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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6806 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.9

Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club (formerly known as Bobcat Trail Golf Club), also known simply as "the Cat," has been considered one of Sarasota County's best courses since it opened in 1998. Each hole on this lengthy par-71 layout offers a risk-reward opportunity. This thought-provoking course requires careful course management, proper club selection, and sharp short game skills. The large greens are fast and undulating and bunkers are strategically placed throughout. There are also several water hazards that come into play. Not only does each hole offer a unique challenge, they all offer beautiful scenery with a different eye-catching feature on each. Golfers will be sure to encounter some of the abundant wildlife that inhabits the golf course including foxes, gators, hawks and osprey. The club's staff claims that any of the 18 holes could be considered a signature hole.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Tway Lee Singletary (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.5
744 Reviews (744)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 36
Brunch 15
Watching the Game 15
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 88
Water Hazards 82
Undulating Greens 71
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 54
Locals 49
Seniors 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
Worth the Drive 47
In the 'Burbs 33

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Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
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3.0
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Bobcat Trail Good Value

This was second year in a row we played here and while I really like the course the greens this year were a bit slower. Overall a good value but had to pay extra for range balls. Would recommend as a good time for any caliber of golfer.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Slow Play

We teed off 25 minutes late and were not given an explaination for late start. It took us over 5 hours to play the round.

Conditions Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

The course has got some good features

The bunkers are in poor condition and need quite a bit of attention to get them back into good shape, some had a lot of stones in them. Greens were quite tricky. Some tees need attention

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoyable

enjoyed the round but pace of play was very slow. Sunday at 1138 tee off and took over 4.5 hours to complete. Waited to hit on every hole, did not see any Marshalls on course. Course is enjoyable to play and in very good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slow Play...No Play

Course was in great shape, weather was great but play was extremely slow. I was very disappointed in the lack of Ranger commitment to speed up play and was equally disappointed to learn that there was an unofficial tournament going on. The even more disappointing thing is I've always wanted to play this course but the experience was not worth the wait.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Disappointed again

If you look way back to OCT/Nov reviews the same condition of the bunkers still exists. Nothing done.
With a Sat 12:53 T-time we barely made it in before dark at 6pm. No ranger visible anywhere. Had a group behind us hit into us 4 times during 1st 6 holes.
Called clubhouse to complain, no one came out to deal with the matter.
No beverage cart on course at all that we saw in our 5 hour round.
This whole situation on this course has been the same for past 3 years. I go back once a year to see if things have changed, they haven't.
Only good thing is fair price and very good greens.
You need major improvements all around. See u next year MAYBE??????

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Challenging course

Would be nice if the bunkers had more sand, but it' still a good course for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Enjoyed the game

Really like the Bobcat course.... it's always well maintained and staff is consistantly on top of things.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Course was good, value was good. Would be nice if they had a beverage cart!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Tough Day in Wind

Choose your tee box carefully in the wind here. Big factor on holes like 13,17.
Great staff, friendly, helpful.
Having played here before I can't understand the conditions (still) in some of the bunkers. It hurts the good work on the rest of the course. either make them better or grow them over.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very nice layout

The course has a very nice layout, the condition of fairways and tee boxes could be a little better. However, it is absolutely worth to play, the layout is great and provides a lot of fun.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Got a good deal

Got a great rate on Golf Now. Have played Bobcat many times over the years. It's not my favorite track, but that's more personal preference. Just doesn't fit my eye well and conditioning of the course has been suspect at times over the years. Conditioning of the course was good for this round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Consistent SLOW Play

Love this golf course and we play it several times every winter BUT it always takes 5 hours to finish our round. Bring your patience if you're a fast player, or play somewhere else!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

READ THIS REVIEW! Good Course That Has Gone Bad

11:15 tee time and they were already out of carts at 10:30. Got a cart at 11:05 and the starter forgot to call me for my tee time. Paired me up with a twosome 15 minutes late. They overbooked and were just stacking groups on #1 tee. No time between groups. Just stack em and pack em. Made for a very slow 5 hour round.

Most of the sand traps were unplayable, filled with 1000s of rocks and shells. Putting on the greens was like putting on a Ruffles potato chip. Fairways were decent, but most were spotty with dead grass and weeds. Tee boxes were the same.

Overall this course has lost its luster. Used to be nice. Not sure how any of the previous reviews in the last couple of months say it was in nice condition.

Played with two members that said other members tried to buy the course from the owner because of how sick they were of the course conditions. The owner refused to sell to the members and also refuses to put money into the course. Save your time and your money and play somewhere else. Trust me.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good layout risk reward trade offs are excellent

Friendly staff, driving range onto "island" greens gets any fear of water under control on the range where is doesn't matter.

There are quite a few interesting holes with decisions to be made - play safe or go for it.

A very enjoyable round

Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

nice course

Nice Course! Enjoyed The Round! Course Was In Great shape

Conditions Good
Value Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/30/2014

Honestly pal, I cannot for the life of me can see how you say this course was in GREAT shape. Maybe compared to what you're used to playing it was, but this course's shape was horrible and I played it just 4 days after you did.

In fact, I noted in my review that two members I played with informed me that the members tried to buy the course from the owner because of how bad the course is being maintained.

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beaucoup eau

c'est un terrain a joué , il y a beaucoup d'eau et une bonne précision des coups est nécessaire . les verts sont rapides et ondulé mais pas a l'extrême. les trappes de sable étaient toutefois dans un mauvais état ,en fait pas de sable et beaucoup de roches, mais quand même bien conditionné . J'y retournerai.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Killer sand traps

This course was in very good condition for the dry weather that we have had. The fairways were nice and the greens run pretty fast. There was a tournament the weekend before so the pin placements were down right brutal but a ton of fun. The only complaint is the traps. I have never played where the traps were so deep and the sand was very hard. As my partner told me, stay out of the traps or it's going to be a long day! Awesome round and not to crowded yet for this time of year. I will certainly play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

nice course need to play a few times to know how to play it

Nice course . difficult approach shots on par 5's.

Bunkers needed sand only down side of course.

Greens where nice fast but not too fast

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Bunkers

The course is a great course to play and very fair. Enjoyed my experience but wish they would fix the bunkers. There low on sand and what they have in them is low quality. I will come back and hope they address the problem

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