The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club
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4.2
602 Reviews (602)
5 Stars
269
4 Stars
245
3 Stars
57
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
10
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
88.2%
Recommend this course
539 out of 602 reviews
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4.1
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
Recommend this course
21 out of 24 reviews
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4.2
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.2%
Recommend this course
34 out of 39 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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Reviews

4.2
602 Reviews (602)

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 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Certainly short but...

This course is all about water and this is what makes this course challenging. But it's also what it makes it beautiful and nice to play.

Some of the fairways are just like carpet. Greens are ok.

Great golf, great day !!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The course is extremely challenging

We played on Christmas Eve Day and it was very busy. The personel in the Pro Shop were not friendly. The starter and assistant was friendly and organized, despite the large crowd gathered to play. The club has lots of water (on every hole) and is extremly challenging. Nice scenery with good fairways and good greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Uses all your clubs...

Played The Dunes twice while on vacation here. Came back the second time due to the great shape the course was in and the value $ you get for excellent greens, staff, and electric carts with GPS monitor. Bring a few extra balls for the water or play conservative! Beautiful course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun but difficult.

Great staff...fast, small greens...only need a driver on 3-4 holes...very fun.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This is a very pretty course, well maintained.

Had a great time, lots of wild fowl and aligators. More water than fairways, so take lots of balls! Most of the fairways are edged in water down the right side, so leave your slice at home.
The price of rental clubs caught me out, and they looked as if they had been used for ploughing the day before, I had to clean them before use.
Appart from that I would play here again. Nice and tight. Take your camera!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great features

Beautiful course with lots of water. Luckily I was well prepared with extra balls...
Unfortunately I could not play one hole because an alligator was sitting next to tee box.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great golf ,paeceful ,just singing birds .

Not easy for beginner golfer but very pleasant to play .Gorgeus vegetation,alligator and birds .Expensive without golfnow but a very good deal with golfnow price. Each hole has his challenge and different layout . A lot of water but intermediate golfer can to enjoy with this golf .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A fantastic golf course in a beautiful setting, with birds and aligators in various sizes.

A nice tour driving to Sanibel Island, friendly cooperative staff, a well mainteained course with also challenging greens, we are watching the Dubai Classic these days, almost soundless buggies, all add up to a well spent day.

High quality reasonable prize

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very chalenging because of the water

The overall is a very nice course, well maintained,
greens are not to fast, water is in play at every holes, which makes it hard but nice to play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice layout, not for those that like to bomb it off the tee.

Shorter but tight course bounded by water on most holes. You don't need the Driver on every hole but you will need accurate approach shots to score well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A bit slow, but a nice, we'll maintained course.

Really enjoyed the course, the wildlife, and all of the lost golf balls. The water on every hole keeps things challenging. While it was a bit slow, overall a good golf experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Tough little course

When the wind blows you won't break 80. Back 9 is a real test of your complete game. Always play this over the other Sanibel course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

A unique and challenging course

When playing this piece of land within a huge lake you have to use your brain for your handicap, interesting!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

A course you need to play several times to understand all the little quirks.

The course has a bit of a forced layout. Water everywhere, must have patience and a strategy to enjoy it. The greens are very small and grainy. Overall conditions were middle of the road. Enjoyed the ride to Sanibel.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Short course, good condition, fair price

Yardage is short but water on every hole so back off the driver whenever possible. Course was in good condition and greens were a challange.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

There is a lot of water

Nice course in great condition. Challenging due to the water and sand.
Great and helpful staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Unless you hit striaght, bring lots of balls for the water gods.

Helpful staff. As a single, they put me out on the back nine because the front nine was mostly 4-somes.
Water on most holes and my slice consumed a lot of balls. Greens in good condition but not real easy and sometimes tough to judge. The rough is short but stiff grass so stay oin the short stuff.
Cart GPS acted up a little, sometimes had to change holes manually.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course!

This is the nicest course we have played yet in south west Florida. We found it challenging with the number of bunkers and water hazards especially on the back 9. There were little touches that made a big difference ie. the cart was spotless and stocked with tees, ice filled cooler on each cart and water/ice stations and washrooms appropriately placed on the course. We got a great deal through Golf Now and hope to play this course again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Water, water everywhere...

We selected this course for the beautiful setting, and were not disappointed. It is a beautiful course, well maintained, and surrounded by water.......so I did leave a few balls behind when I finished! It was a 2-club wind the day we played, so it was a bit hard to get used to, but it added to the challenge. We didn't expect the $6.00 toll to cross the bridge onto the island, but would have booked the tee time even if we had known. Great fun, and challenging because of the wind and the requirement for careful placement.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

This course has lots of water and bird wild life

This course is very scenic with lots of birds in the water areas which are on almost all holes. It is quite challenging with all of the water so bring lots of balls. But extremely well kept and fun to play. A very good value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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