and friendly staff. Best of all, lowest green fees in town.
Fair Fairways
Play this course couple of times a year for past few years.
Greens always in great shape, fairways although much better than in the past still need work.
Normally pace of play very good due to lack of players.
Tight fairways and water placements makes this a good play for intermediate golfers.
Decent course
Fairways not in great shape. Greens were. Tough course with narrow fairways and hidden water hazards
Golf course improvement
Lots of improvement & worked done on this golf course each week I play here. Great job! Greens looking real good. Always challenging but fun to play. Always professional and friendly staff. Lowest price in West Palm Beach .
Conditions course managements
Always professional and friendly staff. Course looking great each week, greens looking good., we’ll maintained.. Always challenging but fun course. Can’t beat the price here In Palm Beach County. Recommend to all types of golfers.
Been playing there for the last few years often on. Greetings were in great condition. The tea boxes were in good condition in the fairways were in decent condition. Overall decent place to play for the money.
A barren wasteland
I played this course because of reviews. One said "hidden gem" only if you count fossilized feces as a gem! If they allowed pictures in this review I would post them. The tee boxes were mowed weeds, fairways weren't any better and they had tons of bare spots. Almost every green had some kind of damage that I thought might be a fungus. I thought for the price and from the reviews that I would have a nice day. How wrong I was. I didn't shoot bad, even birdied the par 5 18th. But the conditions made the day a struggle. If you decide to risk playing here, expect a very tight course and bring lots of balls.
Challenging course
Cold morning but fun day of golf. Always professional, friendly staff. No matter how many times you play this course, very challenging. Greens looking good each week, tight lies on some fairways but manageable. Lots of improvement each week & the best green fees in Palm Beach county.