Island West Golf Club

So I want to teach the maintenance people on this golf course to that people play through water cutting the grass is not cut the grass in the middle of their swinging the club

Played today and course was damp (cart path only) but we had gotten a lot of rain the night before, staff was great no complaints at all.
Only complaint if any was greens were a little dry with a few brown patches (was worried prior because of reviews but a lot of people complain about green conditions in March and April and NO grass is perfect in those months!)

Overall loved the course, fairways were beautiful, side rough still playable and somewhat easy to hit out of. Played a course down the road last weekend and the tall bent grass along the fairways was awful, 6” high and you lost balls easily and when you did find them it was next to impossible to play, not the case at islands west. Good challenging course we will be back. Son and law I both agreed best we’ve played this year

I anticipated playing the course, but found the greens were in horrible condition and in poor condition. Staff was friendly but I don't think the course gets much play.

Staff was super friendly and helpful. The course is tight with a lot of hazards splitting the fairways ,especially on the front 9. Course was well maintained, with the exception of the greens. They were being areated, and we knew that in advance. The greens were bumpy and tough to read....but overall we enjoyed it.....we will go back

Staff very friendly and told the truth about conditions of the course which I found refreshing. Greens coming back but some bumpy and sparse but most ran true but were slow. Cart paths need work and had to dodge large holes and bumps on about nine holes.. fairways in good shape but some weeds and grassy tufts in some areas. Some tee areas in rough shape, could use larger tee areas so they could move hitting areas to help recovery. Senior tees mostly just slight moves from white or red tees. Price point seems fair given the higher cost of golf in this area.

I played several more-than-double-the-cost on island courses this week and Island West was in better condition than most. My only complaint is with the sand traps; hard and many with puddles. Other than that, I was pleasantly surprised. Everyone from the the pro shop to course maintenance workers were all very friendly and welcoming.

The weather was perfect and the course was fun to play.

Having played at island west over the last 25 years, I can honestly say that I have never seen this course in such excellent shape from tee to green.

Great course for the money in very good condition. Very quiet course, probably because it is much further off the island. Does not always have staff attending to your clubs, but that's Ok with us. Saw a lot of gators!!

Enjoyed the course layout and pace of play but overall course condition is fair. Tee boxes are in poor condition and not much grass in the fairways. Green conditions were very uneven but not as bad as the condition of the cart paths. A 4-wheel drive may have been a better option to get around the course..

This was a very enjoyable round of golf. Course was in pretty good condition for this early in the season. Pace of play was great.

One criticism. The backshop tries to ride the back of the cart from the exit at hole 18 to the parking lot. This is dangerous and not recommended by the cart manufacturers. When I tell them they are not to ride on the back, they insist on saying that it is OK or that they do it all the time. A friend of mine died at our course doing the same thing and now everyone abides by the rules. This must stop.

Decided to try the course out based on reviews. I have not played there in over a year and the greens was so horrible then I didn’t even finish the front 9. Now the greens are beautiful. They widened the fringes but desperately need to mow them tighter and the greens looks phenomenal! The putting green still had a few bad spots and there is still a few greens that had a few bad spots on them but wow what a difference.
Now biggest complaint now is the rough. It is so thin and y’all that the ball just goes straight down and hard to find. The gang reel mower these use to cut it makes the rough look horrible as well! And looks like they are going to start mowing the fairways wider in places as well. The greens speed was very slow around a 9 max on stint but they rolled very true. They had a small amount of rain through the night but was not cart path only and should have been on a few holes. Course is on the right path to getting back to a golf course. Really wish they wouldn’t have made the tee box’s smaller and why would they ever stop mowing the walking paths from tee box to tee box and from cart path to tee box’s since their rough is shin high is beyond me. Was a total let down!

I’ve played the course several times and happy to say the course is showing improvement. The greens have improved quite a bit over the last several months. The fairways were in excellent shape as well.

Some of the greens were infested with what looked like weeds. Fairways were a bit thin in places as well. Overall, the course was in average condition.