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2.6
1767 Reviews (1767)
5 Stars
175
4 Stars
540
3 Stars
463
2 Stars
312
1 Stars
277
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
3.3
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.5
42.0%
Recommend this course
990 out of 1767 reviews
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2.9
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
3.6
44.4%
Recommend this course
12 out of 27 reviews
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2.5
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
16
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.7
Layout
3.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
3.5
37.3%
Recommend this course
19 out of 51 reviews
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Course Highlights
Welcoming staff and a notably smooth pace of play make rounds here consistently enjoyable across all three nine-hole layouts. Wide fairways, solid course conditions, and affordable rates offer strong value for golfers at every skill level.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6538 yards
Slope 135
Rating 77.6

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.

Each of the nines carries its own personality. The Indian nine is the longest, with the most straight-forward holes. The Royal nine features water on eight of its holes. (Yes, your break from water is one hole total).

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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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2.6
1767 Reviews (1767)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 39
Patio Dining 36
Dinner 15
Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 59
Water Hazards 54
Bunkers 49
This course/club is great for:
Locals 64
Seniors 54
Playing Multiple Courses 31
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 53
Worth the Drive 24
At a Resort 19

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Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course decline

We played the course just one year ago, but there has definitely been a decline in the maintenance and upkeep. The tee boxes are just rocks scattered around and the fairways need fertilization. The biggest problem is with the golf carts. We played a 9 hole round on 3/2 and the cart barely made it through 9. When we played 18 holes on 3/6, we had to turn in our cart after 9 and the second cart did not make it through the remaining 9 and we had to quit after 6. The course has an interesting layout and some beautiful vistas, but who ever owns or manages the course is doing a disservice to the golfer, in addition to the homeowners and renters in the community. I realize it’s “cheap golf” but it’s not enjoyable because of the cart situation and we decided to never play here again.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf Cart

Golf carts battery issues needs to be address by the management.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Neglected old course

nice course made up of 3 nines, the courses need maintenance and more attention than currently being given. bot tickets as an online deal and the the round was very good value for the money. the carts require a better charging routine as some don't make it a full 18 holes

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

We waited 45 minutes after our tee time just to get a cart. We quit after 14 holes because our cart was never going to make it to the end. It was a t totally disorganized mess and I will never go back again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 121
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Course needs repairs!

The course is nice; but, several sections need some improvements with respect to water leaks and grass. The tee boxes and greens need some improvements.

The carts need new batteries or the course needs to get new carts. Most of the carts will not make a single round before running out of power.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible condition

I hadn’t played here in 2 years-COVID. This was my go to course for 5 years prior to COVID. Some greens had no grass, hard as rock. Some fairways were sketchy with grass. Locals made comments that they never fertilizered as cost was too high. For the price they charged is was not worth it. $35 at the most not $63 . I will not be back☹️

Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Cart Issues

We could not get a cart upon arriving 45 minutes before our tee time. We were told that we had to wait until 10 minutes before our time to get a cart, even though there were 11 carts in the staging area. Eleven carts would be 5 tee times that carts were available for. But the person who checked us in said those carts were staged for tee times ahead of us. It's hard to believe that they would squeeze 5 tee times into 45 minutes. Upon getting our cart 10 minutes prior to our tee time, we noticed that most of the carts that were staged when we got there were still there. Now the good part. Afterplaying 2 holes, our cart batteries did not have enough power to continue. We had to call the proshop and have another brought to us. The second cart they brought us lasted 13 holes, and again we had to call and have another brought to us. The course and carts need a great deal of attention. We won't be back until their management realizes they have issue, and corrects accordingly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Please do NOT allow groups of 5 or more!

Fast pace of play for 2/3 of the round & then a 5-some made it painfully slow! Winter rules are a must here as the grass is patchy and inconsistent. Too wet in some places and you get a mud ball while other shots bounce like they hit a cart path as it's so hard. Putting is a guessing game with bare spots. This course has the potential to be much better than it is. Disappointing.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Please do NOT allow groups of 5 or more!

We rented a home within the walled Indian Palms community for a week. Played it for the first time 2 days earlier with 2 local members. Played the first 11 holes quicker than the last 7 as we waited for a 5-some over & over from the 12th on. This round on a Tuesday was painfully SLOW as 2 X 5-somes were allowed to dictate the pace of our entire day. The 5 wives were out front & the 5 husbands followed. NO ONE was able to play through and on a few par 3's there were 5 groups backed up!!!! Hurry up and wait golf is no fun & this round took way too long. My group left after 16 holes as we were already an extra hour on the course than a typical round. The mountain course is in bad shape on many holes including a final green that's completely dead. Get a marshal to keep the pace of play and STOP allowing groups of 5 or more! Play at your own risk & winter rules apply.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good value, but you get what you pay for

The course is fine, but it looks run down. The "driving range" is an open field, and when you pay for balls you're handed a small trashbag with range balls. The signs are in disrepair, the staff are nice older gentlemen, but it looks like most patrons are regulars, so there isn't a lot of clarity about where to go. They have 27 holes, but the starter seems to just assign people randomly. Not likely to play again.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Patchy

The course overall was okay. Course can use a lot of TLC. The fairways weren't in the greatest shape, lots of patchy areas. Rough needs a lot of work. Greens were not as bad as the fairway, but could use woks also.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course, some greens hurting...

Well due to Covid times, there are no starters out there. The Pro shop advised people which of the 9s they were on, but not everybody listened! Ended up playing Mountain 9 twice, which was fine as we could play 18 holes in 3.5 hours.

Some good challenging holes. But were advised the 7, 8, 9 greens were being repaired, so may take a few days for those to improve. Other greens were good to excellent..

Nice staff.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Course needs some major attention. Condition was poor.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pro Shop

Not a good experience in the pro shop! We’re told no carts but went to starter and got one right away! Starter was great! Pro shop person was miserable! Course was in poor shape!

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 121
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Waiting for your cart!

The course conditions have improved over the past two months. The problem and challenges that golfers have; especially, playing late morning and early afternoon is having a golf cart available at your tee time. Plus, having one that will get you through your round of 18.

Many of the carts have old batteries and they are not taking a proper charge. It's not uncommon to have golfers waiting for a cart to start their round. This is sad!

With the conditions of the carts, I can not honestly recommend playing IPCC at this time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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