The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club
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4.1
605 Reviews (605)
5 Stars
270
4 Stars
247
3 Stars
57
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
88.0%
Recommend this course
542 out of 605 reviews
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4.1
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
88.9%
Recommend this course
24 out of 27 reviews
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4.1
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Sanibel Island course delivers a precision-demanding layout with water on nearly every hole, consistently praised for its unique and memorable setting. Exceptionally welcoming staff and a smooth pace of play make each round feel well worth the visit.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 70
Length 5606 yards
Slope 129
Rating 68.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1973
Fairways Paspalum
Greens Tifegagle grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark McCumber (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area No
Indoor Practice No
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.1
605 Reviews (605)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 9
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 53
Forced Carries 20
Narrow Fairways 20
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 34
Advanced Golfers 25
Seniors 16
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
Near Local Attractions 10
At a Resort 7

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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Issues again at the turn

Very good course but management continues to put to many groups out there off of both number 1 and number 10....which continues to cause long backup when you come to make the turn...this time we had to wait 40 minutes between number 9 and 10 because of the number of groups they were starting off on number 10. If they would get rid of 3 to 4 groups this course would be worth coming back to play time and again..as is there are better courses in the area that don't stack the groups up so you don't spend over an half and hour between nines

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wonderful course....hard to get to

Unless you are already on the island, leave a LOT of extra time to get to the course. Traffic on/off/around island is a disaster! Course is in excellent shape. Lush fairways. True greens which hold the ball well. You will see a LoT of different wildlife including several large gators. Water comes into play on every hole. Lots of target golf. Not many holes to just grip it and rip it. Grill is excellent....so just get there EARLY and eat at the course. Did I mention the traffic!!???

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Experience

Great course, lot of water, take some extra balls with you!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

worth it

Got a good rate, lucked into a fine playing partner. Only complaint was pace of play, excacerbated by the starter letting a twosome out alone. They must have had some pull. Beautiful place, hope to go back. Bring lotsa balls.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice afternoon

Second time around. Great staff nice facility. And challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun & beautiful. Pricey. LOTS of member rounds.

The Dunes is always a fun course to play. Water everywhere makes it a challenge. It's short, so you're tempted to play the tips. Don't. You'll have much more fun playing tees 2 or even 3. Lots of carries and target golf, but also plenty of places where you can grip it and rip it. If you're not hitting your driver straight here, you'll be losing balls. (Their diver pulls about 400,000 balls out of the water every year!) So club down and play smart…or swing away and enjoy a few hero shots and plenty of splashes. The Dunes appears to have LOTS of members….so the course is very busy and pace of play is accordingly slow…4-1/2 hours. The fairways and greens were lush and plush, but noticeably way too many unrepaired ball marks on the greens…again from lots of play. It always seems pretty pricey ($110 normal and a bit less on golfnow.com), but if you're stuck on Sanibel and don't want to leave the island, you only have 2 options.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Recomend

enjoyable-not long-but tricky--had to think way around=crocks and alligators VERY close-pretty course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging Course

Es gibt hier keine Bahn ohne Wasser, aber wer einigermaßen gerade schlagen kann, hat viel Spaß. Wer das nicht so gut kann: Ballfach laden. Der Starter hat mir erzählt, dass sie pro Jahr 400.000 Bälle aus den Teichen fischen. Wow, da kommen die Lakeballs her... Ich glaube das.
Die zweiten Neun sind deutlich länger: Wer sich nach den ersten neun Bahnen Hoffnung auf einen guten Score macht, muss sich steigern. Und mit dem Inselgrün der 18 habe ich noch eine Rechnung offen...
Viele Senioren unterwegs, die haben die Ruhe weg, deshalb Zeit mitbringen. Aber das bringt Gelegenheit, die Tierwelt zu betrachten: Ich sah 3 fette Alligatoren.

Alles in allem ein toller Platz, aber jetzt, in der Hochsaison, waren die Teeboxen recht zerzaust. Aber ich komme wieder, trotz der Preise.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Too much water

Plenty of water which on a calm day you can handle but when it blows you need plenty of golf balls.
My wife and I are moderate golfers H/C 12 and 21.
We were paired with a complete beginner who was having a lesson from her husband (the practice fairway is the place for that). Please check for handicaps.
It spoilt our enjoyment as we were having to be very patient.
Would like to play again but with moderate golfers

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Water, water, everywhere

Beautiful course in a wetlands nature preserve.
Good fairways and greens. Watch out if you hit left to right take lots of balls.
Very short course so take your friend who usually out drives you by 40 yards. He/she will have no advantage here
Little pricey for the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Nice course, well maintained. It was fast to play, and enjoyable. No disappointments, no special thrills.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great shape- lost of gators!

Short course. Conditions were great. Lots of wild life. Would play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

Water

This course is a lake with bits of land here and there for the golf holes. If you area low handicap player who can hit the direction and distance you desire every time, then this is a good course for you. If you are a mid teens handicap, take a lot of balls with you. Course was scenic and well maintained and there are many species of waterfowl and the occasional gator!

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Highly recommend this course.

Staff was very friendly and courteous. Always enjoy playing this course with it's luxurious scenery and wildlife.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun!

Nice Course, lots of watet, challenging holes! Alligators!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Water is unforgiving

Lots of water and it eats up balls anywhere near the edge.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

water on every hole

Short course but many interesting holes. Water, water everywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tricky in places but not overly long

We arrived just in time to get out in front of a group of 16 guys which was smoothly sorted by the starter. As we were finishing, they were on the 13th!
The course is not overly long but there are certainly some tricky holes and we should have been a little more vigilant about distances to water which is there aplenty!
The only disappointment was that we never really saw the ocean which we'd been led to believe was in view on the course. Maybe we're not tall enough!
It did not detract from a very enjoyable round followed by a couple of cold ones.
And the day was topped off by a visit to Golf4less on Summerlin Road. Well worth checking out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Waterball??

I am well known for my slice, you should see me using my driver!!

Consequently I need a few more balls than usual. But it is a lot of fun. I play it whenever I am in the region.
A beautiful course and if you can hit balls straight, it is not too challenging, but remember it is not only distance, which counts.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

alot of water

I play this course once or twice a year while visiting, Sanibel Island. Convenient because you don't have to leave the Island. Usually in good shape.

Difficulty Moderate
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