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3.5
841 Reviews (841)
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
413
3 Stars
150
2 Stars
54
1 Stars
37
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.6
73.3%
Recommend this course
696 out of 841 reviews
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3.8
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.8
83.8%
Recommend this course
31 out of 37 reviews
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Average Rating
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3.3
67 Reviews (67)
5 Stars
17
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
12
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
70.1%
Recommend this course
47 out of 67 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

3.5
841 Reviews (841)

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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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

This course is not playable

I usually do not like to trash courses, but this was definitely the worst course ive played in tampa bay. It’s horrible. The greens are basically a sand tramp, and the tee box is not even hittable.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

This is a solid public course with some challenging holes. They could do a better job, keeping the rough lower and the greens in better shape. The greens are super fast, but they’re not well manicured. Still, the staff is friendly and helpful, and it’s a fine day on the course at Babe Zaharias.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great To Be Back !

Myself and my friend said it has to be 6/7 yrs since we were here.. It was a cold Feb day with six other friends. Anyway we had a great 'round ! We will be back more often ! The gals running the show were Aces too - Thanks Ladies !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tuesday Trouble

So The Greens are in really bad shape! So are the tee boxes and fairways! There are 3-4 good Greens out of 18. The rest of them are a mess. They have rot, punches and are so slow! My buddy checked us in so I didn't have to see anyone or use the facilities. No Starter, I wonder why? Sorry BABE! I have never seen the place look so bad. I was embarrassed for my buddy playing there his first time.

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

Couple play all 18

We could only play the front 9 twice. This was not in the details of the reservation. I felt like it was dishonest to advertise 18 with only 9 holes in shape to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens

They spent all that money to redo the greens and fairways and they let them go to crap greens keeper should be terminated

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good for a hack like me

My only criticism is the grass conditions. Some of the greens have huge sand/dirt patches and the fairways are kind of rough as well. That being said, the pace of play was better than expected, the greens had some interesting levels and undulations, and I enjoyed the round.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Worst course I’ve ever played

This has got to be, by far, the absolute worst course I’ve ever played at. The fairways are filled with weeds and dirt. Grass is non-existent. Almost all the greens had scalping spots that had no grass and just dirt. Very frustrating to play a course like this when the pictures on their website shows something completely different.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Fairways are spotty and so are the greens. Love the layout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Babe is a good course to play

Very nice course staff was friendly ice cold beers at the end

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

the worst

This is without a doubt the worst tract I have ever played. Tee boxes are dirt, fairways are dirt, greens are abysmal & also dirt. I’d pay $35 not to play there again. It was actually comical to see how unmaintained this course is. Only thing worse than the course was the gnat population. They were an unstoppable force. Play here and get ready to play in terrible conditions on 95% of the course and snack on gnats while you drive your windshield-less golf cart. Bring your ski goggles to protect your eyes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 233
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

"The Babe"

Had no played Babe Z in a while and the greens were ok they did have some rough areas on all the greens, fairways were beat up pretty bad. Would have been a quicker round of golf if Club House had not let 2 some and 3 some combine after a couple of holes as they held us up the rest of the day once we got behind them. Starter absolutely fantastic!!!!!!1!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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