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2.9
2163 Reviews (2163)
5 Stars
723
4 Stars
711
3 Stars
349
2 Stars
179
1 Stars
201
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.3
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.2
57.5%
Recommend this course
1639 out of 2163 reviews
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2.8
57 Reviews (57)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
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3 Stars
20
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.1
49.1%
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28 out of 57 reviews
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3.0
108 Reviews (108)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
18
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
58.3%
Recommend this course
63 out of 108 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
2163 Reviews (2163)

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
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

poor conditions

great layout but poor conditions. sections of green dead. rough is sand and weeds, no grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 61
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Still working to improve.Some areas have more damage than others.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions are certainly improving, fairways have decent grass, couple of the greens are pretty rough but they are working on them so should be good eventually. Great layout and good deal for the $$ for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 281
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Ohio Advisor
Previously Played

Red Tail on Comeback Trail

Red Tail has been thru some tough times, grass being main topic of negative issues. They had broker water pump for irrigation, poor greens' care, and probably staffing issues. I saw the reviews, below what the course once was, but it looks to be in process for recovery. I love the layout & fun to play, and challenging.......good par3's, good par5's, and good mix of lengths. I played well this day, even made some 1putt saves (although greens are bumpy on the Winter Rye), but I gotta come back just to redeem my score on #18 (my only dbleBogie of the day). Thanx to GN for the Hot Deal .......and I look forward to the comeback at Red Tail (although I don't want the $50-70 rates which accompany great conditions).

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lost its shimmer

Love the course. But conditions were well below expectations. Greens were ROUGH. Cart gps- not working. On course bathrooms- dirty.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 281
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 25 Contributor
Ohio Advisor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Red Tail on the Rebound

I really want this course to survive and get back to what it once was, a great layout & fun course to play. Don't be swayed by prior downgrading reviews, The fairways are good, greens are rolling OK (for winter rye & the fact players don't repair ball marks); probably the worst thing is sand bunkers need worked (of course players don't rake & there are multiple rakes per trap), so we played "jungle rules" & moved outta deep ruts/foot-digs. I had a 10am T, joined up with another single, so pace-of-play was whatever we wanted, with nobody ahead & no players within 3 or 4-holes behind us. We took our time, hit some second shots/putts ......why is it the B-player betters the score? The course itself is fun to play, a fair length for us old guys --#10 is a challenge, and we both DbleBogied #18 (a monster of par 4 if weak like me). My cart was clean & fast, but the GPS didn't work (or maybe I didn't turn it on). Proshop (young) guy was very nice & filled me in on some of the course management --- pump-house was outta commision during summer months when the grasses needed watered, so the overseeding in November has helped mask issues from months ago. Thanx to GN for the Hot Deals, and I'll be back ......not only to check progress of course, but also to better my score on #18 (my only Dble in the round).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

So much Potential

The only thing moderately decent about this course was the new golf carts, unfortunately, that was it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Staff is very friendly and helpful. I went to pick up my bag to put on a cart and it was already done! The staff didn't even hang around for the tip I would've gladly given.

The course is a fair test, but you need to know it: there are some blind shots and grassy areas you don't want to hit into. Once you figure it out, the targets are clear and you can really test your game.

6 sets of tees lets you find your yardages (5135-7152). The course is nice but is in a little bit of disrepair: a few tee boxes are being resodded as of this date and, on my round at least, we were using the back tees on all the par 3s, making them a little long for me. There are spots on quite a few greens that you can't putt through: take your choice on whether you tough it out or move your ball.

All in all, I enjoyed RedTail and hope to go back soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course rebounding

Played a few months ago and the greens, tee boxes and fairways were bare and had a ton of dead spots! Now the rye grass is coming in nicely and course is starting to look great! I much prefer playing here during the winter than summer. They also did a great job cleaning up the debris just off the course, making the aesthetics much more appealing!

Wasn't too many people playing so the pace allowed to practice some more difficult shots!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 163
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 185
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

OK. Needs Work

Winter rye makes the course playable but is only a temporary fix. A lot of ball marks on the greens are not being repaired so the greens are bumpy. Many of the bunkers are packed sand so it’s hard to get a good bunker shot. Whoever cut the holes in the greens must have been drunk, the one on 18 was the worst, the plastic cup was even with the ground, my ball hit the plastic and bounced off. It looks like they need to spend some money on a good maintenance supervisor.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways, greens are in great condition now. Recommend playing here

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tees and greens have been reseeded. Another month and I think the course will be back to ‘GREAT’, again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Recovering nicely

This course is recovering nicely after the loss of the irrigation system a few months ago. Overseed has come in pretty well and should only improve over the next few weeks.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf course is improving as weather and overseeding is helping.Nice layout with challenging holes!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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