9301 W Fort Island Trail, Crystal River, Florida 34429, US
(352) 795-4211
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About Plantation on Crystal River

Part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection, Plantation on Crystal River is an attractive destination that offers a feeling of Old Florida. Golfers enjoy the resort's 27 holes designed by Mark Mahannah in a peaceful, natural setting. In addition to other amenities like tennis and an outdoor swimming, the resort serves as a gateway to several interesting local activities, like manatee tours that enable guests to swim alongside the local creatures.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres232
Year Opened1962
Number of Units100-300

Amenities

RestaurantsBar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
Short CourseYes
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
MarinaYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

ConciergeYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?Yes
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Plantation on Crystal River

Reviews

3.7
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Course is in good shape considering it hasn't been opened in a few years.

Happy to be back playing on it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

The entire facility is under renovation and there hasn't been rain in forever, but considering those things the course is perfectly ok. The greens are in great shape but the fairways and tee boxes are dry and grass sparse in some areas. It's a nice track though and is playing nicely.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good condition considering the drought

The greens are in good condition though a bit slow and the tees are in very good condition. The fairways are a bit sparce due to the very serious drought. Best course conditions in the Crystal River area.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Glad to have it !

Due to storms & flooding, the course had been closed for a couple seasons. A new ownership group has come in and are putting a ton of investment in and making significant improvements. The course itself is currently in pretty good shape, and the greens are really nice!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Plantation Crystal River Golf Course

Fairways not so good, greens are great. Tee boxes are so-so! If you can get discount on Golfnow do it otherwise too expensive!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 92
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Trying to bring the course back

It's open again and the greens are new and very good. The rest of the course brown due to winter and drought. It's a fun course, some water and sand traps that are in play. Worth a look.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course was in fair condition due to the rain.

I enjoyed the course it would be nice to play again when the drought goes away.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No over seed on fairways therefore they were very scarce. And in some places muddy with bare ground.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course coming back

Great layout and good condition. Greens were a little slow but in very good condition. The recovery from the tornado and hurricane are well underway

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

They're still recovering from tornado damage so the club house and amenities are basically non-extant. The course was in impressive condition comparative to others in the local area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

A little wt around the course rain was about 10 days ago.Ball plugged on occasions some of ladies tees were uncut and off fairways grass too long easy to lose balls.

Will not play again for a while!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Nice golf course and priced right. I paid maybe $45. I’m sure I caught the perfect weekend. Got a tee time Friday night for Saturday 8am. Played in 3 hours. The course was really nice. Met the pro great guy. Let me hit range balls for free. And let me play golf Friday for free because I missed that last tee time. Really cool guy!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet but playable.

This is a typical old school Florida golf course. The conditions were pretty good, just a little wet in some areas because of the recent rains. Greens are coming back nicely after recent airification.

Would like to play it again when it dries out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Plantation Resort

I didn’t enjoy the course like last year. Reason it was so wet from all the rain. Other than that it is an amazing golf course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 38
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

I think I saw Swamp Thing teeing off

Not worth playing at this time due to the swampy conditions. Hole number one was cart path only (like almost all the rest) because of being too wet, had sprinklers running!

When this course drys out it’s beautiful but right now it’s not worth it.

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