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Pace
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Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6505 yards
Slope 121
Rating 71.9

Ideally situated between the vibrant Miami nightlife and laid back atmosphere of the Florida Keys, Keys Gate Golf Club offers the best of south Florida golf. The lush landscape is covered in lakes and ponds that come into play on nearly every hole. Jut a short drive from the coast, the course enjoys warm ocean breezes. Overall the golf course is wide-open but there are swaying palms scattered throughout providing some challenges but mostly scenery. The layout features small greens and manicured fairways. There are also a few treacherously placed bunkers along the fairways and greensides. Keys Gate has garnered a large following since it offers a good value. Golfers from as farm south as Marathon Key have been known to come up for a round.

Course Details

Year Built 1990
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

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

Walking Allowed Yes, members only

Food & Beverage

Catering, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.6
72 Reviews (72)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 7
This course/club is great for:
Locals 7
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Needs a lot of work.

It is the closest public course near Key Largo. Coolest feature is a water driving range. It was fun hitting balls into the lake on purpose. Matts only, no grass tees. Fairways are terrible. Mostly weeds or 3 different kinds of grasses growing together. Around the greens, not much grass under the ball. Forget about hitting any flop shots. The greens are rock hard making it difficult to stop the ball. Many have bare spots or sand on them. I didn't get to try the food but there was no beverage cart service and I was playing from 10-2. The course has potential but has been neglected.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Course has many interesting golf holes

Course has many interesting golf holes-par 4's that dog leg left and right--short par 3's and long par 3's.
Very picturesque with much wildlife. Pace of play by group in front of us was quite frustrating.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

great buildings, poor course.

Great clubhouse & fairway bathrooms, but greens poor, fairways poor.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Course needs some TLC

We played on both 2/13 and 2/15. On 2/13, the wind was 30 miles per hour and because the course is narrow, we lost a lot of balls. This was our inexperience. But, overall the course could do with some money invested in better greens and attention to the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

What's up with the conditions of this course.

We went down to spend some time in the Keys and found this course close by. The greens on the front were absolutely hideous with no grass on most of the greens just plenty of sand. There's no grass on the fairways, just weeds......same thing for all the tee boxes. It's a good layout and the back 9 seemed a little better. It's pushing it for 45 bucks....the place needs some work.......

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

course has good lay out

A little TLC would go a long way, it's a good course
with some challenging holes. Greens need some work but playable

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Potential

Some management would benafit this facility. Perhaps a starter and some attention to the condition of the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

This course should be closed for renovations

We played this course numerous times early last year and it was a beautiful course. When we played last fall, they had started to do some renovations. We thought that perhaps by now the renovations would be completed. This was not the case at all. Every green was nothing but sand. It was like trying to putt while standing in a bunker. Hole #2, the hole was in the middle of the fairway. We were told after we paid for our round on GolfNow and after we showed up to play that there was a "temporary" hole on #2. Not once were we warned about the conditions of all the other holes. I will never again play this course or recommend it to anyone. The picture I have uploaded was the green that was in the "best" condition. As you can see, it was not so great!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good times.

We enjoyed the experience. The greens were a bit dry, but it was a pleasure to find a course close to home, in the keys. The staff couldn't be more cordial and the price, fantastic. Hope to visit this course many more times in the future.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

very poor maintenance

This course needs attention. The tee boxes were chewed up badly, the fairways were weeds and mud, the greens were rough and poorly maintained

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This course is terrible

I've been playing golf for over 10 years and I don't think i've played a course with worst conditions than this one. You can't tell the difference between the rough and the fairways. The greens are full of weeds, leaves, and other indescribable objects. If they didn't have flags i wouldn't have been able to tell where the green is. The tee boxes barely had any grass in them. I'm never going back ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Unplayable in rain

My 1st time here but could only play 9. Too much rain made the course unplayable. Got a raincheck to play the back 9 another time, but I would have come back without that. Loved the layout on the front 9 but couldn't really tell how maintained it was because of the rain the previous few days.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout

The course use to be very nice however its been 4 or 5 years since I played it, now its in very bad shape and is in need of a new greens keeper.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Not good

Even though it was dirt cheap, the course was truely in rough shape. I would not recommend this course to anyone who wants to enjoy their round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course is an ok course to play.

It was an ok course. Super friendly staff and an all around good experience.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A nice course for the casual golfer

Fun to play. Nice variation of holes with water in play on most of the holes. Sometimes course in great shape but always seems to be in a catchup mode of repair. A great value to play if you can get a round under $30.00 dollars.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

good cindition,back 9 gets a little wet

good course, plenty of water. nice challenge.
would recommend it

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course, but needs more work/maintenance

Keys gate has been having problems for a while. It always looks like they're working on it, but no real improvement since last year. It's great because it's never crowded.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Need help!

Course is in poor shape. Pin on the first hole was about 20 yards in front of the green, just stuck in the ground (no cup). Only play this course if you pay less than about $15!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent Course, Fair Price

The folks there were professionals as far as service offered. This course was being worked on as I was playing. There's a couple of holes that are in need of some maintenance. There are houses around the course, but they do not interfere with play. I appreciate the warm up bucket of ball to practice at the range (over the water) before palying round. Overall decent course, but there is room for improvement. Seem like recent rain storm has done some damage to grass, but you can't really blame the staff for that.

Also, while I there everyone seem to play at a good speed. Thank God.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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