Had a 9:36 tee time, arrived at 9 and got checked in. Decided to buy a small bucket of range balls…read moreas well. Total was about $117. The attendants had my bag loaded on a cart and I checked in with the starter to let him know I was going to the range real quick. He said I was paired up with some members. Ok cool. I got to the range and there was no ball machine! Apparently you grab the balls just outside of the pro shop. Dang. They should've told me that. I told them I was a newbie there. Luckily, there was a half used bucket from another person, left behind. I used about 8-9 of their bucket and went back to the club. I showed them my receipt and told them to donate the bucket to another person. They instead said just take them to the chipping area, so I did. I chipped a couple and left the bucket there. I putted a few times to get the feel of the greens and then I headed to the women's locker room to check it out. It was nice, spacious, clean. Love their little birdie board celebrating their wins! I was paired up with members alright- new members; a family of 3. It was a lady and her son, and her husband. They said they were not very good and just started up playing. I mean what do you say to that? So I was stuck with them. There was a group of 4 ahead of us and another group behind us so I said, as long as the group behind us isn't hitting balls into us, meaning we keep pace, it should be fine. The starter asked if I wanted to share a cart with the lady, I politely said no. I didn't wanna be driving all over the course for both of our balls (this was a good decision). So we headed out. The family was super nice and thankfully they were teaching their kid the right way- not letting him start and finish holes. Yeah he got a hit off the tee but then he got to drop where his mom was. Most of his balls were picked up along the way. He chipped and putted mostly. The guys in front is us were so slow that it honestly didn't matter that the kid was learning alongside us. The course itself was very nice. The front nine treated me better than the back nine, but maybe that's because we hit the FOUR HOUR mark and still had three holes to go. Sheesh. We were waiting on that foursome almost every single hole on the back nine. They had no business hitting from the blue tees. They need to move UP. The course had a few bathrooms and water/ice stations along the way. Mulligans, their cute little outdoor shack with plenty of seating, looked awesome. You get there at the turn. They had all sorts of snacks and drinks. We stopped real quick to use the restroom there and fuel up. As I said, course was well maintained. No issues at all. I played well. The guys at the shop were super nice, letting me know they're punching out next week and there's a tournament Saturday, so I can plan my week of golf appropriately. They thanked me so many times for coming to play there. Super nice. They mentioned twilight tee times will start soon. The time for that will be after 4:30 and heavily discounted prices. Right on. I don't know what memberships cost or what they include. Carts are middle of the way. It's not quite GPS but the screens tell you how far to the middle of the green, and distances from the tees for important things on each hole such as bunkers. There are some areas with shade along the course, but not much. Water is present on many holes. Trash cans and ball washers are abundant. I would definitely play here again. They're going to start renovating the back nine next year, to make the fairways more undulating like the front 9. It's gonna be real nice!

Palmetto has gone under millions of dollars of renovations over the past 2+ years. The course is…read morebeautiful. If you ever have any questions about rates/etc, call the pro shop and they'll help you. Best/only grass range in the area. Good pros for lessons. Highly recommended!

A beautiful and we'll maintained course. Great ambiance. The carts are updated and well kept. We…read moreplayed the Gold side and it was challenging with some real tough trap placements. But forgiving enough to allow for some fun save shots. Greens were a bit slower than I'm used too. But the real great thing about this course is the friendly and helpful staff! Special shout out to Jimmy, who took time out of his schedule and stayed late to help me relocate the wallet I left behind. Highly recommended!

Enjoying clincs with Cory. It's slow paced and get you slowly hitting closer to the tee box. I…read morehave met nice ladies there who are fun!

The course was in poor condition. No Clubhouse. The first 9 holes seemed like an old course…read morewith the second 9 being added later. Nothing really good for this course and not worth the money it cost to play 18. Green were beat up, fairways were hard and dry and i wouldn't recommend to anyone

Course was not at its peak. It seemed that some of the greens were rough with dry patches. The…read moreonline price was not honored. The staff was okay but ignored our complaint of kids riding their bikes on the cart paths along the holes we were playing. They need to learn some golf etiquette.

OMG, this place is out in the middle of nowhere. We did a reciprocal from out of town, and we just…read morekept driving, and driving on Bonita Beach Rd., till it finally ended at Bonita National. Must say, the course is absolutely pristine. We had a hard time finding a weed. Yet, two downfalls. The signature hole, is no longer 'beautiful'. The pond is 3/4 dried up, despite the recent downpours in the area. It looks deplorable. Further, upon checking in at the pro shop, we were charged a mandatory $5/tip PP, even after tipping the bag boys unloading/loading our clubs on the cart. This should have been made aware to us prior to check-in. Despite the course condition, and a nice time golfing with a resident couple, we most likely won't ever go back due to location.

I had a bad experience with the young, dark-haired security guard at the water tower. He spoke to…read moreme with a very aggressive attitude. I told him I was an Amazon delivery driver and didn't speak much English, and he yelled and was rude. After I gave him the information he asked for, he just stood there giving me a dirty look and left me waiting for a while. I finally had to roll down my window and ask him what was wrong, and that's when he let me in. Honestly, it was a terrible experience. I've never had anything like this happen with any of the security guards at the other communities where I've delivered packages; they're all very professional. But this guy was completely unpleasant.

Fabulous golf course the Fairways and greens are in excellent condition the staff they are a…read morepleasure to deal with extremely helpful

Two great golf courses with friendly members and loyal staff make this a wonderful place to belong.read more

Nice place to play golf. 27 holes. We got a great rate through golfnow.com ($60 twilight). I…read morehave no complaints about the shape of the course. Plenty of water and bathrooms. Staff are friendly. Easy course, but interesting. You won't be punished badly for errant shots. I'd play again.

Played 5/21/15. Called to book a spot as a single with my wife along as a rider. They paired me…read moreup with a two-some which was great. I called ahead to assure my wife as a rider was okay as it is with most south Florida courses this time of year. No one mentioned the $20 rider fee. I did not think to ask as I have never been charged a rider fee elsewhere, including Raptor Bay, Vasari, Grandazza, etc. etc. Maybe thats WCI. Course conditions were fine, course is pretty wide open. At the turn somehow a two-some appeared on the tee ahead of us. Did not see a ranger the entire round. Not interested in returning.

Our golf league teams of 28 golfers converged at Gateway Golf and Country Club for a summer game…read more The weather was very cooperating and although it is hot but the friendly staff melted away the heat! Gateway is a private, member owned Country Club. This course undergone major renovation about 4 years ago. New greens and fairways with some redesign make this not an easy course. It is more difficult than the indicated course index of 124 at the 6253 yards 'White' Tee. The original design was by Tom Fazio and in 2013 improved by Ron Garl with a major improvement in 'Golf Improvement Center.' Two practices holes; a par 3 and par 4 with many practice area make this facility unique and enjoyable. The number 1 handicap hole #3 is a Par 4 356 yards (White Tee) dogleg right around a lake on the right. It is guarded by four big pot bunkers on the left and another bunker on the left with the green falling off the front. This hole always plays longer than the yardage indicated. The greens and fairways are well maintained. After the game, we went to the club house, The Griffin Bar & Grille. It featured high dome interior with ice cold drinks and a buffet lunch was an exceptional value. We love to go to Gateway and play.

This is a great course. I got a chance to play it with a friend that is a member and had a great…read moreday. My wife and I will be joining this club in 2 years when we retire to Fort Myers.

Had a great experience here at the golf club. We tried the track man and the robot. Joey is super…read morefriendly and well versed in both of these machines. Look forward to enhancing my swing here.