The Links of Lake Bernadette

The Links of Lake Bernadette is a semi-private golf course in Zephyrhills that dates back to 1980, when it was originally designed by golf course architect Dean Refram. That makes it one of the older golf courses still operating in the immediate Zephyrhills area, and the course has gone through a change in ownership as recently as 2022, with the current operators describing a series of course improvements made since taking over. A semi-private course structure typically means the club maintains a membership program while still welcoming public tee time bookings, which gives it a broader potential customer base than a strictly private country club while still offering some of the amenities members expect from a club-style operation.

Set within the Lake Bernadette community north of Tampa, the course is described by its operators as beautifully landscaped and mature, language that fits with a course that has had more than four decades to grow in and establish its layout, tree lines, and overall character. Courses with that kind of history tend to play differently than newer designs built around modern earth-moving equipment and drainage technology, often featuring narrower fairways and more mature tree cover that rewards accuracy over raw distance.

Tee time booking for the course runs through GolfNow, a widely used online golf reservation platform that many independently owned courses across Florida rely on for scheduling rather than building their own custom booking system. Using a service like GolfNow does not mean the course itself is part of a larger corporate ownership structure. It simply reflects a common, practical choice among smaller golf operations to outsource the technical side of tee time management while keeping the course itself independently run.

Specific details about current greens fees, cart rental costs, and daily hours of operation were not published in the sources reviewed for this profile, and the exact name of the course’s post-2022 ownership group was similarly not confirmed. Anyone planning a round at The Links of Lake Bernadette should check the course’s online booking system or call directly to confirm current pricing and tee time availability, since golf course pricing often varies by season, day of the week, and time of day in ways that are easier to check live than to summarize in a general profile.

For golfers in and around Zephyrhills looking for a course with real history and a semi-private structure that still allows public play, The Links of Lake Bernadette stands out among the handful of golf courses located within the city, particularly given its recent change in ownership and the stated investment in course improvements since 2022.