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2.9
2142 Reviews (2142)
5 Stars
721
4 Stars
708
3 Stars
339
2 Stars
176
1 Stars
198
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
58.4%
Recommend this course
1628 out of 2142 reviews
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3.0
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
56.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 51 reviews
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2.8
117 Reviews (117)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
22
1 Stars
27
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
53.8%
Recommend this course
63 out of 117 reviews
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Course Highlights
Red Tail's course layout consistently earns high praise for its fun, challenging design with memorable holes around the lake. Friendly staff, smooth check-in, and comfortable pace of play make this an outstanding value for the money.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7152 yards
Slope 141
Rating 75.1

Atypical of many Florida golf courses, RedTail Golf Club is a links-style layout dotted with 100-year-old oak trees and azaleas among its rolling green fairways. Designed by Dave Harman, who also did Shingle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, the course features four lakes with water coming into play on the last five holes. Holes 14-18 work their way around the largest lake on the course, while the finishing hole's approach shot plays over another body of water in front of the clubhouse. Located in rural Sorrento a little more than a half hour north of Orlando, RedTail Golf Club prides itself on catering to "members only."

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Harman (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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Reviews

2.9
2142 Reviews (2142)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 62
Patio Dining 55
19th Hole Scenic Views 41
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 116
Forced Carries 93
Water Hazards 87
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 103
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 75
Locals 73
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 128
In the 'Burbs 43
Convenient to the City 22

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Reviews 4
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible condition

I have played this course several times and the conditions are just getting worse.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pitiful condition

Tee boxes were all dirt. Obviously, no work is being done regularly there...Owners should be ashamed with the condition of the course. The bartender walked out and quit.. .never again unless it improves.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

GREAT LAY OUT; POOR CONDITIONS

Great layout. I have been coming here for years however tee boxes and fairways are in very poor condition. No course supervision during our round with pair of youngsters parking on the fringe/green. Its a shame as the community looks pristine.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 24
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

I really enjoyed the layout of the course and scenery. Saw some wild turkeys and some beautiful homes. There needs to be work done on the fairways. The greens have an invasive grass making putting difficult. Pretty common problems for the area though. I enjoyed the round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

God course for improving your game

This is good golf couse for improving you game. Nice layout with holes 10 and 18 as the most challenging ones. Great friendly staff and good pace of play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Coming back

The tee boxes and fairways need grass and de-weeding. A couple greens had small cancer spots, but were in good shape overall. This used to be a primo course and could be again with some work and TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Very poor conditions

This course has great potential but unfortunately they have let it fade into obscurity. Tee boxes are mostly sand. You can’t tell the difference between the rough and the fairway, even if there is a fairway. Some of the greens are really bad with a disease of some sort. Needs a ton of loving care to be playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

It’s Florida, it’s golf, staff great, it’s under $50…back off trashing this course.

We played today and thoroughly enjoyed it because we know what conditions are and it was very easy on the eyes. Obviously a great conditioned course in early 2000s. Just pick, clean, and place. Hit putts firm, and enjoy…or cough up $150 plus elsewhere. Easy 50 minute drive up 429 Toll from Disney area.

Some spectacular finishing holes around a huge swamp. Saw huge alligators.

Will definitely go back.

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 278
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played

Fun Layout

They put down some weed-killer & grass supplement today, so hopefully that will help dispose of the patches of a leafy lettuce in most greens. Tee boxes need grass, and sand bunkers need maintenance, but layout is fun & challenging. I fell off the Bogie Train, even made Birdie #9, but DbleBogie #10 (first of 3 on back9).......and back to my usual mid-80s score. I luv holes 14-17 around the lake/bowl, not that my scores indicate such. I'm hopin' RedTail comes back into form, but we can still have fun at the less expensive rates. Thanx to GNs Hot Deals, I'll be back again in a few months.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Here's the Truth!

Is the course in great shape? No

Is it value priced? Yes

Greens: playable, but issues with sanded areas & brussel sprout leaves (maybe Winter Rye that needs treatment, cut close & rolled to prevent bumpy rolls).

Pace-of-play (10am start on a sunny, but chilly morning) was awesome, no wait, no push! 18holes in little over 3hrs. Most tee-boxes have no grass, but you put a peg in the sand and hit the golfing ball. Fairways result in tight lies, sand bunkers are not maintained well, and greens are far from perfect.. Recent cold spell thru Central Fla has affected most courses, and RedTail is minimally staffed/budgeted, which translates into lesser Greens Fees. The layout is outstanding (although I don't know how many times it will take me to par #18), nice Pro & cart-gal, but nothing for clubhouse amenities. At any rate, I'd rather get the GN Hor Deal Special, join a nice fellow from Canada, hit mulligans & converse ..........than pay 5x more just to say I played OCN or Disney.. Please, my wish is to bring back RedTail to what it was 10yrs ago, so I keep coming back.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing

Avoid

Not worth it. I’d play it for $10 max. Good layout but they gave up trying to maintain the course. Dirt/sand areas all over the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 62
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Terrible

What can be said about no grass on the tee boxes, very little grass on the fairways, bunkers with sand hard as concrete and the greens with some kind of fungus growing that prevents the ball from rolling straight; what can be said TERRIBLE. This course should pay the players for playing here. This course has gone down the ski slope in the last few weeks. Hope they find a greens keeper that knows how to put a course together.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 245
2.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser

getting worse

Somed blame to the cold weather, but other courses not as bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not Good.

Conditions are terrible out there. Mostly hitting off dirt or dead, flattened grass. Bunkers were hard and tee boxes were terrible. Not much good to say about it. The greens were OK for the most part except small patches of grass coming up interfered with put lines.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fix the greens

I have always loved the layout. The greens are a good pace. Semi fast. But there is an invasive grass that makes putting an adventure. The bunkers need more sand too.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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