Indian Palms GCC
A view over the water of a hole at Indian Palms Golf & Country Club
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2.7
1740 Reviews (1740)
5 Stars
174
4 Stars
533
3 Stars
452
2 Stars
308
1 Stars
273
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.0
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.8
46.0%
Recommend this course
978 out of 1740 reviews
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2.1
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
12
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.3
Layout
3.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.1
StaffFriendliness
3.4
29.2%
Recommend this course
7 out of 24 reviews
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2.7
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
22
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.0
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
3.7
46.6%
Recommend this course
41 out of 88 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6430 yards
Slope 134
Rating 76.9

This course dates back to the 1940s and carries a powerful history. Dwight Eisenhower and John Kennedy played many a round at Indian Palms, back when it was called Cochran Ranch. Eisenhower loved the place so much, he wrote his memoirs at the ranch.

You might become enraptured with Indian Palms' past. But the course itself has very much moved into the 21st century.

Eighteen of its 27 holes went through a massive renovation a few years ago. Some of the most dramatic changes are on the greens, once generally flat and small and tilting from back to front to allow the greens to hold shots almost to a fault. Many greens on the course today have been expanded to as much as 6,000 square feet.

The Royal nine features water on eight of its holes. (Yes, your break from water is one hole total).

The Mountain nine is probably the toughest of the three, with plenty of hills out on the course and plenty of slope on the greens. The Mountain nine also boasts a rare par-4 island green.

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Course Details

Year Built 2008
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jackie Cochran

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis
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2.7
1740 Reviews (1740)

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Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Sad

Are used to play this course quite a bit 510 years ago went back very disappointed in the maintenance is not even in existence the key box were terrible on the roof was very very long and not cut in months pins have not been changed on one of the courses for months went through three golf carts on front nine because a battery age issues

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough around the edges

Sadly the course is very rough around the edges in terms of condition. I really enjoy the challenge and the layout. Bottom line, “Ill be back”

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Terrible condition

I don't know how this course gets worse every year. I only play Indian Palms if I find a deal on a discount golf website. The green on Mountain 2 has holes in it like a gopher started digging...the flags get moved every 4 or 5 day. The flags are seldom in straight. The rough is sometimes cut, and when it is, the deep cut grass is left on the course.

The first 3 holes on Indian had just been scalped for reseeding, then it appears to have been opened again. So, you're not playing on grass fairway....you're playing on dirt!

Pace of play was great, because there wasn't many people playing.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bad Couse Conditions

We were looking for a place to play. Most of the courses were closed for overseeding. We found this course and decided to play it, because we never played it before. We thought for $80 dollars it would be a halfway decent course. We were wrong!! The course was in horrible shape. The tee boxes looked like you were teeing up in the rough. The greens were either dead or had chunks of grass missing, if it was $25 dollars we would have thought "Yeah it looks like a 25-dollar Muni course" and that would be a stretch. The staff was really nice and friendly. However, we asked for a bucket of balls to warm up on the range, and we were given a plastic grocery bag with balls in it. I think the most annoying thing for us is how they charge $80 dollars for such a horrible course. We will never set foot in that place ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sad Shape

The course was not in good shape. Parts of it were in fall reconditioning shape with deep layers of cut grass. Lost 4 balls that were in fairway. As there are 27 holes, it would have been better to close 9 hole courses individually completely until it is playable instead of 3 or 4 really bad holes on each 9 hole course we played. It seemed like the resort as a whole was on a sad downhill slide.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions; no amenities

Experienced very poor conditions here. The newly opened 9 didn’t seem to have any new seed on it. Also, some of the greens were actually gray with little actual grass growth on them. The restaurant was closed, so it was just by luck that we had brought some drinks with us. I love to golf, bu5 if someone had told me they booked a tee time here, I would have told them to cancel out!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

STOP…. Do not play here.

Total waste of your time and your hard earned money. The course has continually been going downhill for years. This is the worst condition I have seen it in. The first 3 hole of the Indian course had work done on them to start reseeding. Management decided to stop overseeing Indian course and switch it up to the Royal Course.

Conditions Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 43
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Value

The course is great value for the money. Both of our cart just made it to the 18 hole! The tough is very rough. Some fairways and greens not great. Not sure if it's because of the overseeding program. I guess you get what you pay for!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Indian palms

Don't have expectations of a great experience here

This community seems nice not sure way the HOA would not make golf course a priority

Never going back

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Worst course that I've ever played.

My wife and I decided to play this course even though I remember playing it once before and I wasn't very impressed with it. With all the courses being shut down for overseeding there wasn't too many options for golf. The course was in horrible condition. Some of the greens were so diseased that you were literally putting on dirt. No one was raking the sand, the rough around the greens must have just been cut because there was clumps of rotting grass everywhere around the greens. We only golfed 9 holes and decided to quit because it was so bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Don't waste your money

Poor management and worse ownership. It's cheap but even that's a waste of your money. The greens are burnt and filled with ant hills. You'll need to replace your golf cart at least 3 times since it will die on you. If you try to complain to the manager, good luck. He won't even bother coming out to say hello. If you talk to the residents this is pretty common and they say it's a tax shelter. Do yourself a favor and spend $10 more to golf anywhere else

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Disappointed

If you are a serious golfer take a pass waste of time and money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course

Golf course is very bad. Never too care of it. Green is all damaged

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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