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3.7
4424 Reviews (4424)
5 Stars
928
4 Stars
2216
3 Stars
904
2 Stars
244
1 Stars
132
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.1
80.6%
Recommend this course
3749 out of 4424 reviews
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3.6
224 Reviews (224)
5 Stars
31
4 Stars
107
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
23
1 Stars
11
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
76.3%
Recommend this course
171 out of 224 reviews
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3.6
320 Reviews (320)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
150
3 Stars
71
2 Stars
24
1 Stars
19
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
77.8%
Recommend this course
249 out of 320 reviews
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Course Highlights
Fairways and greens consistently deliver quality conditions, with recent rounds showing notable improvement across the course. Exceptionally friendly cart staff and a smooth pace of play make for a welcoming experience at strong value.

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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

3.7
4424 Reviews (4424)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 35
Bunkers 30
Forced Carries 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 39
Seniors 27
Advanced Golfers 25
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 42
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 14

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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good course for the money

Staff extremely wonderful. Cart girl showed up often.

Course fairways and greens very good. Men’s tees awful! Aesthetics poor I imagine due to hurricanes. Overall I would play here often.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course for the price

Pretty good layout and the fairways have plenty of grass. Greens are extremely fast and I liked that.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Reviews 1
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Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Bent Tree Golf Course Review

Bent Tree is a former LPGA Tour venue, which is honestly incredible—because playing it today feels like discovering a retired championship course that’s been slowly reclaimed by nature and a lawn mower on life support.

Let’s start with the basics:

• Tee boxes are mostly sand with commitment issues. Hole 8 features a decorative welcome mat placed on what used to be grass.

• Fairways are a fun mix of bare dirt, thin patches, and occasional grass sightings—kind of like a golf-themed scavenger hunt.

• Cart paths? More like “choose your own adventure.” The route from 8 green to 9 tee looks like it lost a fight with a weed eater and a dump truck full of tree debris.

• And for added excitement, a tee sign labeled Hole 16 is actually Hole 7, just to keep you questioning reality.

The pace of play was elite—we played 6 holes in 2 hours, which really gave us time to soak in the scenery and reconsider our tee time decisions.

Now, in fairness—the greens were actually excellent. Smooth, fast, and clearly the only part of the course that hasn’t given up.

That’s what makes this place so frustrating. You can tell it used to be something special. Now it feels like a course caught halfway between “open for business” and “forgotten by ownership.”

If Bent Tree ever gets the maintenance it deserves, it could be a gem again. Right now, it’s more of a historical site with tee times.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good for under 60 bucks

Good layout. Greens are good but the tee boxes haven’t been moved in months 16 is basically sand. Speaking of sand you have to rake the sand in bunkers before playing your shot because they are basically mud dirt. But for 60 bones you can deal with it

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course

I enjoy the layout of Bent Tree very much. Drive the ball well, and greens are attackable. The greens hold and roll well. Putts to be made. Above the hole, though, putts are difficult to make and difficult just keep inside 3 feet. Stay below the cup on your approach.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ok

Greens are great. Tee boxes , especially the front 9, need a lot of work . Fairways were in pretty good shape. Staff were excellent !

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

March golf

We enjoyed our golf day the course was fun some of the tee boxes need a little work. We will play here again. Nice staff 👍

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens were above average

The greens were above average but the rest of the course was average or sub-par. Tee boxes were in horrible shape and looked like markers hadn’t been relocated in many days. A week’s worth of divots on most teeing areas.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

All that really matters

Tees are in rough shape, fairways are average , but greens are pretty true & relatively fast, which is all that really matters. Good greens for less than -$100 are hard to find.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions

I played this course 6 weeks ago and the overall condition was quite good. Now it’s a disaster except for the greens which are still in excellent shape. Many tee boxes were sand boxes with no grass and most fairways were pool table thin. Unless you’re a very skilled player, I’d stay away from this place unless you can pick up a bargain date like I did. ($40)

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

JUST BAD

if you're a 10 or lower than you will be very disappointed. course is not worth the cost. tee boxes are in terrible condition. if you find grass in the fairway then you're lucky. greens are bumpy and slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 90
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great staff nice layout.

friendly staff, course layout is nice. Pace of play good for this time of year. However the course definitely needs some TLC, possible some needed rain will help. Some tee boxes not much more then sand. Greens are in great shape though.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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