The Trophy Club of Apalachee

Great course for the $ - a decent layout with some challenging holes, Lots of target golf. Greens we’re in good shape for winter

course is always welcome kept. staff is always friendly

My sister and I were riders while my brother in law and his friend played.

You won’t believe this… we were on the 9th hole and my sister and I had to use the restroom and get a snack. So, we drove to the END of the hole where the clubhouse was.

After coming outside, the Asian man that works in the pro shop said we are not allowed to be riding around in a golf cart (ON A GOLF COURSE WE PAID TO BE AT) without my sister’s husband standing right next to us. He then insulted us to his friends he was sitting with as we walked away saying, “they don’t even play golf.” We actually do play golf and for him to assume that because we are women is absolutely repulsive. He continued to hurl disrespectful comments under his breath as we left.

We are grown women and don’t need a man to babysit us as we drive 100ft to a clubhouse. We paid money to be there and even bought food from them, all to be mistreated.

He was degrading, disrespectful, and down right disgusting to the players. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY ON THIS COURSE!!!!! Choose a cleaner* more respectful* course so you can enjoy your round and get your $$ worth!

Not to mention the starter that was working was also incredibly rude interrupting my sister when she tried to talk. My family and I will NEVER go back.

The price they charge for this goat track is insane. 3hrs to play 9 holes. Paid for 18 but only played 9 because of the atrocious pace of play. This course is worth 25 bucks at most. Would never recommend to anyone else.

Almost 3 hours to play 9 holes. Course was less than ideal conditions for $65 and we ended up leaving after 9. I’ve never experienced this slow of play and I have to assume it’s due to over booking.

I have not played here in quite some time. First off, my buddy and I went to play with our 12 yr old sons only to be charged full price for the boys. $65 for a kid seems a bit much. Secondly, the bunkers were more dirt and mud than sand. If this is going to be the condition that you keep your bunkers just close them. Most of all, they way over booked the course. At one point we had 3 groups at a tee box waiting on a group to approach the green. They also had a couple of pairs back to back.

5 hours to play a round after we finely got a cart 2 minutes before tee time

They pack the course in with as many golfers they can. Pace of play is always a joke. Greens were terribly slow and bumpy. Zero sand in the bunkers. The only reason I played here was because I wanted the BBQ lol. Course sucks and it’s not worth half of what they charge,

but people pay anyhow so won’t bother again. Good golfers don’t play here.

Pace of Play the worst I’ve ever seen. Employee morale extremely poor. Soil erosion, scrub grass tee boxes, clay bunkers and poor design are just a few of the problems with this course. There are plenty of courses nearby to spend your money. Stay far away from this one. I can’t believe it’s still open.

Played on a weekday at 1045. Took us over 7 hours to finish. Ranger drove by and said it’s “a little backed up.” We watched two groups tee off in front of us the entire back 9. They wouldn’t let us pass even with just two of us playing. Ruined the entire experience.

Course could be pretty fun but pace of play is a huge problem. So much so that it makes the round unenjoyable. Tee times 8 minutes apart. No one monitoring pace of play. There is no excuse to be backed up on every tee box. I have played here several times over the last month or two. Every time expressing concern to the clubhouse. Getting “thank you” as a response or a shoulder shrug. Used to be a fun course.

The course was in great shape and the pace of play was average about 4:20 to finish. The ranger was extremely rude. We were playing behind two groups one was a 5 person group and the other a foursome. We had to wait a few minutes at each tee box but nothing out of the ordinary. We explained to him that we could not play any faster because of the groups in front of us. He offered no apology and then asked when we last saw the group in front of us. Well two holes later he comes back as we are on 17 watching one group on the greatness and the other in the fairway. We told him we were not the problem yet he was still rude and drove off as we were talking. Basically ranger Dave ruined a great afternoon of golf. If Trophy expects 18 holes on a Thursday afternoon to be played in 4 hours they are crazy. They only way to speed the play is to spread out the start times. They need to decide if they want to more rounds or faster play. Most importantly they need to have friendly and courteous staff interact with their customers.

First time playing Apalachee since last Fall. The new driving range is great. Greens were reliable and in great condition. Tee boxes were very sparse of grass with lots of sand underneath. Fairways were generally OK but a number of water drainage/erosion issues. Bunkers are largely red clay mud holes. Staff is friendly and the brisket sandwich at the turn was most excellent.

Booked 4:30 on Friday thinking we might get 15 in if it’s slow and 18 if all is good. 2 1/2 hours later on hole 6 and I knew this round was toast. Tee boxes were stacked 3 and 4 groups deep. Not a Marshall in sight and players were left to just deal with the atrocious pace of play.

I should have taken some pictures of the tee boxes and fairways. The course itself is poorly maintained with nearly every tee box nothing but scrub grass and sand. Fairways have bare spots that have zero topsoil and no chance of recovery from winter weather.

We skipped hole 9 and just called it quits at just over 3 hours for 8 holes.. Stopped by the golf shop to let them know we were less than pleased and received the shoulder shrug of the unconcerned and unapologetic staff member. He said management was aware of the issues from previous player complaints and they don’t listen. It was just kind of a “so what” attitude.

Probably won’t be back unless it is for the grill and patio. One of the nicest club grills and patios around. Unfortunately that seems to be all the management appears to take seriously. I was going to send an email to management but decided to just post a review instead. Maybe they will read it. Hire a Marshall to help manage the pace of play and charge an extra buck a beer. You will get more repeat customers and likely sell more beers to boot.

Too bad, I have heard this was once a decent place to play.

The course was in fair shape. The clubhouse was is very good condition. The staff was very rude and not friendly at all. We had just finished the first hole and a group member behind us came and told us that he worked at the course and that we needed to pick up the pace. Absolutely ridiculous. Never will play here again.