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Conditions
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Value
2.7
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
3.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7175 yards
Slope 138
Rating 75.8

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifeagle
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tommy Fazio (2005) David Harman (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Mike Bender Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

2.3
301 Reviews (301)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 15
Amazing Food 6
Watching the Game 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Forced Carries 24
Bunkers 22
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 23
Advanced Golfers 22
Locals 18
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 24
Convenient to the City 21
Worth the Drive 11

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Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work

Played this course a few years ago and love the layout. Water in play on lots of holes. Course has declined significantly over the years. Fairways and tees are in sad shape. Greens are tough shape. Lots of bare spots. Wish they would revive this course because it's a great and challenging layout.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

This course needs WORK

All areas need grass. The tee boxes were bad, the fairways had no consistent grass areas. Greens were bad.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Magnolia oaks

Lots of nature, fun course, greens and fairways in terrible condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Perfect for our level of play

Enjoyed our peaceful round since we seem to be the first to play that day. Beautiful course. Lots of challenges... well maintained

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wow

Some bunkers are half grass or at least filled with weeds. Some greens are legitimately just sand in some areas, same goes for fairways. I'm pretty confident in assuming they stopped caring for this course at least 5 years ago. Very sad, not even worth the $20 honestly....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bring it back

I have played Magnolia Plantation many times
and have never seen the course in such bad shape. From tee to green nothing but dirt and
weeds, very sad!
With that said, the price was great the fact that
no one was on the course and it was Saturday
morning, was unbelievable. I was pleased overall
having the whole course for myself.
I'm not a bad golfer, mid handicap so the course
factor is not a issue from the trees off the tee.
I'd do it again for the fact i was out on a beautiful
day playing golf on a great layout, with plenty
of coin still in my pocket and no waiting.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 02/19/2017

I moved to Lake Mary in 2008 and this golf course was a true golfers course.. not a grip it and rip it with wide open fairways.. You had to play the course and make shots! it was immaculate from tee to green and quite frankly one of the best courses I had ever played!
Sometime shortly thereafter... this course took a tremendous turn for the worst. The conditions are abysmal , have been for over 6.years and nobody seems to want to give a rip about investing to bring this course back!
Anyone who has played this course knows what it's capable of being!
Folks don't justify any kind of a good review of this course over a $20 greens fee and an empty course... it's empty for a reason! Most people won't even pay the $20-SAD!
When one of the preeminent teaching academy's in central florida is based at this facility and they can't come up with the funds to do the necessary work on this course... something else is going on.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Its a shame

I remember playing this course a while back and it was in great condition however the current status of the course is beyond spotty as the pro shop said. Hmm, I don't really have anything encouraging to say about my round other than it was quiet and there was a ton of wild life walking around. Fairways and greens are just terrible. I think it will take a huge investment to get it back to a decent course again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has a challenging layout

This course has a lot of challenges to it.
Beautiful layout and lots of wildlife around. For playing in February the course was in fair condition. Diffinately worth it for the price. The greens were very fast.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Magnolia Plantation GC

Worse course that I have played. Course conditions are terrible. Golf course needs to be closed down and 100% redone.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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 Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better

Course in better condition than in the past . Fairways are tough but mowed now. Still mostly weeds
Great challenging layout. Greens are improving but still a little rough. Great course for practice.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Are you seriously wasted a beautiful design course with a neglected maintenance!!!

Ok. I admitted to have some reservation about this course after reading many horrific review about this course. So I gave it a try with GolfNow hot deal 10.00 and I could not go wrong right!!!
First enter the golf pro shop and it was littally empty with few merchandises, that should be a flag! But I wasdetermine to hope it can't be bad! It was a horrendous condition and I decided to use this round as practice driving range! This course need to be remove from golf now list!!! It's a shame !!!

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Make a decision MP

Great layout, worst conditions I have ever seen on a functioning golf course. Course conditions look like course had been closed for months. Need to either invest $ or shut down. Except a few holes in front the course is unplayable! Pay a few more bucks and play Mayfair or Casselberry for a value round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

beware

Friendly staff. That is the last good thing I'll say about this course. The potential is there to be as lovely as Alaqua Lakes but....this place sucks. The tee boxes and fairways were bare and/or ragged. The rough ...yes definitely rough. Sometimes knee high. Miss the fairway by 2 feet and you might as well drop another ball. The greens could have been mistaken for dirt patches with very little grass.
No bar open to drown my miserable outing!
I'd avoid this place until someone starts to maintain it.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst than ever

Wanted to try playing Magnolia one more time despite recent reviews. For one, comments are accurate so we were the only players out there on a Sunday and basically playing in weeds. After a few holes and basically hitting off of dirt we decided to play lift and place (if you can find some weeds) to allow some level of game Fairways were difficult to distinguish given conditions

It's sad but looks like closure of course is coming soon by such signs as apparel and accessories were gone from the racks of pro shop and poor pro couldn't say a lot of positive things about conditions outside of fairways and greens having been recently/mostly mowed until equipment broke down...oh well.

Course layout had always been challenging but when the ball from your drives would create a puff of dirt/sand and just stop you know your score is going to be in trouble.

All in all, if you're just looking for a driving range outing the course is fine to play.. just make sure you use your shag balls. We were paying for some small change in a skins game so it's was kind of exciting especially not knowing which way the greens were breaking and dealing with a variety of holes that were either larger (due to ruts that cracked due to dryness and tears) or smaller due to weeds growing over the holes. ...LOL

Have fun Caveat Emptor

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Poor course conditions

Worst course conditions that I have ever played on. Fairways uncut, many weeds, weeds in all bunkers. Would not recommend to anyone.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible condition

I have played this course at least 40 times in the past since it opened, going thru many different owners, but haven't played in a couple of years. Golfnow had a decent deal today so I went out with my son. Wow. We were the only ones on the course. I guess everyone knew what I didn't know, the course hasn't been maintained at all. There are no fairways as they are grown over and the weeds are at least 12 inches high thru the entire course. But the greens and the sand traps are completely unplayable. Every single sand trap is overgrown with weeds in them. Every green is unmowed and full of weeds, can't even putt. Do not waste your money. Go to a driving range instead.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Stay away!!

Course is in total disrepair - high grass, bumpy and shaggy greens, everything is falling apart. Not worth any price....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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