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Value
4.3
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2.0
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
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About

Holes 4
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 18
Length 1058 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Course Details

Year Built 2002
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts No

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Showers, Lockers

Reviews

1.7
33 Reviews (33)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Horrible condition and the old layout was better

We used to play the old layout and enjoyed it better than The Shoe. It is a great idea as there very few short practice courses in our area. However the new layout is really wonky as they just jammed a bunch of par 3 holes into this area and they are all about the same distance. Additionally it is in really poor condition. Large bare spots next to the greens and random pieces of turf. Not well marked and the hole signs are falling down or absent. They just sanded over some of the greens but the grass on the fringe and tees is a mess. People are confused where to go and which tee goes with which hole. Is this where the team practices? I would hope not. Price and location are good but this place really needs some work.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

DO NOT BOOK NOY AFFILIATED WITH GOLF NOW

Course no longer accepts GOLF NOW. Changed management and will reopen as 9 hole par 3 course.

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Practice

Excellent training facility. The staff members are great. All aspects of your game can be challenged. Course a small 4 Hole course just their to develope short game.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great place to learn and sharpen up

This is a great place to sharpen your game
Great driving range and good prices
Course is well kept and very good for all levels of golfers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Good place to practice

Practice green is in better shape. Like to see more days of the week to hit from grass on the range. I will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser

nice practice facility

This isn't a golf course but it is a nice driving range,

Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great practice facility

I was pleased to see the greens in better shape.. it was great to practice on all the holes and enjoy a quality roll on the greens. Keep it up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Lost greens

Been going here since it opened. Literally the worst shape ever. Last year a kid mowing told me they are putting no money into the course. Said the team practice area is great but the public area has no budget. Said they have to work on equipment all the time cause there’s no budget. Went in Feb to see if any changes. Greens are loaded with fungus. Bunkers unkept. Rakes are broken. No use putting. Practice putting green and chipping area 2/10 at best. I guess Top Golf has taken its toll. Driving range has a few new poles and that’s it. The pros who go there to teach lessons use the team area. I thing the team has a private club available to them for practice close by. So sad to see the transformation. Used to be a really good practice facility but I believe they’ve focused on the driving range and alcohol sales.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Know what you are getting

This is not a private course or even a muni. Don’t think that it is. But it is a great place to take your kids to introduce them to the game. 4 holes. Conditions are rough. But for spending time with your kids and spending maybe $13 a round, it’s perfect. Don’t go there being pretentious thinking it’s something it’s not.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Great for beginner

Sucks for 13$when I'm an alumni and can pay 25.99$for 18 holes elsewhere

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Apathy

This is a review of the range. Unfortunately, apathy is setting in, after significant funds were spent to double the number of hitting bays and add a fancy mobile cover.

The basics need tending to - for starters, having predictable hours, and management (care). Intermittent electrical and drainage problems are causing it to be regularly closed or limited in operation. Litter is not regularly picked up. The putting green, practice bunker and chipping area are really rough. Areas of wetlands that are clearly in hitting range are not netted, I assume causing substantial losses of range balls. The range itself has become barren mud - drainage issues, a range picker cart/machine that is too rough on the ground, lack of turf management experience? I don't know, but so many other ranges have figured out how to grow grass on and pick balls from a range, even during our wet summers.

Range mats under the cover need to be hosed off every day if not multiple times a day. Get rid of the "mats only" signs everywhere -- for all intents and purposes, this is a mats only range that that is ok. Signs on the door saying "help wanted" and "mats only" would be right at home on the ClubProGuy's twitter feed.

Or, just close the whole thing so that the private sector will have enough of a market to open a different range in the southside of Jax that caters to golfers. There can be huge crowds at times, notwithstanding the limitations of the range. Look at what Seattle's public golf ranges are like - a thousand times better. Or look at how well Jacksonville's Bent Creek is managed on a limited budget, with a lighted, all-grass range.

Sorry for the negative review and I will certainly give a more positive one if things turn around. It is such a strategic location for a nighttime golf range and I think it will have strong support if maintained.

Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great practice course

This is a very good practice facility. Conditions around the greens are not great but a great way for you to practice about any kind of shot over a four hole course this is a very good practice facility. Condition are a great way for you to practice about any are shot over a four hole course. Practice putting green is great along with the practice chipping green before you go on the four hole layout .

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Easy and fun for the golfer in a time pinch

Took my almost 4 year old son to this course and we walked it. Short greens with no need to bring your driver but it was a fun little jaunt and a great way to get in a few holes when you're in a crunch.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great day to golf

I had not played this course in quite some time. The course was in the best of shape. The bunkers were poorly kept. They were hard, very little sand and more like mud.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Great practice course. Good pace.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/21/2016

We are very lucky to have a practice facility like this. It offers beginners a chance to develop their games before venturing out on a regulation 18 hole course. The course is scenic and challenging which will give you a nice workout by walking it a few times. Greens are just like what you'd find on a decent course. Tee boxes need work, though.

Played On
Reviews 124
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

Fantastic for what it is!

Not an 18 or even a 9 hole course. However, it is four practice holes that can be played in a variety of ways. Three par 3 holes that can be played very short or very long. One hole can be played as a par 4 or a par 5, with or without a dogleg right. You can play them as many times over as you want so it is easy to string together 18 holes. The course is in great shape--fairways and greens are excellent. Have to walk it though, but that is pretty enjoyable as well. Great driving range, putting green, chipping green, and bunker. Kind of hard to argue with any of that, especially when you book it as a $9 Hot Deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good concept

Obviously for students targets are difficult bad balls snake pit par three course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

not a course

This facility should not be listed as a 9 or 18 hole track since it doesn't have 9 or 18 holes. It only has 4 holes.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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