Lely Resort Golf & Country Club - Flamingo Island Course

For a public course in Naples in season, this is the best there is by a large margin. Not cheap, but a sign of the times and at least the experience is good on all fronts. Good forward tee options and not too difficult for my wife.

Flamingo was fun to play. Pace was excellent. Conditions were very good. Found the layout quite interesting. Although the course wove through the resorts community, it did not have that feel. Greens were undulated and in good shape. Would play again.

This time of year there is very little value for the money on the nice courses like Lely Flamingo and Mustang.. This Hot Deal at Flamingo made it a great option saving $50. There aren't many of these at Lely so you have to look early in the day.. The pace was good for a busy 80 degree day.

Course was in very nice conditions, the greens rolled well. Pace of play was good, played 18 in less than 3.5 hours. Would play again.

I live within walking distance of the three Lely Resort courses but rarely play golf here primarily because of the cost. However, this weekend I found an afternoon Hot Deal under $100 and the experience was well worth the investment - (my partner paid over $200 as a walk-in without a tee time). The Flamingo Island course has always been my favorite, (next to the Lely Classics course which is 100% private), and it was in impeccable shape on Sunday. Hole #5 is an amazing par 3 with a beautiful island green. The staff is not the friendliest but the Flamingo Island course itself and the on-site "Sam Sneads" restaurant make up for it. I forgot how much fun the Flamingo course is. I drive by it almost every day and will be tempted to shell out top dollar again for the experience. I recommend that you skip the Lely Mustang course and play the Lely Flamingo Island course at your next opportunity.

Played Flamingo course. Very nice setup with helpful staff. Full (included in price)driving range, chipping green and putting green. Starter provided helpful tips as this was first time playing course. Course was in very good condition. Greens were surprising slow but true. Water on several holes but abundant bail out areas on most of the holes. Played with 3 women and their tee boxes were very poor. Lots of women members so this was surprising. I got a last minute 1/2 price reservations so it was definitely worth the price and would go again at the discounted rate. I wouldn’t recommend at full price which is pretty steep.

For a discounted price if $130 We at least expected a beverage cart. She only came out at 2:00 when we were starting never saw her again. When we made the turn because of the rain we went into the clubhouse and it was already locked We had no place to buy something unless we wanted to wait for the restaurant to serve us.
Way too expensive Just to play on pretty golf course.

This is a very nice course for a public course. I found the grass to be exceptionally long both on the tee boxes and fairways. Have not seen that anywhere else down here.

AM TeeTimes are difficult to come by on GolfNow. Managed to get one @ 12:51 pm as must of been a cancellation. It was a Hot Deal that made it even better otherwise course is pricey.
Played the Flamingo course & conditions were very nice. Understand it was recently redone. Played as a three some in about 4 hours.
Qualify course to play.

We really enjoyed this golf course, par 3s are fun
We played the green white tees and we will be back to play again

3 foursomes on holes14-18. - Had to quit after 16 because it was slow

Practice ground looks massive, but you’re expected to hit balls off a thin mat placed on concrete!
There COULD NOT BE A MORE SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE from trying to hit a ball on the COURSE! Tee boxes were uneven, but hidden by a thick layer of grass. This made teeing the ball up to a precise height rather difficult.
Fairways looked beautiful, but the ball plugged upon landing; that included the Drives. I’ve been in FL for six weeks and it’s hardly rained! Why are these fairways hiding a swamp underneath?
Bunkers were terrible. Severe slopes, that caught the ball and left you with impossible stances; instead of releasing the ball towards the bottom. Imagine trying to hit bunker shots, where the ball is constantly a foot above your feet.
Greens were firm and fair!
Rough: not much longer than the fairways!
Pace of play: great.
Staff: Lovely.
This course was far better about 6 years ago.

Practice facilities looked wonderful, but you were expected to play down the range off a MATT.
Tees were covered with a little too much grass and not exactly flat.
Fairways looked perfect, but were vary damp and the drives kept stopping on a dime.
Bunkers were poor. Steep faces with too much sand, so the ball was continuously stuck halfway down the slope.
Greens were firm and fair.
Overall: Nothing like the quality it used to be!

Great course for all levels of play. Pace moved well.