The GC at Margaritaville Lake Resort: #10
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4.0
654 Reviews (654)
5 Stars
197
4 Stars
272
3 Stars
103
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
79.8%
Recommend this course
516 out of 654 reviews
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4.1
30 Reviews (30)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
83.3%
Recommend this course
25 out of 30 reviews
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4.3
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
49 out of 56 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6921 yards
Slope 132
Rating 73.3

Formerly known as La Torretta Lake Resort & Spa and La Torretta del Lago.

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Course Details

Year Built 1981
Fairways Tifdwarf 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dave Marr Jeffery D. Blume (2007)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Denim Not Allowed, Collared shirts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Texas (2016 #21)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Value Courses in the U.S. (2016 #25)
  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Courses for Pace of Play in the U.S. (2016 #11)
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4.0
654 Reviews (654)
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Skill Intermediate
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3.0
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First time playing course since it became apart of the resort, not sure I’ll be back any time soon main complaint is course condition if you can loose golf balls a foot off the fairway because the grass is too tall there is a problem. A hand full of the putting surfaces have large burn spots and the cart path is like an off road course not a fan especially for the price. Used to be one of my favorites around here

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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2.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Overall: good

Only like 3 greens needed some attention, which they were treating. I’d say another 2-3 weeks and those greens will be solid. From the tips, it seemed long though it was kind of soggy with recent rains. We went off first so it was open - finished in 2hr 40min. Fun layout! I’d play it again, especially once those few greens continue to improve. First time out and shot a 79!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Great course except pace of play and greens

So much potential at this course. Scenic course with a good amount of water. Resort amenities are great. But greens were more burnt out than any course I’ve ever played on. Not talking about a bit of yellow grass on some greens green. I mean hard mud/zero grass on significant portions (10% to 30%) of nearly every green. Yes it’s Texas summer, but something is wrong here. Also pace of play was brutal. 5+ hours waiting on nearly every tee box. They need to manage pace of play better.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
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Previously Played

Really expected better conditions

Love the layout and staff. Conditions were not worth the money. Tall patchy fairways and spotty greens. Maybe worth half the price but not what they charge. I get it, it's a Margaritaville property, but it's definitely NOT in Margaritaville prices condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Excellent staff

My only feedback was that they had us sandwiched between 2 foursomes and the pace of the play was extremely slow. 7:20 start and 12:30 finish. We let 2 singles play through. But otherwise we were waiting to shoot every shot. May have been more on the foursome in front of us than the course. Just seemed to be booked odd compared to other courses I've played.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

This course has some great features

My wife and I went out and played 18 holes at

4 pm in the evening was hot but as time progressed it got a little cooler. The course was in good shape everything had been mowed. Looks like they finally got the new carts in as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Abomination to the Game of Golf

This course was sadly the most rundown and poorly kept golf course I have ever played in 15 years of playing. The bunkers were destroyed by flooding because simple maintenance was not done at the right time. The green were so poorly kept putting was not fair. The fringe had foot high Augustine grass and other random weeds.

I asked a person who worked there why the course was in such bad shape and they stated they had three lower downs. Well, I didn’t see one person working on greens or doing any maintenance and we were the first tee time of the day. I also know that money is not an issue because when we checked in I was told it was a full tee sheet for the day.

DO NOT PLAY HERE. You will have and play a more fair game of golf playing cowboy style in the middle of a field.

Someone needs to be fired for negligence or fraud because this was insanely bad. Also, the crappy range they have it costs $10 for a small bucket of FIFTEEN BALLS. The worst experience of golf I have ever had and sadly this course has so much potential to be great but it seems incompetence, greed or both is rampant within management at this course. It should be shut down.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/04/2024

Thank you for your comment, we would appreciate a small bit of grace as we received our yearly rainfall in just a brief few months. As most can expect many areas of the golf course are unable to be mowed as we would have created more damage than good. For consumer knowledge we do have a warm up area before your round and our range baskets include 30-45 balls per basket. We do appreciate your comment and know the course conditions are improving daily without rain in the forecast.

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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are shocking

They course needs closing to allow the greens to recover. I expect it has been due to rain/flooding. They are shockinky bad… they will completely ruin them if the don’t…

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/04/2024

Thank you for your comment, many of our surrounding area courses have not been able to open due to this years storms. We still have work to do but we are confident your golfing experience is getting better with each passing day.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Maintenance

Needs more attention to bring it to a value destination.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not Good

Not a good course. Not in good condition and pace of play is atrocious

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poorly Maintained/No Marshall

I received a low rate from GP so I tried the course a second time in six months. Course is poorly maintained, fairways not up snuff. The rough is just unmowed weeds. Easy to lose a ball 5ft off fairways. Disappointed. Not sure who is giving 4’s! Playing a different course than I did.

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