Photo: M Bell via Google
Crane Creek Reserve Golf Course
📍 475 W New Haven Ave, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
🌐 melbourneflorida.org/departments/parks-recreation/golf
★ 3.9 (376) Easy to bookCrane Creek Reserve Golf Course in Melbourne is an 18-hole municipal layout with a driving range and a cafe serving comfort food for breakfast and lunch. It earns a 3.9 Google rating from 376 reviews, with golfers describing it as beginner friendly and praising the friendly, professional staff. Some find the greens slow, though they look to be in good condition and reviewers say the course has improved.
The course from above
Tee at the bottom, green at the top. Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Hole layout © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Reviews
Had a great time at this course. Played 9 Saturday and came back Sunday! Up in Delaware, $40 on a Sunday morning will get you 9 holes walking on a subpar course. Here it gets you 18 with a cart! I ended up walking because it’s been too wet for carts and even with a club rental it was $32! The course is scoreable and that always makes it more fun! Greens were in great shape for a municipal course too. Special shoutout to my man Gene in the clubhouse, he was super helpful! Very welcoming and a stellar mustache! Even hung out a little late so my buddies and I could finish our round on Saturday evening!
This is a very beginner friendly course! My siblings and I have never golfed before in our lives. We hit two buckets of balls at the driving range and then played 9 holes. Luckily we went at an off-time to accommodate 4 players. Staff was exceptionally friendly and prices were insanely affordable. We rented 4 sets of golf clubs, 2 golf carts, and played 9 holes for $150. Highly highly recommend if you’re new to golf and want to try it out! :) The price was definitely worth the 3 hours of fun!
Ive plated this golf ⛳️ course on the back nine about a year ago and then when my yogi 🧘🏾 friend Cheri came down from Iowa for the winter 🥶 we like to play golf ⛳️ about once a week. They closed Crane Creek down for the summer to put in new grass for the greens ⛳️ and it looks really good 😊 this is the first time ⏰ playing the front nine 9️⃣ and we liked it so much we came back to play again only this time had enough time 🕰️ to hit golf ⛳️ balls on the range and the green ⛳️ really nice improvements. Their prices are reduced after 2pm but even though it’s a public course we 👯♀️really enjoyed the way the holes were layed out. Thank you 🙏 Crane Creek for always being friendly 🧒and accommodating.
So in general I like this course. For a municipal course it's nice and the people are friendly. But try this one on for size. I played 18 today and at the turn I went into the clubhouse and asked for three modelos in an ice bag. The girl behind the bar said "Well you can get four for $18". I said "Well how much is each one?" The girl behind the bar rang one up on the computer and she said $4. So I asked "Well if they're $4 each then what's special about getting four for 18?" She said "Interesting! Let me check" and she called the manager on the phone. She confirmed that four modelos were $18 for their special, but one is $4. How does that make sense to anybody? I took a picture of their board and you can clearly see "4 for $18" Are they deliberately trying to scam people that can't do 2nd grade math?
The course has really improved but the greens are so slow... They look nice and are in great condition but dang they're slow! The staff are friendly and professional..... I'll add another star when the greens get faster.
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