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3.6
1511 Reviews (1511)
5 Stars
233
4 Stars
704
3 Stars
346
2 Stars
133
1 Stars
95
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
77.0%
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1144 out of 1511 reviews
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3.6
128 Reviews (128)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
62
3 Stars
35
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
76.6%
Recommend this course
98 out of 128 reviews
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3.7
177 Reviews (177)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
83
3 Stars
47
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
77.4%
Recommend this course
137 out of 177 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6200 yards
Slope 124
Rating 69.4

Located just minutes from the beach, the conveniently situated Clearwater Country Club sprawls across a coastal landscape of Spanish moss-draped trees and towering, mature oaks. Stevenson Creek meanders through the golf course, coming into play on six holes. Built in 1920, the layout has a traditional design that is challenging but fair. The course is tight but it plays long, especially on the par 5s. The rolling fairways are well manicured and the greens play at medium speed and are consistently well maintained. Clearwater C.C. actually has a reputation amongst locals for its superb conditions. It is also popular with visitors, snowbirds specifically, since the club offers the area's only seasonal and short-season membership with exclusive privileges. It is also one of the few clubs in the area that allows walking.

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Course Details

Year Built 1920
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Architect Herbert Strong (1920) Perry Maxwell (1940) Joe Lee Press Maxwell (1940)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities

Reviews

3.6
1511 Reviews (1511)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 54
Brunch 29
19th Hole Specials 21
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 68
Water Hazards 59
Undulating Greens 35
This course/club is great for:
Locals 75
Seniors 65
Walkers 40
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 106
Worth the Drive 17
Near Local Attractions 16

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Slow play

There weren't enough golf carts and as carts came off 18 they were reprocessed for players going off on 1. There were backups on every hole as many as 2 groups ahead of us waiting on the tee box. The problem was there was no organization from the club....no marshal on the course trying to speed up play. There was also no beverage cart on course, poorly run club. I cant believe John Daly calls this his home course. We saw him come off 18 while we were waiting on out 12:30 tee time.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Reviews 2
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Decent greens and tees

Compared to other course in the area like this one the best. Nice layout and greens, tees & fairways ok
Need to play early if you want to get around in four hours. Later is a 5 hr or better and available of carts is a problem. The day we played they ran out of carts at 11 and people had to wait.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

Not a fan

Grass conditions were terrible Greens, fairways, tees, rough. All well below standard.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average Course

Nice course, tee times are between 4-5 minutes apart which caused delay of over 1 hour as a result couldn't finish the round.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

horrific pace

I’ve always liked this course and they’ve actually got it in better shape than I’ve seen it in a long time but the staff actually told me they purposely over Book and if you don’t like it go somewhere else… Our tea time was 111 and we didn’t get done with the front nine until after 430… I’m accustomed to playing slow rounds this time of year But nearly 3 1/2 hours to play. The front nine is ridiculous. Count me out never recommend this place to anybody.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not a 4 star course.

Expected more for the price. Greens are really thin.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Friendly Place

Tees have taken a beating. Don’t understand how a par 5 could have that many divots on the tee box. The greens that were good, were very good. But there is a definite lack of ball mark repairing on some holes. Fairways (that I saw) were ok.
Price is very steep for quality of the conditions, but it is the high season. That said, I’m playing again next week due to lack of tee time availability on other courses.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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