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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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Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A good time was had by all.

The course was crowded, at least the foursomes ahead of us played like it was.

Otherwise all went wel and the 19th hole was a looked forward too pleasure.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Almost perfect

The weather was perfect. The course was in great shape. The pace of play was held up by a foursome two groups ahead of us.

Unfortunately, the “marshal” rides around in his cart but doesn’t do anything I could figure out. We mentioned that there was a huge gap without players two groups ahead of us, but he smiled and rode on.....oh well!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Absolutely perfect

I don’t think I could ever complain about this course. Everything about it is amazing. Always up kept and perfect conditions

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good start slow finish

Great day for golf!!

We started off great. On the first nine we got through in good shape, but the back nine was tied up all the way around creating quite lengthy delays

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf Now made it possible for this round

Thanks to Golf Now, or the reduced rates, we were able to afford to play at Lake Spanaway again.

It was enjoyable, and we (3) were well pleased.

Unfortunately, since then we have not been able to obtain the same reduced rate so we are waiting for better times.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Impressed

Was impressed with the staff freindliness and the conditions of the greens, fast and firm! Really love the layout and it's over 7000 yards from the black tees so should keep even the bigger hitters happy. Favorite hole was the par 3 7th? an elevated tee to a large green. The 1950's-60's clubhouse and out-house buildings add a sence of a different era. The huge Fir trees are a bonus and the golf history in the clubhouse (Ryan Moore winning p-sound Am) is cool to look at (history of clubs/balls)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best conditions I’ve ever seen on this course

The course is looking beautiful! It’s alway nice but wow right now they are doing an outstanding job on making the course look amazing! Hands down best course around! Pace of play was slow and lots of waiting but that’s hit and miss on the daily. Overall excellent day on the course

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Improvement all around

We were pleased with the speed of play today, much better that prior visits this spring.

My only complaint was with the lack of coordination of the starting positions, there weren’t any.

Our only remaining hope is that the management will allow for the more opportunities for us Golf Now members to play at rates that are more readily available at reasonable rates.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

5 hours is too long

It took 5 hours to play 18 today!! Granted it was a beautiful day and there were a lot of people out, but it’s just too long.

The foursome in-front of us had us waiting at each tee, and the course Marshall couldn’t do anything to hurry them up ( I suppose).

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/23/2019

Hi, thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the delay of play during your round. This is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game. We are glad you were still able to make it out and enjoy the beautiful weather. We will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Lake Spanaway Golf Course. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pace was better today.

For some reason we were able to finish in 4.5 hours today, which was not too bad.

My hope is that the folks will continue to support Golf Now and offer specials as I was able to take advantage of today.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Spanaway Lake Spring

Even though there has been a lot of rain, the fairways and green were quite firm. Chemicals had been applied to the greens, and we all ended up with blue stains on our hands. Overall I like this course. Not too much water or hazards that cause lost balls.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked

enjoyable

mostly, it was great. only negative I have is green condition. more fun if they can make ball roll little faster. overall it was fun to play at this course at discount price, thanks to golfnow!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Considering conditions the course played well.

Wednesday’s are ladies day, so play was really slow. Five hours for the round. The course was in good shape considering how much rain we’ve had.

The staff was very nice, and the cart lady was outstanding.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 04/19/2019

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review your recent experience with us at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. We are sorry to see that pace of play was slowed. Your feedback is greatly appreciated and we will use it to make the necessary improvements to the course. Our golfers overall experience is extremely valuable to us and we hope that you will give us another chance to show you how we've improved. Thank you for your choosing our course, we look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early in season

Greens: plugged 1st week in April but showing progress

Tees : good

Fairways: still play winter rules

Rough: see fairways

Traps: still in winter conditions

U may use power carts on fairways

This is a full par 72 course

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

Golfing in March

We had a 9:30 tee time, 38degrees. 11 and it was 55, 1:00 72.degrees. On our front nine it was really slow. Women's league was playing with lots of players. They weren't slow, just a lot of people, waited at each tee off. But, on the back 9 no waiting And gorgeous day! We will come back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lake Spanaway in late winter

The course was in great shape for this time of year except that the greens were bumpy with ball marks and other bumps.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Winter course

Was looking for another dry course in the area and this is it! With all the rain we've had this past couple of months the course is firm and in great shape!

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