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3.6
1043 Reviews (1043)
5 Stars
347
4 Stars
448
3 Stars
133
2 Stars
66
1 Stars
49
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.7
70.6%
Recommend this course
863 out of 1043 reviews
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3.3
77 Reviews (77)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
16
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
58.4%
Recommend this course
45 out of 77 reviews
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3.4
95 Reviews (95)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.2
62.1%
Recommend this course
59 out of 95 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6604 yards
Slope 134
Rating 72.3

Designed by Ron Garl and Gary Koch, the Forest Course at The Eagles Golf Club features the signature island-green sixth hole which rivals the famous 17th hole at the TPC at Sawgrass. The two outstanding championship courses at The Eagles Golf Club are kept in "tournament condition" year-round. As its name implies, much of Forest course winds through an impressive pine forest.

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Course Details

Year Built 1995
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Dwarf Bermuda
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gary Koch (1995) Ron Garl Rick Robbins (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker No
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper Dress Required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

3.6
1043 Reviews (1043)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 37
Watching the Game 19
Brunch 17
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 92
Bunkers 63
Forced Carries 57
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 74
Locals 69
Advanced Golfers 53
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 72
Convenient to the City 49
In the 'Burbs 38

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Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Thank you for leaving us five stars!
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

DO NOT PLAY HERE

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!

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Reviews 1
2.0
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First Time Playing

Terrible Pace of Play

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Solid 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.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 122
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Greens.

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course...a little beat up in spots

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.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth playing the Lakes Forrest course.

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Layout

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course but overbooked

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

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 278
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not looking to go back

The reason that I say that is because on the day we played there was a outing on the Lakes course ,shotgun start at 1:00 so the players on the lakes course that did not get to play out their 18 holes came to the Forest course and backed up the tee times for the rest of us so we not only got a late start we could only get in 13 holes ' because of 3 or 4 groups on most holes . I feel this is poor management of the course by booking too many players on the Lakes course that could not finish there 18 holes and also most of us that had tee times around 1pm could not get carts until after our tee time, So check before you book there !

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of Play

HORRIFIC pace of play. We teed off > 40 minutes past our tee time. Cart wasn’t available for our tee time. Thankfully we had only signed up and paid for 9 holes, because those nine holes took us, a twosome shooting at or just over par on the front 9 > 2.5 hours.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/26/2024

Was there that day. Miserable. Shared mats with 3 others at range. Greens were dreadful

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful pace of play

Somehow they didn’t have enough carts, so everyone’s tee time was delayed by at least an hour. Course books too many tee times too close together which really hurts golfer satisfaction.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Over 5 hours

Round took over 5 hours, areas was nice, greens not in great shape. I will play the excutive course the next 2 weeks I am in Clearwater because pace of play.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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