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Value
3.6
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6806 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.9

Charlotte Harbor National Golf Club (formerly known as Bobcat Trail Golf Club), also known simply as "the Cat," has been considered one of Sarasota County's best courses since it opened in 1998. Each hole on this lengthy par-71 layout offers a risk-reward opportunity. This thought-provoking course requires careful course management, proper club selection, and sharp short game skills. The large greens are fast and undulating and bunkers are strategically placed throughout. There are also several water hazards that come into play. Not only does each hole offer a unique challenge, they all offer beautiful scenery with a different eye-catching feature on each. Golfers will be sure to encounter some of the abundant wildlife that inhabits the golf course including foxes, gators, hawks and osprey. The club's staff claims that any of the 18 holes could be considered a signature hole.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bob Tway Lee Singletary (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Catering, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.5
744 Reviews (744)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 36
Brunch 15
Watching the Game 15
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 88
Water Hazards 82
Undulating Greens 71
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 54
Locals 49
Seniors 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 47
Worth the Drive 47
In the 'Burbs 33

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Reviews 2
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2.0
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First Time Playing

Terrible greens with ok fairways

Worst greens I have ever played on. Severely patchy and bumpy. Some greens even had sand on them so it was like putting through a beach. Fairways were ok and also patchy in some spots.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing

Need to put money into this course

This was not an $85 course. Greens were in tough shape,, the worse I've played on this year. The fairways were in bad shape, tough to tell the difference between the fairways and roughs. I would not play this again at that price. This is a $40 course at best.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditions, great layout.

Nothing much has changed. Greens and fairways are in marginal condition. Course does not seem to have the funds to restore it to satisfactory shape. Layout is much better than typical FL courses. It’s a challenging course, made even more so by bare fairways and greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

The greens are in bad shape

I assume the course will play better in the summertime when the grass grows better, but right now in February the course is in terrible shape. Greens are so bad. Holes and dead grass everywhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The Bobcat

We booked a 1pm tee time thru Golfnow. Got to the course and was told they didn’t have our tee time. I showed the person behind the counter my confirmation and they said they would squeeze us in. He said their computer system and Golfnow don’t always talk to each other. Their website says they do not accept cash at the course yet the cart girls only accept cash because they do not have a card reader. The round took a little over 5 hours. Then our.cart broke down on the back nine. After 3 phone calls to the clubhouse (left 3 messages) with no call back, we walked the rest of the way in. When we got back to the clubhouse everything was locked up. I will assume they closed the clubhouse at 5pm and there were still several groups coming in behind us. You would think the clubhouse would stay open until everyone gets in. I will not be returning to The Bobcat.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Charlotte Harbor National

Nice layout. Traps have been re-sanded since the last time I played. However, overall condition of course wasn’t too good. Grass is thin everywhere. Greens very threadbare. Makes for very fast but bumpy putting. Tee time was 11:56 and finished right at 5:00. That’s too long.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Poor Facility for the money

I have not played the course in over two years, and will never play here again unless the cost is under $20.00. The course looked like it had not been watered in months, the conditions of the greens were the worst I have seen in the last 2 months and the 5 other courses I have played. The cart had a container for a sand bucket, but it was gone, so you could not fix your divots, and apparently this has gone on for some time based on the condition of the fairways. The course has a decent layout, and if it was funded, or had a decent greenskeeper, it could be a very good golf course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
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 Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course has character for a Florida course

The course had a lot of variety and character for a Florida course. The greens were fast, irregular shapes and allowed for a number of challenging pin placements. Even though they had a water problem I really didn’t have a bad lie. I will definitely play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Charlotte

I booked this for our friends and they really enjoyed playing this course.

Conditions Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 129
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Needs Work

Not sure it is worth more than $54 to play during high season, but not much else was available. Greens were hard, so nothing stayed on the greens. When putting the greens were really fast. Fairways had little grass.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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