Championship at Colony West Country Club

**GREENS ARE PUNCHED/SANDED AS OF 5/7/23. Course staff did not mention this until we made it out onto the first hole. Group paid $60 a person to play on a cow pasture that ended up on a grain of sand. One of the holes even had a dead rat carcass right on the green. We didn’t see a ranger all day to help with the pace of play on the holes, however, we did see two of the staff in a golf cart collecting straight balls to resell. It’s obvious this course is only worried about making as much money as possible, and not so much about the golfing experience. Will never play here again.

Need to have ranger to patrol course to keep play moving

I grew up in South Florida, and Colony West was once a championship course that everyone talked about. After not playing it for years, I went back about 7/8 years ago. The fairways were terrible but the greens were in good shape. The next few rounds were similar with the added negative of ridiculously slow pace of play.

Unfortunately, I think yesterday was my final time at Colony West. The greens were punched and we were not made aware of this, nor did Golf Now indicate it on the reservation. This is one of my biggest pet peeves in life.

The pace of play was ridiculously slow. We joined up with the twosome in front of us and to say they were beginners was an understatement. I don't care about that, but the group behind us was yelling at us the entire round. You get what you pay for and this couldn't be more true here. The people that this course attracts don't care about the course. I personally watched people take doormat divots and not put sand in them and I was fixing a minimum of 8-10 ball marks on every green. The layout of the course hasn't changed and it is great.and hole 14 is my favorite hole. I left the course upset once again that my hopes were crushed.

Until some major changes take place, this course ranks in the same tier as Orangebrooke, Grand Palms, and other courses that have let things go.

It's really disappointing because I was hoping for the best

Great layout but the course needs some money put into it.

They did a real good job getting courses after storms that came through

2 Stars but I tend to review on the harsher side. I would definitely play here again. In an area (Coral Springs/Tamarac) with an above average amount of value golf, I would actually put Colony West Champ’s course as the one with the nicest design from a visual perspective. A lot of tree-lined holes, many dog legs, variety of play off the tee, and holes that make you think about what you’re doing. There may only be 4 or less straight par 4s/5s. I really enjoyed many of the looks into the greens. You can tell this was designed originally as a very high-level course.

With that said, sadly the conditions are nowhere near the quality of the golf course itself. I’m not a stickler on tee boxes, but a couple were barren if that bothers you. Fairways and bunkers were in average to above average shape throughout.

The real turn off for me was the play around the greens. Good luck hitting chips or pitches within 5 yards of the fringe - very thin dirt lies, sand holes, pot holes, crab grass, and no real fluffy grass to really be able to play creatively to the pin. With these lies oftentimes the best and only option was to putt, but with all of the little pot holes and crab grass and sandy patches around, it turned into more of a mini golf affair.

Onto the greens. Speeds were inconsistent. Most were very fast, which I appreciate. But they were nearly all very bumpy, scabby, holey, making it nearly impossible outside of pure luck to hit long putts. Balls would bounce in different directions.

Quickly on the other fronts - very nice new clubhouse, including great patio and indoor bar. Hopefully this is a sign of money being invested into the course. Beverage cart came around twice through 18 holes (on a busy Sunday).

This is not meant to be a review that turns people away. I live nearby and would actually come back and play here again soon. Frankly I am really not a condition snob and I can have fun in pretty much all course conditions. But when I see a course like this with so much promise to be truly fantastic, I can’t help but feel a little bummed to see it not being taken care of the way it should be. Even if the greens and side green areas were just brought up to average conditions, I think I would bump this up significantly and the course would be a hidden gem in the heart of west Broward.

If you’re going to charge your patrons $74 a round then the course should reflect the amount paid. I’m not asking for it to look like Trump National. However, it would be nice if there was at least a driving range? Maybe not so many gigantic holes on the cart path? A lawnmower once every two weeks or every month so the fairways doesn’t look so out of shape? A cart girl?Just the basics so it can make sense why you’re charging so much. If you’re going to golf here, use GolfNow or wait for twilight because this course has taken a BIG dive from a year back and not worth the amount asked. Taking advantage of the people coming down from NY and price gouging.

Many holes on the course both on the fairway and around the Green, a lot of sand and you hardly had a firm ground hit your shot.