Lives
Wesley Chapel , FL
Handicap
15-19
Age
65+
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.9
2.9
Total 9 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

9 Reviews
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
3
Recommended Courses
4
Not Recommended Courses
5
Helpful Votes Count
0
Not Helpful Votes Count
2
First Review
01/30/2013
Last Review
11/24/2020

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1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible condition

I purchased two Group Golfer vouchers about a month ago for Innisbrook Golf Resort which cost me $147.00 per voucher. Needless to say I was anxious to play at Innisbrook where the Pros play. A bunch of hype is abut all I can say about it. I was totally blown away with the conditions of the South course. Greens were HORRIBLE, HAIRY, LUMPY and down right DISGUSTING. I couldn't believe I paid $294.00 for two vouchers to play a downright disgusting course at Innisbrook--of all places. Don't pay any attention to all the hoopla about these courses at Innisbrook. before checking them out. The South course should cost no more than $40.00 and that's stretching it a bit. On top of playing a HORIBLE course we were behind a "SLOW" foursome who wouldn't give us the courtesy to come through. Two of the gentlemen was hitting from the White tees and two from the Red tees. Not one of them hit the ball more than 15 to 20 feet off the tee box. Then we had to wait while they hit up to seven or eight times before ever reaching the green. Just a HORRIBLE experience today....the only good positive thing we gain from our outing, is that it was a beautiful day. I'm frustrated and feel like I wasted a lot of money on a piece of "crap" for a golf course when we could have played many other course in the area for a better price and a better round of golf. Never ever will I return to Innisbrook for anything. I even expressed my dissatisfaction with an elder woman in the Pro shop upon completion and all she said was, "I'm sorry." She offered no restitution what so ever--not even a sleeve of balls. She gave me a card with the Head Pro name who I called before writing this review, and have not heard from him.....and don't expect too. What a waste of money.....beware to all who plan on playing one of the courses at Innisbrook. There are so many other NICE courses in the area for less money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch

Played On 08/25/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Love this track

I personally feel that this is the premier course in this area. I have played Lakewood National both course and Esplanade. those courses are in good shape and highly rated, but Azario I place above all the rest. Friendly staff, lady in Pro Shop make you feel welcome as soon as you step in the door. Highly recommend this course!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch

Played On 08/25/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Father and son outing

I played this course about two weeks ago and found it to be in pristine condition. Right now I would say this course is the best in the area....even Esplanade. Greens are true and big - with wide fairways. The only drawback is being able to carry snacks or water on course. I'm a diabetic and need to have special snacks other than junk food. I also use Crystal Light drinks and have a diabetic pin to inject myself incase my blood sugar drop to low. However, today I didn't bother to take any of these items on the course. I was allowed to carry a banana. I'm a 28 year Marine Veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam from which my diabetes was contracted. I understand why the course has these regulations, but I think consideration should be given to golfers with underlying medical conditions. If not, that will not keep me from going back. As long as I can have one snack--such as a banana. Staff is friendly and courteous really make you feel welcome. First rate service from cart girl who has a bubbling smile. Love this track and hope to play it many more times in the near future. Also, price is right for this top notch golf course! Keep up the good work on the fairways and greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/27/2020

Thank you for your service to our country. We appreciate you taking the time to offer some feedback. Although we do have certain policies and procedures, we also understand that some of our guest encounter medical conditions. We have taken that into consideration and treat each guest on a case by case basis. Please speak to someone in the Pro Shoppe and we will accommodate medical request within reason.

Yosvani Barreiro
General Manager

Eagle Dunes Golf Club

Played On 06/18/2020
1.0
Previously Played

Horrible condition

I drove from Tampa to play golf with my brother on yesterday morning. To my surprise the course has gone down considerably course is full of weeds, bunkers got weeds growing in them, very little sand. I couldn't believe how bad the POT HOLES are throughout the course....especially on the back nine. If you have kidney problems you should not play this course. Another problem was SLOW PLAY. We had a women 4 some ahead of us who just refused to let us through even though we were up on them while on the tee box. They seem not to care that we had to wait from Tee Box 3 through 9th hole. They stopped at Pro shop we jumped ahead only to find a 3 some ahead of us. They started off the back nine. One gentleman didn't seem to be able to hit the ball more than 5 to 10 feet off of tee. Plus he hit two or three balls. Again, I thought this was very inappropriate we being a 2 some and moving fast, they should have allowed us to go through. No ranger in site! Yesterday was my LAST time ever coming to Eagle Dunes. The price of $37.00 was too high due to course conditions. The course needs a lot of work!!! To be fair, the Greens were in pretty good shape. Rolled fast--not pure.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 07/17/2020

