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3.9
983 Reviews (983)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
49
1 Stars
35
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
86.3%
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850 out of 983 reviews
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3.7
75 Reviews (75)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
84.0%
Recommend this course
63 out of 75 reviews
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3.7
123 Reviews (123)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.5%
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99 out of 123 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 6345 yards
Slope 123
Rating 70.3
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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

3.9
983 Reviews (983)

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 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Good course, a little too slow!

Hey, real good course that gets lots of play! Starter was not too thrilled about his job...maybe having a bad day! Pace was slow conditions good!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 02/02/2024

Thank you for your 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 78
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/31/2024

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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

OK course, but not for me

I recently played Cleveland Heights. The starter, and other staff I interacted with were very friendy and very helpful.
The course itself was wide open and quite forgiving, and normally I would like this kind of course. The problem was that this course was unbelievably overcrowded and according to the staff, is like that most of the time. With continuous tee-offs the pace of play was a lot of "hurry up and wait" . Very reminiscent of I-4 traffic between Disney and Universal.
I'm sure a lot of people would enjoy this course, but it was not for me.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/29/2024

Pete, thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. Our tee times are set up 7 minutes apart as that is normal in the golf industry. Our main season runs from January thru April with our winter visitors being here. Spring Training will be getting started in February and that will bring more folks to our area, which is great for local businesses. We hope to see you in the near future! Brock Witmyer (GM)

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

Not what it used to be

Very disappointed in the condition of this course. Though I enjoyed the layout, the course conditions were nothing short of terrible. That includes the tee boxes, fairway and greens. I could understand these conditions in the summer, but it shouldn't be like this in January. I have played other courses in central Florida and none look like this.

The couple in my group who played there before mentioned how nice it was last winter and also will not be returning.

Even the "hot deal" price does not seem like a good deal for the current course conditions. This may change in the future, but for now, I would avoid this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/26/2024

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

I don’t know what to say

I’ve lived In Lakeland since 1991 and have played here 100 times . This is the absolute worse condition course I’ve ever seen. Greens beat up, fairways have giant damaged areas that are in the middle of play. It needs to be closed and totally renovated . I’ve also never seen 27 holes available have a pace issue. It’s not ran right at all and is in awful shape. I wouldn’t play here for free. Bartow is in way better shape, sandpiper is too. These are the other cheaper courses In The area. It’s embarrassing. I’ve gave a rough review here before but I gave it another shot. Anyone working there knows what this looks like and even if u complain nicely or at least ask about it, they don’t care one bit. Whoever owns this please sell to someone who cares about golf . I wish I had pics to put on here. I should have taken some

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/26/2024

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate it. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Public course

Conditions are mediocre at best right now. Greens were sanded. Definitely need to play winter conditions to find some grass to hit off. Nice course to start if you are coming out of the cold and snow

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/25/2024

Thank you for the feedback we appreciate it. The El Nino conditions have kept the golf course wet over the past 60 days. The Bermuda grass is dormant right now and the lack of sunlight has not helped. Warmer days are coming, and we hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 121
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Sandy Greens

No doubt the cold weather has an impact on the conditions of the golf course part the greens where sand was prevalent.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/24/2024

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

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Commented on 01/24/2024

Hello, Lloyd2434045. 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 49
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/24/2024

DA, 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 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Muddy look

The course was so wet we should have worn rubber boots. It was also cart path only on a lot of holes, Will try it again on later date.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/21/2024

Thank you for the feedback, we appreciate it. We have had off and on rain the past month with not much sun light. The cool damp weather is making it difficult to dry out. This El Nino weather pattern is going to last into the Spring with an active Hurricane Season they are saying. We hope to see you back soon. Brock Witmyer (GM)

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/21/2024

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

Played On
Reviews 12
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
Amenities Excellent
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/17/2024

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 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Too wet

Always sneak in a Cleveland Hths round when visiting. They did get 1” of rain a couple days before so cart paths only. Will see you all next year over MLK weekend when we come back for the soccer tournament.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/08/2024

Paula, 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 48
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
fede05f9-89ac-5637-ab81-923d21b23077
Commented on 01/08/2024

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
1.0
First Time Playing
Pace Average
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Commented on 02/06/2024

Hello, ellwoodcity. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Azalea/Camelia Golf Course at Cleveland Heights Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 78
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Inappropriate Value for a Public Golf Course

Cleveland Heights every year is a disaster until late spring and the Lakeland City Government approves funds for the four ball state tournament held in late March. The rye grass is always late late in over seeding and the course suffers immensely. Great location, wonderful layout of the 3 nines would be a great pleasure to play if only they would spend a few dollars to upgrade the course. Go play Heritage Isles, Eaglebrooke or Big Cypress for better value. Then again play Sandpiper for the same disappointment.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/30/2024

We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your visit to Cleveland Heights Golf Course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we strive to improve our course for future guests. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

A Bit Wet, but Manageable

Only played 9 on B. Pace of play was fine with a tee time before 9AM. Course is still a bit wet with cart path only in a few places. If you stay in the fairways, it shouldn't be a problem. Greens are slow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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