Lives
Rochester, NY
Handicap
20-24
Gender
Male
Skill
Intermediate
Plays
A few times a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

4.1
4.1
Total 11 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

11 Reviews
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
11
Not Recommended Courses
0
Helpful Votes Count
2
Not Helpful Votes Count
1
First Review
03/25/2014
Last Review
03/25/2022

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Village Green Golf Club

Played On 03/21/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fourth time this month

The course is easy to get on to, but will always be pretty full. If you don't like waiting for the group ahead of you to finish putting - look elsewhere. if a leisurely round is okay - try it. The staff is great and so are the greens.The fairways are dried out in March as is all of this part of Florida. Being a short course you won't have many shots from the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Village Green Golf Club

Played On 03/07/2022
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

good value for short course

This is a very short course (par 58) with many holes around 100 yards. Hitting the green on the fly many time shot over and past. Florida has had little rain in the past month + so greens are very firm and the fairways sparse of grass. As it is every where I can afford at least. The greens are slow putting if you can hold your approach shot, but they are very well kept. It has probably the best putting I have experience in Florida.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A good choice with extra help for high handicaper

The course is in reasonably good shape. Wide fairways and mostly filled divots. The greens are very large with few ball marks. The green speed was slow-moderate to moderate. There are 5 sets of tees including a lavender for way, way up front help for very high handicaps. My wife loved that part. Everyone working at the course was very helpful and of good humor.

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

Jacaranda West Country Club

Played On 03/20/2018
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

It has real grass!

We have been playing courses in the Venice/Englewood/Placida area all month and this was far and away the best maintained course. Now remember we play the less expensive courses and this one is not normally offered at this price. I had thought my game had gone all to heck but really it was playing off pure sand with an occaisional blade of grass that was the problem. My score was back to normal just playing on normal length grass. Play here if you can.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate

Livingston Country Club

Played On 07/10/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

course was soggy

We have golfed here many times, but this was the first since spring time. The course was very wet due to heavy rain the day before. Even so the greens were quite quick for their soaked condition. We agreed, 3 of us, that considering conditions this is a challenging course worthy of a 40 minute drive from Rochester. The food is great, have lunch while you are there.

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

Buffalo Creek Golf Course

Played On 03/20/2015
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Long Course

This is a long course in better than average shape. It is a great value for the money except for the early closing of the 19th hole at 4:00! I guess their priority is not making money on the bar. Can't give an opinion on something that was closed. Even so it played very well. We finished in 4 hours 15 min. and had people right in back of us the whole way. Not crowding, but really full all day. One slow group (which we did not have that day) could slow the entire course down to a crawl.

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

Kings Gate Golf Club

Played On 03/16/2015
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Best executive course we have found

Our play was on a very hot (record) Monday and was not a day for walkers. There is lots of water with fish and turtles to keep your (my) ball company. The course is tight to the out of bounds with only a few feet from there to the houses. Hitting a house is a real possibility. There are quite a few bunkers, but the sand was pretty soft so getting out was not a big problem. As far as shape goes, it was far and away the best we have found in 2.5 weeks of playing this area of Florida.
The greens are on the slow side. If you are considering walking be aware that some holes have a long distance from green to the next tee. Don't walk on a hot day, you will regret it. The restaurant and 19th hole appear to be closed on Mondays.

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

The Cove of Rotonda Golf Center

Played On 03/13/2015
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Average Par 3 course but still fun

This is an average par 3 course for this part of Florida. The grass is okay with as good as no ruff to hurt you. There is plenty of water and swamp to lose some balls especially if the wind picks up which it did. The driving range is pretty cool. They use floating balls and you hit them into the big lake and the wind blows them back to shore. There are lots of target to aim at. The greens were okay certainly not the grass bare that some reviews mentioned. It's worth a try. The staff bent over backwards to have us enjoy the day.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy

Ravenwood Golf Course

Played On 10/10/2014
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Watch your approach

Very, very nice course. It is fairly straight for the average hitter. Lots of bunkers, but fine, fine real golf course sand not construction sand. Don't worry about landing in a bunker it's like playing out of butter. I love this sand! There are some holes with water to hit over with all the predictable dangers. The approach to the greens is most often off to the side limiting the bump and run options. The greens were very hard for mid October. Come in at a shallow angle and you are chipping twice, every hole.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

A great value and fun too

I have played this course a few times a year for over 5 years. It is a fair drive from Rochester, but worth the time and effort. I really enjoy Island Oaks more than its twin, Charleston Pines. This is the more interesting and perhaps more difficult one. From the white tees it can be difficult for us older folks to reach the greens in two. The gold tees would make it very doable. The restaurant and bar are better than average and you should consider lunch after your round.

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

Oyster Creek Golf & Country Club

Played On 03/23/2014
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not for low handicaps

This course has many very short holes - in the 125 to 135 yard range. There are a few longer ones where you can pull out your driver. The course is really made for high handicappers of which my wife and I are two. We like it from that standpoint. There is a lot of water and the holes can be a little narrow for those who spray the ball. The scenery is really nice and worth playing just for that alone. The crocs are all small.

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