Cove Cay Golf Club

No course map and layout on score card and no course identification and layout at each hole. We had no idea where to aim the shot or how far to hit the shot.

Cove Cay has a great layout, tight but playable. It’s made challenging due to the deep rough and pool table fast greens! It was fun!!!

The course was in great condition…its a short course but the rough was DEEP and the greens were FAST…challenging enough to make it interesting

Showed up 45minutes before tee time to be told that I would have to play the front twice since I booked 18 holes, my tee time was 2:48.
When I asked why I was told there was a high school tournament scheduled on the back 9 at 4:00. Why have tee times available for 18 if you're going to restrict a player to playing the same 9 holes twice? Was a waste of time for me.

Great staff, very nice rental irons and fair prices for everything in the pro shop. Great day and very fair for the price

I play here frequently. The fairways and greens always seem to be in good shape. I still think that the cost is a little to high. Any higher and we wouldn't play there. Any lower and we wod probably ply more often. But once you do check in, the course is always good.

Positives:
-Located in Pinellas County
-Greens were good
-Pace of Play was great. Even on Sunday, no waiting.
-Rough is brutal with tight fairways
-Carts were brand new and all-electric
-The view on the last two holes is beautiful.

Negatives:
-This is a 50-year old course and feels it. Trees have been allowed to overtake the course. It is in serious need of trimming back to make it playable.
-It’s a very tight course wedged in amongst several condo buildings. Not particularly scenic.
-Maintenance is minimal. Tee boxes are chewed up, weeds everywhere including fairways and greens.
-It was Sunday and several fairways were not mowed. That’s unacceptable.

Conclusion:
The course is ok but not great. Feels old. Seems a little overpriced.
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Worst course to play. If you enjoy bad attitudes, rough fairways, and greens, and the majority of this course smelling like a sewer, then this is the place for you. However, if you're looking for a well-maintained facility with friendly staff, I would recommend avoiding this course. The owner seems to struggle with hiring the right people to run and maintain the place. Additionally, the marshal's lack of attentiveness can be frustrating. The trash cans are not even properly maintained, and there is trash everywhere, including cigarettes and animal poop all over the greens.

This course is awesome, I’ve played here many times and this day I only played the front 9 and it was raining off and on most of my round, but it was still worth the wet. I’ll be back!!