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3.6
804 Reviews (804)
5 Stars
176
4 Stars
398
3 Stars
145
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
34
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
75.5%
Recommend this course
665 out of 804 reviews
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3.1
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
9
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.2
63.2%
Recommend this course
24 out of 38 reviews
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3.5
111 Reviews (111)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
44
3 Stars
22
2 Stars
14
1 Stars
9
Conditions
3.1
Value
3.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.5
74.8%
Recommend this course
83 out of 111 reviews
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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

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3.6
804 Reviews (804)
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
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Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice course for the money

Staff is great! Course is in decent shape some greens need help and some tee boxes are beat up but that is to be expected in the winter in FL. We don't get the amount of rain in the winter that we get in Spring and Summer.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Honestly, pretty rough course but great people

Thought about not leaving any review because everyone was just so nice, but even taking into account that this is a city-owned public course, it's just in pretty rough shape. The greens on the front are just rolled pasture... generally they're puttable, but it's beyond "patchy"... the patchy parts are the good parts with grass. Back nine greens hit and miss but far better, I believe they are in the process of replacing greens? Big difference front to back. Course is very short, obviously you can see that from the scorecard, but there are a few 400+ par fours from the back tees. Teeing areas are very small, usually not more than 8 feet across, often sloped and several were really dug up. Other areas of the tee boxes not terrible, would suggest the course widens the teeing areas to spread out the pain a little bit. Many fairways a mix of sparse fairway grass, hardpan and weeds, although all were mowed. On one hole my playing partner was excited to find that his drive found a little one square foot patch of green grass out of a wide area of whatever that was. I don't know if they have working sprinklers or if there are water restrictions they have to follow as a city course that other courses don't, but we were surprised. Bunkers were actually great throughout the course, and unfortunately I got to know quite a few of them. Basically it's a one star course with five star people.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 33
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Rough

Staff was friendly, grill was nice with good food & prices. Golf course not so much. Tee boxes chewed up pretty good. Fairways pretty bare. Sand was good bits lots of traps & lots of traps directly in front of a lot of 5he greens. Greens rolled pretty good by were hard as a rock, you can’t fly a ball into the green it will roll over. A few long Carrie’s over water also.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 222
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The Babe

Babe was not in the great of condition. Fairways left a lot to be desired as there were loads of bald spots and bad spots all over the fairway. Where is the grass??? Greens were okay but tons of non repaired ball marks....Sand traps were not raked....Was in great condition after the hurricanes but it seems that the course went down hill afterwards.....

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

We like this course

Beautiful day, but fairways were't always fairways – just that time of year. Greens slick as they can be. Be gentle! We like this course and play it often.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Welcoming layout

Good price on a straightforward layout that was a good entry back to golf after a lengthy layoff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Update

Golfed here last year and course was in pretty good condition. This year the course is rough, not sure if due to the hurricanes this year. Great 19th hole, very clean and great drink and food menu for a quick bite.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Babe's doing well

A nice round of golf today with some cool new friends. Course is FUN to play and you have to make shots here to score. Keep up the good work!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

1st time since the greens renovation

Always like the Babe, not necessarily a destination course but fun to play. Greens were really quick on a very windy day. Greens were great, fairways were good, edges and under the trees were the Babe, .

Spent time in the renovated snack bar and lounge and enjoyed the friendly atmosphere and service. Good day at the Babe.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 222
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

The Babe has gone down

Course conditions have gone down dramatically since the last time I played it a couple of months ago. After the hurricanes it was in the best shape I had seen it in for years. Now it is in awful shape. The fairways are dirt ways with dead grass and dirt.

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