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Value
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Layout
3.8
Friendliness
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Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6774 yards
Slope 141
Rating 72.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 06/2019.

The highlight of this Karl Litton course is the three-story Southern plantation-style mansion that serves as the clubhouse. Devlin Von Hagge originally designed it.

The course has been voted as a Top 100 women-friendly course in the U.S.

The course is known for its excellent condition of the fast greens and contoured fairways. Palm trees add a tropical feel to this target-oriented course.

Course Details

Year Built 1971
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bruce Devlin (1971) Robert von Hagge (1971)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Reviews

3.0
73 Reviews (73)
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4.0
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First Time Playing

Excellent course

Play in three hour, challenge on many holes. Very good

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Please close me

This property was sold. It is not taken care of at all. It is in deplorable condition. A round of golf here should cost $10 and that may be too much. They do not even water the course.. The greens. Can't even call that area greens. Play somewhere else.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/02/2019

The first part of the comment by bap12053 is incorrect. The golf course has not been sold, but it is true that the managing owner Danny Avila has neglected the course. He does not seem to have any knowledge on how to run a golf course.

Margate residents are very upset and are actively fighting for the future of the golf course. If you want more information, please visit www.keepmargategreen.com

Thank you.

Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
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Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

greens need work

Played this course several times Nov 2018-Feb2019 and the course was in good condition. Now it appears that minimal work is being done to the greens. The sprinklers were on when we were on some greens! Not impressed with the way things were today. Staff were friendly. Depending on price I would have reservations about recommending as rates will be coming down in the area by May 01.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

course hasn't been properly cared for and it s sad to see what use to be a beautiful course turn into such sad conditions/Hopefully will turn it around and bring it back to what use to be a great place to golf. One thing that hasn't changed is their employee's,wonderful staff

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens are terible, dosent look like anyone is even remotely trying to do some thing about it.

greens are really bad. too bad, because i like the course a lot. no one there, so sad..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

God Awful

The fairways and greens are attrocious. We will never go back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Winter conditions

Good value. Front nine green still dormant back nine better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, but quality of fairways and greens are in not good conditions . The course is very beautiful, but need help

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course needs help

Staff is great, facility is fine. Nice layout and nice new carts but the course conditions are bad. Greens all chopped up and super slow.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 58
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great layout but what about cutting the grens?

I really enjoyed this course BUT the "hairy" greens were a joke. Fairways were only fair also. I played here ten years ago when it was private and it was a great experience. My friends played here last month and said it was MUCH BETTER condition at that time. It was a nice day to play golf and we were disappointed since our scoring was not accurate because greens were so SLOW!!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Course should have been closed from Rains overnight.

was told cart path only was a little wet. Greens were flooded, water filled most holes. could not putt, a driver would still be short on the greens with all the rain.....

Played 5 holes and gave up.....

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Too Bad

I love this course but the it is in real bad conditions actually, I hope it will be better in a few weeks. The greens are in recuperation mode right now and the course need time to recover.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lots of water

Unfortunately this course is horrible and should be closed. It actually was closed a few months ago when they started ripping up the course to build either homes or apartments. As construction was going on it closed. The deal went south so they re-opened the course. This course is absolutely terrible. Greens have bald spots and bumps all over. Worst greens I have seen in south florida. Tee boxes are dirt. Fairways are in poor shape. Its a shame because 12-15 years ago this course was primo. I guess nothing is forever. Spend your money somewhere else. This course is a rip-off!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Save your money

This used to be one of the best courses in S. Fl. Unfortunately they have let it go and it is in horrible shape. The fairways and rough are bad, the sand traps are more like dirt traps but the worse was the greens. I have played very few courses with worse Greens. They did not appear to have been cut for a couple days and the was rot and holes over the whole green

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible

Played the course 2 years ag, since then Nothing was made on the course.
Not a golf course anymore. Sorry i have paid more than 1$ for this horribble expérience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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