Sanibel Island GC
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3.6
791 Reviews (791)
5 Stars
149
4 Stars
296
3 Stars
192
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
67
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.2
71.2%
Recommend this course
542 out of 791 reviews
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3.5
83 Reviews (83)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
63.9%
Recommend this course
53 out of 83 reviews
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3.5
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.8
67.0%
Recommend this course
61 out of 91 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.

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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
791 Reviews (791)

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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Friendliness Average
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Mother Nature has not been kind

T box and greens are ok especially considering three hurricanes last year. The fairways are basically ground under repair but have enough grass to play from.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
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3.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Better than we thought

Since the devastating hurricane in 2022, Sanibel golf club has worked hard to get back in playable shape.

Drew and his team are great people and are doing all they can to get the course back to its best. Good news is the greens are in good shape. The fairways are still a work in progress. At $95 it’s a decent buy especially being right on the Island. The staff is super friendly and are genuinely glad you are there. We will play it again soon.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 91
2.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 170
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Unfair to Review

It is unfair to provide an honest review of this course because the fairways and tee boxes are still recovering from the devastating effects of 4 consecutive hurricanes. The Pro was a gentleman and Marianne in the Pro Shop was very friendly. But between the traffic going over a rebuilt causeway and the poor conditions of the fairways and tee boxes, that the Pro contacted me on the eve of my round to advise me about, I think I will sit until the course returns to better form.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Best experience possible under challenging circumstances

This course has endured the wrath of mother nature. It is remarkable that the greens are in such terrific shape. The layout is wonderful. Please patronize them as I’m sure time will allow them to recover.

Robert

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
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Ok at best

Played there last week after reading the message on the website about the course conditions due to damage from Ian but decided to play anyways. Fairways had lots of bare spots and the ball had to be moved regularly in order to find grass. Drives were carry only with no roll. The greens were covered with sand and not many pits had a true roll. I did not see any new growth of grass in the sandy areas of the fairways so I’m wondering why that is. The way I am seeing it is that it’ll stay this way for the next little while until they start seedingthe areas where there’s no grass. Had a good time though because I met great people and the weather was fantastic, but the course itself was below average.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

so so

Paid $85 USD to play this course. Booked it because it seemed ok. seen the reviews and decided to play. I was even texted and was advised of the course condition due to the recent damage done by Ian. went to play it anyways .

The course had lots of dirt area and had to move the ball on most every shot, the drives were all carry and no rol and the greens had been sanded so there was never a true roll on most putts.

I understand the damage caused by the storm and all but the thing that I noticed was the lack of new growth on the dirt areas. I've been around golf a long time and I have seen numerous courses in the repair stage where new grass growth was seen.... but not this course!! wonder why that is!

don't get me wrong, I had a great day. Met very nice people and the weather was perfect so I can't complain but I just wanted to let people know my experiences and I would not recommend until the grass starts growing and improvements area made.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 223
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Not in as bad shape as other reviews

Enjoyed my time here. Front nine harder the back due to water! Satellite images are poor and is in much better shape today.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Such a shame that a great course has been devastated

It is a challenge for any golfer as there are lots of water hazards and OB areas. Unfortunately almost every fairway has been devastated by 4 flooding events in the past 2 plus years. That said we played fast and the greens are ok. No way that they should be charging what they are asking and that is why I am sure we played in less than 3 hours. If you don't mind moving the ball (sometimes 30 yards) to an area that is playable you can certainly enjoy the course enough to play. That said after dealing with traffic to get there in the morning and 6$ for a toll you realistically have lots of better options avl. The pro is very communicative as I would say they probably had less than 10 groups all day surely half are regulars and/or residents on the island. Hoping that there is some kind of solution that they come up with to restore what was once a very nice course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Take extra balls :-)

The fairways on the course are still suffering from hurricane Ian but the greens were superb. It is a challenging course due to water, especially on the front nine, but it was really fun to play. I played several times last week and truly enjoyed myself! The owners were terrific!

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 223
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

On the Mend

A very fun course for intermediate golfers.

A number of fairways are still showing significant damage from hurricanes, requiring lateral moves to put the ball on some grass. That said, the greens were very good and we really enjoyed our round.

One note if you are coming from the mainland: allow about an extra hour and 15 to cross the causeway which is under repair.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful gator filled track

Green are in great shape and roll true. The fairways are still a little rough and recovering from the hurricanes. Well worth the drive to help support the incredible staff while they continue to work on full recovery. I recommend playing!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

All thing considered

All things considered with damage from storms, the greens were perfect the tees were in good shape, damage to the fairways there was always a drop close enough not to effect you that much. Great layout had a lot of fun staff was amazing and upfront about damage, I booked thru golf now and they sent me a text to make sure again I knew about the damage even after phone call when they already explained the damage. Can’t wait to play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 70
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice people shame about the damage from hurricane working hard to restore it I hope it happens for them.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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