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3.7
3068 Reviews (3068)
5 Stars
729
4 Stars
1471
3 Stars
522
2 Stars
187
1 Stars
159
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
79.1%
Recommend this course
2511 out of 3068 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
225 Reviews (225)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
119
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
81.8%
Recommend this course
184 out of 225 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.8
389 Reviews (389)
5 Stars
96
4 Stars
188
3 Stars
63
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
82.0%
Recommend this course
319 out of 389 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.7

Formerly known as Rio Pinar Country Club

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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah (1957) Lloyd Clifton (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.7
3068 Reviews (3068)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 51
Dinner 19
Brunch 17
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 82
Narrow Fairways 68
Water Hazards 67
This course/club is great for:
Locals 107
Seniors 70
Advanced Golfers 66
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 112
Near the Airport 80
Worth the Drive 43

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Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great greens

Course was in nice condition for winter month. The greens were really nice, not slow like most courses in winter. Putts ran true. Interesting layout. Challenging but fair.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Punched Course

I wish they would let someone who books a tee time the entire course has been punched. We wouldn’t have played if we knew. The greens were just not fun to putt and the tee boxes were poor. Course is having work done. Probably won’t play again till it’s all done.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

An Oldie that’s been forgotten

At one time Rio Pinar attracted many of the legendary professional golfers who wintered in the Orlando area. Unfortunately the course has been let go for many years and it shows. Many of the tee boxes are just dirt and the fairways are sparse. The rough is not well maintained so allow players to roll the ball over.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Coming along…

Course was in fair shape and getting better. Still have multiple tee boxes that have sparse grass and are sloped. Several fairways need some work to get the grass back. Greens mostly in good shape. Nice layout and friendly staff. Pace of play was slow and would have liked to have seen the marshals do a little more to move some of the slower groups along.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

They are making some improvements in the field, which are always nice when they are for the better

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

UCFGA

Played with friends from the UCFGA league and we all enjoyed the day and played pretty well for the most of the round. Enjoyed drinks afterwards and then chilled out at our homes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 203
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Play here monthly

This is a nice old-school course not real wide Fairways not super long but challenging and a lot of fun to play. They’ve done some upgrades lately and unfortunately make you ride with people You don’t know sometimes which I don’t like but when your play as a single sometimes that’s the way it goes. I would say check it out if you haven’t it’s worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 107
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The ever improving Rio

This course is a breath of fresh air for golfers who want to experience an opportunity to play a well maintained course. Love your course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful course with nice greens and also good fairways.

Beautiful course. Very nice people. Greens well maintained. Most fairways as well. T-Boxes dry, but less important as I always tee up. We had 2 veterans in our flight which made it even better as they knew the course and were great company to play with. Made the round even better.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 107
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 107
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Still needs lots of work

The course still needs lots of work. The greens have weeds and the tee boxes are sandboxes.Several holes have bare and sandy fairways. I'm glad to see they pumped a lot of money into the clubhouse and restaurant, that was very nice. The money should've gone into the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love the improvements!

We used to play here often several years ago, but moved away. Came back and love what they are doing here. The clubhouse has been remodeled and.is very nice! Restaurant was great! New carts with GPS are a nice addition.

The greens were in very nice condition. A little slower than we were used to, but it was easy to adjust and the rolled pretty smooth and true.

I have always loved the layout and the improvements they have been making, like bunkers in fairways, are making the course better. The covered track man practice area is almost complete and will be great!

I highly recommend this place!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course, bad carts

Pace of play was abysmal. New carts are nice but the new geofences basically make it a fairway only cart system. Basic orders at the new restaurant for 3 took almost an hour to arrive.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Great course to play. I was surprised by the sand outside the fairways. It makes the course a laity more challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Winter Pines

I played this course about 20 years ago and nothing has changed

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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