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2.8
1296 Reviews (1296)
5 Stars
108
4 Stars
353
3 Stars
326
2 Stars
224
1 Stars
285
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.9
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.7
51.4%
Recommend this course
669 out of 1296 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.7
133 Reviews (133)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
23
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
85.7%
Recommend this course
114 out of 133 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.2
201 Reviews (201)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
87
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
21
1 Stars
31
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
4.2
67.7%
Recommend this course
136 out of 201 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 70
Length 6128 yards
Slope 127
Rating 70.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2013. Check Bonaventure Golf Club listing for the remaining opened 18 holes.

Bonaventure West is also known as the Resort Course. This 6189-yard course has less water than the East Course and one extra par 3 on each nine. This is a Charles Mahannah layout, showing this renowned golf course architect at his best.

It has wide fairways and undulating greens. The golf course has lots of tropical vegetation and inhabited by wild parrots, blue herons, snowy egrets, and many other forms of wildlife. Fairways are generous, but hole design makes low scoring a challenge.
The course is perfectly suited for golfers of all skill levels

Course Details

Year Built 1975
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Catering

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.8
1296 Reviews (1296)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 17
Bunkers 12
Forced Carries 11
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 11
Locals 10
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0

Pace of Play Extremely Slow

The pace of play is unacceptably slow, you need to wait 10+ minutes per shot. 18 holes is a 5 hour + round. They need a course ranger to speed up pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Owners and Management please back off

Only one problem...The course puts too many groups spaced too close together. 7 minute tee off spacing and no Ranger late in the day on the back nine lets ignorant and selfish golfers ruin other groups from playing at a reasonable pace.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too Many Golfers and not Enough Time

The course is in good shape.
The owners however are getting greedy and we players are paying for this. They are operating with 7 minute apart tee times which is unacceptable! With this tee time schedule plus a few ignorant slow playing foursomes our round of golf became a round of waiting...waiting...waiting...and waiting!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Challenging course

I played another round at Bonaventure and finished at 6:30. Lots of golfers out here today. The putts here are always a challenge. The greens have come back STRONG compared to last year. Thinks are looking good at Bonaventure!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 132
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than expected

First time playing here. Read the recent reviews, few of which commented poor course conditions… it is actually is pretty good and much better than most of the public courses. Definitely would recommend it

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Follow up to Slow, Slow, Slow post

Bonaventure staff was kind enough to “comp” me nine holes yesterday due to the very slow play last Monday. Thanks and much appreciated.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice course

This was the third time my wife and I played this course in the last week. It is in very good shape with the greens running fast and hard. Challenging with a lots of water and some really nice hole designs, especially the par three over the water falls! Good variety of tee lengths as well. 4 hours on Saturday morning and 4.5 hours on Monday afternoon. Good pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good afternoon of golf!

The course is much improved over last winter (22-23) with the greens being most notably improved. Pace was slower due to volume and quantity of players grabbing an afternoon round, but we teed off on time. If you’re in the area it’s worth a visit.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Slow, Slow, Slow

Our group teed off 30 minutes after our scheduled tee time. Then we waited at least 10 minutes on every shot because the group in front of us were very, very slow. They were a hole and a half behind the group in front of them, but did not allow us to play through. The ranger stopped to talk to them, but their pace did not improve. Only played 8 holes (in 2 1/2 hours) because we got tired of waiting!!!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Better than Reviews say

Booked on GolfNow and what a great way to find a course to play. The course was in pretty good condition better then what the reviews look like. I'd play again!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Improved

First time on this course this year, much improved since last year.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 132
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course…!!!

The course is in very good condition.
The greens are very rapid.
Interesting layout…particuly the Par 3 with the fall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice golf course

Great layout, challenging holes, a lot of water!!
Très amusant à jouer, des défis! Magnifique par 3 avec une chute semblable à St-Jean de Matha au Québec
Place à rejouer malgré le prix… 45$

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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