Greens of Manatee Golf Course

Had a great time with my buddy who has never played golf before. The range was nice to give him pointers and some instruction. The course was not packed so we were able to play at our much slower pace without holding anyone up who was coming behind us. Had some hot dogs between the front and back nines. Paty was very friendly and fun to talk to. The course was in good shape. I had no complaints about it. Overall good time today 😀 UPDATE 01/26/24: Went with my buddy again. He is getting better. It was a beautiful day to play. Had bacon cheeseburgers for lunch today, courtesy of Chef Paty. We are in-season this time of year, so there were more people playing today than the last time I was here.

I've hit balls here on occasion because you can hit from the grass and not mats. Decided to play here for $47 with a cart and boy was that a mistake. To start there is no cart path or anything to guide you through the course. No fairways as everything is pretty much just rough. Greens were atrocious. Most had sand spots and putting was practically non-existent. Pro Shop employees are nice but for the price don't waste your money here as you'll be disappointed for sure.

Just came out to hit a bucket and get a little practice time in. was there about 40 min and a guy came out to pick up golf balls with his machine. Stopped and told me I needed to bag up the balls I had left and come back tomorrow he had to get the range cleaned up and at the pace I was going he would be there all night. It was 2:40 in the afternoon. Are you kidding me. He gave me 20 min to finish. He was nice enough to offer me a bag to take my balls home in.