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3.5
1116 Reviews (1116)
5 Stars
271
4 Stars
597
3 Stars
160
2 Stars
59
1 Stars
29
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.4
76.4%
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986 out of 1116 reviews
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3.4
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
71.4%
Recommend this course
30 out of 42 reviews
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3.3
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
34
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
70.9%
Recommend this course
56 out of 79 reviews
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Course Highlights
The greens consistently roll true and fast, standing out as a reliable highlight across many rounds played here. A challenging and well-regarded layout, friendly staff, and affordable pricing make this course worth booking.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Parkland
Par 72
Length 6935 yards
Slope 130
Rating 74.1

Opened in 1969, the Country Club at Silver Springs Shores has been host to a variety of mini-tour and U.S. Open Section qualifying events. It is known for having some of the fastest and most severe greens in the area. Desmond Muirhead, a longtime associate of Jack Nicklaus, designed the golf course, giving it a different character on the front and back nines. The first half of the golf course is a traditional parkland layout that mixes native trees and wide-open meadows. The back nine is a true Florida-style golf course with water coming into play on six holes. Country Club at Silver Springs Shores finishes with one of its toughest water holes, a par 5 starts with an intimidating tee shot past a massive lake that wraps around the landing area. Many locals consider Silver Springs Shores to be one of the best public golf courses in the Ocala area.

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Course Details

Year Built 1969
Golf Season Year round
Architect Desmond Muirhead

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required. Collard shirt and no jeans.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.5
1116 Reviews (1116)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 37
Bunkers 27
Undulating Greens 27
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 24
Advanced Golfers 22
Locals 17
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 17
Convenient to the City 12

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Reviews 4
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
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Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Perfect weather
Used cart

Too Crowded

Have played this course for 20 years because I love the Desmond Muirhead designed layout. With the massive expansion of the Villages they are booking large groups from there that take over the course and play slowly on average. The course books every 6 minutes which causes huge delays and there are no rangers to speed pace of play. Greens are in good shape the rest of the course is goat ranch quality.

There often aren"t carts available to start your round on time.. The grass is better to ride on than the cart paths which are full of holes. . But if it wasnt crowded its fun to play

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Better than most!

Aside from the poor cart paths we enjoyed the course. Fairways thin in places but very playable. Greens in good shape with lots of undulations and fast from above the hole. Challenging layout with water in play on several holes but not without bail out opportunities. Will definitely play again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
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Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

The fairways were like hitting off hard pan. Cart

paths were horrible. Golf now charge me 6.00

for booking a tee time and i had to pay at coarse.

Could have got the same price by calling the coarse and saved the 6.00 .The club said they no longer use golf now. Shame on golf now for not removing the club. I feel

golf now rip me off. Shame on you.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Good course

Good layout wildlife everywhere old established course fun to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Back Nine is Long but also with a lot of character

New full-time snow-bird in 2023. Was previously part-time. I was potentially thinking about joining as price is VERY good, at least for me. Major reason I booked this course. Price was more than fair. Like the layout, especially back nine, but not so great conditions, even considering time of year. You need to play a few times to get a feel for where to hit it. We played Gold on front, blue on back. Greens have a lot of grain in them, typical for FL/South. 18 very tricky. Par 3’s are long from tees we played, all 180+ so very challenging course.

I will likely not join, due #1 to conditions and #2 distance for me as I thought this course was about twice as close as it turned out.

I will likely not return but I might suggest anyone local may want to try it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Nice layout, skimpy fairway grass ( it is winter), beautiful greens

Give it a try, you won’t be disappointed. Tough holes but if you can get to the greens, any putts you miss are your own fault.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track

Lots of fun plenty of room

Caught a windy day would definitely play again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice lay out but

The greens had a lot of grass and were in good shape. A bit slow.

Fairways are rough. Not a lot of grass in spots.

Cart paths are in very rough shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jusge1951

Great layout, greens were very dense and receptive. A little tough to get the speed down. Otherwise in great shape. The tees you normally play move up one. You will enjoy the course a lot better. On course and off course refreshments very reasonable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pick Your Spot

The course is nice. You do need to pick a spot and hit it, which I couldn't do 😆. Nice greens but I hope that you are putting uphill. I will definitely play this course again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

SSS

Local golfer. Was told I couldn’t walk because people would complain about pace. Got out on the first tee and found a fivesome and sixsome ahead of me hacking it all over the place, LOL. After spending 45 min on the first hole, I managed to bounce around the front nine and get some golf in. Fun course and the bar is great. Range closed because they said picker was down. Depending on your intentions, they’re might be better options in the area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 130
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
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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