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Conditions
2.8
Value
4.0
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6533 yards
Slope 124
Rating 71.1

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 04/2019.

Course Details

Year Built 1987
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts 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, Discover accepted.
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.6
86 Reviews (86)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 11
Bunkers 6
Undulating Greens 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 10
Seniors 7
Advanced Golfers 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played

Course is closing

Course is scheduled to close at some point and it really shows. Tee boxes and greens are horrendous! Just terrible. I wouldn’t play this course again unless it’s in the 8-10 dollar range.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 9
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play

The course was in need of water,the greens were in poor shape. Some holes had sponge rough around the green. It seemed as though there was a problem with watering system. We were put behind a group of 6 preparing for a tournament on the 23rd. Regardless faster players should always be allowed to play through we had to wait on every hole. We were greeted with a negative attitude , we knew our tee time was at a certain time but we were told we would have to wait until that time no problem.

This could be an ice course if the course could get some maintenance. Nice cart paths. Greens need work and water and fairways need water. We encountered holes 16,17,and 18 all ha d spongee rough around the greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

greens damagedns

the overall of course was ok except there was a quite a bit of bad spots on gree

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 113
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

This course is suppose to be bulldozed soon , so no effort to make this course a great place to play .

The greens were in atrocious shape , lots of grass going to seed , will not play here again !

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 49
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course being closed but champioship scheduled

Got a great price and the course is scheduled for a championship play coming weekend. Despite the news that the course will close and be converted to housing area in two months I thought the course should be in good shape with upcoming championship play. Not so! Almost all the greens had bad sanded down areas. The layout is good but maintenance is on the last legs. Housing development has already started. Sad to see one of the better municipal courses go away!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great scenery

The course layout and conditions are only average at best but the course runs through beautiful towering pines, majestic oaks and abundant lakes and ponds. It is aesthetically one of my favorite Florida courses.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Used To Be Nice

I could have played a better kept course if I would have planted flags in a horse paddock. There is not a spec of "fairway" in the fairways and that's the good part.
The "greens" looked like the surface of the moon and that's mean to the moon.
Paid good golf course money for well below, below average course condition.

Seriously, if you're thinking of going here send me $10.00 and come to my house and hit some balls in my yard. It'll be more rewarding.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 83
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

The course was in pretty bad shape some of the greens were burning up

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long

Course is possibly closing in April 2019. Greens are in rough shape on half.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pine Oaks of Ocala

We have played here for the past 15 years & the course has been in better shape than it is now, but with it being up in the air about being sold, we have no problem getting on the course and having people in front or back of us. We like it that way & will play there until the city of Ocala decides what to do with it.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Our group has golfed at this course for 15 years. It is usually easy to get a tee time with no problem & we can play at a relaxed pace. The greens aren’t the best they could be but we still enjoy playing this course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

First & Last

I like to play different courses, and I found this course pooping up on GolfNow. Latest reviews were 3 years old, so I took a chance. Great people in the Pro Shop and the Starter was very helpful with info about the course; its history, current situation, future plans, etc. This review is by no means a knock on any of the staff or people that call it home. This is to let others like me that like to venture to, and play at new/different courses. As I started my round, I quickly understood the explanation I got before I started concerning the conditions. Again, great people, but the course was in a deep state of neglect. Not because the good people didn't want to present a good product, but it is/was a Muni and the amount of $$ (or I should say lack thereof) appropriated for it has caused it demise. I hate to write this, and I hope everyone understands that, to me, it is not a reflection of the staff, but a reflection of the $$ reality.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Not terrible but you can do better in Ocala

The layout of this course is fine, typical muni with a definite "old Florida" feel. Most holes are pretty straight so shaped shots don't come into play a lot, but water definitely comes into play on most holes. In fact, right now there is way more water than there should be. I'm not sure if it's due to extra rain lately but many of the hazards have run over, creating standing water in the fairways and in other areas where there would not typically be a hazard. Rough was overgrown too. If you miss the fairway by a few feet be prepared to potentially lose your ball. Hard to enjoy your round when this happens multiple times. Some greens looked good, some looked bad, but even the ones that looked good were incredibly slow.

We played as a foursome and got chased by singles and twosomes all day. I understand a single playing a twilight round but the clubhouse needs to be pairing people up for 10:00 tee times. We didn't see any other groups with three or more. This is frustrating because you're looking at a 5 1/2 hour round if you let every group play through, but if you don't let them through you are constantly rushed. Clearly Pine Oaks is just happy to be bringing in players.

Blue tees aren't overly difficult but the tight layout means blue tee boxes very near the previous hole's green and you become a prime target for the approach shot of the group behind you. Some holes like #18 are ridiculous with the tee box placement. To get to the blues you have to drive around a pond and up the cart path of another hole to get to the tees.

I'm from Gainesville so Pine Oaks would be a decent option here considering the lack of good public courses; the value is still decent for $20. But in Ocala you are better off finding a hot deal or paying a few bucks more to play elsewhere.

Note: If using Swing By Swing golf app it finds the "North" and "South" 9 holes separately.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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