Lives
Wesley Chapel FL
Handicap
5-9
Age
55-64
Gender
Male
Skill
Advanced
Plays
Once a week

Review Statistics

Average Rating

3.6
3.6
Total 71 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

71 Reviews
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
10
Recommended Courses
51
Not Recommended Courses
20
Helpful Votes Count
8
Not Helpful Votes Count
17
First Review
10/05/2012
Last Review
08/26/2023

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Silverado Golf & Country Club

Played On 08/25/2023
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Sandy and Punched Greens

Course layout is mostly flat and open. Fairways were nice and green but with mixed strands of grasses. Tee boxes were hit and miss, mostly miss, many were chewed up.
Cart paths dont go all the way from tee to green but many were bumpy.

Greens were very sandy and punched as of 8/25/23.. We felt like there should have been a discount or at least some notification about it. Not a bad day but nothing special. Pace was slow with many singles jumping from hole to hole out of nowhere to right in front of us.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Quickly becoming my "Home" Course

I play here alot for many reasons:

Its close by
Staff is super friendly and always accommodating, remembers me on first name basis.
Course conditions and always above average.

I can sometimes get 18 holes finished in 2 hours or under, if playing alone. Other groups allow me to play through and when theres a league or a group of members playing, the staff always sends me ahead, even notifying the groups beforehand.

As mentioned in many reviews its a shorter shot makers course at a par 69, but there are several tight and narrow fairways.

Many risk/reward opportunities to challenge your accuracy and decision making. Greens run smooth, with an occasional spot here or there and the only time I can see them being slow is from the morning dew. When they are dry they run nicely with some tricky breaks especially if they're placed on a slope.

No driving range but there are 3 bays to hit into the nets just before the first tee and a putting green.
The restaurant has great food and they have drinks/beers/hot dogs/burgers in the pro shop.

Great value all the way around.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/29/2023

Hello, thank you for visiting us at Southport Springs Golf & Country Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Always a good experience

Greens rolling nice and quick in the afternoons when they are dry. Fairways and nice and green, greens are in great shape with only a few spotty ones here and there. Tee boxes in good shape..Always a nice pace of play and the staff is the nicest around... Tight shorter course but there are a bunch of risk/reward holes you can score well on if you play them correctly. Fun design and great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/17/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Southport Springs Golf & Country Club.

The Groves Golf and Country Club

Played On 12/30/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Conditions

Friday afternoon tee time. Course was booked solid, still had smooth pace of play. Greens are beautiful and roll nice and smooth. Staff is always super polite and friendly. Nico does a tremendous job.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/06/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at The Groves Golf and Country Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Links of Lake Bernadette

Played On 11/25/2022
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

What a mess....

Have not played here in a few years because back then there were always problems. It was either very wet, greens spotty, tees messed up..always something..
Today it was all the above and then some..We picked this afternoon(1:30) tee time because the tee times were wide open before and after our time so the idea was it would be a fairly quick round before sunset at 530.

Walked up to check in and there was no one at the counter. The restaruant cashier was running the pro shop and the snack bar. After 10 minutes we were finally checked in and were told to follow a twosome then a threesome(we were just a twsome)..Had to wait on every hole and at the 9th tee we were passed by two guys with thier dates who we caught up with on 10 tee. We watched and waited on all the back 9 as the Males were showing the ladies how to play..25 yards at a time..Barely made it through 18 by dark as they were met by another lady with a 2yr old baby that ran across 18 green as we waited to finish.

Course conditions were horrible. Big long patches of repaired greens, looked to be cut out and replanted, that were much lower than the rest of the geeen surface on about half of all greens. Tees had been overseeded recently but were very uneven and chewed up. Fairways very muddy and sparse of grass,.all approaches were soggy and saturated. Trenches cut into #12 to drain it Id guess.

If this place is "much better" than it used to be Im glad i missed it the last few years..30$ for afternoon rounds is about 20$ too much..Its about one notch above a medium bucket of balls at any driving range. So many other options in the area..Maybe in a few years they make a comeback or close...

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

Scotland Yards Golf Club

Played On 01/15/2022
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Horrible Organizational skills.

