Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantz | 71 | 6806 yards | 73.9 | 139 |
| Gator | 71 | 6095 yards | 70.2 | 130 |
| Bobcat (W) | 71 | 5498 yards | 73.2 | 131 |
| Bobcat | 71 | 5498 yards | 67.4 | 119 |
| Fox | 71 | 4896 yards | 69.7 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantz M: 75.1/138 | 395 | 167 | 494 | 520 | 187 | 302 | 410 | 553 | 458 | 3486 | 493 | 244 | 390 | 369 | 427 | 583 | 177 | 415 | 448 | 3546 | 7032 |
| Combo 1 M: 73.6/135 | 384 | 167 | 407 | 520 | 175 | 302 | 410 | 511 | 430 | 3306 | 493 | 205 | 390 | 369 | 391 | 523 | 177 | 415 | 404 | 3367 | 6673 |
| Tway M: 72.8/133 | 384 | 138 | 407 | 507 | 175 | 288 | 385 | 511 | 430 | 3225 | 487 | 205 | 373 | 350 | 391 | 523 | 163 | 405 | 404 | 3301 | 6526 |
| Combo 2 M: 71.3/131 | 384 | 138 | 378 | 507 | 154 | 268 | 377 | 511 | 398 | 3115 | 487 | 166 | 373 | 320 | 350 | 477 | 163 | 388 | 393 | 3117 | 6232 |
| Gator M: 70.3/124 | 356 | 120 | 378 | 457 | 154 | 268 | 377 | 461 | 398 | 2969 | 454 | 166 | 317 | 320 | 350 | 477 | 143 | 388 | 393 | 3008 | 5977 |
| Combo 3 M: 68.7/121 | 356 | 120 | 370 | 457 | 154 | 229 | 349 | 424 | 367 | 2826 | 430 | 132 | 317 | 320 | 310 | 468 | 143 | 350 | 375 | 2845 | 5671 |
| Bobcat M: 67.9/117 W: 73.4/129 | 327 | 99 | 370 | 434 | 123 | 229 | 349 | 424 | 367 | 2722 | 430 | 132 | 283 | 286 | 310 | 468 | 113 | 350 | 375 | 2747 | 5469 |
| Fox M: 64.6/111 W: 69.7/117 | 296 | 79 | 340 | 413 | 94 | 153 | 322 | 395 | 340 | 2432 | 386 | 105 | 256 | 250 | 268 | 424 | 83 | 317 | 327 | 2416 | 4848 |
| Handicap | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 |
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fantastic value for money
this is a very good challenging golf course worth playing over and over again whatever your handicap level - only downside was poor quality of bunkers
we will certainly be back soon
Great Course with Friendly Staff
I play this course each time I visit my Dad. Great course and greens were in nice shape.
formidable
Trés beau terrain bien aménagee propre les allées font bien fournies et les verts rapide comme il se doit
great course!
challenging layout... greenskeeper was masochist with pin placements! definitely coming back again!
Interesting and pretty difficult course.
Varied and nice course shape without borring parts. Well- kept property. Worth to play once again.
Very good golf course
Course is in good condition, only reason for not giving it a 5 star rating is the condition of the bunkers. Thankfully I did not get in one but my playing partners did and some were filled with a lot of shells. Overall it is a very fair course for all golfing levels.
Great Course
This is the second time we've played this course. It's in fabulous shape and it's a very beautiful course to play. Only downside was no beverage cart & they didn't mention it before we started.
good
nice course and very enjoyable round
only negative is no sand in bunkers but rocks and shells
Bobcat Trail
Fantastic course with enough challenges for every level of golfer. Tiered greens with a lot of humps and bumps just off to give you either a lucky or unlucky bounce most times.
Pin placement were ridiculous
Pace of play was agonizingly slow. Traps were barren and filled with rocks, but it look liked they were prepped for sand.
One of my top five courses in the area.
Challenging layout but not too tight. Rolling terrain, not your usual Florida flatland. Traps are deep and large. Greens offer numerous options for pin placements. Just seems to have a lot of character built into the overall design.
ALWAYS A TREAT
THE COURSE NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON. MANY TEES VERY POOR, GREENS WERE GENERALLY OK, BUT THERE WERE SOME TOUGH SPOTS ON MANY. THE BUNKERS ARE IN TOUGH SHAPE AND NEED TO BE WORKED ON TO MAKE THEM MORE PLAYABLE AND CONSISITENT.
THE LAYOUT OF THIS COURSE MAKES IT FUN TO PLAY AND I WILL ALWAYS FIND THE TIME TO PLAY IT IN SPITE OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED.
Bobcat
Greens were good but the traps were in poor condition. course has many water hazards.
Greens WOW
This course has great greens. Very challenging ! Will play again soon.
Plenty of obstacles to keep you thinking.
I played this course because it was recommended to me by some other golfers. I was a little reluctant as I have been sticking to only the highest rated courses on Golf Now. The tee boxes were beat up and the overall course condition was pretty average. However, the course has a great layout with water and huge traps everywhere. Every shot requires your attention. It was also quite picturesque with a minimal amount of homes to look at while you played. If the overall condition was better, I would rate it right up there with Waterlefe and Misty Creek as my favorite local course.
If only the greens....
Played here for the 1st time in a few years on Labor Day. Overall, the course is a pleasure but the greens were in awful shape. Recently punched and like a Ritz cracker. It is so frustrating when you know you can't make anything outside of 8 feet unless its luck.
Not what it use to be
Played this course 6 years ago and its was nice and thought id go check it out and play a round. Highly disapointed in the course conditions..kinda seems like they let it go some. The greens and fairways were OK and playable but weeds and crab grass thru out. The sand traps were horrible w grass grown on the sides. Differently not how i remember the course.
Hot temperature but great golf round
We got a heartly welcome, an ongoing support and could play absolutely unhindered. It was a great round.
Thanks to these Guys in the Pro Shop.
Great track but needs some tlc
I know it's off season but a little tlc in the sand traps would make this a solid 4.5 star place. The staff was outstanding. Facilities as well. Very good layout. Just buy and use a a sandpro in the traps would help. I will come back and hope they make this one sorely needed imrprovement to an otherwise enjoyable track.