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3.4
845 Reviews (845)
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
414
3 Stars
153
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
72.0%
Recommend this course
698 out of 845 reviews
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Avg Rating
3.7
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.7
80.5%
Recommend this course
33 out of 41 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
71 Reviews (71)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
12
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
69.0%
Recommend this course
49 out of 71 reviews
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Course Highlights
The staff at Babe Zaharias consistently earns high praise, from the pro shop and cafe to the starter and course management. The layout delivers genuinely challenging holes with interesting undulations, offering strong value for public course golfers.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6020 yards
Slope 115
Rating 69.0

Located just 20 minutes from downtown in the Forest Hills section of Tampa, Babe Zaharias Golf Course meanders through a tree-lined residential neighborhood. The golf course measures a modest 6,020 yards, but should not be taken lightly. Although both nines on "The Babe" are par 35, the back side sports four par-4 holes in excess of 400 yards, providing a challenge for golfers of all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1926
Greens Bermuda grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker No
Golf Simulator No
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole No

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.4
845 Reviews (845)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 6
This course/club is great for:
Locals 9
Beginners 6
Seniors 6
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 11

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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Never see it so bad

Been playing this course for 20+ years due to location and convenience, never seen it in worse condition than it is currently. The Fairways are toast, tee boxes are toasted and seemed to have not mowed anything else in over a week as anything off of the fairway or dirt we were barely able to find as the weeds were about to our knees. Greens were not terrible but had some bare spots but consider that fairly normal for Florida this time of year!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bad conditions

Fairways really bad. Had to move my ball just to find grass

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Greens and Fairways where horrible

Played here many many times before but this time was by far the worse conditions I have ever seen this course not worth the $50 fee to play in those conditions .

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course conditions poor

This is the worst I have seen this course in a long time. They have a lot of nerve charging the price they did to play this course under these conditions.

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

Favorite Goat Track ever

You aren’t here for the layout, you aren’t here for scenery, you certainly aren’t here for the course conditions. You are here because it’s the babe and it’s awesome. Never stop sucking!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
First Time Playing

Just not playable

This course is in some of the worst condition I have seen in a while. The tee boxes are basically sand and anything 50 yards, you were hitting off dirt. Even the fairways were in bad shape with weeds and overgrown grass scattered everywhere. Pace of play was poor and I was playing for 4.5 hours and played the back 9 solo. Staff is excellent and the people playing were nice.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Babe Z

The course is undergoing maintenance. Front nine was closed for green aeration. Back nine was aerated the day prior. Greens were punched and sanded. Tee boxes were also aerated. Fairways are starting to fill in but need more of the summer rains. Maybe in 2 or 3 weeks it will be playable again, but until then play somewhere else…

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

COURSE AERATION

They are aerating the course Tues-Wed June 6-7, closing one of the 9s each day. You’ve been warned

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fair course for beginners

Teed off in early afternoon. Pace of play couldn’t be better. Service was friendly and quick. However, course was pretty beat up. Fairways and tee boxes had a lot of bare spots. No rakes in some sand traps and no yardage markers that we could find but the course was pretty short even from the back tees. Greens were surprisingly in decent condition. Layout was straightforward. A course for beginners or if you just want to get out for a casual round.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

I’m a beginner, but this was a fantastic course to work on short and long shots. Staff was awesome, it wasn’t busy, so I was able to golf a 2nd round and could’ve done a 3rd but got rained out. For my first time being in Florida, this was a great place to play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not for the cost, maybe rethink your rates!

I’ve played here twice now and each time during a good rain season, still the fairways are barely alive in places. The charge to play in the peak hours of the sun beating down on you (1-4 pm), is way too pricey for the conditions you are able to play with! Also space out the pace of play by selling less of your over priced greens fees, like avoiding tee times with only 5 minutes spaces between each other!

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 199
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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