Highlands Reserve Golf Club

Lots of traps in fairway about 200 yards out
Fun challenge, nice greens

We played this course twice in January , 2024. On the 11th and the 31st. We would provide the same review in each case.

This is the review…

Donnie,
This experience has to be one of the best ever in Florida. We have been coming now for seven years, usually from early January to mid February.
It began with starter Bob, who put us out early ahead of a men’s group of 64 players. I think we were off about 20 minutes early, around 7:30 am.. We are fast players , so the Player Pace unit is ideal. It is also a big benefit to the rangers. They do not have to fear confrontation from a slow group. They look for the colour and that’s it. We also saw them several times, and we love that also. We played in about 3 hours ,41 minutes. Bob, in a word , awesome.

The Pro Shop , fantastic. Very friendly. Felt welcome. Better than valued customers, felt like we were friends with the staff.
Thank You so much for the Bounce Back card. We appreciate this gesture.

Now the best part.
I can not believe the condition transformation of this course from a few years ago. I told every staff member I saw. The tees are well cared for and beautifully over seeded. Fairways very good. Sand boxes on carts, filled, with trowels.👍
Greens and green complexes, SUPERB. Best surfaces we have played on. Whatever grass you planted, it was worth it.
So happy for you.

Well done , at every level.

Our guests who played with us on the first date are long time friends and golf buddies from home , loved it.

Most impressed,
Marietta & Bruce

I have played this course in previous years and have noticed the effort they have made to improve the course conditions! Very nice course and I have always loved the layout!
Single digit Canook!

Marshall was pushy because we were a half hole behind on the 11th, maybe 2 or 3 minutes off the pace . The GPS turned green as soon as we got the the green on 11 and there was no one behind us for 2 holes.
Don't need to be micro managed by a pushy Marshall.
The marshall must have forgotten we were customers

I'll keep this simple. This is a great course at $60 winter rates. The problem is that their rate is now $99, and they have priced many golfers out of the opportunity to play it.
I suppose they are going after tourists, but I won't be back since there are similar courses at better fees.

Beautiful course and well maintained by the staff. Greens rolled nice and true, really fun layout woth elevation changes. Very rare for Florida golf.

When you survey the layout of this course it appears to be somewhat straightforward. There no water on this course and the fairways are generous. Tee shots typically will not get you into trouble. Bunkers are strategically placed around greens and force you to be accurate. The greens are not fast but the breaks are very tricky. Two putts are a challenge on most holes. Overall a fair course that will test your skill level.

I last played this course in 2022 and was blown away at the condition today when we teed off. I had heard that they redid their greens, and you could tell. The overseed took nicely and the fairways were pristine as well as the greens.

Highly recommend playing here if it has been a little while since you have visited.

I've played here a couple times a year for a few years now, and it was in the best shape I've ever seen it today. From tee to green, everything was in great shape (especially the greens). The guys in the pro shop were very friendly too. We finished our round in under 4 hours as well, so the rangers were obviously doing a great job keeping pace of play up. If you've never played here before, the course is on the easier side (no water hazards, a lot of room for error on some of the tee shots, etc.), but it's still got a nice layout that I think all handicap levels would enjoy. I will definitely choose to play here more often in the future.

The course was in good shape. Tees, fairways, and greens were green and in good condition. Rough was mostly dry and and brown, but it was winter months in Florida so not uncommon. Staff was friendly. Pace of play was good until the last couple holes when we caught up to a slower group, but still not bad. Finished our round in just over 3 hours. Very open course. Great for beginners and high handicappers.

Fun and challenging course! A few back and forth holes.

Never played in Florida before and was definitely going o get a round in somewhere as golf at home in Atlantic Canada was done for the winter. We were down for a big family vacation and my step son who wants to play more golf and brother in law who is a casual golfer wanted to play with me. I needed t find a place to play that would be friendly to all skill levels and not be discouraging to them. After much research I decided upon Highland Reserve and it did not disappoint, it was a beautiful day and from the 1st dealing with staff in the clubhouse to the starters who set us up to play we had a great day of golf and much fun. The course was in very good shape and all 18 greens which we were told had been recently re done were in excellent condition. It is not BayHill but was a great place to play a round with no water flhazards but plenty of bunkers and trees to keep you on your toes. We really enjoyed our round there and if I get back to the area again I will make an effort to play there again. Thanks to all of the staff that treated us so well from the lads here in New Brunswick!

This is a great course, played it a few times now, it gets better. Staff are so friendly, they even found my wedding band which slipped off in a cart cup holder. I was so grateful as it belonged to my Father

Keep up the good work folks at Highlands, I will definitely play again next time i am in Davenport

Best Regards and thanks
Steve Sargent

With elevation changes, length and challenging greens this was a really fun course. Conditions were perfect.staff was cool. The Marshall did a great job of keeping folks on pace. For the price, this is one of the better experiences I’ve had.

We had a 1pm tee time. Was a gorgeous Florida afternoon. Changes in the course is really paying dividends. Greens are great. Course is getting better every time I play it. Keep up the good work!