Arrived 30 mins ahead of my tee time only to find 30+ (points game players) waiting around inside..putting green packed and more point game people filing into the parking lot. The lady behind the counter told me: "Come back in about a half hour because no one can go out yet, we have a points game going out." Not sure why tee times are available if they have outings scheduled..At least use front and back tees or do a shotgun start. This has happend before on the weekends here..Tee times are useless here... We just left and went to Southport Springs, booked on golfnow and were welcomed and went right out..

Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor

The Groves Golf and Country Club

Played On 10/30/2022
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Consistently Great

Florida's longest short course never disappoints...Greens always near perfect and roll smooth, fairways nice as are the tee boxes. True shotmakers course that tests your decision making as well as your shot placements. Staff has always been super polite and welcoming. Every time there has .e planning on a return visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/09/2022

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing The Groves Golf and Country Club.

Meadow Oaks Golf & Country Club

Played On 08/17/2021
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Always very well maintained

Never disappointed here. Nice layout with different holes and some elevation changes as well. Greens always roll true.
One of the driest courses around when many others in the area are soggy. Pace has always been good and the staff is great.

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

Scotland Yards Golf Club

Played On 01/23/2021
3.0
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Previously Played

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly...

Booked early morning Saturday round on Golfnow. Upon check in, the cashier said "next time just call and make a tee time, it will be 2 dollars cheaper..." Arrived a half hour early for my time, putted some then picked up my playing partner. No starter or marshal, no big deal..Arrived at the first tee, to see 8 carts backed up, so after 2 groups we got in line..A group skipped past us, we asked what thier time was...was told: " we are in the points group and theres 3 more groups coming, you guys should go off the 10th...now a half hour past our tee time...
I went back inside to ask permission to go to the 10th tee, the lady immediately starts shaking her head no..I told her we have been waiting at the first tee for a half hour and the "points group" suggested we go to 10..she then says ok go ahead..so we go..but it gets better...
I tee off, my partner heads to the senior tees, a single players speeds by us, stopping at the senior tees, gets out and yells: " The first tee is over there!!" I told him i knew where it was and that we were there for a half hour and were told to come here, so he yells back well your going to have to wait behind me...and off he went..

The course itself is ok, over seeded tees and fairways, and green, greens and quite nice and run ok. Many bare spots in between.
Zero organization with the local scrambles or leagues..Could easily use a shot gun start with them and start tee times and walk ups away from them.. Very unwelcoming if youre not part of the regular groups. Tee times are meaningless here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor

Meadow Oaks Golf & Country Club

Played On 01/09/2021
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Shape

Booked a 2 some before thier Saturday morning scramble. Check in was quick and friendly. We were paired with another 2 some and sent out 10 mins ahead of our tee time. Never got caught up in the scramble or had to wait. Great job of scheduling and keeping the pace nice. Saw the Marshall out a few times, very friendly.
The geeens were great, ran smooth and had a nice medium pace. Design is nice, some elevation changes, and lots of placement shots to test your game. We will return soon...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Really shaping up nicely

Greens were aerated about a month ago and the place was also super wet and flooded in many places..Huge turnaround!!! Greens healed up, only a couple with spots on them.. and the fairways are very nice, as well as the tee boxes. All the water has receded, except for a small area near the green on # 16. Neat layout and definitely a shotmaking course. The staff is always polite and the pace and price are great.. Only drawback is there is no driving range. Also the restaurant is still closed due to covid. Very nice day on the course.

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

Silverado Golf & Country Club

Played On 10/07/2020
3.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Conditions Trending downward...

This was always a well taken care of course but those days seem to be slipping away. Many Greens have weed spots in them and #3 has a fungus issue. The fairways have lots of bare spots in them except the 2 that you can see from the main road, those two are always nice and green.
Service is good but the course conditions have deteriorated severely over the past year.
Hopefully it will turn around soon....

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great conditions

Covid precautions are best around. Temperature check upon check in, dividers in the cart to seperate a 2nd rider. Putt up system in the cups so you dont have to touch anything. Greens in great shape, only noticed 2 that had blemishes.
Tees and fairways in great shape. Only 2 cart path only holes. Pace was great, weekday afternoon with golfnow hot deal, only took just over 2 hours. The layout is nice. Range was closed, as it usually is with any rain...Id suggest they just go ahead and make an aqua range there with floaters...
Always a great experience at Big Cypress South.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good

Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club

Played On 09/19/2020
2.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Soggy in too many places.

