Ardea Country Club,

1055 E Lake Woodlands Pkwy, Oldsmar, FL 34677, United States

"Sure all the cosmetics of the golf course are 5 star. But this community can’t even get a functional park for the kids. The Basketball court is shot to hell the Baseball fields doesn’t exist. No such thing as a dog park in here. But the golf course gets all the attention lol. Can’t even put deer crossing signs around with as many deer that live in that community, but you add kinda pointless stop signs. And minorities aren’t really welcomed I that community oh but great golf course. Has Tiger Woods ever played there???"

"Was invited by a member of the club to play a round of golf today. This was my first experience playing at this course. However, my experience wasn't what i was hoping it to be. The members including ranger/marshall don’t seem to be friendly to individuals like myself. To start off our round, we’re on hole 5, foursome in front of us playing super slow, twosome behind us on tee box, ranger passes right by them without addressing them and comes directly to our group. Informs us to play ready golf especially on holes 7 and 9. We’re not beginner golfers and was already playing ready golf. The ranger never went ahead of us nor asked us if the group in front was playing slow, we were the target and issue- 4 distinct players! So as we made the turn we allowed the twosome to go ahead of us so they would see we weren’t the issue. Although it should have been clear after there were 3 groups on holes 6,7,8,9. As we got ready to tee off the foursome behind the twosome asked if we allowed the twosome to go ahead, we said yes. They then began to say that was a mistake because the twosome was slow and was hitting the ball all over. After being on the course for over 5 hours we finally reached 18 a par 5. Waiting for group in front of us to clear green, the group behind comes up and says to us “you guys are playing painfully slow”! We finish 18 and then addressed their comment. This then lead to more words like “go back to your own course” as if 4 black guys weren’t or couldn't be members of this course. At the end of the day, its sad that these viewpoints and perceptions are still real today. The member who invited us to play today even made this issue to staff/management of the course but to no avail as it too fell on death ears! Think twice before you play this course, depending on what persuasion you are. Some are just not welcomed!"

"We have been members of the former East Lake Woodlands Country Club for over 20 years. The recent change of the name to Ardea Country Club and upgrading of the North Course and soon upgrade of the Clubhouse are good and we’re much need. Sadly there is still a lot to be done to update both the North and South Course. Still we are glad to have two challenging golf courses to pay that are each unique and challenging."

"Beautiful golf course and great staff. I played here for a charity tournament, and the team did an excellent job accommodating everyone. They got us started on time and helped us with our bags when we were done. The bathrooms are beautiful too. I was glad I stayed and washed up. They provided dinner for all of us. It was a wonderful day. Thank you East Lake Woodlands Country Club!"

"Played the North course. Absolutely beautiful course. Great shape. Very natural habitat everywhere. Rated top 10 golf courses by Audubon."