Country Club of Silver Springs Shores

About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 6935 yards | 74.1 | 130 |
Blue | 72 | 6539 yards | 72.4 | 128 |
White | 72 | 6151 yards | 70.3 | 127 |
Green | 72 | 5465 yards | 66.7 | 118 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5188 yards | 69.5 | 118 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 74.3/136 | 399 | 365 | 385 | 495 | 201 | 368 | 505 | 170 | 400 | 3288 | 460 | 507 | 449 | 217 | 380 | 430 | 205 | 414 | 585 | 3647 | 6935 |
Blue M: 72.3/132 W: 77.6/138 | 382 | 353 | 373 | 475 | 187 | 348 | 479 | 157 | 369 | 3123 | 414 | 493 | 420 | 183 | 345 | 400 | 190 | 399 | 572 | 3416 | 6539 |
White M: 70.3/130 W: 75.7/134 | 361 | 342 | 356 | 451 | 174 | 327 | 445 | 144 | 347 | 2947 | 378 | 477 | 393 | 158 | 328 | 378 | 175 | 362 | 555 | 3204 | 6151 |
Green M: 67.6/126 W: 72.2/126 | 350 | 305 | 311 | 407 | 160 | 303 | 437 | 117 | 332 | 2722 | 330 | 435 | 343 | 140 | 290 | 340 | 163 | 350 | 442 | 2833 | 5555 |
Silver M: 65.8/122 W: 70.2/121 | 334 | 295 | 295 | 401 | 134 | 292 | 403 | 97 | 315 | 2566 | 282 | 422 | 293 | 113 | 283 | 312 | 143 | 338 | 432 | 2618 | 5184 |
Black M: 63.4/118 W: 67.3/115 | 290 | 228 | 211 | 356 | 134 | 250 | 390 | 97 | 264 | 2220 | 273 | 368 | 284 | 113 | 253 | 272 | 143 | 275 | 432 | 2413 | 4633 |
Handicap | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
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picture is 1000 words! Photo submitted by artiestar2 on 04/08/2025
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Photo submitted by artiestar2 on 04/08/2025
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Photo submitted by u420779389 on 03/24/2025
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Photo submitted by u420779389 on 03/24/2025
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Nice Restroom! Photo submitted by daryltomsa on 03/12/2025
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UGH! Photo submitted by daryltomsa on 03/12/2025
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Photo submitted by bucknerbd on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by bucknerbd on 03/09/2024
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Photo submitted by rjbarabas on 04/10/2023
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Photo submitted by AnibalMartinez on 10/18/2022
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#2 Photo submitted by Cxnunzi on 03/20/2021
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Wild Turkey Photo submitted by Cxnunzi on 03/20/2021
Good value
Definitely need some reliable bar help. Spend some money on amenities. Gentlemen working pro shop and the starter were great, very friendly. Wished I’d got their names, but they did a great job.
Conditions
Conditions are terrible. Will not return although the greens were very good
One of the best golf values in Ocala
Always a pleasure playing this course. The greens are in wonderful shape! Fairways could use a little grass but when rainy season kicks in they should improve. The back nine is gust beautiful to look at. The course gets a lot of play so at times it can be a little slow but not painfully. This is high season in Florida so be a little patient. Our foursome completed 18 holes in just under 4.5 hours.
Good Golf
Well designed course with excellent, healthy greens. Fairways a bit thin in spots, typical for this time of year. Traps in good shape but no rakes anywhere. On-course ranger did a great job keeping play moving. Cart paths in poor shape and the rest rooms are horrendous. Great course to play but don't expect much on the facilities. Well worth the greens fee.
Downhill
Course has been going downhill for a while, conditions were terrible. cart paths are awful tee boxes are terrible. fairways have a lot of dirt on some holes but most holes are ok. bar and clubhouse is disgusting, half the time they don’t have golf balls. carts are nice. kitchen/bar opens late and closes early
Fairways bad greens great price great
Had a fun day at the course, the price was too good to pass up for 18 with a cart. Staff was super friendly. They with the have the lounge open, but we didn’t partake. Greens rolled great and we’re in good shape areas around the green we’re good Fairways were pretty bad bear brown. Course layout was pretty nice .all in all for the price we paid we had a good time, knowing in advance that the fairways might be a little lacking..
High Potential
This course has a great layout…could be a very nice course. However, it requires a lot of work to get grass consistently in the fairways and on the tee boxes. The irony is that most of the greens are in really good shape…and the traps have nice sand (although they were totally flooded from heavy rain when we played there…no one’s fault except the bad weather).
I’m hoping that someone is putting money into the course and step one was to get the greens up to spec because that has pretty much been accomplished…now need to do the fairways and tee boxes.
good greens and enjoyable layout
The good greens are in good shape. The layout is enjoyable. The fairways are typical Florida fairways in January with a lack of green grass.