Cart path only makes for a super slow round.
The first hole should be closed, short par 5 where every shot plugs and 8 inch rough surrounding the greens...Greens are sandy and some have patched in blocks of turf in them. Many fairways have long grass in them where its to saturated to mow. For over 35 dollars this isnt a good value at all. Maybe it just needs a month or so to dry out.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Good Conditions

Used a golfnow plus reward so my 45$ hot deal was free.
Arrived early for my 12:06 tee time, pro shop guy(no mask on) told me the starter was gone for the day and i could head out after i hit my range balls. He also stated that there was no beverage service and no water on the course. I brought a cooler so that was fine. Started about 15mins early and never saw anyone in front of me, 18 holes in just about 2 hours.
Carts are nice, with gps and blue tooth speakers.
Greens are still a bit sandy, especially on the edges but still rolled smooth and are quite fast. Tees are very level with only a few bare spots but nothing to complain about. Fairways are great and offer lots of roll out. Bunkers are different from hole to hole, some have fine white sand, others yellow almost clay like. Jovita is always well maintained, but that comes with the price tag. Hot deals are the way to go if you can stand the heat in the afternoon. Very nice layout with great views and lots of elevation changes, and large greens.

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

The Groves Golf and Country Club

Played On 08/02/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Perfect Greens

The greens here are BEAUTIFUL!! They roll smooth as butter!
The staff is incredibly nice and polite, super friendly.
Shotmakers course, not long but very stimulating, as it makes you plan out most shots and think your way around the course. Drains very well when it rains. Pace of play is good and the place is in great shape. Plenty of risk reward holes to tease your game.
When the restaurant is open, they have one of the best burgers in town(vesh burger)!
Never had a bad experience here and will keep coming back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Rough Shape

The previous review was exaggerated but not too far off..
The staff was friendly,nice and polite, thats the end of the positives...

Arrived early only to find the range closed due to wetness..
Putting green was smooth, didnt have any flags in it, but had lots of holes cut to putt on. The actual greens were a complete 180 from the practice green.

Tee boxes are very bad, uneven, spotty and small, leaving you very little flat ground to tee off from. Fairways are in bad shape, no 8 inch grass like the previous review stated in the middle of the fairway but there were weed patches with tall strands in the fairway. There is a fallen dead tree on the panther course, but its off to the right side of the fairway, it is an eyesore and makes the hole even tighter..

We played gator/panther and it was backed up from the start, the bobcat seemed to not be used much, with 27 holes to mix in, there should be a much quicker pace...
The gator greens were horrible, full of sand and punch holes, very bumpy and super slow..There should have been an alert for this from golfnow but there wasnt.
The panther wasnt as bad but still slow and bumpy with sand still on the greens.

The layout is decent on all 3 9s but the condition never seems to improve.
Not sure if Ill give it another try or not. Skeet shooting range was full and shotgun blast were non stop.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens Improving

Nice short course, and a cool layout.
A few tee boxes are under repair, but look to be almost ready. Greens run well, were aerated about a month ago and are filling in nicely. The fairways are nice and in good shape, and there are a couple cuts of rough that can be a challenge.
Many holes are tight and require placement shots to score well. The staff has always be very nice and friendly and they keep the pace moving nicely.

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

Meadow Oaks Golf & Country Club

Played On 04/11/2020
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Staff and course management

We had a foursome booked ahead of a saturday morning league as well as another scramble both 8am shotgun starts. I was a bit apprehensive headed there, knowing with the Covid 19 one cart/6 ft rule that id be in for a long day. The staff and the starter were great! Sent us off on the 1st tee, with the shotguns starting on the 3rd. We were never held up and enjoyed a nice steady paced, Saturday morning round.
The layout is nice, some elevation and plenty of risk/reward shots that make the round very fun. Tees were ok, fairways nice, greens were fairly quick, and rolled smooth even though some seemed to have some overseeded spots with different types and colors of grass. No bare spots at all. Not a long course but its a unique design, always in good condition and the staff is great.
One cart per person, only a few allowed in the pro shop at a time and noodles in the cups for the Covid 19 precaution.

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

The Groves Golf and Country Club

Played On 10/11/2020
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Conditions continue...

Perfect Greens, no cart path restrictions, Fairways in great shape. Service is always A+.
Never disappointed or surprised here..Restaurant will be reopened soon as well.

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