A view of the practice chipping green at Lost Pines Golf Course
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2.5
515 Reviews (515)
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
169
3 Stars
102
2 Stars
67
1 Stars
79
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.8
43.1%
Recommend this course
347 out of 515 reviews
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2.0
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
0
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
11
Conditions
1.4
Value
2.3
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
2.5
StaffFriendliness
4.1
28.6%
Recommend this course
6 out of 21 reviews
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2.1
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
22
Conditions
1.5
Value
2.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
30.8%
Recommend this course
16 out of 52 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6569 yards
Slope 132
Rating 71.8
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Course Details

Year Built 1979
Golf Season Year round
Architect Billy Martindale

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - 1/2 cart included in green fee
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Reviews

2.5
515 Reviews (515)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Watching the Game 10
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 32
Forced Carries 18
Narrow Fairways 15
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 31
Locals 25
Advanced Golfers 21
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 30
Convenient to the City 15
Near the Airport 8

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2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 33
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Challenging Course with awesome scenery

The staff was extremely friendly, patient play was great. It had rained the day before so the fairways were un mowed and the greens were pretty long. There’s also a lot of bare patches in the fairways. With that said I enjoy the challenge of the course and the view

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Still good winter golf

Maybe I’m just a positive person, but I don’t think the course is in that bad of shape for January. Sure, there are some dead patches in fairways (but hardly any in landing areas) and the greens aren’t great, but it’s winter. That’s to be expected. The ladies inside were very friendly this time and the pace of play was great.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Why?

It’s sad to see a course like this become unplayable. The owner is more worried about what the pro shop and snack stand look like but could care less about putting a dime into the actual product itself, the golf course. I have played here all my life and these last five years have been the absolute worst of it. They somehow charge over $30 to play here with all of the money going to the new amenities in the pro shop I’m assuming. Buy a new mower and roller for Christ sake. Buy some grass pallets and plant some seeds over the course. Colovista is at least trying to get better while this course is just rotting.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
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Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Poor Grounds

It was a very tough round to play. The greens were not mowed for a while. The fairways were no existent. You Had to hit off dirt. Would not recommend playing the course. Needs a lot of work to get it back to playable.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 81
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lots of Potential

If you require nice fairways, tee boxes, and greens, this course is not for you. If you don't mind rough conditions and just want to get out and hit the ball, you would enjoy the course. It had rained the night before so that was part of the issue with soggy fairways, but some places had no grass if the fairways, and greens were spotty at best. If they brought sand onto a few fairways to just level out all the bumps, that would be a big improvement.
I could see them charging much more if they did some improvements . So my recommendation is use this for a practice course, not for keeping score.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Challenging

This is a fun course, but by no means easy. Fairways were in good shape. Greens had some patches of crab grass which made putting difficult if you had to put over the rough spots. Overall a good round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Course Condition

The course was in very poor condition. Several greens were in poor shape. Several fairways were pretty much nothing but dirt.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible condition should only be 10$ a person
Ridiculous
Never playing there ever again

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Save your money

Have played a lot of golf over the years. Have never played at a place in poorer condition than Pine Forest. Absolutely nothing up to par from the club house to the carts to the fairways and greens. Played here a few years ago when it was kinda nice. Never again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First time new golfer

This was my first time at this course. I am a fairly new golfer. All of the staff was super friendly. We only played the first 9 holes, & the fairways & greens were a little rough, but I didn’t go with high expectations. I lost so many balls though, the grass on the sides of the fairways was really long. As soon as a ball wondered to the left or right, it was gone. The scenery is beautiful though. Deer, pines, etc. I would gladly play here again.
I didn’t get to have food or drinks so I can’t comment on that. Maybe next time!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Misleading Description

I have payed this course several times over the years. 15 years ago the description was accurate. The course has since declined dramatically. An employee told me that the course has had 5 owners in as many years. Local word has it that it is going under. By all appearances it has already gone under. The course appears to have very little maintenance done. The greens had dried muddy footprints, the fairways have large mud holes throughout. The greens looked more like a second cut area and are so rough that any lie over 5 feet was a 2 put. A great disappoint for a local course that once was very nice. THIS COURSE IS NOT A DEAL even at prices below $20.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I used to love this course

This course used to be in way better shape. I still like the layout a lot. But it’s pretty close to achieving goat track status. I hope steps are taken to improve this course. We still had fun and played a 3 hour round. Staff, facilities, and carts were great. For the money, I’d recommend another course at this time. But I’m sure we will end up playing Pine Forest again.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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