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4.1
295 Reviews (295)
5 Stars
80
4 Stars
152
3 Stars
46
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
90.5%
Recommend this course
263 out of 295 reviews
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4.3
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 8 reviews
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4.1
34 Reviews (34)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
91.2%
Recommend this course
31 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lake Spanaway delivers a tree-lined layout with fast, firm greens and well-maintained fairways that consistently impress returning golfers. Welcoming staff and strong value make this Pierce County public course a reliable go-to round.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7083 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.2
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
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 Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

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4.1
295 Reviews (295)
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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens and bunkers

All greens were bumpy with bare spots. No smooth rolling surface. Most bunkers had thin wet compact sand. I was in a lot of them.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not ready for prime time

Tees=C

fairways=C+

ROUGH = C+ =

TRAPS=C-

GREENS=D

This course looks like it hasn't awoke from a long winter's sleep. It was dry. The greens need a lot of care and aerification, sanding and rolling is badly needed.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jon

Great day on the course! 4.5 hours, nice course, felt safe!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Te

4 temp greens not advertised put of there control or rained hard on us

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 70
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Fun round it bipolar weather...

It rained and poured then stopped then started again...then stopped lol...could never get comfortable today. Friendly staff...fun course. Not that muddy. Good shape for the conditions...wonderful place year round

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Couse ranger

Needs firing or trained to speed of play!! You don't tell people to speed up when they are waiting for the group in front!! When there is a player in your groul who drives 300 yards, you have to WAIT!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 10/06/2020

We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!

Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Replayed from the White tees

I am about a 15 handicap from the white tees, and wanted to experience playing the white tees after playing the white/green tees a couple of weeks ago with friends. Despite the hot weather, the fairways are in really good condition. I was in three bunkers and the sand was not a problem. I really enjoyed the round and look forward to coming back later in the month.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Nice Course

Nice Course. Very good conditions today. Great weather and good time with work friends.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

These greens for this price?

Pretty frustrated. It was a Monday so the fact that they didn’t mow greens is not a big surprise and with the impending heat wave, I understand the soft/wet conditions around the greens. What I can’t get over is the amount of pitch marks left behind by previous golfers. I know that the course has limited control over people’s behavior but this is an issue that is bad enough to keep me from Returning anytime soon. It’s one think to play twilight for $20 and deal with the days wear and tear. It’s a whole different issue to pay full price for these conditions. Other than that, course was in its usual, very acceptable condition.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/03/2020

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!

Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions

This course is a great value and a challenge at the same time. First cut is tight rough was about 2”. Greens were a little slow probably due to watering but true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Worth the $$$

Solid municipal course. I played it in early June and it was in very good shape. The greens rolled true, not bumpy. (I will say that the people who play there need to fix their ball marks. Normally I'd think it was a group or two in front of us that wasn't fixing their marks but there were 15-20 ball marks on some of the greens.) The fairways were in really good shape too. It was worth the $38 I paid to play the course. The people in the pro shop were friendly too.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

It's open

Golfing was great, but with it open, it was full. Everyone kept their distance and the Marshall's were out making sure we were safe. Greens and fairways were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Manager n staff poorly

Hard to put in word. Pay for it n you will understand what I mean.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/04/2020

Hello, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see that you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Lake Spanaway Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pristine condition

Challenging and beautiful, you can't beat the price and course condition

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

The course is good

Can’t be flexible to play the back 9 holes. Basically everyone starts at hole 1, causing traffic and longer waiting time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wet, Slow Greens

Overall condition pretty good with wet patches throughout the fairways. However, greens were a bit wet,soggy and very slow.

Staff in the pro shop are very nice and friendly!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/05/2020

Hello dshim86. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff so they can work to make changes. Thanks for visiting us!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GolfPass Thursday

It’s been over a year for me on this course and I wasn’t disappointed one bit, even the three singles that joined made the round better to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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