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Gainesville Municipal Golf Course
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Gainesville’s golf course is pretty much a simple muni-style layout that displays signs of being a links track, but definitely has some character with mature trees and frustrating, deceptive greens. These greens are tough on approach shots because they’re small, and once you’re on them the undulations can burn you for a three-jack. Ralph Plummer supposedly built this in the 1950s, and a creek runs through the course and comes into play several times.
The course is fun because of its relaxing, rural setting, as well as the wide-open fairways that allow you to take full rips on just about every drive.
Getting there : From I-35 north, take Hwy. 82 west. The course is about 3 miles down the road.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6407 yards | ||
| White | 70 | 5837 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 74 | 5012 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.2/128 | 530 | 464 | 198 | 551 | 194 | 395 | 353 | 554 | 396 | 3635 | 174 | 560 | 422 | 395 | 158 | 350 | 175 | 354 | 368 | 2956 | 6591 |
| White M: 70.2/122 | 510 | 444 | 160 | 541 | 160 | 380 | 343 | 535 | 380 | 3453 | 150 | 540 | 400 | 370 | 140 | 310 | 150 | 314 | 338 | 2712 | 6165 |
| Yellow M: 66.7/112 W: 71.6/126 | 360 | 404 | 148 | 473 | 136 | 338 | 305 | 462 | 368 | 2994 | 135 | 448 | 367 | 267 | 135 | 281 | 135 | 287 | 235 | 2290 | 5284 |
| Red M: 65.7/110 W: 70.0/123 | 340 | 389 | 133 | 458 | 121 | 323 | 290 | 447 | 353 | 2854 | 120 | 433 | 352 | 252 | 120 | 266 | 120 | 272 | 220 | 2155 | 5009 |
| Handicap | 13 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 17 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 71 |
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Good Place to Play
The course was surprisingly fun and challenging, especially from the blue tees. A couple of the greens were not in the greatest shape, but you could see that they were trying to get or keep the course in decent shape. Overall, the course was in good condition. The only real problem that I had with this golf course is the cart paths!!! The city needs to hire a contractor and spend a little money to rebuild and/or repairs and replace the cart paths on this course, because they are terrible!! That being said, I would play here again.
Quiet course
The front nine is a par 37 with three par 5s.
Stay left on #2. The par 3 #3 involves a carry over a creek that feeds into a pond that only factors in if you hit a tee shot is that wayward to the right. Near where the creek that feeds into the pond is a somewhat tall tree which makes a low entry into the green even more narrow.
#6 is a dogleg right on which placement of the tee shot (over a creek) is vital as the entry to the green (over a creek) is a little narrow.
On #9, avoid a wayward drive to the left because the trees make an approach over either the trees or the large pond to the green virtually impossible.
For short hitters, the tee shot on #17 can be difficult because of a potential carry over water and because of a initially narrow fairway bordered by water to the left and the woods to the right.
Good Value
This is a good place to play a practice round mid-week when the rates are low. I would not recommend playing on the weekend with the weekend rates. Greens are old school Bermuda and very slow. If they rolled the greens once a week it would improve the experience.
A good place to practice.
Greens are terribly slow. This place needs some serious TLC. Rough needs to be mowed, fairways are OK. There are zero perks at this course. Better bring your own drinks because there is no access to anything.
Good place to prcatice
A good place to practice, but greens are very slow.
Wide Open Spaces!!!
I found the course to be fun and enjoyable. Not rushed or hurried in anyway. Lots of open ground so beginning golfers like me aren't losing a lot of balls and most stay playable. I had a blast and look forward to returning!
Great value
The course was in great shape, and it was a great value for the money. I haven't played here in very long time,but was very satisfied.
Good value for the money
For a municipal course, Gainesville is great. It is a great value for the money. The greens and tee boxes are fairly well kept with little to no browning. It is mid July and the fairways are mostly green and mowed as well. The sand traps are not kept, and the cart paths need work, but for the value this is a fine course.
kingfisher1
Fairway starting to dry out need water in some area'.
greens was fair but some of the tee box need to be move
due to much play..
fantastic for this course
small old school greens put a premium on accuracy.
tee boxes, fairways, greens all lush.
minor old damage unaffected my play.
worth it.
Hot day for golf
This course is a good practice course. The greens have improved this season. The staff is very friendly and the pace of play is good. A good course to play to just get out and practice for a while.
Don’t waste your time
This is like playing in a cow pasture. The greens suck, the fairways suck, too he staff sucks. I am normally a very East going guy but why would anyone play here. This is not a golf course. It’s a pasture with some greens placed in random locations. If it was free it would cost too much.
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