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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 7247 yards
Slope 133
Rating 75.5

The East Course is one of two four-star rated championship courses at Jacaranda Golf Club. Both golf courses have a tropical landscape covered with ponds, canals, colorful landscaping, and of course plenty of swaying palms. The East Course is the longer of the two courses. It has served as host for several PGA and USGA tournaments and qualifying events. The layout features tree-lined, undulating fairways and raised, sloped greens. It offers a challenge at almost every turn with 80 bunkers strategically placed throughout and water hazards on 15 holes. Some of the bunkers are built into the mounding complexes, giving them sod faces and high lips that are difficult to navigate. Those that manage them successfully though will be rewarded with excellent scoring opportunities. The popularity of the two golf courses has affirmed Jacaranda as one of the best places to play in southeast Florida.

Course Details

Year Built 1970
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mark Mahannah (1970) Bobby Weed (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Reviews

2.4
642 Reviews (642)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Brunch 8
Patio Dining 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 54
Bunkers 53
Plays Long 26
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 41
Locals 30
Playing Multiple Courses 30
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 48
Worth the Drive 24
Near the Airport 22

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Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good organizing

I feel they r doing better managing in general now than few yrs b4

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

We appreciate your feedback. We have a strong management team and staff that works very hard to exceed our guests' expectations.

Played On
Reviews 124
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great value

Fairways in great condition bad the lies are if the ball is teed up. Very good greens, somewhat difficult to read. Greens could be better if players repaired ball marks and the grass/grain spacing a little tighter for better tracking. But this may be nitpicking as playing for $40 (hot deal) was great value. Fairways alone would bring me back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

We appreciate you taking the time to post a review and we look forward to seeing you again.

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

East Course was in good shape

The East was in good shape. Nice fairways and fast greens. Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were in good shape. Greens rolled well although we noticed some inconsistency in speeds. The bunkers needed a good deep raking. If you tried to splash out a shot you found a thick wet harder surface underneath.
Pace was good and staff was friendly and attentive.
Looking forward to trying out the West course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

Thank you for playing the East course and for posting a review. We look forward to your round on the West!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

Thank you for the 5 star rating. We hope you'll be back soon!

Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

VERY NICE COURSE

My God...the course is in beautiful shape. Tee boxes, fairways, sand, greens, etc.....all in beautiful shape. 1 tee box on the back 9 was meh.
Wish the price was a smidge lower, but the course is beautiful.
Way nicer layout and better condition than Plantation Preserve....which I find boring and somewhat redundant.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

We're so glad you found the course to be in beautiful shape. Our staff works hard to keep it that way year round and it's always nice to receive positive feedback from a guest. We hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 05/25/2019

We appreciate you playing the East Course and for posting a rating. We sincerely hope to provide you with a 5 star experience soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you for taking the time to rate Jacaranda. We look forward to providing you with a 5 star experience in the future.

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you for the 5 star rating. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/15/2019

Thank you! We're so glad you had an excellent experience at Jacaranda and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0

Clowns

Nachos shouldn’t take an hour and shouldn’t be nasty. Bartenders don’t deserve respect until earned, and should not confront a customer ever. Don’t call the cops on your customers. Don’t expect service at the level this course price would portray. Cart girl was great, not the one with the fat burnt arm.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than expected

Pace of play moved right along. The fairways were in great shape and the greens putted out with consistent speed.
The coarse was very organized. Can’t wait to come back and play the east coarse.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you! We look forward to your round on the East!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Course

Just visiting the area and I really enjoyed the dayy. Very attentive stadf and the course was in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/11/2019

Thank you! We're so glad you enjoyed your day at Jacaranda. We hope you'll be back soon!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Totally worth it!

Course was in great condition. Got a hot deal for $70 for 9:59am tee time. Worth every penny. Friendly staff. Ranger did a great job with pace of play. I’ll definitely be coming back soon.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/11/2019

That's great to hear! We look forward to that next visit. Make sure you check out the Jacaranda SCORE! Card on our website. It's a card for locals and it will save you money all summer!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/11/2019

Thank you for taking the time to post a rating for Jacaranda. We look forward to providing you with a 5 star experience very soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Jacaranda great condition

Jacaranda was in great condition, pace of play was a little slow but playing behind a tournament so after told by marshal, relaxed and enjoyed course. Greens were true and layout interesting.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/11/2019

Thank you! We love to hear that you had a relaxing day on the course. See you soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Jacaranda East

A solid test of golf! The course was in great shape and played very tough. I really enjoyed the entire experience. Wonderful staff, very customer friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/01/2019

We're so glad to hear about your excellent experience at Jacaranda. Thank you for taking the time to share. We hope to see you soon.

Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

One of our favourite courses in S. Florida

We arrived early and they allowed our twosome to go ahead of a party of 4 foursomes. Managed a 3.5 hour round in perfect course and weather conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/01/2019

Awesome! There's nothing better than a quick 18. We're so glad you enjoyed yourselves and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

perfect for travel

Its often tough to get rounds in on reasonably good, well maintained, public courses in the Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale area.

A group of friends, 8-12 of us, have played Jacaranda's two courses for about a decade now each spring.

Both courses have good layouts. I can't describe a distinction. Plenty of challenge in the wind, plenty of choices as to which tees to play. They always do a very good job with the greens, bunkers and tees (many public courses in the area have "issues": keeping up with this. You pay a bit more here, yes, but I think its definitely worth it (particularly if its an escape from winter).

Great warm up range, convenient lunch, bar and snack shop, easy to get to from FLL. People have always been nice and have been very accommodating when changing the numbers of golfers comes up, jumping out sooner when possible (or later when players have issues getting to the course).

This is our "go to" location. I book them because I know everyone, even the pickiest of players, will be happy here (particularly just off a plane from the cold). Just went in March.....still great and consistent as ever.

Try it. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/22/2019

Thank you so much for sharing such a thorough review of Jacaranda. We are happy to be your go to course and we look forward to next year!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jacaranda East

Friendly staff. Conditions were good. Greens were fast. An overall good experience

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
24fc7482-03e7-594f-9cc2-24565fedf68c
Commented on 04/01/2019

Thank you for taking the time to share. We're glad you had a good experience and we look forward to earning 5 stars next time you're hear!

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