Serenoa Golf Club

The course Monday was cart path only and we started on 10. Sort of threw off my habits but as always the course was ready to play. KC in the pro shop was as friendly as ever and the lunch was perfect. The burgers are as good as any burger joint. The greens were rolling great as always and the fairways were accepting my aweful shots. Still scored an 88 and I will return again and again.

I would recommend the diamond in the rough for any level of golfer.

My TTime was at 4:30. Shortly after we started we saw 4somes go by us on carts. All of a sudden we saw 2 4somes on the next tee. We were told a 9 hole league started at 5:00. Say what? Pace of play really slowed, of which was really not fair to the public paying golfers. We finally got through the first 9, and finished the 2nd 9 in the dark. 🤨 Why would you have a league at 5 when you have taken TTimes to 4:30? Course was decent, but decisions by the golf course administration sure comes into question. I paid for 18 holes with a TTime at 4:30, yet I was not told about the league until teeing off on hole #1.

An early start at Serenoa. Too dark to really use driving range or putting green. Overall course was in good condition. Course has lots of character - not just a back and forth.

The first issue was a prepayment of $15, plus tax (total of $53 for 3 people) using golfnow.com. advised at the course that they don't see any of that money so charged us the regular green fee. I don't know how to get it reversed.
the second issue was the advertised rate included lunch and a beverage, Because we used golfnow, the course advised us that we were not eligible for the included lunch and beverage.
the course is not in great shape - tee boxes are not well maintained, weeds in the fairways, greens are reasonable but not cut well - very slow compared to other courses we have played in the area.

not in the top 3 courses in sarasota as advertised. not sure it would break the top 20.

Target golf, but could be a fun track. Nice greens. Pace of play was poor - 4:45 and for a course this short should be an hour less than that.

Found the course challenging with smaller greens .. fun to play I will play again while I’m here

For a number of years (30+) when visiting my family I would play Seronoa, and always enjoyed playing the course. Today I took two of my friends there and I was embarrassed.
The tee boxes, fairways and greens are pretty pitiful, and the pace of play was extremely frustrating. Why have rangers, if they don’t assist in the pace of play?
It’s just not a $100 course. It will be a long time before I return, if ever; and will NOT be recommending it.

We’ve played multiple times this winter starting in January. The fairways are in terrible shape. There either is very little grass and they are either rock hard or mushy. The greens are hard as rocks and some have issues where they have had to be cut back and replaced with sod.

Pace of play is not good. But, when you put groups out every 7 minutes and then not enforce a decent pace of play what can you expect. Obviously they are trying bring in as many $$ as they can during the high season but it does not make for an enjoyable day.

Conditions of fairways not good. If you hit 230yd plus drivers, you will need to leave it in your bag. Cannot see many of the hazards & they are in play with otherwise good shots.

The previous cup holes are dotted all over the greens. Players aren’t fixing divots. Tee boxes are unbalanced and rough. Not playing again.

Had a 4:30 TTime and thought I would move along at a good pace. However, the course had league play at 5:00, with a shotgun start on each hole. Thus, we got backed up, which was extremely irritating. Why would you start league play with a shotgun start, when the public is playing. I could not get through the lst 9 holes in 1/2 an hour. Extremely disgusted that I was not made aware of this prior to payment. Got done golfing in the dark due to slow play on the front, and starting shotgun with the league at 5:00🤨

Some tee boxes are a little beat up but greens were good.
Made good time on the front nine and made the turn to see they had sent out a single right in front of us and there was now a five-some (with 4 sets of clubs) in front of us also.
So, a slow back nine.