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3.5
1129 Reviews (1129)
5 Stars
274
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2 Stars
60
1 Stars
30
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
77.8%
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997 out of 1129 reviews
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3.5
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
8
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.0%
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39 out of 52 reviews
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3.4
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.1%
Recommend this course
60 out of 81 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
1129 Reviews (1129)

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 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great lay out

The course was in great shape. This course is a good course to play if you want to be challenged.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Only the front 9 was open

We were informed at the clubhouse before our round that only the front 9 was open, the back 9 was closed for maintenance. We have played this course many times, and this never was the case before. Some spots in the fairways could use mowing, but the tee boxes and greens were in good shape. The sand in the bunkers was like concrete, very hard-packed and difficult to play a proper sand shot out unless you picked the ball clean off the surface. Also, the cart paths are virtually useless, needing repair or replacement. Under current conditions I would not recommend this course to a friend.

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

Do not play

I took a customer to play for a golf outing. I believed the reviews that said this was a 3-4 start course. I couldn't have been more disappointed and embarrassed for choosing this course.

Everything including the parking lot, clubhouse, landscape, cart paths, driving range (the grass was 2ft tallon this 'driving range'), rough, fairways, and greens need a tremendous amount of work.

It was hard to tell, in many places, if this course was being abandoned or maintained.

The pace of play was great because there were a total of 5 people I saw on the entire course (including myself and my customer).

Do not play this course...country club ha... For any more than $5-$10

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Surprising!!

A really nice layout that is challenging. Everybody was really nice and welcoming!

I enjoyed the course a lot!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun Course

Good shape. Great greens. Will definitely play again. Staff not very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

good 2 go

sivler springs never lets you down the best greens in the ocala area and the fairways are just fine. It is a good layout and you can play a good round there just stay below the hole! Enjoy its worth the ride

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great place to play

I've played this course about 10-15 times a year for the past twenty years. Great place to play a round with your friends. The course is spread out, so if you're awful, you won't hit any buildings or homes. Greens were okay, fairways needed a some attention. Staff was friendly. They offered us to start early if we wanted (showed up about an hour early to warm up). Driving range needs to be redone. Golf carts were older but still worked fine for us. Overall a course I try and play at least once a month. If you're a higher handicap, this is the place for you.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great layout

friendly starter who explained the course very well.

fairways had not been cut recently and the rough was iffy, probably due to lack of water. The greens overall were good with just a few bare patches.

We will play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun In Spite of The Staff

Play this course because it has a nice lay out and the greens (except #9...will tell you about that in a minute) were really good. The carts were old as all the other reviews said, however, the one I took got me around the course with no problems. The cart paths were also old, rough, etc. as all the other reviews said, however, that didn't deter from a great day of golf in my opinion. Now the staff....that was a different story. Old guys who don't seem too happy about anything (and I'm over 60 years old). I arrived about 20 minutes before my tee time and it wasn't busy at all (Wednesday morning). The guy in shop seemed uninterested in anything except collecting my money. As I was paying he radioed the starter and told him to hold the twosome on #1 because he would be sending a single (me) down to join them. I immediately told him that I wanted to warm up and putt a little before I started my round...that's why I arrived 20 minutes early. He sighed and grabbed the radio and told the starter I wasn't ready yet so send that twosome out. I then started looking for a hat or shirt in the shop and the counter guy told me to make sure not to miss my tee time because they were busy that morning. OK, so I won't spend any money in your shop so I went outside and started my round. The starter was OK but definitely not friendly...he just wanted to see my receipt and get my cart number. I really enjoyed the first 8 holes then on hole #9 the front right portion of the green was a mess! Completely heavily sanded over...very little grass and guess where they had the pin flag? Yep...front, right red flag right in the middle of that screwed up area. 80 percent of that green was good EXCEPT where they put the flag that morning. I saw a marshal on the next hole and asked him if anyone in front of me had said anything about #9's pin placement. He almost totally ignored me and then said a red flag/front pin placement on that green is always tough. I said yeah I agree especially when you have to putt through a sand trap. I'm happy I played the course. The back nine is more challenging with more water hazards and forced carries over trouble to hit the fairways or greens on the two par 3s. Go play this course if you're in the area but don't expect any friendly/happy/helpful staff while you're there!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Must play.

If you are looking for a really good course in the area I highly recommend this one. Course is challenging with a good amount of water but still very fun. We will be going back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course getting better

Course is in nice shape couple of greens not great but you can putt them played in 3 1/2hrs

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cart issue

I had a golf cart that had major issues and would not run properly went to the clubhouse to exchange it after nine and they are closed early because of Easter the back nine took forever with the cart having so many issues

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good course and layout

Although the course was good as well as the lay out, goof carts are in poor condition as well as the paths, otherwise very enjoyable

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

What a Shame

What a shame to see such a course with a nice layout go to waste. First off the it seems the criteria to work the pro shop is to be unpleasant and unfriendly. The gas carts are old and in poor working condition. The range is horrible. The cart paths are a waste of earth. It is better to stay off the cart paths. Fairways are scarce of grass. Sandtraps are inconsistent, some had water while others were good. The best part are the greens, lush and fast.

Conditions Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

To tough for me

This is an excellent golf course but not for someone who shoots over 90. You need to have excellent control over your ball, and be able to hit the ball consistent distances. The in ground distance markers were hard to find. The course is very busy and you felt like you were always under pressure.
To compound the problem on two of the holes the driving range was in between and there were golf balls in the fairways so you had to search for your ball(coloured balls are a good idea to use here). The putting was challenging, only one hole had a flat green, the rest were like putting over a series of waves. My advice is if you are going to play here do it with someone who is really familar with the course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

natural beauty of water and wildlife was great

slow play of foursome in front of us caused for a long day and spoiled a nice golf course

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

A must play in Florida

This course has so much character that you can't be disappointed even if the carts paths are very subpar. This course has all the challenges for a respectable golfer and the greens are better than a number in the area. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Could be an excellent course

I enjoy playing here even though the condition of the course could use improvement. Cart paths will jar your teeth out. It has a very good layout, but seems to have been let go. Greens are huge with lots of undulations but only in fair condition.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course has old school character

This course was really interesting. I enjoyed the setup.
There were a some good doglegs and some interesting angles of attack. There was some water but not every hole. The front nine was really scenic and had no homes on it. The back nine has some condos but aren't right on top of the course. Fairways were good. tee boxes could be mowed a little closer. The greens were average. if the greens could be improved i definitely raise my rating. Carts are older but work just fine and you can maneuver around some of the rough cart path areas. I enjoyed my round. I'll be back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Inexpensive round on a nice course

Course was in good shape after the rain the night before. Booked on Golf Now at a great rate!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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