Falcon Watch Golf Club

About the club

Ron Garl, the noted Florida golf course architect, is the man behind the 27 holes at Falcon Watch Golf Club. Teeing it up at Falcon Watch is like taking a walk through time as the course evolved with the development of the Sun City Center community over the better part of a decade throughout the 1980s. All three nines, Sands, Cypress and Challenge are par 36, with four sets of tee decks ranging from 2,385 to 3,280 yards. Challenge is the newest of the three nines and considered the toughest. It’s certainly set apart from the other layouts with a woodland feel and tree-lined fairways and several forced carries over ravines. It’s a toss-up between two outstanding par-4s for the toughest hole at Falcon Watch —either No. 3 on Sands or No. 9 on Challenge. The tee shot on the 395-yard third hole on Sands is crucial as the dogleg right requires an exact shot over trees on the right side and the water on both sides of the fairways and there’s a small elevated green with a large bunker to the right. No. 9 on Challenge is the longest par-4 at Falcon Watch, topping out at 400 yards. It’s not only the length, but water down the entire right side of the hole that can wreak havoc on this finishing hole. The green is also protected by water on the right and a bunker on the left. Look out for No. 5 on Cypress, probably the best par-3 at the Club, featuring an “island green” surrounded by water on the right and bunkers left and back.Ron Garl, the noted Florida golf course architect, is the man behind the 27 holes at Falcon Watch Golf Club. Teeing it up at Falcon Watch is like taking a walk through time as the course evolved with the development of the Sun City Center community over the better part of a decade throughout the 1980s. All three nines, Sands, Cypress and Challenge are par 36, with four sets of tee decks ranging from 2,385 to 3,280 yards. Challenge is the newest of the three nines and considered the toughest. It’s certainly set apart from the other layouts with a woodland feel and tree-lined fairways and several forced carries over ravines. It’s a toss-up between two outstanding par-4s for the toughest hole at Falcon Watch —either No. 3 on Sands or No. 9 on Challenge. The tee shot on the 395-yard third hole on Sands is crucial as the dogleg right requires an exact shot over trees on the right side and the water on both sides of the fairways and there’s a small elevated green with a large bunker to the right. No. 9 on Challenge is the longest par-4 at Falcon Watch, topping out at 400 yards. It’s not only the length, but water down the entire right side of the hole that can wreak havoc on this finishing hole. The green is also protected by water on the right and a bunker on the left. Look out for No. 5 on Cypress, probably the best par-3 at the Club, featuring an “island green” surrounded by water on the right and bunkers left and back.