Country Club of Silver Springs Shores
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About
Opened in 1969, the Country Club at Silver Springs Shores has been host to a variety of mini-tour and U.S. Open Section qualifying events. It is known for having some of the fastest and most severe greens in the area. Desmond Muirhead, a longtime associate of Jack Nicklaus, designed the golf course, giving it a different character on the front and back nines. The first half of the golf course is a traditional parkland layout that mixes native trees and wide-open meadows. The back nine is a true Florida-style golf course with water coming into play on six holes. Country Club at Silver Springs Shores finishes with one of its toughest water holes, a par 5 starts with an intimidating tee shot past a massive lake that wraps around the landing area. Many locals consider Silver Springs Shores to be one of the best public golf courses in the Ocala area.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 6935 yards | 74.1 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6539 yards | 72.4 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6151 yards | 70.3 | 127 |
| Green | 72 | 5465 yards | 66.7 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5188 yards | 69.5 | 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.3/136 | 399 | 365 | 385 | 495 | 201 | 368 | 505 | 170 | 400 | 3288 | 460 | 507 | 449 | 217 | 380 | 430 | 205 | 414 | 585 | 3647 | 6935 |
| Blue M: 72.3/132 W: 77.6/138 | 382 | 353 | 373 | 475 | 187 | 348 | 479 | 157 | 369 | 3123 | 414 | 493 | 420 | 183 | 345 | 400 | 190 | 399 | 572 | 3416 | 6539 |
| White M: 70.3/130 W: 75.7/134 | 361 | 342 | 356 | 451 | 174 | 327 | 445 | 144 | 347 | 2947 | 378 | 477 | 393 | 158 | 328 | 378 | 175 | 362 | 555 | 3204 | 6151 |
| Green M: 67.6/126 W: 72.2/126 | 350 | 305 | 311 | 407 | 160 | 303 | 437 | 117 | 332 | 2722 | 330 | 435 | 343 | 140 | 290 | 340 | 163 | 350 | 442 | 2833 | 5555 |
| Silver M: 65.8/122 W: 70.2/121 | 334 | 295 | 295 | 401 | 134 | 292 | 403 | 97 | 315 | 2566 | 282 | 422 | 293 | 113 | 283 | 312 | 143 | 338 | 432 | 2618 | 5184 |
| Black M: 63.4/118 W: 67.3/115 | 290 | 228 | 211 | 356 | 134 | 250 | 390 | 97 | 264 | 2220 | 273 | 368 | 284 | 113 | 253 | 272 | 143 | 275 | 432 | 2413 | 4633 |
| Handicap | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
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Nice Restroom! Photo submitted by daryltomsa on 03/12/2025
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UGH! Photo submitted by daryltomsa on 03/12/2025
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#2 Photo submitted by Cxnunzi on 03/20/2021
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Wild Turkey Photo submitted by Cxnunzi on 03/20/2021
Nice layout
The greens were great. Nice layout and in decent condition. I am looking forward to playing it again soon.
DO NOT PLAY THIS COURSE!
Pace of play 5 1/2 hours; fairways terrible, sadly, this has become a real dog track!
But the kicker was a restroom with trash overflowing and a toilet and toilet seat fairly covered with FECES (see below) -- cancelled a future reservation due to DISGUSTING conditions!
DO NOT PLAY HERE UNLESS YOU LIKE THESE CONDITIONS . . .
Utterly Discussing
The facilities, restrooms, on the course are vile and certainly a health risk, if not illegal. Run down, over- crowded, and extremely slow play. 4.5 hours for 18 holes and no course ranger. The course restrooms need to be quarantined and health department notified. For GolfNow to advertise this course, after this review, without follow-up, would make you complicit.
Greens were nice fairways were in pretty bad shape
Getting better
The greens have come back beautifully, tee boxes are better, fairways are improving but could still use some help. This is one of the nicest layouts in the area. A challenge but fair. Back nine is beautiful.
Good value
Definitely need some reliable bar help. Spend some money on amenities. Gentlemen working pro shop and the starter were great, very friendly. Wished I’d got their names, but they did a great job.
Conditions
Conditions are terrible. Will not return although the greens were very good
Terrible condition
The course looks nothing like the picture on Golf Now. It almost feels like a bait-and-switch situation. Definitely not worth the money; in fact, not worth the time it takes to get around on this goat pasture.
One of the best golf values in Ocala
Always a pleasure playing this course. The greens are in wonderful shape! Fairways could use a little grass but when rainy season kicks in they should improve. The back nine is gust beautiful to look at. The course gets a lot of play so at times it can be a little slow but not painfully. This is high season in Florida so be a little patient. Our foursome completed 18 holes in just under 4.5 hours.
Good Golf
Well designed course with excellent, healthy greens. Fairways a bit thin in spots, typical for this time of year. Traps in good shape but no rakes anywhere. On-course ranger did a great job keeping play moving. Cart paths in poor shape and the rest rooms are horrendous. Great course to play but don't expect much on the facilities. Well worth the greens fee.
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Shame on you. play bad and blame the course. You must be a member at Augusta national.I