The Trophy Club of Apalachee

Way too slow on the front nine it was 3 hours. The starters push's players out the first t-box every 7-8 minutes which causes slow play. There is no marshals to help slower groups get moving. This is very frustrating. The back 9 was just a little over 2 hours I suspect people got upset and just left after 9 holes fearing a 6 hour round. It is never fun to spend money and wait on every shot.

The greens are slow but rolled true.

6 years ago, Trophy Club wasn't a terrible place to play at twilight rate of 20 bucks. Now, however, it is not worth the effort at any price.

They have, for some inexplicable reason, removed the stone yardage markers that used to be on the tee boxes, so yardage on par 3s is a complete guess. Want yardage in the fairway? Good luck finding a sprinkler.

But the biggest problem is the overall condition of the course. It's pathetic. Bare spots. Cracked cart paths. Bunkers with basically no sand. Splotchy aprons and rough around the green. Clay in the fairways. Ball marks all over the greens from the typical clientele that jams the course and plays impossibly slowly.

My dad and I stopped after a 2:36 minute twilight front 9. (teed off at 4:05) asked the clubhouse guy to do something about the 2 slow as molasses 3 somes in front of us, as we would shockingly fight daylight to finish. He said "you can play the front 9 again, but a 3some can't be that slow."

Stunned, I asked for raincheck since we likely wouldn't finish despite teeing off 4.5 hours before sunset. Was denied.

I'm done with this place. It's one thing to let your course deteriorate, it's another to have disregard for customers. I have about 20 pics I could post, but apparently can't attach to review...

Course was in great condition. We expected it to be busy because it was a holiday weekend, but... We had 3 groups of 3 in front of us and we had 3 people playing. 5 hours to play 18 holes. At one hole, we had 3 groups standing around waiting to play. This course advertises a 4:16 pace of play. Too slow for me, even on a regular day.

I have played the course for years and this is the first time I can say I was completely disappointed. The greens were dead. I hope they grow back because I really enjoy this course!

This golf course is in rough shape. The greens are bumpy and inconsistent. All the turf (tee boxes, fairways and rough) needs intensive attention. Please see the photo of the 12th tee box. There was evidence that the bunkers had been recently groomed, but the grooming was done poorly. Play management was none existent. There was no starter and a marshal that appeared once around the 15th hole. I clocked play of the 8th hole with a stop watch at 17.5 minutes a 5-hour, 15-minute pace. To be fair to the golfers, the 8th hole was set up to be a disaster. The 8th is an excessively penal hole. On this day, the blue tee was pushed all the way back with the gold tee and as far left as possible. The only practical tee shot from this location is a hard hook to hold the fairway. The Trophy Club of Apalachee is significantly over priced considering the conditioning and play management. Note: I rate golf courses on an absolute scale using the following guidelines:

5 stars - Top tier golf course, all amenities, outstanding service/management and excellent course maintenance.

4 stars - Good to great course layout, complete club experience (full practice facilities, locker room, grill, etc...), efficient service/management, very good course maintenance.

3 stars - Good course layout, average practice facilities, average service/management, average course maintenance. No pace of play problems.

2 stars - Nothing special, but an enjoyable course to play. Only minor issues with pace of play.

1 star - Not worth the effort or serious pace of play issues. I take pace of play very seriously.

A 5-hour round is a minimum two-star reduction.

Greens hard and bumpy

Putting was unpredictable

Better golf elsewhere for same price

Drove a long way and was somewhat dissapointed with the course conditions

Greens were in great shape! Extremely fast greens, like you were rolling on concrete. Rest of the course was dormant.

One of the course Marshall, harassed us for no reason the only thing we could conclude was because the color of our skin, we asked other golfer of a different color and they had no issues, the guy name was Bud I think, probably won't be going back there if he's working.

The course was in decent condition considering the drought. It is a hard course and very slanted. The greens pitch and you have to be able to read them or it's gonna be a long day. Time of play was very good and Staff very friendly .

There were too many people out there and not enough time to play. They were more interested in taking your money than you enjoying the course.

I have played here twice now and will be back as the course is a good value when using Last Minute Tee Times or GolfNow. It starts with a par 5, then a short (possibly driveable depending on tees played and ability) par 4, and the a long-ish par 3. This leads to groups playing slowly and bunching up on the tees. On the par 3 groups should allow the next group to hit their tee shots before putting. This will keep play moving. The course was pretty dry, although the greens were in good shape. There is variation in elevation and some holes going left while others right. All in all, it's a good track is you don't mind a slow round. Yesterday it took five and a half hours to play 18.

Well worth the money and drive. This course is in great shape, the greens are good, not the fastest but very smooth. Challenging, outlay with several tough doglegs, back nine was much harder than the front. Would love to play this course again. By the way the club house attendant was excellent, great attitude and very accommodating. Did not have time to attend the bar/restaurant in the clubhouse, but members of my group where happy with the food at the turn.

The Trophy Club of Apalachee has greatly improved their greens over the last few months making the course reasonable to play. The greens had good pace and were generally smooth with very few bare spots. Otherwise the course is very playable, but not well groomed. This golf club simply does not put adequate effort into maintenance. The fairways and rough have decent grass with many weeds, areas with poor watering, areas with poor drainage, and areas with bare ground. The bunkers have little consistency and had not been recently groomed. The practice tee was very worn. This course has a decent layout and can be fun to play but is only recommended if the price is much less than $50.

Trophy Club of Apalachee is an excellent course with a friendly staff. All the holes are beautiful requiring some challenging shots. Moreover, the greens are in excellent condition where the balls roll true. However, the greens are definitely fast and challenging when judging the speed of putts. I enjoy it because it will certainty make you a better golfer.

Course is in great shape and the greens are very consistent really enjoy playing there and most of the time I like the people I get paired with..

The course is in great shape. The greens were fast but in perfect shape. My only issue is the length even from the white tees are too long on some holes for a senior golfer.

Why isn't there any senior tees as there are in most courses?

I want to enjoy my round so I most likely will play elsewhere next time.