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Conditions
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Value
3.6
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 33
Length 2406 yards
Slope 109
Rating 31.2

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2025.

Shalimar Golf Club is a nine-hole golf course in Tempe. The course is best for beginners but it has enough challenges in store to make it a great option for more advanced players who want a quick round. The layout is comprised of three par 3s and six par 4s. It weaves through a smattering of mature trees and across gently rolling hills. The small greens can be quite tricky, especially since there are strategically placed bunkers lurking along some. Water hazards come into play on a few holes, including the 155-yard fifth, which is one of the golf course's toughest. You'll have to pull off a carry over the area's biggest lake to a heavily bunkered, narrow green. Shalimar Golf Club's ninth hole is the most well known though, mainly for the island green. In addition to the water, there are also four bunkers surrounding the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Golf Season Year round
Architect Forrest Richardson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $7
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
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, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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3.2
939 Reviews (939)
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

I'll pass next time

They mix "foot (soccer) golf" with regular golf. Course is best suited for foot golf. Shaggy tee boxes, painfully slow greens and fairways were a snarl of, well, vegetation and standing water (at 2:00pm). There's a Ranger but we were hit into by a following single. Holes are poorly marked and poorly mapped. I may have played worse tracks in the past 40 years but I can't remember any.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Worst example of a golf course

Had flags out there for frisbee you could also play soccer there I don't believe this was a golf course it's a playground

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

this course isn't in good shape

Course is in bad shape even the putting greens, will try them one more time to see if changes are made

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

No putting greens

They had the tees moved which was fine. Seeding greens so they put the flags and holes in the rough. There was no putting in that . I could've stayed on the driving range for my game.
I left after the fourth hole. They should have closed.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Amenities Average
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Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Relunctant to play again

The Pro shop alerted us to the fact that the course was in terrible shape and being worked on. They told us it would be ready maybe in a month. However, since I booked the tee time on Golf Now there was no refund. so we played the course just for practice. Greens and tee were not payable. Fairways are in desperate repair. So after playing on the 9 fairways I was totally disappointed and I told the Pro Shop that I would not be back. At that point I was offered two free plays and that I should come back in a month to use them when they thought the course would be playable a gain.

I would think there might be a way for this to be on the Golf Now website, when a course in under repair and not playable. All it takes is someone to call the course periodically to get the status, especially those courses that are hit with heavy storms, like Arizona and a year ago Georgia courses were under way for two or three weeks from rain. I will go back in month to Shalimar and take them up on the play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

stay away until new grass is in

would be nice to advise you that overseeding in progress and that all tees and greens are temporary. Most were NOT even mown.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Bad shape

Course is in bad shape. Used to play this course a lot 15 years ago. Fairways looked as if they had not been mowed in a week as the grass was 3 in or more. battled with foot golfers during the round. Need new management.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Level It, Bulldoze It, Scrap It, Time To Go!

Course is in really bad shape. Saw a lot of signs in peoples back yards saying " Save Shalimar". I assume the course may be going away soon, it should. I would not play here again even if I was offered a Lifetime Membership.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Shaligusta

What can you say about Shalimar, it does not change much, and is a good course to get in 9 holes quick.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Pleasent 9 hole course.

Challenging 9 hole course- Make sure you have plenty of Golf balls-some days the course is hungry. I lost 5 today (Bad day for me)

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Good Course Great Price

I like the course. Besides being hot outside it was still fun to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great value and amazing staff

Paul and Tyler were very friendly. Diego and Chelsea served my beer with a smile. A true gem of a golf course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good course for the price.

For $11 (total) per person with a cart it is an enjoyable 2.5 hours. Lots of walkers so the play can go a little slow. Also, on some of the holes the next Tee is behind the previous holes green so your forced to wait until the party Tees off before making your approach shot to the green. Course markings are extremely hard to find if they exist at all. That all being said, for the cost of what a bucket of driving balls would cost you at a upscale club, you can enjoy 9 holes on a decently cared for course and give your driver a good workout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Beginners Course

I was happy I went as the course played well for a 9 hole course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Great value for the money

Moderately challenging with lots of water and sand. Fairways pretty hard, but greens in great shape.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 42
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Walked

Very good 9 hole course

The course is in very good shape. It allows a person to use most of his clubs. It is a fairly flat course so it is fun to walk.
The staff is very friendly and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great course to get tuned up

Nice course off the beaten path. Staff is very accommodating they got us off early. Greens are in good shape. Fairways are decent but do have some rough spots. Would recommend.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value

Staff friendliness second to none, and tremendous value for cost

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Bobber

My wife loves to play this course to get warmed up for others. If you are looking for a quick 9 hole warm-up course in the Tempe area this will work. not a lot of sand or water.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Felt welcomed

As newer golfers we felt very welcome. We were able to get on earlier than our booking time which was nice. There was no one pushing us from behind so we could take our time and redo "flubbed" shots. Good value for money at this time in our golf experience. Nice to see a beverage cart; something we have never seen at the more expensive courses, which is strange.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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