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3.8
4236 Reviews (4236)
5 Stars
906
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
228
1 Stars
123
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
84.4%
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3.8
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.4
71.0%
Recommend this course
44 out of 62 reviews
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3.8
383 Reviews (383)
5 Stars
81
4 Stars
193
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.0%
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318 out of 383 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Private
Par 72
Length 6570 yards
Slope 140
Rating 77.8
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Bent Tree Country Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Greens TifEagle Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect William B. Lewis (1975) Ward Northrup (1994) Ron Garl (2015)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Hitting Nets
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, American Express, MasterCard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

3.8
4236 Reviews (4236)

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Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Bent Tree: Played twice this week.

Course is wide open and forgiving for those that have errant shots. Hazards are well placed and not unfair to the occasional player.

Several tee boxes (par 3s) need rest. Most other boxes are good to very good .

Fairways are good, but I believe the turf could use a little more length.

Greens are fast.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 134
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 53
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

deserves a second look

I come to this area every winter but haven't played this course in a while. I don't remember why I quit, but I'm sorry I did. It's an older course and could use some more revenue for improvements, but I'm impressed with what they accomplish. The greens are quite tricky. You see a lot of break on some, but the break is minimal..It looks like they could use some water also. The bunkers could use some more sand too. I mean, you're on the Florida coast! How hard could it be to come up with sand? That's about all the negatives. The rest was positive. It's a really cool layout with enough challenge for most any player. I especially liked the par threes. I immediately booked another round, so that says it all.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mixed grasses on greens making it difficult to put later in the day. Weeds grew and grass didn't so the ball did not roll true on greens with these weeds.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 68
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Solid Course

Rates little high for early morning rounds. Overall, a decent course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Good day in the links

course was in great shape for this time of year. Green running true. Friendly staff and overall a great day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What's up with SWFL golf courses

I'm from the upper Midwest where we only have 6-7 months of playable conditions. We have just recently started coming down to SWFL for the winters. Why is it that every course in these price ranges are average conditions at best? $65 - $130, poor bunker maintenance, trees still down from 2-3 years ago, fairways and off the fairways the grass is very thin. I just don't get.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 104
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good times

I snowbird in Sarasota every year. I play Bent Tree 2 or three times each visit. This was the best condition I’ve seen the course in. The greens were smooth and the fairways were green and in good shape. Only critique is they seem to have watered deeply around the greens and this left a number of green side bunkers un playable. A number of the teeing areas were a little beat up but you could always find a spot to hit from.

All in all a great value and fun time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

Not worth it.

Golf course has a call center that has no knowledge of the course of its policies, full price rider fee, ride and disrespectful starter and clubhouse clerk. Facilities are trash. They don’t care about the course, or its players.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No driving range

FYI there is no driving range, just 2 nets to hit in to for warm up. They do have a small chipping area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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