Compass Pointe Golf Club - South/West Course

This place still needs a ton of work. I give this course a chance once every two to three years and every time I come back, it disappoints. We played the North East courses and started on the East. The fairways and tees were in good shape and the greens were about where they should be given they were probably punched a few weeks ago. They do have a major problem with people not fixing their ball marks. However, the East course lacks any semblance of rough. If you miss the fairway with any kind of speed, expect the ball to continue on into the woods or a hazard. Since day one, the rough has been non-existent. The North nine is in much better shape, which has always been the case. I have heard from various folks in the know that the county doesn't show this course the financial love it needs to improve. And judging by how well kept the North has always been, it seems this place has the potential to be a solid course.

We played the East right at 2 hours, but made the turn to the North and hit a brick wall. The pro shop decided to send a few groups off the North right in the middle of the groups making the turn. The back side took about 2:45 to play and when a ranger on the last hole asked us how the pace was, I explained that it was very slow because a few groups were sent out in front of us. His response is indicative of everything that is wrong with this course; "well they must have decided to flip the nines." Until the rating improves for this course, I won't be back.

The way my group was treated was horrendous. The course was packed on a Wednesday afternoon. We teed off at 3:15 and the pace of play was great on the front nine. Pulling up to the 10th tee we noticed a group had jumped in front of us. After several attempts to talk to the group, one of the group members acknowledged me. It was none other than an employee at the course. Mike the starter. Knowing this we called the pro shop and they sent a marshal out. Mike refused to move to a different hole. This created a huge back up which consisted of about a 20 minute wait on the 10th tee along with waiting on every shot. We had called the pro shop 5 times which resulted in no action from the course's management. After the 13th hole my group drove off the course back to the pro shop where we received a full refund. The complete lack of respect for paying customers was atrocious. This was my groups 9th time playing this course this year. Needless to say we will not be back. The course is also in horrible shape with exception to the fairways.

I'm new to the area and was able to play this course for the first time on 4th of July in the morning with the Sales Director Rob. Overall I thought it was a great course and had a good mix of challenges while not overly frustrating. I'm an average golfer at best but I really enjoyed it and Rob was great in giving some local tips and advice on certain holes. Will definitely play again and would recommend.

Great round golf at a great price (Golf Now) Played the South West course. The course is in very good condition and the staff was hard at work to keep it that way.

I live 3 miles from Compass Pointe and play there quite frequently as it is a good, local home course with two courses available to play any given day. The staff is always friendly and welcoming as well. The course has undergone some upgrades in the past few years, and I can only hope that it trends to continue as such. My only gripe is the bunkers. A few of them tend to be almost clay like. The East course is the best in my opinion. Especially in the warmer months when the Bermuda grass is in fully. I play here once a week with friends and enjoy it.

Nice layout, just happened to come after they had airrated the greens and fairways. Don't hit your ball even slightly into the wooded area because of sticker bushes everywhere. Would like to come back at a later date and play.

My experience booking a tee time was awesome. The staff assisted me three time to me my tee time around when when additional golfers were being added at different times of the day from two to four. The course was in great condition for playing during the first week of March. Will be returning for sure.

Played on a cool ( 45 ) windy ( 15 mph ) morning after a night of steady rain. The North side, fairways & greens, were in really good shape. East course they have changed to Bermuda, and the rain, along with it I guess it not being totally grown in, made it a bit of a mess - can't blame the course for this. Greens were pretty good except for a few thin spots on some. The one very big problem with this course is much of the rough, ( especially the areas around the cart paths for some reason? )and always has been. It is muddy, bare in many spots,, stones in others and where there is grass, clumpy. It isn't just because of the season ( other courses we have played the rough is still thick ) and it has been this way in the summer as well for years. Instead of worrying about changing to Bermuda fairways, they need to do something about these areas - really my only issue. Oh - it would be nice to be able to do something about the geese - and their "droppings! Layout is one of the best around. I would recommend paying the course, but not at full price at this point. Still, I don't think it's too far off. I know they are working on turning it around, and I think they will.

Course rated much better than reviews I had read. Will definitely play again.

Arrived early, hit some balls on multi-station range. Nice putting facility and headed out. No marshall on the course but not necessary with courteous golfers. Played the S/W course and other than the bunkers that were filled with packed sand (grounds keeper pays no attention to them [Today?] it was a pleasurable round. The packed sand really hampers that part of the scoring/recovering around the greens. We'll play this course again for sure.

AC

It was challenging and in fairly good condition other than the bunkers which were water logged

Great layout, great staff.... course in good shape not great. Could use some more sand in bunkers

I was disappointed in the conditions. The greens had been aerated recently, but they should have been rolled to take out the bumpiness. The bunkers were all washed out and hadn't seen a rake in who knows how long. The layout is challenging so the course could be fun to play. Also, I think we had the slowest cart from the barn.

North course was just aerated and the greens were long and slow. Fairway and tee box condition were fair. I'll give benefit of the doubt with the conditions and recent aeration but will likely not play again unless rates are as low as they were ($25, 18 holes).

Being off the fairway was unforgiving and the greens were just punched so tough too score from outside of a few feet.

If the geese problem is addressed and the sand trap repairs completed this would be a great course. The geese feathers and droppings were so bad on some holes you could not find your ball in the midst of all the feathers and hard to not stand in droppings..two major turn offs to this course. They fix these two items and I would golf here again and recommend.

Compass Pointe always provides a challenge. You need to bring your "A" game or it can get out of hand quickly...very nice course and run well. The bunkers could have used a little help but what course in this area doesn't at this time of the year...overall a very nice experience.

I have played this course in the past and I have always been pleased by the course conditions but my most recent round was disappointing. The fairways had many bar spots and the bunkers looked like they haven't been raked in quite a long time. I am glad that I played on a "Hot Deal" because if I had paid full price I would be greatly demanded some money back. We have had adequate rain this summer it just seems the course is showing signs if neglect.

I had planned to play the South/West course. However, because temps were in the mid to high 90"s, I trimmed an 18 hole round in half. The South course was in very good shape, tee boxes, fairways and greens. There are a few wet spots in fairways and a few ground under repair areas as well, but I attribute this to the extremely wet summer (2015). It has rained almost every day since mid-June. The greens were extremely slow. This was due to the extreme humidity and probably a deliberate effort to protect the greens for high summer heat . We played on a Sunday and should note that all but one of the flags were hugging the edge of the greens, protected by bunkers or hanging on the back of the green with little or no margin of error. These pin placements, sometimes as little as 3 or 4 paces from the edge, harmed significantly the pace of play considering weekend golfers would dominate the mix of players on a Sunday. I would suggest that pins be placed with the average golfer in mind on weekends.

I came out to the course at 6am. Staff was extremely friendly and got me on the course early so I could get a quick round in before work. The fairways looked great and the greens were in good shape. I love being able to go here in the mornings and have four courses to choose from