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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6961 yards
Slope 140
Rating 74.5

Designed by Steve Smyers, Cheval Golf and Athletic Club's (previously known as Cheval Country Club) mature and meticulously maintained course meanders through 860 acres of elegantly designed development property. Cypress trees abound on this course along with native Florida wildlife including deer, alligators, otters, eagles, wading birds and more. Cheval is one of the area's most prestigious semi-private clubs and offers 18 holes of championship golf. Precise shot placement is required to avoid the 108 bunkers and water hazards that lurk on every hole. A large practice facility includes target greens, distance markings, a practice greens-side bunker, a practice fairway bunker, large putting green and separate pitching green.

Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion turf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Steve Smyers

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Locker Rooms, Playground

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness, Tennis, Basketball

Reviews

1.9
239 Reviews (239)
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Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather

Rain Rain Rain

I only played 3 holes. Had to leave in the middle of hole #4 because of torrential rain

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Bucket List

I booked this course based on an online review and was not disappointed,. This course has been private for most of its existence. The course is in great shape. It should be a must play while available. And the discounted rate is probably the best value on Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

If you can't afford TPC, do not succomb to here

This course really irks me as the houses themsleves are pretty as well as the scenery but that's all the course has going for it.

The course is about 60% doglegs and requires shots with perfect accuracy and distance which requires perfect play unlike it's relative TPC. The conditions are quite poor for the price as the greens were unpredictable and extremely slow even though there wasn't rain for a week. Also the fairways were quite spotty and the lies which should have been favorable were not.

This course has no concept of either a "fun" hole or signature hole and is just terribly designed.

Also their carts utilize cart control in the most grotesque manner as if you're within 150 yrds of the green, it'll force you to move backwards at 1 MPH on top of the most obnoxious pop-ops on the GPS screen. It was so infurating I genuinely wanted to drive to cart on the greens out of fustration of the poor implmeneted cart limitions (don't worry I did not).

Overall if you cannot afford TPC, do not play here and choose anywhere else to have a remotely enjoyable experience.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course

Course was in great shape and they were very safe. I will return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Value!

First time playing this course! Great value for the money! Greens excellent, fairways plush, tee boxes great shape and mostly flat, bunkers looked great, only had to play out of one thank goodness. LOL Amenities low only a 4 do to renovations. Cart girl seen often!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best shape in area

I’ve played at least 12 courses locally since Covid 19, and Cheval is in the best condition. Definitely worth the price on Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

great golf

the course was excellent, the staff was excellent, we had a problem on the back 9 when a foursome had never played golf before and showed no courtesy. it took about 3 hours (?) to play the back. that was awful. but the golf was great, the course was great, had a really good time. enjoyed the course and would definitely play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Played TPC and your course and I would tell friends to come play at your course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 70
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

SLOW greens

On the bad side the greens are very slow & the traps are more like waste areas. The layout is fun & the rest of the course is in good shape. That said it was worth the $25 we paid, but I would never pay the $55 or more they normally charge for greens this slow.

The GPS in the cart is helpful, but gets confused at times & the cart won't move. Twice while I was on the cart path the cart stopped & would not move until I put it in reverse / back in forward.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 150
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Green immaculate but on slow side

The course was in great shape. Plenty of grass, more than one likes if not in fairway. The greens rolled very true but were unusually slow, probably due to heavy rain over previous few days. Always a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice lay out

We had a great golf day starting with a warm welcome from the pro shop and the golf cart manager. The range is fun as you hit all shots into A small lake behind the clubhouse.
Lots of water holes so be prepared for some target golf. Greens are well maintained and have some undulation to them.
Enjoyed the experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great fun track

This course lets you use every club in the bag...well maintained beautiful track !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Dissapoited

Greens were slow and bumpy, not mowed. Weeds and thin grass. Not well maintained course. We probably won't play it again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Used cart

rest room horrors

Visiting rest room prior to starting golf was a bad experience. Smelly no dish soap available. There was a truck "Demolition dynamite" nearly completely blocking path to Hole 1. Greens were extra slow. Fairways were nearly bald at many places. I encountered a group of 5 ahead of me. One of them would spray the ball everywhere including water and would go fishing for lost ball to boot. They lacked decency and did not let me pass them (single golfer). There was no ranger in sight. This course can be devilish with very tight space for 2nd shots. This can be a course which beckons you to come back but I will wait a while until they get their act together

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Top notch course

Enjoyable day. Other than landing in an old Divet in a fairway, I didn’t have one bad lie all day. First time I can say that in a very very long time. Most courses around this area have some kind of hard pan and runoff areas that are bare and Sandy. Not here, great condition. Greens a little on the slower side but good condition and rolled true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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