Sanibel Island Golf Club

The course conditions were terrible. Every tee box was dirt and zero grass. Greens were ok. Not a single. marker. No amenities on site at all because they are redoing clubhouse. Beverage cart showed up when we were on 15th hole. We waited on every hole. Not worth the $150 we had to pay per person.

Greens very nice and roll true… just a little on slow side. Course routing makes sense and they were able to squeeze as much golf course as they could in the parcel of land they had.

Tee boxes are still a work in process as are the fairways. It’s a typical Florida golf course with lots of water and you will see plenty of birds along with a gator or two. They gators we saw were all less than 6 feet and are just laying in sun on pond bank

They had just completed the irrigation project and course should only improve in the coming month for Southwest Florida in prime season the price we paid was in line with what I expected.

Pace of plan was very good. We were a foursome (two couples) and finished our round in about 3:40 minutes.

I understand that the course took a real beating from the Hurricane, but to still charge those rates? Greens are in great shape but not mowed. I can work with a course that received that sort of damage, but I think the value is not there.

Since new ownership took over at Sanibel Island golf club the only visible change they’ve made is purchase new golf carts. Really guys! We had numerous issues playing there,starting with course conditions and amenities. Most tee boxes are either dirt or sand and very hard to find level ground . There are no garbage cans on the course and not one ball washer was found. . My understanding is that they are putting in a new irrigation system which sounds great but every hole has the fairways chewed up with numerous large holes exposed causing havoc with your ball rolling in fairways. It’s been like that for weeks. When we played (it was hot) there was no cart person serving players. Also there is no food or snack bar. That being said if this course is undergoing a major overhaul/reconditioning then price it accordingly. At $150 it’s a joke. They should not be charging more than $75. The only plus was that pace of play was good (attributed to lack of players playing) . Someone is missing the boat here, I’m sure their excuse for the inflated golf rate is that they are trying to generate revenue to fix up everything. Hello. Charge $75 and you’ll get your money needed. No one is playing there and I can’t blame them.

Lastly a shout out to the one and only guy I saw working there (poor guy), I believe his name is Drew.

The guy met us at the truck with a cart and took the cart back when we were done. He was great! Very friendly. The pro shop staff was great too. Love their appareall!!

The course was in poor condition, fairways with grass missing or tiny patches of grass if your lucky enough to land on one. The website didn’t say the condition of the course or that they were trenching irrigation line and wires through the fairways. Half of the tee boxes were sand. They should either close the course for maintenance or offer bigger discounts.

This was the worst course condition I’ve played in over a decade. From tee box, fairway and greens, terrible condition. Staff was very friendly but they should shut course down until they complete renovations.

Course still in serious repair.. most fairways impacted with irrigation upgrades. Ok so why not a reduction in cost per round? No one is lining up to play here. Traffic congestion to get there is out of control too making this course least desirable.

The course was in very bad shape. The maintenance crew was installing sprinkler heads and the fairways looked like they were ravaged by large moles. There were large holes in the fairway where the sprinkler heads were to be installed. There were maintenance crews in the fairways with their carts and tools. They didn’t move when you were playing; only ducking behind their carts. I get that the fairways and rough were damaged by the hurricane but charging $119 to play is too much for these conditions.

This course was in very bad condition. No grass anywhere. Basically play off of either dead grass or dirt/wood chips the entire round. Tee boxes were somehow even worse. Greens were in decent shape but holes hadn’t been replaced in days as grass was growing over the edge of the cup. It clearly is going through some transition as electric and sprinklers are exposed every hole. I would have been fine with all that had we not paid hundreds per person to play there. I would not recommend playing until they complete whatever remodel they are doing.

This course is a great challenging layout with awesome scenery and wildlife. Unfortunately it is currently in poor condition as they try to get their irrigation system back up and running. Guys working hard on the new system. Ian, Helene, Milton tough on this area. Hopefully back next season. Despite the poor conditions, we still had lots of fun. Still worth a play if hunting for variety.

Fairways had no grass. Bring your own water to drink. Way over priced.

The course is still in rough conditions from Hurricane Ian. Much of the course has to be described as 'under repair' and I moved my ball quite a bit to make sure I was swinging on grass over dirt versus just dirt or gravel. Many of the tee boxes were dirt/sand/and some mixture of gravel -- hard to get your feet planted and set at times. There was also evidence of significant investment and work going on at the course and I did not complain to management because I did play all 18 holes and even under poor course conditions, enjoyed my day. I suggest there prices come down to around $75 a round for 18 with cart -- given the cost of better courses it would make them a more competitive offering and offset some of the poor conditions of the course while they continue to improve the fairways and tee boxes.

Getting on and off the island was a real pain

even though the course was not far from the bridge traffic doesn't move but 1 or 2 miles an hour

Course was in rough shape. Might still be an after effect of hurricane damage?? Putting in an irrigation system so lots of ground under construction, and that didn't help. Will be better once in and running.