Seminole Lake Country Club

Great staff well manicured greens. Good time

Nice course and the staff was super friendly and helpful. Love the ice and water machine at the start... great for those hot days. Wait, that’s everyday. Fairways are wide, so this is a great course for beginners.

In 2009, Seminole Lake Country Club became a semi-private club and to this day remains one of the favorites of golfers throughout the Tampa Bay area. Coincidentally, membership has grown due to the course’s consistently good conditioning, playability, and service level. The club is still owned by the Cunningham family and there’s still that same friendly feel as it was when the brothers opened the club in 1962. Seminole Lake Country Club is located on the banks of Long Bayou and Cross Bayou and is one of only a handful of courses in Florida that features SeaDwarf Seashore Paspalum grass on the tees, fairways, and greens. Paspalum is one of the most versatile turfgrasses out there, it’s tolerant to various mower heights as well as salt. Its upright growth habit allows golf balls to sit up in the rough and fairways. It also produces a firm and fast putting surface that has a lot less grain than traditional Florida Bermuda greens. If I have a choice of what turf to play on, Paspalum is the clear winner! The length at Seminole Lake is not going to overwhelm most players. This par 71 golf course was designed by Chic Adams, and plays 6,501 yards from the back tees, with a course rating of 72.1 and a slope of 133. Five sets of tees provide an enjoyable experience for golfers of all abilities. They also have a great practice facility too, with a recently renovated driving range, a complete short game practice area with a bunker, and two large putting greens. The majority of the fairways are very wide and generous off the tee. The Paspalum greens are also large and receptive with great undulation and contouring. The course has plenty of doglegs and like most Florida courses, plenty of water; each hole has its own unique character. Bunkers are strategically placed throughout the course and water hazards come into play on nearly every hole. With the Gulf of Mexico nearby, birdlife is abundant and a family of bald eagles has claimed residency on the property. Look for them as you make your way around the course. Seminole Lake Country Club offers several membership options including Full Memberships which entitle you to all of the club's amenities (golf course, tennis courts, swimming pool, kayak launch, clubhouse, and member-only social functions), Golf Memberships, Tennis Memberships, Seasonal Memberships for both golf and tennis, and Social Memberships. Dues are quite reasonable. Last Word: Pay attention to the yardages, a lot of the par 4 doglegs look longer than they are. Hitting something less than driver off the tee will prevent you from hitting it through the fairway and out of bounds and incurring penalty strokes. The course is a lot of fun to play and although the parking lot might be full when you arrive, play moves right along. We played on a Saturday afternoon in a little more than 4 hours.

Challenging Golf course, greens got re-done and need to grow in. From the black tees the course requires some skills. Friendly staff, good food and fun people to play with.

Here on vacation and had a good time. Nice greens and fairways, some fun and challenging holes but overall fairly forgiving. Played quick in the morning but got busy in the afternoon. Ice water and cold towels provided on the course. Decent rental irons and woods. A little pricey. The starter and rangers were friendly. Would play again.