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Value
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4.9
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Pace
4.9
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Par 72
Length 7172 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.3

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Fred Couples (2002) Gene Bates (2002) MacCurrach Golf (2002) Matt Swanson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire must be worn at all times, including a collared shirt, dress shorts, slacks or shorts

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2014 #23)

Reviews

4.9
126 Reviews (126)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 7
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 18
Elevation Changes 14
Undulating Greens 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 17
Advanced Golfers 13
Entertaining Clients 12
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 18
Near the Airport 7
Worth the Drive 7

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First class!

From the time we arrived, we were greeted and welcomed with friendly, first-class service!
Awesome course in excellent condition. Challenging, but fair layout with numerous tee choices for every level player. Outstanding value for the level of service provided!!! We will be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Southwood

Fred Couples design, great condition greens are on great shape I would recommend this course to anybody.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Beautiful course

In Tallahassee for work and had a day off. Got to play this course and was really impressed. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Course was gorgeous. Members were super friendly. Liked it so much I payed $18 to play 36! Tired but happy.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great staff, great condition

Played here early on a Sunday morning. Pace of play was slow on the front 9 and opened up on the back. Was surprised to finish in about 4 hours since the front seemed to slog along, but we moved along fine later in the morning. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. Course was in great shape. Nothing too challenging here as far as the layout goes but the greens made up for it. Uphill putts rolled downhill (and FAST), left-to-right breaks went the other way. Definitely left several strokes on the putting surface. This is the nicest course in Tallahassee, definitely will be playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

One of the best

I play this course quite often and it is one of my favorites. The staff is always friendly and the service is great. The greens are in excellent condition almost year round. I would recommend it to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Great course

Well maintained course and clubhouse. Friendly staff. Course layout for moving hole-to-hole is a little bit confusing. I would definitely come back and bring others.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great layout

All around fantastic place to play, I can't wait until I'm back in the area to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in excellent shape. Greens were perfect.

Would recommend to anyone. Will definitely play again. Staff was very cordial. Great experience.!!!!!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Great Course

This course exceeded my expectations. Great Condition, Great Layout

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

#1 public course in the capital city

Play was good except for being behind a foursome that wouldn't allow us to pass by. Rarely happens so it's not a deterant, just affected a few of our shots having to wait on them every hole.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Favorite course in tallahasse

The course is always in great shape. Wide fairways yet very challenging .

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

super place

fast greens, nice layout and great staff. range balls $6 all u can hit

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Decision

I researched a number of courses for my trip to Tallahassee and chose Southwood. I am glad I did. The staff was exceptionally nice, there was an ice machine outside the clubhouse I could use to ice down the beer I brought, the pace was fantastic and the course was in good shape overall. If you are looking for a course that has the greenest of green fairways you will be unhappy. The grass is clearly seasonal. However if you are looking for a course that is well manicured, does not have dirt spots and is cart friendly, this is the one. Note the greens were very fast. Other than the greens the course is very forgiving.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/28/2014

"there was an ice machine outside the clubhouse I could use to ice down the beer i BROUGHT"...I bet southwood is thrilled you chose to play their course and smuggle your own beer on the course. Discount golf and the smuggling your own beer...two of the biggest reasons why golf courses are going under. thanks sreger69

Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice greens, lots of bunkers, some strategically placed trees and virtually no place to lose a golf ball.

$5 gets you unlimited balls at the practice range. It's a good idea to bring a GPS or range finder to save time looking for the yardage markers. The course is open to the wind and uses bunkers and strategically placed trees to shape the holes. The best feature of the course is its large contoured greens. Several tee choices ranging from 7000+ yards from the tips down to less than 3000 yards from the front tees means golfers at any skill level can play this course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Love it that one of the best courses in Tallahassee is available on Gamenow.com. Sweet and affordable!

Nice to be able to play at a good course for reasonable costs.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice challenging course, with friendly staff.

This course was in great shape. Wide open with good rolling greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Day!!!

Enjoyed playing Southwood! Course is in great shape, greens a little rough, but not surprising due to the weather we've had here over the summer. Great course, great staff. Even had about an hour rain delay, so we headed to the clubhouse to enjoy some libations and food.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough was much too high and needs cutting.

Fun course. Nice facilities. The area has had a lot of rain, so the rough along some of the fairways and in front of some greens was too high. If one could find the ball, hacking it out was a major challenge. The crew will eventually get caught up with mowing, and the course will be much more fair.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great overall value

Played at 5pm on Monday as a single. Didn't think much of the course starting out with so many houses lining both sides of the fairway, hole after hole. Interesting layout for sure, but the housing really turned me off. After skipping through groups and some holes, I found the layout to be more and more interesting and then on the back 9, when there were no golfers to be found, the course really came to life. Starting from 10, but more so with 13 and on, the design was awesome. Bermuda greens were superfast with tremendous contours. Excellent value.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great job Golf Now

The course was in excellent condition with an excellent practice facility. Had a good time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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