Sanibel Island GC
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3.6
781 Reviews (781)
5 Stars
143
4 Stars
294
3 Stars
190
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
67
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.2
71.8%
Recommend this course
534 out of 781 reviews
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3.4
74 Reviews (74)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.3
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
62.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 74 reviews
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3.5
88 Reviews (88)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
67.0%
Recommend this course
59 out of 88 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptional greens and a welcoming staff make this hurricane-recovery course a rewarding and meaningful round to play. Wildlife-lined fairways and an outstanding pace of play deliver a genuinely memorable experience at great value.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 70
Length 6006 yards
Slope 129
Rating 69.9

Previously known as Beachview Golf Club.

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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.6
781 Reviews (781)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Dinner 15
Amazing Food 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 44
Narrow Fairways 30
Bunkers 24
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 39
Locals 28
Advanced Golfers 23
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 22
Near Local Attractions 13
Convenient to the City 9

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Reviews 5
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Hot Day With Family

We received an outstanding rate from Golf Now to play the course. There was a lot of work being done to the course, but many of the greens were spotty. We played very quickly even with two kids. The staff was incredibly friendly and informative of issues on the course, such as no water. We were prepared and really enjoyed the laid back atmosphere.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Horrible Golfcourse

It's not worth what they charge. Expensive and the course is in very bad condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Worst course I have ever played

Extremely poor condition. Landscape is nothing but weeds. Fairways had more weeds than grass. Greens the same. Bone jarring cart paths. Bridges falling apart. This entire course is a joke. Save your money. They should pay you to play. This is the worst conditioned golf course I have ever played. It should not even be listed on Golfnow.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Wildfowers

In the past, I have plaid this course several times and I like it very much. The new The new arrangement with all the flowers looks good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Costly and Lack Bathrooms

It was the most expensive of the 5 games we played where in Florida. It was also the worst golfcourse for ammenities such and only one set of bathrooms over 18 holes, no water, and no beer cart evenafter 11am.

The course just lack some love for the golfer and money for the game you paid for.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf

Terrible course conditions

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Very Poor value

Course is in very poor condition, greens were very slow and had large bald spots. Tees were weeds and grab grass and fairways were full of grab grass, money plants and other weeds.

Would never return.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

poor conditions

Staff was friendly but course was in rough shape. Played 18 in 3.5 hours. No food or drinks available on Sundays

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

not very good condition

driving over the bridge can take 40 minutes plus. allow plenty of time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

challenging island course

this course has improved a lot over the past few years,...greens are in excellent shape....great tee boxes..every hole is challenging and a lot of work has been done to upgrade the landscaping...each year gets better. The owners and staff are very courteous, relaxed and homey atmosphere.....I would definitely keep playing here!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Coming Along

The new owners are slowing making progress. They did a nice job around the tee boxes with the new design of using natural sand and nice plantings. Tee boxes themselves still need work, but since your teeing it up anyway not a show stopper. Fairways are fair but if you roll the ball for a good lie makes them better. Greens have improved within the last year.

On a scale of 1 to 10 for the money they charge

Tee boxes 4

Fairways 4

Greens 6

On the bright side, the layout and piece of property are an 8.

I understand the high price due to it being on the island but I'd like to see more reduced "Specials" especially after 1PM or very early morning

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor

No Driving Range

Poor for Price

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Peasant Day

Course is well designed and fair. Not too many bad suprises

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

a little rough around the edges

The course has two different nines. Front nine much more interesting. Fairways a little thin, probably due to salt air. Greens were okay, faster than they looked. Staff very friendly. A tourist course, consequently play was a little slow. But that was alright as it's very scenic. A lot of water, but not that much comes into play. I don't know if I would play this course again. A little pricey for the course conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice island course

After reading a few of the reviews I was skeptical about this course, but I think some people hold courses to an impossible standard. This course is a good one, and I don't agree with alot of above reviews. Upon arrival at the course, we were greeted by the starter and ushered into the club house. I told them this was our first time here, and they proceeded to give us all the advice that was helpful for this course, including their detailed book of course. HERE is the great part, I told him our tee time wasn't for another 40 minutes, they told us to go ahead out. The course was in pretty good shape, and we had good pace of play until we ran up to a foursome that was obviously playing for a million dollars! The starter actually came out to tell them to move along, but only helped one hole. We had at least 3 couples and a foursome stacked behind us. I've played on better course, and worse for sure. We found greens were rolling good, a few sparsely scattered dead spots, but none that affected our play. Course was a little wet in places, but again, did not really affect our play. Very nice course layout, I enjoyed the challenge of reaching the green on 10 from the tee, which I did, and also on 11. Would definitely play again, and would recommend to all.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Island Course

The staff and service this course provides is absolutely excellent. They cater to your every need. As I talked to the owners, they began to tell me the renovations they have done over the past 3-4 years such as re-doing the almost all tee boxes and creating natural waste areas so the course fits into the island feel. I would absolutely play this course again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Trying hard

I hadn't played this course in 7 years. Used to be Beachview but purchased by a couple of local club pros. Long and short of it they try hard and the course is better than before. Complaints of tee boxes etc. don't recognize the attempt to minimize maintenance. Yes the greens are spotty but with over seeding are MUCH better than 7 years ago. Weather was wet and fairways wetter but you are on an island with more rain this month than the past ten years!

$100 is excessive but there are specials and I was glad I played. Totally different product from The Dunes but fun to play.

And everyone is nice.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

Greens were awful........no grass........really?
Grass around t boxes almost nonexistent.
Not a bad layout but need a lot of TLC and routine maintenance.
Overall, not worth even half of the price in its present condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing
Poor weather
Used cart

wet and windy

Narrow front 9 with tricky water.
we have had a lot of rain but there was so much "casual water" it was sometimes difficult to distinguish from hazards.no one was playing but we were interrupted on first tee by a group playing a club matchand had to follow this slow 4some for nine holes.greens were very bare and tee boxes in poor shape.
A short course but it was not on my gps which picked up all courses in 10 mile radius but not this one.
back nine is a little more open but the wind is even greater.
all in all a mediocre experience.
no water (for drinking)on course and only one washroom on the15th hole.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

A Disappointment

First, it is important to say this course is under new management, and have been working to improve the playing conditions. That said, the course has a long way to go to reach a level of quality to match the $100 price tag. Good layout. Short course. Front nine was very wet....fairways not draining. About 30% of the tee boxes and fairways are weeds. Greens are inconsistent....some slow, some really slow, and then others moderately fast. Lots of bare spots in the greens. Back nine is easier, and in better shape. Will not play here again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/20/2016

Thank you for the feedback, PublicHlthProf! Please know we are continuously working to improve our conditions and we hope you'll play us again soon.

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