Vootonski

I have played here many times, but not lately. The greens are exceptional. They hold incoming shots, and roll fast and true. Not many public courses in the area can compare.

PLUS-you have to use strategy all the way around the course. You cannot hit driver on all par 4's and 5's because you may hit short or long of the best approach path. Traps were in good condition and raked. Some fairways were a little thin, but the rest of the course easily made up for that. Recommended!!

My favorite greens of the local public courses in the area. They rolled very smoothly and quick, but not crazy fast.

Fairways are pretty dry so we got long rolls on the tee shots and were sometimes able to roll up to the greens.

I have played here MANY times. Just reporting that the condition of the course has improved-from tees to fairways to greens. Some traps were shoddy but most looked pretty good. Recommended.

Greens are much improved after aeration. Fun course.

This is a beautifully maintained course. They recently punched the greens so the fees were reduced and I could afford to play it again. Fairways and tees are gorgeous. Greens were punched and VERY fast. I do think they were a little tired and bare, You need to strategize many of your shots and there were quite a few "carry" shots over water, traps, etc.

But overall it was a great day. Recommended.

Although some spots in the fairway were not great, overall it was a great experience. The greens were in very good shape, and luckily I didn't end up in any traps. The only question I have is the distance. I think the yardages are actually shorter than listed-which may be a good thing! Recommended for a good time.

I've played here many many times and it is a fun course to play. HOWEVER, we played in about 100 degree weather yesterday and there is ABSOLUTELY NO DRINKING WATER AVAILABLE ON THIS COURSE, unless you want to drink warm water out of one of the bathrooms. Very disappointing and easy to fix. I play all of the public courses in the Tampa Bay area, and I don't know of another one with no ice water available in several locations throughout the course. I will not be back until they provide water or the weather cools down.

Got an amazing bargain $30 rate through Golfnow and couldn't wait to play. This course is in MUCH better condition than any other non-private course in the area. Greens were smooth and consistent. Some rough spots in the fairways, but they were few and far between. Highly recommended.

It's nice to find a golf course in the Tampa area that actually has grass in the fairways, on the tees and even on the greens! Easily the best conditioned of the low to moderate price courses in the area. I will get back here soon.

I have probably played here 50 times. It's a nice, simple golf course where there are few places to lose a golf ball. However on Sunday they have a scramble tournament in which they allowed multiple groups of FIVESOMES. Thisi s a short course which should never take more than 4 hours to play. This time it took 5 hours. We even called for a ranger regarding the fivesomes and they did NOTHING. They knew about and allowed the fivesomed. I will never be back on a Sunday. You shouldn't either. What legitimate golf course allows fivesomes, especially on the weekend? NONE.

I like this course and have played here many times. But this time the vast majority of the greens were in horrible condition. If I knew how bad they were I wouldn't have played there and I will not do so again until they are made playable again. Also, many areas close to and in front of the greens were baked hard pan, making it very difficult for an amateur to lift the ball. The wedge just bounces off the hard ground. NOT RECOMMENDED!

It had been about a year since I played here and the conditions were worse than when I stopped coming here a year ago. Greens are like pool tables... hard as a rock and don't hold incoming shots. Aprons, especially in front of the greens were hard, baked, sand and clay.

Greens had been sanded but not smoothed out and there were sand piles everywhere. This course has an interesting layout and it's too bad the ownership will not invest in making it a nice course. I may try again in a year or two. In the meantime I cannot recommend playing here.

I really like this course and have played it many times. However the Bermuda rough is now about 3 inches long. It is almost impossible to find your ball, and MUCH too tough for amateurs to deal with. I will not be back until this is remedied. It took us an extra hour to play yesterday because we had to look for balls on almost every hole. Unless this course is being prepared for a state level tournament, there are no excuses for it.

This course used to be pretty scraggly but the management is obviously interested in improving it-AND IT SHOWS! Fairways are pretty good and better than most of the open-to-the-public courses in the TB area. Greens were in very good condition but hard and bouncy. Traps were in good shape and actually had raked sand in them! Lots of courses fail at this.

One note however-the carts don't have rainbonnets to protect your clubs, so I would not come here in wet weather.

But the improvements here will keep it in our regular rotation.

I've played here many times and I like the courses. Unfortunately these are about the worst conditions I have seen here. The tees are HORRIBLE and dusty. The greens are just OK and the fairways are generally thin.

Why am I not surprised? These courses possibly get more traffic than all the others in this area and the course is showing that it is tired and getting worn out as a result. It's a shame and I hope they can bring it back to where it was.

I always enjoy playing here but they get loads of play-the parking lot is almost always full-and the courses are tired looking. The fairways are VERY thin and it doesn't look like they were overseeded. These 2 courses are usually in much better shape. The greens were nice but LIGHTNING fast, and with the wind, made for a difficult day.

I just hope they can pull the fairways together a little bit for better lies and easier shots.

Fairways are thread bare. Grass is sparse. Greens much too fast for amateurs. Used to love this course just 5 minutes from my house but won't be back. Huge disappointment.

I enjoyed playing here today, although the course was soaked with lots of mud. Greens were in excellent condition and ran pretty fast, which I like. However they are as hard as a rock and even very high shots have trouble staying on the green. I wish they were just a little softer.

Many holes are tight and have long carries, but nothing extraordinary. You do have to think your way around the course. I gave the course 4 stars based on the fact that it will not be this wet forever. All in all a good day.

We arrived 2 hours early for our tee time due to a cancelled appt and they happily accommodated us. We had played the International Course before, but today we played the National. A couple of SUPER LONG par 5's from the white tees, but some of the par fours were just 225 to 290 yards, so it all worked out in the end.

The greens are pro quality. ZERO blemishes, ZERO bumpiness, rarely a ball mark. Kudos to the staff. The tees were great and you will always find a great lie in the fairway. The ball sits right up waiting to be struck unlike many courses where you have to find some clover or a weed to keep your ball off the dirt. I remember VERY little water on the course and certainly none that came into play. Quite a few bunkers strategically placed. They could have had a little more sand in them, but I'm not complaining. We had a fantastic time and we will definitely be back. Normally this course is a little above my head price wise, but we got a good Hot Deal. About a 70 minute drive for us but was WELL worth it. Highly recommended.

There is new ownership here and they are doing a really good job. The TEES are as good as I have seen anywhere and the greens are in excellent condition. Nice speed, just a few bumps but still very good.

The fairways are much improved and there are very few bare spots. I was impressed by the improved status.

The CAUTION-their standard policy is TWO TO A CART, especially on the weekends. This is the only course in a 40 mile radius in which I play where they don't normally allow single player carts. I would not play that way at the current time in FL. But you will have to decide for yourself.

Otherwise I recommend playing here.