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3.7
3068 Reviews (3068)
5 Stars
729
4 Stars
1471
3 Stars
522
2 Stars
187
1 Stars
159
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
79.1%
Recommend this course
2511 out of 3068 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.9
225 Reviews (225)
5 Stars
56
4 Stars
119
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
81.8%
Recommend this course
184 out of 225 reviews
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Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.8
391 Reviews (391)
5 Stars
96
4 Stars
189
3 Stars
64
2 Stars
27
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
81.8%
Recommend this course
320 out of 391 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Traditional
Par 72
Length 7001 yards
Slope 130
Rating 73.7

Formerly known as Rio Pinar Country Club

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Course Details

Year Built 1957
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah (1957) Lloyd Clifton (1995)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Lounge, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis

Reviews

3.7
3068 Reviews (3068)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 51
Dinner 19
Brunch 17
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 82
Narrow Fairways 68
Water Hazards 67
This course/club is great for:
Locals 107
Seniors 70
Advanced Golfers 66
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 112
Near the Airport 80
Worth the Drive 43

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Golf and clubhouse

Golf course is really nice. $45 to $50 per round would be a better price for a round. Clubhouse staff are super nice and professional. $6 for a draft beer is beyond ridiculous, won’t be back to the clubhouse for sure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course on a journey to return to its former glories

The course held prestigious events but it suffered from a lack of maintenance and according to members we played with became run down. New investment in the clubhouse and course is ongoing.

It was in decent condition with greens, tees and bunkers all good. Fairways were a little patchy in places and parts of the course were a little wet.

Overall it was enjoyable.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

UCFGA

Cool weather to start the round with the sun and warmer weather by the turn. Course was a little wet and we played lift clean and place. altogether the round was better than good and will come back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rio Pinar

Started out cool but eventually warmed up.
Pace of play was slow on the front nine but picked up on the back nine

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rio Pinar

Cool in the morning but warmer later. Used my points to play for free.would like more benefits like that and would play more often

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great value

Staff were very accommodating and friendly. Highly recommend this facility. Appears to be making upgrades for an even better experience .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

It’s always something at this course..

Played in a foursome today at 7:24. Members piled up at 7:30. We played an exact 4 hour round, but the members behind us (threesome) called it in that we were playing slow. Ranger followed us for 3 holes because we declined his offer to “skip the next hole”. Every shot he was right behind us until there was another frustrating exchange 3 holes later. Round was ruined by both the ranger and the members. This course can never put all the pieces together for an enjoyable experience, and it’s a shame because the course conditions are great and the starter Mike was awesome. Won’t be back.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Well, Rio Pinar went from the "no play" to "how much for a membership?" yesterday! They flipped the 9s again, the fairways are decent, greens good.

I'll definitely play here again... only issue is that the carts are VERY sensitive, and shut off immediately when you're even just off the cart path. With all those trees, I'd like some shade!
C'mon man! We're not driving on the greens or tee boxes, loosen up the GPS. 🤪

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Tons of new features coming

First time playing here and for the deal I got on golf now I’d say it was worth the price ! Loved how they are building a trackman driving range ! Pretty open layout will be playing here again asap !

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Always a great course

Always a great course, but after a renewed it is more enjoyable

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Round

Good course for the price. First time out this season and shot my second best score. Forgiving fairways and little to no challenge in the rough. Fun course to play, especially with the little squirrel friends hanging out with you all day.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Rio Pinar

Slow on the front nine but a lot faster on the back nine until we got behind some guys who really should not have been out there

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good things are happening

After playing golf in Orlando for the last 30 years and more recently put off by some bad reviews, we decided to bite the bullet and play at Rio Pinar .
What an absolutely wonderful day we had
From start to finish everyone gave us a warm welcome, couldn’t be more helpful, and most of all appreciated the custom .
The course is still being worked on but the greens were good , tees a little scruffy in areas, and the fairways were good with just a few spots that are under repair.
The new clubhouse is great after golf and the service exemplary.
A great day out

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Loved the old school feel. Especially loved the greens. Which we're running very nicely and seems like they may have been rolled recently. Beautiful place.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course, they had the white tees, which to me seem like the senior tees back on most Par 4’s that made the course way longer than the score card.

It was a tough course for me because the White tees were moved back to the blue tees on a lot of the Par 4,s. The card showed about 5500 yards, but the course from the whites was over 6,000. Made it difficult for my age and length of my drive.
I still shot 90, but I was hitting a lot of 3 woods and long irons on my second shots.
Overall a nice course and one of the best conditions of all the courses I have played in Central Florida. Greens were good, fairways had grass. The only course I liked better this year was Deer Island.
Watch out for the squirrels, they are huge and they like to jump in the carts looking for food.

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