A view from the 7th tee at Indian River Preserve Golf Club
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3.4
987 Reviews (987)
5 Stars
212
4 Stars
393
3 Stars
231
2 Stars
109
1 Stars
42
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
67.8%
Recommend this course
752 out of 987 reviews
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3.0
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
11
Conditions
2.4
Value
3.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
51.6%
Recommend this course
47 out of 91 reviews
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3.3
137 Reviews (137)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
41
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
14
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
64.2%
Recommend this course
88 out of 137 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7146 yards
Slope 143
Rating 74.5

Formerly known as Walkabout Golf and Country Club.

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Indian River Preserve (FKA Walkabout Golf Club)
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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Perry Dye (2003) Joe T. Jemsek (2003) Jan Stephenson (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.4
987 Reviews (987)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 30
Patio Dining 19
Amazing Food 16
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 69
Forced Carries 49
Bunkers 47
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 47
Locals 43
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 38
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 41
In the 'Burbs 23
Convenient to the City 15

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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

we decided today we are not coming back

I’ve been to the course a few times and most of my worst Golf experiences are here.

The greens were in terrible condition

The overall course is in bad condition lots of patches of mud and dirt.

The only reason the Golf here is they do a special lunch package

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hi mattstallbaum, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 84
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun Course on a Fine Day

Great people, layout and amenities!

Only drawback was the course condition.
Little grass on the fairways and the flora seemed to be struggling overall.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/22/2024

Hi, u263306674. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Indian River Preserve Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Windy weather
Used cart

Tough Course in the Wind

Nice sunny day at Walkabout but the wind came up and made things tough. The first three holes are unremarkable but the course gets better once you turn the corner and head into the protected areas. Back nine is more interesting and requires some tough shots. Played this course last year after the drought and it was not very enjoyable. All the rain has helped. Greens are fast and the water creates quite a challenge. Worth the money and a good test of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/22/2024

Hello, FescueTour. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions

The greens are in bad shape lots of bare spots on the greens no grass just dirt. Fairways needed irrigation system. But I still love the layout of the course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/14/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, mcconnell2006. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is well laid out and was designed as a championship course. The clubhouse is beautiful, but the course has not been maintained. Greens are average at best, and the fairways have become lifeless and mostly brown. A great opportunity if an investment were made.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/14/2024

Hi, ldietzman! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Indian River Preserve Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Pleasant Round

Played 18 with three stranders in 4.5 hours on a pleasant day. My game was off and wasn't holped by greens tha need some work.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 02/14/2024

Hello, u559097540. Thank you for visiting us at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Layout but terrible conditions. Fairways were not overseeded so were brown and thin. Greens were bumpy slow and inconsistent. Would be a great value at 30.00 but not worth 50.00.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/14/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, jlager1. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Indian River Preserve Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mims

Fairways had little or no grass . Greens on front had spotty grass. Check to see if any maintenance has been done before booking.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hello, irishchemist. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

What a shame

I have played this course since it has originally opened. It was always in perfect shape. Once the new clubhouse was built, either they ran out of money or interest in the golf course. Bulldoze the club house, bring back the old trailer and bring this course back to what it once was. If your goal is to play the worst maintained course in Brevard county, there is no doubt this is the course you want to be at.The Greens are either dirt, or the few that had grass on them were like putting on a fairway. The fairways were mostly hardpan dirt, very little grass. The rough was mostly dead grass/weeds. I fertilize my yard once a year and it's in much better shape than anything on this course. At this point they should just shut it down or sell it to someone who wants/knows how to maintain a golf course. We will not be back unless things drastically change in a good way. If I were Golfnow, I would be pulling this course from your site, all they are doing is making customers angry that they were fooled into playing this goat track.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/30/2024

THE MOST ACCURATE REVIEW YET. BRAVO!
I bet you get the same BS response like they care. They need to lose their PGA status and GolfNow should refuse to sell rounds for this goat track

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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hello, rowdy6634. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Used cart

never again

This used to be one of my favorite courses in the area. It seems they are no longer maintaining this course. The fairways are bare with hardly any grass and the greens are horrible with no consistency at all. Some are just dirt and others have grass more befitting a fairway. It's not about the money, it just isn't worth my time.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hi sandro420, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course has a good layout but

Fairways had little to no turf, the greens were terrible
Do not waste your time or money. Would not recommend playing

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Hi Rocky53,

We’re sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies.

We value our customers' opinions and would like to make things right and determine how we can provide a solution that makes you smile.

Please contact us directly at the pro shop. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Indian River Preserve

The tees were very impressive, flat and green. The fairways were not well kept. The greens had just been topdressed, and there was no notification published on Golf Now. All greens had risk reward, with a fair bailout. The housing department adjacent to the fairways has really increased, but the building do not intrude or distract from play. The clubhouse is very impressive, and staff was nice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/08/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the condition of the fairways and the lack of notification about the topdressing of the greens. We appreciate your feedback and are glad that you enjoyed the tees, clubhouse, and the friendly staff.

Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Brown All Over

Something must have happened, the entire course was brown when we played last month. The greens were mud with little or no grass. Clubhouse is always nice with great food.

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