Indian River Preserve GC: #7
A view from the 7th tee at Indian River Preserve Golf Club
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3.4
1183 Reviews (1183)
5 Stars
239
4 Stars
464
3 Stars
297
2 Stars
128
1 Stars
55
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
65.9%
Recommend this course
886 out of 1183 reviews
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3.1
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
3
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.5
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
57.5%
Recommend this course
23 out of 40 reviews
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3.2
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
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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Indian River Preserve (FKA Walkabout Golf 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
1183 Reviews (1183)

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

YOU NEED A COURSE RANGER

You need a course ranger to prevent 5 hour golf rounds. Played behind couples who needed more range time to avoid multiple lost balls on #10. Just couldn't watch the bad play any longer. Maybe a local rule "When you reach double pay score for any hole, pick up your ball, record double par score and move on to the next hole."

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course in good shape

For being late summer, course was in decent shape. Greens were pretty much healed from previous aeration and weed treatment. Over all nice course, and staff and restaurant are hard to beat.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Just aeriated

No mention of being aeriation being done today. Teeoff should have mentioned this before allowing people to pay and then travel to get there only to find this out. .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Play

We recently played on a busy Saturday morning. The pace was slow going in the beginning, but a few groups let us play through which was nice. Even with all of the rain, the course was not overly wet and playable. The staff is always top notch and extremely friendly. If you have never played this course, purchase a layout book or use an app which shows the layout. It will help and makes the round more enjoyable. Go play here! You won’t regret it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for your wonderful review. We appreciate the kind words and continue working hard to improve the course each day!

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice layout

I have played this course before, and everything was great except they insist on letting fivesomes play. These are older regulars I guess, but was annoying following them. This is second time this has happened. That is my only complaint

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for your review. Our policy is we actually do not allow fivesomes on the course. Occasionally, groups will pair up when out there but if you call the golf shop we will send a ranger around to ask them to split up. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for your review! We are pleased to hear you had a great day at the golf course. Our new superintendent is doing a great job and we are excited as we continue to invest in golf course improvements moving forward!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course if kept up

Pretty good course. Right now it looks a little bit unkept. Weeds everywhere and tee boxes were like driving out of the rough.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for leaving us some feedback. Our grounds crew has made significant progress on the golf course this growing season and things are in great shape. We are also overseeding the tees and driving range for the winter and they should be in really great shape!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice course

The course was in nice condition and the rate of play was good. The only issue is they haven’t updated the course information since it changed from Walkabout. Since the information hasn’t been updated it made the game a little more difficult especially since they do not show the hole layout on the cards or signs. They do have an app with the layout but it wasn’t that great. If they would update the course info this place would definitely be in my top 10.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2021

Hi Dan! Thank you for taking the time and to leave us a review.

Just so we can get it corrected, can you let us know where you are seeing dated information?

Also, what features would you like to see added to the app to make it better for you? We are always striving to improve so your feedback is very welcome. Our app users like the built in GPS and ability to touch anywhere on the hole and it shows the distance to that point. The more features we can add the better!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Your feedback is important to us and we are sorry to see you did not have a good experience at the club. Please email info@indianriverpreservegolfclub.com with more details about your visit so we can know how to improve before your next visit.

Thank you!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/22/2021

Thanks for the rating. If there are any details you’d like to share about what we are doing well, we’d love to learn more!

Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/22/2021

Thanks so much for rating us. Is there anything you’d like to share that we can pass along to the team?

Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

COME

Course in good shape, challenging, definitely worth playing. Tee boxes a little scabby but fairways, green, and sand traps good shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 10/22/2021

Thank you for your great review! We are working hard to continue improving the course conditions and the tees are really coming along nicely! We are overseeding them all for the winter and are really looking forward to them being in great shape this cool season!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golfwang Putt

Great looking course with above average conditions and one of the best layouts I’ve played in Central Florida. My brother and I can’t wait to be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Too bad

This course is sadly neglected. The T boxes are Sandy and laden with crab grass. The fairways also are laden with crab grass. The greens are slow and diseased and spots of sandiness and crab grass. I remember a few years back and prior when it was absolutely the best. Needs lots of TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/07/2021

Hi Richard,

Thank you for your review. The course is coming out of a heavy drought that did impact course conditions to some degree. We only had 5.5 inches of rain from March 1-May31. However, now that rain is coming back regularly, the course is mending quickly. The sand you see on the greens and tees is top dressing sand that we put down to help give the grass some material to grow and to help smooth out the surface as the sand settles in. We also use an organic material in our sand which gives it a dark color which can often look a bit ugly when it is put down but it is extremely beneficial for the turf.

The negative to the rains starting up is it does cause the spring weeds to all start germinating at once. The goose grass that you see around the golf course has actually already been sprayed out and will start disappearing over the next two weeks. Give us a couple weeks to benefit from the rains that we are getting and you will see the golf course improved tremendously from where it was during your recent visit due to the drought.

Thanks again for the feedback and have a wonderful day.

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