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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
84.8%
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856 out of 989 reviews
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3.7
73 Reviews (73)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
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4.4
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3.5
104 Reviews (104)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
50
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
77.9%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6426 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.9
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Cleveland Heights Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect William S. Flynn (1925)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, American Express, Mastercard, Discover
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.8
989 Reviews (989)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 26
Patio Dining 23
Dinner 13
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 37
Water Hazards 33
Forced Carries 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 47
Seniors 42
Walkers 31
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 50
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 8

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Reviews 1
1.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 07/12/2023

Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Azalea/Camelia Golf Course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Top Course to Avoid

Past reviews don’t lie. Greens are in horrible conditions, dry and previously aerated is an overstatement. Just completely dead and patchy where your better off picking up. Slow play is also unreal. Playing Old 18 and it took over 4.5 hours skipping two holes and the foursome we caught up to quit after 14 holes. But hey one free beer after your round to make up for it…

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 06/29/2023

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. Over the past (5) weeks we have done a Curfew Application, Chipco Choice Application and Aerified all 29 greens. It is that time of year that these applications need to be done, but they impact golfers. The 15 inches of rain in June especially over the past 15 days has had an impact on the surfaces. We are starting to see positive results from the applications. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

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Commented on 06/27/2023

Hi,
Thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2023

Hello. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review. We would love to know how we can earn those last two stars next time! Thanks for playing Azalea/Camelia Golf Course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club.

fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 06/26/2023

Jody, thank you for the feedback and we hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible

It’s that time of year again. Place is in terrible condition. Greens are borderline unplayable. When will the City of Lakeland actually hold someone to some accountability out there. Such a gem and only worth playing about 4 months out of the year. Greens at Bramble Ridge are 5 Star compared to Cleveland Heights.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/26/2023

Hello,
Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 06/26/2023

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. Over the past (5) weeks we have done a Curfew Application (for Nematoads) and an aerification of all 29 greens. These practices are not popular and interrupt play, but the biggest issue we have faced is 15 inches of rain in the month of June. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible course conditions

I played this course about a month ago. I’ve never seen greens on ANY course in worse shape. Dead grass everywhere, sand everywhere, aeration holes everywhere. Absolutely horrible. Basically once you hit up on the green unless you are within a few feet of the pin, give yourself a 2 put score and move onto the next hole. This course is owned and operated by the city of Lakeland. If the city doesn’t want to put any money or effort into the upkeep of the course, then they should sell the land. FYI city, you have to put some kind of effort & financial contributions into a golf course. I say sell the course if you just wanna leave it in the current condition. It’s really a shame because this course is a few minutes drive from my parents house. But I doubt I’ll ever play there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 08/02/2023

We apologize for the poor condition of the greens during your visit to our course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve the upkeep and overall experience for our customers. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were terrible

The overall course was good nothing special. The greens were the problem!!!! The greens were in terrible shape for $44.99! The rest of the course was an average course for here in mid Florida! Now granted that this is a City run course where I have played other courses that are owned by the city but managed outside that are way better!! One course I will put you up against is Willowbrook! City owned but outside managed and it is in great shape. Your fairways were good, got some bounce and roll out of the miss hit or two but I was expecting more as you have alot of high school and other tournaments there.

Thank you.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 06/08/2023

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. We had done a Curfew Application during this time period that is disruptive to playing conditions. We hope to see you back in the near future. Brock Witmyer (GM).

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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing Azalea/Camelia Golf Course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great staff, terrible course

The staff is great. The bar and restaurant is also fantastic. However, the condition of the golf course scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best and one being the worst I give it a -5.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/23/2023

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. Over the past couple weeks, we have done a Curfew Application to treat for Nematoads. This application puts slices in the turf and releases a gas. The application is a must here at CHGC. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

25 yrs we’ve played here and it needs love.

