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3.5
521 Reviews (521)
5 Stars
103
4 Stars
249
3 Stars
84
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
25
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
73.0%
Recommend this course
406 out of 521 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.4
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
29
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
68.5%
Recommend this course
76 out of 111 reviews
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3.2
197 Reviews (197)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
73
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
40
1 Stars
21
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.3
62.4%
Recommend this course
123 out of 197 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6935 yards
Slope 127
Rating 73.0

Formerly known as Southern Woods Golf Club.

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Citrus National Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1992
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Hale Irwin (1992) Dick Phelps (1992)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Locker Rooms

Reviews

3.5
521 Reviews (521)
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Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

More brown than green

Fairways and tees are brown and dry. Greens are ok, some had patchy spots. Pace of play was good, carts are excellent, and the staff is awesome.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun course

Played at Citrus National (old Southern Woods) and had a fun time. Greens need some work but honestly will still continue to play. Layout is fun and interesting. Staff here is great and very accommodating one of the big reasons I will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sad to see

They have lost the grass on most fairways and greens are getting pretty crusty. It’s a shame as it’s got some much potential.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I Guess They Just Dont Care

If they keep letting the fairways go pretty soon they will be gone. I have played this course many times and once it was really nice. Now the fairways look like 7 Hills in Spring Hill. Shut down !!!!! I understand the greens have not come in yet but the fairways are absolute crap. Maybe they need to hire 5 more superintendents.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs work!

This course used to be Great! Now since new owners took over the tee boxes have no grass, fairways are terrible, and the greens aren’t much to talk about! It’s not worth the money! But the bird houses that mark the 150 yards are nice! I know they’re losing members due to the conditions!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Time is not on Citrus National Side

It is sad to watch a one time Hale Irwin design go South over the years such as Southern Woods Golf club (now Citrus National).

Back in 1993 when the course opened, to great fanfare,…. it was a must play! Now it is not.. with poor course conditions on tees, fairways and diseased greens ,..time is definitely not on its side. The course has dropped into the $20 range for golf.

It seems to be the norm these days for golf clubs in the Citrus area
being reduced from their former glory. Let’s hope positive change is immanent soon! .👍⛳️

Time itself will tell if Citrus National management can make the course rise like Pheonix from the fire. We wait and see:

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs water. Needs yard markers especially at 100 yds old ones very hard to find.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

There were some good areas on the greens, not as much as we wanted

Apparently owning a golf course no longer means taking care of ur investment.. aside from +$100 a round semi private or private NO ONE in the area can afford seeds, ALL the courses around a 30 mile circumference no longer care about golfers enjoying a round on their course. These big corporations are buying up all the little courses & raising their prices wherever they can with ABSOLUTELY ZERO improvement. Nothing but WEEDS in the fairways & they've sparse also so you have to move ur ball to find a growth of weeds to hopefully rest ur ball upon. The Greens are diseased & Apparently there aren't any educated knowledgeable course superintendents who want to work for these corporations, they buy them up & I guess write them off. It's a shame.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good layout in terrible condition.

Its a shame the course has deteriorated to this extent. I hope something can be done soon. Fairways, greens and tee boxes need a lot of work.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

I play this a lot and send in reviews but I don't think they pay any attention to these. The course needs water and as mentioned several times some seeable yard markers especially at the 100 yard point would be a great improvement and for less than $100 some painted stakes would do.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

It's too bad.

Played this course a few times last year. Have only played a couple times this year. Needs help. The fairways leave a lot to be desired. Greens are semi fast but bumpy. All in all, this course could be bad with a little TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course with good bones needs time to heal

As a local, this is one of my go-to courses. Moderately challenging layout, tees and greens are decent, but fairways are dry. Need a healthy dose of water to improve the fairways. Pace of play was 4 hours, a little slow but not too much. Value for the money is very good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor playing conditions

For a private club I’m so glad I’m not a member the course conditions are poor. No grass on fairways. Mostly weeds and sand. Do they ever water? Greens were ok. Not worth paying more than $25 to play. They better get conditions back to where it was 2 years ago. Needs a lot TLC.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

The course is in pretty good shape. It’s not pristine, but it’s better than most courses in the area. The layout is good. The facilities are nice. The staff was friendly, but the food could be better. It’s worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 65
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

The group in front was so slow that I had to quit after 12 holes. Maybe a good idea to have some marshal slow play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Rained out after nine holes

Got hit with a storm. They were nice enough to give us rain checks to come back. Real nice staff. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Citrus

Course is much improved over last fall. I have never seen so many workers out on the course working on it. Greens are much improved. Love playing this course. If you haven’t played it in a while, try it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor conditins

Tee boxes are very poor
Grass on fairways non existing mostly sandy and very hard packed
Greens were good. Only thing good on course
I will not go back till major improvements are done. Use to be very nice course. Don’t know what’s happening there.

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