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting Eagle Dunes Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Diamond Hill Golf & Country Club

Played On 03/21/2018
2.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Terrible conditions

First time playing this course and probably our last. We went out as a foursome and found the fairways in horrible condition. Ground hard no grass in fairways some of the greens in bad shape. Overall a good layout will wait for some time before coming here again. Recommendation... close course down for six months over seed fairways, fix the bad greens and reopen. this course has GREAT potential. Such a shame to see course in the condition it's in now.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Kingsway Country Club

Played On 03/15/2018
2.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

course needs work

First time playing this course and found it to be very disappointing. I read some of the reviews before taking an hour and a half trip down to Lake suzy to play this course. My son and a friend of his from Delaware was excited about playing, but once on the course we found the fairways to be hard and lacking grass in many areas. Couldn't really get under ball unless you compressed it every time. It's a great layout and probably would play it again, but will check it out before doing so. Staff was great! However, at this point I couldn't rate this as a premier course....far from it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/22/2018:
Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback about our course conditions and apologize they weren't up to your expectations during your round. We hope this doesn't deter you from returning for another round soon. Thanks for playing Kingsway Country Club.

Black Bear Golf Club

Played On 05/22/2017
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Malicious golfers

My brother and I played this course yesterday morning. We started out around 0725 and was doing well until we reached the 8th hole. There was a group of five golfers in front of us. We had to wait until they were out of range before we teed off. Once we finished the 8th hole we moved over to the 9th hole, again we had to wait for the fivesome in front of us to get out of range. We thought surely when we got to the 10th tee box they would allow us to pass through. Again, wee waited and waited - due to at least two of the golfers hit their balls about 10 feet in front of tee box. One of the guys was up on a hill looking for his ball. i told my brother this is ridiculous and we were going to go through them which we did. I called the Pro shop to report the incident and was told by Mr Hodges that they would let us through on a par 3....How ridiculous is that. In all my days of playing golf I never had to wait for a fivesome to get to a par 3 before being allowed to pass through. While on the 9th hole they yelled across to three other golfers coming up on the 8th hole, "are we holding you up - call the Pro shop.: My brother and I took that to be directed at us. Absolutely no courtesy was shown toward us, nor did the Pro shop intervene as they should have. I understand these guys to be members, but that doesn't give them the right to slow play and hold up a twosome behind them. They were malicious in their attitudes by what they said and discourteous to my brother and I. I believe if we had been White, we would have been extended the courtesy to play through. I will never play this course again, nor would I recommend this course to anyone. I have brought a group of guys from Tampa (were I live) to this course on more than one occasion. I feel that Mr Hodges (Pro shop) wasn't interested in our complaint nor did he care. What a shame!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/28/2017

Not sure why my previous comment did not show up. But I wanted to make sure you understood when the group on 9 green yelled about holding people up, they were talking to the guys on the 8th tee box who they have a little rivalry with about who tees off first in the morning. They had no idea where you were in the 9th fairway you could hear them. (although he is louder than he knows) Sorry you felt that you were targeted but I assure you, you were not.

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Commented on 05/24/2017

We here at Black Bear pride our self on customer service, and it is unfortunate you had an unpleasant experience. I have looked into what actually happened and the five some that played in front of you played in less than 4 hrs and obviously you being a two some are going to play much faster, but our pace of play is schedule for 4 hrs and 15 min. and you played within that time frame. The obvious issue is the five some should of let you play through sooner....and I have address it with our members and they have assured me they will accommodate faster players in the future. So my apologize and we hope you will return and have a better experience.
Butch Benton
Director of Golf/Operations

I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

First time playing this course and found it to be very challenging. Course is in excellent condition the greens are true but very fast...undulation on every green. If you make it on the green in regulation, expect to three put - but don't hold your breath because you could four or five putt. Very large greens. A must play course but bring your "A" game. We had a lot of fun even if I did shot 98 from Palmer tee box...that's bad for me. I will return to redeem myself. The greens are what made my score so high.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Quail Hollow Golf Course

Played On 01/21/2013
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

The course is laid out very well. Open and that's what I like most about this course.

I have gone back twice since I booked on line. I brought a friend with me and he said that he lovede the course and will play there agian. He lives in Alaska and plan on moving to Panama Florida. we played today (30 Jan) and had a wonderful time. However, I have one complaint about todeay's round. There was a four some in front of us (ladies) and they made our round very, very slow. In fact two of the guys with a four some behind us, quite playing after the rounded to the 10th tee. I feel that a ranger need to be on the course especially when it's busy to keep the play moving at a decent pace. Hope that I don't run into that again. It really mess-up your game.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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