Indian River Preserve GC: #7
A view from the 7th tee at Indian River Preserve Golf Club
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3.4
1182 Reviews (1182)
5 Stars
239
4 Stars
464
3 Stars
297
2 Stars
127
1 Stars
55
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
66.4%
Recommend this course
886 out of 1182 reviews
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3.1
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
61.0%
Recommend this course
25 out of 41 reviews
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3.2
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
59.7%
Recommend this course
37 out of 62 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff consistently earns high praise for their professionalism and prompt responsiveness to golfers on the course. The back nine delivers a rewarding natural Florida layout with a solid pace of play.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7146 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.5

Formerly known as Walkabout Golf and Country Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Dye (2003) Joe T. Jemsek (2003) Jan Stephenson (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts 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
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.4
1182 Reviews (1182)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
Patio Dining 19
Amazing Food 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 69
Forced Carries 49
Bunkers 47
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 47
Locals 43
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 41
In the 'Burbs 23
Convenient to the City 15

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Golf bum

Love this course! Condition is getting better everyday.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/07/2024

Hello, u314162375272. Thank you for visiting us at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. We appreciate your rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Quick Round

Played as a single and completed the round in under 2.5 hours. Greens recently airated, but for the most par rolled OK but very slow. Barely beat an incoming storm.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/01/2024

Hello, u559097540. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions.

Greens are in very poor condition. Fairway yardage only marked at the 150. First cut of rough so deep you would lose your ball. Do like the layout.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/01/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, dfusco38. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 23
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Trying

Seems they have made some improvements since the last time I was there but still needs some loving. It's priced right. Hopefully they continue to trend in the right direction.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/23/2024

Hi, dragsterboy135. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Indian River Preserve Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Nice course with terrible conditions

The course has some interesting and challenging holes which would be really fun to play if the course conditions were good. Fairways and greens were in terrible shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/01/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Lperaza3. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

slight improvement

A bit better than a month ago. back nine better than front

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/15/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314162939942. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is a work in progress.

Course layout is awesome. Greens have new sod. Staff is super and the food is great.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/08/2024

Hello, u901209426. Thank you for visiting us at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

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Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

if only the course was as good as the food

The girl area was nice with really good food.

The course itself is in terrible condition. The fairways are playable, but many areas are chopped up. The greens are in horrendous condition. Most of them have large sand deposits because the grass is not growing. The greens also look as if they have been scarred by a mower and most areas. the cell look like a patchwork quilt and not a nice one with different layers of grass. It’s almost impossible to find a straight line putting to the hole. The key markers are broken and some of them aren’t even present. There are no pictures describing the shape of the hole, which would help a first time player there. all in all I would never play this course again! I was told that the greens had a virus or pestilence of some sort… Maybe that should be noted when making a reservation.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/08/2024

Thank you for your feedback on the grill area and your honesty regarding the course conditions. We apologize for the experience and are actively working to address these issues to improve for future visits. We hope you give Indian River Preserve another try soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Just close the course already

Clubhouse, great, restaurant AWESOME, staff awesome (except the manager)

This place used to be incredible and every bit worth the $$. Then it went to poop. I have played in a goat farm that exceeded these conditions. Tee boxes, crap.. carts crap.. greens are the worst I have ever played. The driving range hasn't had acceptable grass in 20 years, just that weird ground cover weed and the range balls are really bad. This course has the potential to rival the best around. Fair warning, play at your own risk. To be fair if they dropped the rate to $20 all you can play they might draw a full lot but that is only to use a 7000 yard driving range.

Good luck. I hope someone or some group takes it over and brings it back to the great conditions it used to have.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible

Course is in terrible shape and was still charged full price. Will never go back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/25/2024

Hi, bcloomis. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Indian River Preserve Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course/layout

Staff was probably the friendliest I’ve seen at a golf course. Everybody I met and spoke to was very nice and friendly. They have sodded a couple of greens and fairways due to the lack of rain, so conditions were not pristine. However they were very playable.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/20/2024

Thank you for highlighting the friendliness of our staff and for your understanding regarding the condition of our greens and fairways. We're glad you found the course playable and look forward to welcoming you back soon. Thank you for choosing Indian River Preserve.

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

next

about half the greens there was no point in putting.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/18/2024

Hello, u166930467. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Indian River Preserve Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 135
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Always a Great Day at Indian River

When you start with Laurie in the Pro Shop and Fritz at the Cart Barn, their personalities make for a great day,

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/30/2024

Where else would you start Blecke. They are great people but when its time to put a tee in the ground and its all dead and you can't putt on the greens because they are dead and covered in sand their personalities don't matter. If you recommend this course in its current condition you don't know golf or you work there.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Sad sad sad

This place should be closed until the greens are playable. There is more sand on the greens than in the sad bunkers. There was no indication that they were under maintenance. The head of the agronomy department needs a few lessons on how to grow grass. This property management company should be forced to sell it's properties and lose it's PGA status. What a shame and a waste of my money. LaCita is in better shape and that's saying something.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/16/2024

Hello, USAF12. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

NEEDS A LOT OF HELP

MOST FAIRWAYS IN POOR CONDITION.. MOST GREENS SAME AS FAIRWAYS . COURSE NEEDS SOME TENDER LOVING CARE. GREAT LAYOUT

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hi, bonnitajoey,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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