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3.4
1151 Reviews (1151)
5 Stars
237
4 Stars
454
3 Stars
288
2 Stars
119
1 Stars
53
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
65.6%
Recommend this course
866 out of 1151 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
59.3%
Recommend this course
16 out of 27 reviews
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3.4
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
6
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
64.1%
Recommend this course
50 out of 78 reviews
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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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3.4
1151 Reviews (1151)
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Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hello, jwoulard. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fairways need some work. Greens for the most part are solid

First time I played here. Almost didn’t because the reviews are so bad. Decided for $25 why not. People love to complain haha for $25 it wasn’t bad at all. Sure the fairways could use some work on probably like 25% of the course. Tee boxes maybe 60% of them need to be redone but the course is very playable and has some good scoring holes throughout. Would I pay anything more then $35-40 to play on a weekend? Nah probably not but for the $20-30 they ask during the week. No one should be leaving any bad reviews. Some of you hit the ball 20-30 yards off the fairway saying “the rough is too deep” maybe if you didn’t hit the 3rd cut rough every shot the game would be a little more enjoyable. I shot under my handicap (14) first time playing, not knowing the layout so I would say it’s a solid course for anything under $35. Once the tee boxes and fairways are back they can charge close to $50 on the weekends no problem. Bar is awesome btw!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hi, Thomas2394211. 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 60
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course a little long from the forward tees, but enjoyed it and will play again. Some minor 'spots' on the greens, but farways and tee boxes where as good as any around.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hello, rvalorose. 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.

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, u314162427243. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hi, guiser2019. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Indian River Preserve Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

It’s really rough out there

The layout is very intriguing and the staff were all friendly but the course is in bad shape

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course is in very poor shape. Bunkers had no sand, weeds, and were muddy. Fairways and tee boxes were poor. Greens were best shape of anything but very dry. Course definitely need a lot of attention.

The staff and facilities off the course were very nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 57
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hello, u000001323001. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The staff was great but the course is in horrible shape

The tee area, fairways and roughs were in terrible shape. I think conditions may have been the worst I’ve ever played in Florida. Most of the greens were in good shape though.

I liked the layout and appreciated the multiple sets of tee options.

All of the staff members were pleasant and attentive.

It seems they had an issue with maintenance staffing but they really let the course go. I’d like to play it again if conditions improve drastically but for now, I would not recommend anyone play here.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not Coming Back

The course was in trash conditions. Not a bunker worth hitting out of. There were big tall weeds in the fairway. The tee boxes were half grass and half dirt and half weeds lol

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs work

The greens were decent but the courts itself is probably in the worst conditions ever out in the fairways there’s giant patches of grass growing to the point where my ball would not roll it would just stop also the location of the chorus just isn’t necessarily the best a lot of the times mosquitoes are absolutely at its worst but again that’s not something that you can really help.

I paid $25 for a teatime at 5:40 in the afternoon with two tournaments going on I paid for 18 holes and only got to play 13

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A very friendly staff the club house and restaurant are very nice the course was in terrible shape just a cow pasture called a golf course

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Indian River Weeds

Course slipping downhill fast. New Management will have to get all hands on deck for snowbirds. Locals will tough it out until then. Price made it tolerable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Thank you for reviewing us, u000007412568. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 58
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor

GOAT WARNING, GREENS OKAY

Wow! What happened to this once nice course? The greens were decent but the rest is complete Goat Ranch. The driving range was all dort with scattered weeds. The fairways we're so bad with some huge weeds you could actually lose a ball. It will a long time before I play here. Please fix this place back to a nice course. The layout has always been cool. One tee box we had to tee off up front due to broken sprinkler flooding the box. Another we had to tee off because the sprinklers were running at 2:30. Very sad to see.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course has gone way down hill...

Unfortunately, this once was a classy, premium course that now more closely resembles a goat ranch. There are weeds everywhere, the maintenance staff are barely keeping it mowed, the driving range is a joke (no grass to hit from - only weeds). Cart paths are shoddy at best, and even the carts are jerky and ragged.

Still a great layout, and I understand there is a new management company that just took over, but it will take years to recover, and only if people are willing to invest. I truly hope they recover, but I will not be visiting again - plenty of better options within a 30 minute drive.

Staff and restaurant were great, though!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Great course layout, terrible tee boxes

I liked the course and the staff was great. However the tee boxes was in terrible shape. They should be in way better shape than I saw that day. Awful tee boxes. They should be embarrassed. Until they fix.them, I will not be back there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 100
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice layout bad shape

Discourse used to be one of the nicest courses in Central Florida now it's just a cow pasture whoever owns it needs to sell it and let somebody come in there that knows golf courses and take care of it and bring it back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible

There is no greens keeper on staff and boy does it show. Fairways have weeds thru out.

They haven't been mowed in weeks.

Dead spots every where in the fairways.

Tee boxes are all tore up very little grass

Greens are in fair condition very slow.

I would not recommend to anyone.

You've been warned

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/22/2022

Hello, tincupp77. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

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