Lives
Sarasota
Handicap
10-14
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

2.7
2.7
Total 9 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

9 Reviews
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Recommended Courses
3
Not Recommended Courses
6
Helpful Votes Count
0
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0
First Review
01/23/2019
Last Review
12/31/2023

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IMG Academy Golf Club

Played On 12/23/2023
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

slowest play on the planet. no one monitoring tee offs, no marshalls and painfully slow and over crowded. welcome to the home of the 5+hr round

Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/16/2024

Hi Sandytherunner, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced due to slow play and overcrowding. We appreciate your feedback and will work to improve the pace of play in the future.

IMG Academy Golf Club

Played On 12/22/2023
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Go it be any slower

Just soooo unnecessary...what's the number 1 complaint today - correct it's "pace of play" . At IMG, no starter, no marshall, no adherence to tee off times or pace of play. By the 3rd hole we were stopped dead, by the 6th, 3 groups on the tee...home of the 5- 51/2 hour round, waiting on every single shot.
Here's a thought, send groups of 4 out maybe 10 minutes apart, encourage people to finish in approx 4 hrs, spend a few $'s on a marshall, encourage people to keep up with the group in front.
Pace of play is rarely perfect particularly on a busy public course but without any structure or effort put into it this is what you get...
I understand you will get slow play but when you play 18 holes and wait on every shot something has to be done...

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/16/2024

Hi Sandytherunner, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations. It was an uncommon instance and we’ll do better in the future.

Please feel free to reach out to us with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share. We would love to make things right if you give us another chance.

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Commented on 01/04/2024

We apologize for the negative experience you had with the pace of play at our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration as we work towards improving this aspect of our operations. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

The Preserve Golf Club

Played On 12/04/2022
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Gone to seed...

You can see the bones are there but the course is so run-down its hard to take.
It was quiet on a Sunday so maybe that says something...another statement in that they put a foursome in front of us (s) and a single behind us? At least ask if we want to go off sooner.
Anyway if they invested anything in this course it could be really nice but currently it's anything but...sad.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

University Graduate

I'm on LBK and i have played most of the public courses around here - from Sarasota National to Lakewood to IMG to Rosedale, University while not perfect delivers great value.
They run this place like a machine, quick bag drop off, fast in the pro shop, free range balls which seems to be a thing of the past, very efficient starter and what i loved most was the pace of play - fast!
On the downside the greens were too slow for my liking, course design is average and the guys following you out to your car to wipe a damp cloth over your clubs is annoying and has to stop...but these are minor things...overall very well run and great value in high season!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate

Legacy Golf Club

Played On 02/15/2019
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Legacy Lacking

There's a lot I could say, not much of it good...but here's my honest opinion having played countless courses here.
This course is tired and beat up.!!! very busy, no marshal, 5 hour round and no reason for it. The greens are full of divots, fairway parched but it;s just so down-trodden
If the course is this busy get a marshal out and keep people moving - I was hit into and had to drive back to let the group know a) we're not going anywhere and b) don't ever hit into the group in front of you.
For me, save the free lunch and drink put the money in the course! or someone's salary to increase pace of play! - and a free bag of range balls would be nice...ps no hot water or towels if you want to clean up after...just saying a little effort, a little management make a world of difference

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fair and Average

I don't know maybe it's me...the course was "ok" , not great , not amazing, just like almost every average Florida course I have played - I guess i was hoping for more.
Staff were friendly and welcoming, free range balls and good pace of play...but I kinda expect this for $85. The course was dry, greens very fast "water" on 16 of 18 holes..but again I guess i would say nothing special.
Drove down from LBK to see if I could find another 4 star course...i will keep trying

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/11/2019

We certainly appreciate the feedback. Please let us know what we might do for the future to really wow you!

Waterlefe Golf & River Club

Played On 02/04/2019
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Regret

Played here last year and the course was ok but the service bad. This time, same same. Pro shop indifferent but the starter...!
We are practicing our putting, we hear our name being yelled repeatedly. No microphone or call like "Mr X" to the tee please...just my name being bellowed. Get there he says we're on the tee (8 min early, great!) twosome in front maybe 100 yds away, we wait 10 min while 2 more twosomes wait behind us. Bad course management, bad service, course average. Hey guys you are in the service business - be polite and welcoming ! not coming back

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

Tatum Ridge Golf Links

Played On 02/01/2019
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fair

Straightforward course, what's nice is that there are no houses around.
Always busy and no marshal so you get what you get.
Greens are inconsistent, fairways are a bit beaten down but friendly staff, nice practice range (have to pay for balls).
Good course for people in the 15-25 cap range and fair pricing

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 02/07/2019

Hi Sandy, thanks for the three stars! Glad to hear that you had a good time out there. We'll see you again soon.

Rosedale Golf & Country Club

Played On 01/16/2019
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

If you like it narrow

I'm a pretty good golfer 11 HCP but this was tight even for me. First time, so would have left the driver in the bag if i had known. Two guys i played with (both around 20 hcp) struggled to find the fairways and barely broke 100.
Personally i liked the course it had charm (I shot 81) and never made a putt - 11 on the stimp.but if you like to rip it or you are way-ward not for you
Two issues - $10 for a bucket of range balls - really? And the marshall told us to speed up but we waited on our shots - like the fact they want to keep it moving but we were not the problem.
Overall 7/10

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