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

3.8 out of 5 stars
789 Reviews (789)
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Difficulty 2.0
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 3.0
T O P 500
Reviews 95
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Difficulty 3.0
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

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

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 2.0
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Played
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 1.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 1.0
Amenities 1.0
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Played

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!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 1.0
Difficulty 3.0
Review 1
Played
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 5.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

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!

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

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.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 6
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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!

Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
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.

Previously Played
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 2.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great course and weather

Great course and conditions. Greens have been recently aerated, so putting was a bit interesting. 😁.

Always enjoy playing this course when visiting.

Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Review 1
Recommended
Played
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Difficulty 3.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Played

Course had lots of weeds, cut grass pooled all over the fairway. No one informed us that the greens had been aerated. Was not worth the money paid.

Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
1.0
1.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 1.0
Value 1.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 1.0
Pace 2.0
Amenities 1.0
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