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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Greens were wicked fast but that was the "extra" to the challenge.
Awesome course, best we have played so far. Staff was super and a wealth of information on the condition and playability of the course. Will play as often as we can.
One of my favorite local courses
Bobcat trail really is a good course for the money. It's a good course, not too tight, but will punish you on many holes if you don't hit the fairway. The greens can also be very challenging depending on how far you hit from the pin. There are many different ridges and levels on many greens, making putting challenging and fun.
Great value for the money.
Extremely friendly staff right from the bag drop through out the round. The fairways and ruff are in good shape as opposed to other courses in the area that have large bare spots and sparse grassy areas. The greens are fast but not as fast as the practice green. The biggest disappointment was the bunkers. It had rained 2 days earlier yet the bunkers were still full of water and had not been groomed. In addition there are a lot of little pebbles in the bunkers that get splashed up onto the greens making some putts more difficult than they should be. With a little work from the greens keeping crew the course would be in excellent condition. I would recommend anyone in the area to come and play Bobcat.
Fun course and good value
good greens, GPS ok but not the best, fairways and layout very good. Good mix of short and long holes but avoid bunkers at all cost, many were unplayable and had poor sand quality. Still a fun course to play.
nicely maintained
we play this course when vac in Florida and its always in nice shape, some holes are more difficult with water coming in play but brings us back and we always have a good time...
Enjoyed
We were pleased that we were able to play in less than three hours. The course was in pristine condition.
well worth playing
The only problem with this course is the starters they always want to get you going as soon as possible wether you are one or two it is possible to play by your self. when I sign up as a two some I am expecting to be playing with another twosome it is to slow behind a foursome. other then that the course is great to play Mike C
Greens designed by a sadist
I was enjoying the course until hole 11. A par 3 with a green that is steeply slopped down to the water. The hole was cut at the bottom of the green just a few feet from the water. Who ever thought that location was a good idea is sick or at least mean spirited.
Play was a bit slow and I didn't have time to finish.
Beautifil course with nice clubhouse
This is a beautiful course. The green are fast and challenging
Great Course
As advertized. Very good good course the the most challenging greens anywhere.I really liked the course and will be back.I am a 14 hadicap and didn't have a lot of trouble untill i got around the greens and on the greens.The greens are tough.
The more you play this course, the more you will appreciate its subtleties.
You will need a variety of shots to score well on this course. Challenging and fun. BUT THE CONDITION OF THE BUNKERS IS ATROCIOUS.
Greens were in great shape with plenty of speed.
Great value and best conditioned course in the area.
nice layout
short but very nice layout- fast greens - requires shotmaking - heavy play beats this course up and pace of play was slow
A real challenge
This Bob Tway design is definitely a challenge when the wind blows. The large undulating greens can give you fits, especially when they are cut short. There are lots of fairway and greenside bunkers, which is somewhat of a problem because they are very inconsistent. If they were to get all the bunkers in good shape, it would definitely raise the rating.
Nice Course, Good Value
The afternoon deals brought me out and I enjoyed the course.
Slow - Slow play
Killing slow play and nobody did anything about it not even efter we talked to one af the rangers - we only met him once. Not a nice day at the golf course.
Fine course
always a pleasure to play Bobcat trail. Interesting lay out, good conditions, moderate difficulty, well maintained. Enjoyable experience.
Very nice course, exceptional staff.
The summary says it all. I enjoy playing this course. It has a variety of holes and it's fun to play.
Some very interesting holes
the course and grens are in good condition. I encountered very friendly members. Clubhouse facilities are also OK. A pity that they do not feature a starter anymore.