The Eagles Golf Club - Forest

For a first time round on the course I found it challenging yet forgiving. We played the Forest course and truly thought it was the lakes course. A lot of water but not too intimidating. The greens were probably aerated a couple of weeks ago and didn't have any problem with the putting . Greens ran true. Would recommend if you get a chance.

I booked this on Golf Now for a 5PM tee time. When arrived at the Pro Shop I asked if there was anyone else that wanted to play. As a single I always ask because most courses in the Tampa Bay area overbook and instead of standing around 10 minutes behind a 4-some, at least if they group you you can converse while waiting.

I asked the pro shop if it was busy and he said it wasn't.

To my surprise when I got to the first tee, I saw a 4-some waiting to tee off. Thinking there was no one ahead of them I asked if they would allow me to hit and move forward or if they wouldn't mind me playing behind them which would be pain for them to see me in the fairway while on the green.

The said they were in a 4 player scramble and that there were more players in front of them and behind them. They were very nice and said they would be finished after hole 3.

I was bewildered that the Eagles would book me as a single and have me tee off in the middle of a Eagles' event.

I have no issues with the course, fairways are in good shape. Greens are about average, course is very challenging with all of the trees. Hitting balls into the forest here is a killer. Its impossible to play balls once the go in. Sandtraps good. I would play there often as the value is great but it would be better if they were more upfront telling me they are wide open when there is multiple foursomes playing in their scramble.

Unfortunately you never tee off on time here but we were only 20 minutes behind on this round. We’ve been up to 45 minutes behind on other days. Many of the greens are in bad shape. Otherwise this is a fun and challenging course.

Greens in good shape, grass in fairway, some racks missing from sand traps, great layout, with some challenging hole layouts

I love the layout of this course as the Forest Course always provides hidden water hazards and drives that require precision. Unfortunalty, the course needs some work. Greens are unpredicatable and very sandy. Drainage is also an issue and light rains can cause major flooding on some of the holes. They recently started doing 5 min tee off times which is a horrible idea. Hopefully they return to 8-10 min tee times as it causes bottle necking if the person in front of you can't play

For the second straight time, we didn’t tee off until much later than our tee time. A WHOLE HOUR later this time! They stack groups in between an already short window of 7 minute tee times. The starter, who I felt bad for because he’s left out to dry, says it is new ownership that is making it impossible to tee off on time. I saw the tee sheet and starting at 7:00, then 7:04, 7:07, 7:10. C’mon, be reasonable! No one in our group will ever return to this course and the word is already out there. I mentioned the course to a pro at another course and he knew exactly what I was talking about already. GolfNow should remove this client from their options. I’m not a “review guy” and I’m sure no one will address this review but I thought it was important to let other golfers know about this horrible operation. AVOID this course!

Staff was great but the absolute worst pace of play I’ve ever experienced at a golf course. 5 hours and we only got thru 16 holes.

I enjoyed my round, but we only saw the beverage cart once during our round. The one cart was servicing both courses. Ideally, I'd like to see the beverage cart at least once per nine. Note that they did have beverage machines at several points throughout the course.

Challenging layout, with plenty of water. Course conditions were just average, which is expected this time of year. Will definitely come back. Our starter on the Forest course was extremely friendly and made our experience enjoyable.

Fairways and tee boxes in pretty good shape for this time of the year and the amount of play this course gets. The greens were not as good as I think they should be. But it is Florida and there has been a drought. Apparently there are also some spots with an invasive species of grass contaminating the greens. Some bare spots too.

Played March 12 with 2 nice people. Loved the layout similar to a SC low country course. Tee areas were a bit chewed up as well as some landing areas on fairways. Given the time of year this is understandable. Easy course to score well. A bit pricey but a track I will definitely play again. Not to be overlooked if you're a mid/low handicap looking for a fun course that will make you pay attention.

The greens were atrocious. Probably the worst greens that I have played on in Tampa. Greens have large bare dirt spots on almost all holes not to mention trying to navigate around all the huge grass and weed spots on the greens.

The course had a nice layout. A little scruffy in spots but overall challenging but playable. A lot of water for a course named the Forest. I would play it again.

The Forest course is my favorite at the eagles. The conditions aren’t perfect, but overall seems to be in better shape than the lakes course. The layout of the different holes are great and require some thought to get around. Love playing this course, especially in the afternoon when pace of play usually is not an issue. I played as a twosome at 3:00PM and finished by 6:30PM

Money hungry! Course is definitely overbooked so be prepared to wait at every hole.