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Conditions
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Value
4.0
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.1
Amenities
3.9
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6623 yards
Slope 126
Rating 72.0

Course Details

Year Built 1919
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1926)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge

Reviews

3.1
159 Reviews (159)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Water Hazards 9
Undulating Greens 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 21
Seniors 18
Walkers 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 19
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

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The course greens and fairways were great compared to other courses have recently played. The greens were in good condition. and the pin locations made it a bit challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Béatifie layout but need lové

Green to slow and to small fairway need water an grass need starter....

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

great course for the $$$

what more can I say.excellent experiance!!!! very friendly staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Course is short, tight, with some challenging holes.

Strategically placed sand traps keep you honest. We enjoyed our round, and considering the extreme drought the county is experiencing, the course conditions were fairly good. The price was right and we will try it again next year when we are in FL.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great Course for the Money

The city of Bartow , the course superintendant and employees always keep it in top shape. I've golfed there for may years and they are consistantly cordial

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course nice people

Had fun. Fairways were in good shape but could have used a little more water (Florida has been dry lately). Greens were nice with very few straight putts. Out of the way but I will play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Very old and very interesting

Was a piece of history since the course has been around since the 20's. Enjoyed the fact that they had orange tees which for an older golfer and female it made it a more pleasant experience. More courses should think of doing this. would certainly go back again even though it is over an hour from home.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0

Greens need work

Very slow play had to wait on every shot they need a ranger bad

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

GREAT GOLF COURSE AND STAFF.

COURSE IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND HAS A GREAT MIX OF HOLES THAT MAKE THE COURSE CHALLENGING AND FUN. MY FRIEND FROM OREGON IS HERE AND HE LOVED THE COURSE AND THE PRICE.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

good course for the money

nice course. long round because we had 6 players in one group ahead of us and farther ahead there was a 9 SOME playing together!! there should be a marshal or ranger on the course so this does not happen!!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Worth the trip!

Make your money on the front nine because the back nine gets a little tricky. It is an easy drive so dont let the location scare you away.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Average course all around

The course condition was okay some not level tee boxes. Greens were fairly slow and not in the best condition. Fairways looked fine and bunkers were maintained by staff although clearly there were a few lazy players there who did not rake after themselves. There was some very bare spots in the rough with extremely hard ground with acorns and other debris in areas. If you play the ball as it lies out of the rough you are going to get some nasty lies if you are a casual player who does not mind moving the ball around a bit you would be fine. Overall I would say this course is pretty average.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Tough old geezer!

Pretty challenging course when dry. I was a bit disappointed in the course conditioning. Looks like since it is a Municipal course, they could give it a bit more TLC and lots of reclaimed water. Fairways had sparse grass and greens were a bit unkempt.
Greens are small and fast. If you like tight lies, you'll love this one.
Appreciate the course because it is very old and Donald Ross designed it. Setting is very Old Florida with big moss covered oaks.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good Muni

Traveled about an hour south of home to try out Bartow Golf Club. The gentleman in the pro shop was very accommodating and the Grill had good food and cold beer at reasonable prices. The course is set on a large track of land with no houses on it and sizable fairways. The 6600+ yards are all us amateurs could handle, but there are 4 sets of tees to make an enjoyable round for anyone. The small quick greens were usually guarded by traps with plenty of sand. Fairways had lots of mature trees bordering them that, depending on your cut or pull, could cause havoc to an errant shot. You have to cross a street to reach about half the course and the back nine has some water hazards that can come into play.Beware! All in all , a good flat track with a nice practice area as well

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 107
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor

True "Old Florida" course

This course has mostly wide and flat fairways lined with large oak trees. There are a few water hazards and some fairly deep bunkers. I would rate the condition of the greens as very good. The condition of the fairways is not so good (not a lot of grass) but it's usually easy to find your ball. The exception to that is holes 6 & 12 which border the driving range, which sometimes makes finding you ball amongst the range balls rather difficult, even on the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great bang for the buck.

Well maintained. Some par 4's are a little long. Also has a very good restaurant for b'fast or lunch.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Easy to find your way around and it wasn't busy.

The bunkers were not maintained very well. The fairways need more grass on them. The greens had some bad places in them. For the price we paid, it wasn't bad.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 259
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 25 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played

Typical Florida Municipal style course

08:00 tee time w/ 2 buddies. Fairways plush. Roughs sparse but low enough to find errant shots quickly. Small postage stamp greens that roll medium paced & fairly true. Couple of greens bare & needing water bad but there is a drought. One of the ponds here is almost completely dry. Some tee boxes also bare. Otherwise a fun no frills course. Have played here often & will come back again. Carts are battery powered w/ windshield & rain cover in back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

good value for $$$$

Although we played in 3:30 min due to tee boxes & greens being so close we waited on every hole. GREAT walking course ( flat ) greens a challenge as they are all crested making it hard to hold the green on approach shots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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