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Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6656 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in May 2019.

The golf course at Deer Run Country Club, which was redesigned by Ron Garl in 2003, utilizes its natural terrain of sparkling lakes and towering trees to create a picturesque and challenging layout. The golf course is also known for the immaculate conditions of its greens and fairways, which provide excellent putting surfaces. Deer Run Country Club features strategically placed sand traps, numerous doglegs, and water comes into play on several holes. The golf course, while challenging, is appealing to casual golfers and beginners for the beautiful setting and enjoyable, relaxing game. Deer Run Country Club is a local favorite both for the interesting layout and affordable rates.

Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (2002) Lloyd Clifton

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed Soft spikes only
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

3.5
456 Reviews (456)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 29
Brunch 13
19th Hole Specials 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 47
Water Hazards 43
Forced Carries 22
This course/club is great for:
Locals 59
Seniors 25
Beginners 23
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 37
In the 'Burbs 32
Worth the Drive 14

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very good course for beginners

My wife does it play a lot and she loved this course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/26/2019

Thanks for the 4-stars and great feedback! We appreciate your wife's dedication to playing at The Country Club at Deer Run and hope we can welcome her back again soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs Work

This course needs work, tee boxes more sand than grass, greens were patchy and the speed was far faster than the average golfer old handle. Overall experience was not pleasant and we probably will not return.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/21/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to hear your recent experience with us did not meet expectations. Your comments regarding our course conditions have been shared with our staff as we are committed to providing our customers with a valuable golf experience, and we hope we have the chance to do so for you soon. Please feel free to reach out to our staff if you would like to discuss any concerns further.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Love the course

Played with my wife who plays very little and she enjoyed herself. Yet the course was challlenging for me at the same time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/18/2019

Thanks for the 5-star review and sharing your feedback with us. We're so glad to hear you and your wife enjoyed the day with us, and we appreciate you choosing The Country Club at Deer Run! Join us again soon! #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Thanks for the 3-stars and taking the time to leave us a review. We would appreciate any additional feedback on your recent experience with us, and hope we have the chance to welcome you back to The Country Club at Deer Run for an even better one soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/12/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review! We truly appreciate your support and hope to welcome you back to The Country Club at Deer Run again soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

COURSE DEGRADATION

During these past 3 months I have been playing Deer Run, the conditions have gone from Good to Fair to Poor.

The Tee boxes are void of grass and are dried out.
The fairways have very little grass and are dried out despite having quite a bit of rain.
The bunkers are mud holes with standing water. We actually lost a ball in on of the bunker ponds.
And lastly, the greens are al.ost totally barren of grass..

If you want to operate a golf course, get the right maintenance professionals and get them out on the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/04/2019

We truly appreciate your dedication to playing our course and taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to hear the course conditions have not been meeting expectations. Our staff is aware of these concerns, and your comments have been shared appropriately. Your patience and understanding are appreciated at this time as we work towards necessary course improvements. We're committed to providing our golfers with a valuable golf experience, and we hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much better round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/04/2019

Thanks for the 3-star review and choosing to play our course. We would appreciate any additional feedback on your recent experience with us and hope we have the chance to welcome you back for an even better round soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Course offered tee times for our group of four, with cart, meal and beverage for only $30 each. Golf course was in good shape. Greens ran true. Had a great time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/26/2019

Gillian, thanks for the 4-star review and great feedback on our Golf & Lunch Special! We're glad you enjoyed your recent experience with us at The Country Club at Deer Run. Check out your review shared on our Facebook page and come back soon! #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice local course

Enjoyed the course but the condition of the greens
Course patches in the greens and bare spots lowered my rating.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/22/2019

Thanks for the 4-stars! We appreciate your feedback as it has been shared with our staff, and we hope to have you back for an even better round at The Country Club at Deer Run again soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

This ain’t it, chief.

Deer run has been in better shape then it is now. Tee boxes and greens are horse. fairways are firm but not in a good way. definitely not worth the price right now.

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Commented on 02/22/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to hear your recent round with us may not have met expectations. Your patience and understanding are appreciated as our staff works towards course improvements, and we can assure you your feedback has been shared appropriately. We're committed to providing our golfers with a valuable golf experience, and we hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a better round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/14/2019

Thanks for the 4-stars! Join us at The Country Club at Deer Run again soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs Work

A challenging layout made unnecessarily more difficult by poor conditions. Tee boxes sparse, especially on par 3s where irons are hit.. Greens have barren spots. Fairways are hard and dry. Due to the geography of the course this causes balls hit in the fairway to roll off left or right. Areas around the greens are dry and sparse, chipping is difficult, better off running the ball with a hybrid. Water hazards are heavy with algae. I hope conditions improve.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/08/2019

Tom, we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to hear your recent round with us did not meet expectations. Your comments on our course conditions have been shared with our staff as we are continuously making improvements, and we hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much-improved round soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Plain Golf course

Greens patchy, bare spots and sandy spots. Fairways average for low priced Florida course, with lots of roll. Sand bunkers groomed. Plain and flat municipal type course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 02/08/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. All of your comments have been shared with our staff as we are continuously making course improvements, but we hope you enjoyed your recent round at The Country Club at Deer Run. Come back soon! #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Ok layout

This course is run down very bad shape some greens was okay but some had big holes with sand have to move the ball away from of it

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/08/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us, however, we're very sorry to hear your recent round with us did not meet expectations. Your comments have been shared with our staff as we are continuously making course improvements, and we hope we have the chance to welcome you back for a much-improved round soon.

Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrible greens

If you like slow play and lots of weeds this is the place to play. Horrible greens. Tee time was 30 min behind schedule,didn't,t finish because of darkness.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/07/2019

We appreciate you sharing your feedback with us, however, we apologize for any inconvenience with the pace of play or course conditions on the day of your round. We do not show a delay in tee times on our records for this day, but we're sorry to hear this might have been the case. All of your comments have been shared with our staff for necessary improvements, and we hope we have the chance to bring you back for a much-improved golf experience soon.

Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Played Friday morning during cold weather. There were quite a few groups on the course - before, during and after - our round. Still the pace of play was good and the course conditions were good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/29/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review and joining us for a round last Friday! We're glad you enjoyed the experience despite the busy day and we hope to have you back at The Country Club at Deer Run again soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Much improved great layout

The crew at Deer Run have done a great job bringing the greens and fairways back to playable conditions. There is much more to do but with the exceptional work and staff, this will be a great course again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/25/2019

Thanks for the great feedback and 4-star review! On behalf of us at The Country Club at Deer Run, we truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to make course improvements. Thank you for your support and come back soon! #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hopefully an abnormal day

3 hour and 5 minute front nine, quit and went home, need I say anything more?

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/07/2019

Randy, we appreciate you sharing your feedback with us, however, we truly apologize for any inconvenience with the pace of play on the day of your round. It was a very busy day at the course and while our goal is always to get golfers off the course efficiently, unfortunately, there wasn't much more our staff was able to do to improve the pace of play that day. Again, we apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. We hope we have the chance to bring you back for a much-improved golf experience soon.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/14/2019

Thanks for the 4-stars! Join us at The Country Club at Deer Run for another great experience soon. #DeerRunCC

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

ENJOYABLE DAY

I play here once or twice each winter.
Challenging course with a great layout.
Course conditions are good but the fairways need irrigation.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/14/2019

Thanks for the 4-star review and dedication to playing our course! We hope to have you back at The Country Club at Deer Run again soon. #DeerRunCC

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