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3.6
1071 Reviews (1071)
5 Stars
264
4 Stars
577
3 Stars
151
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
81.3%
Recommend this course
953 out of 1071 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.2
46 Reviews (46)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.0
67.4%
Recommend this course
31 out of 46 reviews
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3.4
134 Reviews (134)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
63
3 Stars
31
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.1%
Recommend this course
98 out of 134 reviews
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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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3.6
1071 Reviews (1071)
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Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Skill Intermediate
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4.0
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Chilly Day at the Links

Very cold clear day. Greens ran true yet a bit slower than usual. A few traps need better drainage. Fairways really need some TLC. Friendly staff the nastiest bathroom facilities maybe next to prison . This place would be 5 stars if they would only invest some money in the upkeep. Seems like they might be waiting for a buyer to purchase and build housing.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice layout

Good value and good course. Greens were in great shape and medium fast. Third year as a snowbird in the area and we’ll play this course again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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The bath rooms on the course and also in the clubhouse are in terrible condition. It is not possible to use them because of garbage, dirt, malfunctioning, etc. I have never seen something like that before.The problem is that the situation has not changed over the last month.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Please control tee times / pace of play

On the first nine the pace was good but on the back nine we had to wait 10 minutes every hole to tee off. No ranger made any rounds during the entire time.

This is a fun course to play, but expect to wait a long time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in decent shape

Course in decent shape .. esp the greens. Very playable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

I had a 10:30 teetime but got there at 9 o’clock to hit some range balls. I stopped and talked to the starter and he told me I could go out right behind a group at 10 o’clock which was perfect. I got to the Teebox and there was two older women and an older gentleman, who I asked if I could join with and had most enjoyable days of playing golf in Florida over the holidays fairways were a little rough greens were in great shape

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

THE GOOD: Nice Desmond Muirhead golf design, with plenty of challenging holes. Nice healthy greens, although a bit slow. Good value for the money. THE BAD: Thin fairways, but playable if you just roll over the ball to some vegetation. Worn out clubhouse and broken down cart paths. No rakes in traps. Potential logjam on drivable par-4 3rd hole. THE UGLY: The restrooms! OMG!! Get the bulldozer. BOTTOM LINE: Play here if you are willing to accept the above. It is a great course at a fair price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were ok

At first glance this might have been a nice country club back in its heyday. They were remodeling the men's locker room. But it really needs a complete overhaul to be nice again.

Overall course condition was fair at best I paid $18 so it was definitely worth that. I wouldn't pay more than $25. The tee boxes and greens were surprisingly good, greens were a little slow, but they rolled nicely at least they had grass on them. I didn't notice any bare spots. Fairways were thin with little grass. Bunkers the sand sucked and no rakes. The layout was interesting not boring, plenty of water to make it challenging. Cart path should just be torn up they were well past their time; Maybe should just use mulch or crushed limestone instead. I would play this again if the price was right.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing

This course needs a lot of TLC

The greens were nice and the layout was too. Unfortunately the overall course conditions were poor. At one time this must have been a nice course. But the fairways and cart paths were in poor condition and/or torn up and the on course bathroom was so filthy is was unusable. It looked like someone had deliberately smeared feces all over the toilets and sinks and there was trash everywhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Improving

They are working on the course, and have put some gravel down to smooth out the cart paths, If you have to go to the bathroom on the course find a tree, the restrooms are something out of a third world country, the restrooms inside are better but that ain't saying much. The club house is in terrible shape thru and thru, so if you are there for the ambiance you are in the wrong place, the course is fun and the greens a good, nobody has course etiquette there people drive right up to the greens, they don't care.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A course that needs some renovation

Looks like it was once a top notch courses that has fallen on hard times.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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