I know this course will never be great but they just need better conditions. Too many greens are in rough shape. Tee boxes need love. Some fairways are descent , others aren’t. The greens need completely redone. They always have the range closed thur am for maintenance. This is the only course I’ve ever seen to close the range while open unless it needs to be closed for a period of time. Too many other courses in good shape to keep playing here. The layouts of the 9s isn’t very good so conditions need to improve. I guess it’s playable but just isn’t good enough to keep coming.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/19/2023

Hi. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/19/2023

Unfortunately, it is that time of year when the Winter overseed has transitioned out and the Bermuda grass starts to take off. Over the past (3) weeks we have done a Curfew Application on all three courses. This application slices the turf and shoots a gas into the turf to control nematoads that we battle here at CHGC. Next month we will be doing aerifications on all 3 courses. These maintenance practices are a must, but they impact play. Hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and fairways are in fair condition. Lot of mowing and construction distractions the day we played (around 11:00am). Overall, still enjoyable and a nice municipal course!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/17/2023

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. Over the past 2 weeks we have been doing a Curfew Application for Nematoads. This is an intense application that we must do annually at CHGC to control Neatoad counts. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Typical public course

With no homes on most of the course, nice wide fairways and enough challenges for the amateur golfer, this course has the potential to be very nice.

But, they've jammed 27 holes into a space large enough for only 18.

Unfortunately, it's over booked so the pace of play is slow.

Cleveland, like most Florida golf course are aerating their greens but many of these greens need a lot more work than just aeration.

We also wondered why they have 3 nine hole courses, rather than an 18 and a 9?

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/17/2023

Ken, thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. The original 18 holes goes back to 1925. In 1983 the B Course 9 holes was added to meet the supply and demand. CHGC is on the Florida Historic Golf Trail. Pace of play averages 4:15, which is good considering we did 87,000 rounds of golf last year. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/17/2023

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/09/2023

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. We hope to see you back in the future. Brock Witmyer (GM)

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Commented on 05/08/2023

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Azalea/Camelia Golf Course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day for golf

Course in pretty good shape. Just few bare spots here and there. Greens very good

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 05/03/2023

Thank you for your positive feedback, we appreciate it. We are glad that you had a good golf experience at CHGC and hope to see you back soon. brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 122
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 04/26/2023

Thank you for the positive feedback, we appreciate it. We are glad that you had a good golf experience at CHGC and hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great day on the course!

Cart paths need some attention. Pace of play was good. Some fairways had rough patches and some no grass due to having no rain for awhile. Ate in restaurant and it was very good. Didn't like choice of beer that was free!!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 04/26/2023

Thank you for the positive feedback we appreciate it. We are glad that you had a good golf experience at CHGC and hope to see you back soon from Riverview. Brock Witmyer (GM)

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Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Like playing in a park

Course is in good condition. Green are relatively fast and are consistent. Many greens have significant contours to test ones skills. Fairways are generally good and the green fringes and approaches are generally good. The areas just off the green are typical of Florida courses, not brilliant so get ready to chip off hard pan, sand or very sparse grass. The cart paths are in need of work but it did not spoil the round.. Free beer with every round in the very reasonable restaurant. Great balcony are to sit and watch the struggle of golfers on the A9 green.

Lots of wildlife to accompany your round, watch for gators, hawks, eagles and turtles.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Default User Avatar
Commented on 04/24/2023

Hi,
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing at our course.

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course

Played Sunday, 04/16, with 12 of us doing Ryder cup style. Played all 3 nines. A little rain for about 20 mins. The Staff were on point in every way. They were terrific. The starter was great at herding cats. The course was in very good condition. Greens were good, a little slow, but not bad. Maybe we just suck at putting. The ladies in the bar were fast. Over all great time. Will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 04/26/2023

Thank you for the positive feedback, we appreciate it. We are glad that you had an excellent golf experience at CHGC. We have a great team that works very well together. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 96
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 04/15/2023

Thank you for the positive feedback, we appreciate it. We are glad that you had a good golf experience at CHGC and hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 04/18/2023

DD, thank you for the positive feedback, we appreciate it. We are glad that you had a good golf experience at CHGC and hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

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