About
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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Dirt and weeds galore Photo submitted by Allan9914498 on 05/10/2026
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Photo submitted by sk00rb on 03/11/2024
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Photo submitted by GerardRyan on 11/17/2023
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Water is not tough Photo submitted by Greg6666995 on 03/22/2023
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Photo submitted by schwabc on 03/19/2023
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Captors resting along our way Photo submitted by schwabc on 03/19/2023
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Photo submitted by svbuell on 02/05/2023
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Photo submitted by Baldybrown2 on 03/23/2020
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Photo submitted by Baldybrown2 on 03/23/2020
Golfer Reviews
back 9 was closed. played front 9 twice
Some of the tees are in really bad shape. Some of the fairways are too. But the greens were good.
Great course for the money, on a weekday
Played early afternoon on a weekday. Finished under 4 hours and had a lot of fun. The greens were in great shape but the tees were a bit crispy and sandy. Did not take away from a nice day. For what you pay, it was a good deal and a nice quick round. It's not TPC, which is fine because you're not paying a TPC price.
Good Experience
Had time to kill before a flight so chose this course as has easy access to major freeways. Was met by a very friendly staff and they got us out 15 minutes prior to our tee time. If you are an above average golfer will want to play the course from the Black Tees as from the Whites would be a bit too short. Some very nice holes as the course has great character. As others have said, the tee boxes need some work and the greens are slow but are consistent with a public course. A few bare spots on some fairways but not too bad. Thought we got good value for our money. Would play there again if in town.
Pleasant game
On Thursday march 13/14 we were 2 foursomes to play this course and we had na lot of fun.The staff is very courteous and nice.The course is some challenge but Ok for moderate players as we all are.
nice public course
Met by friendly starter and staff. Got off early and finished in less than 4 hours. Course is in good condition, but tee boxes need seeding. Back 9 has 3 holes over 410 yard par 4's. Challenging course for intermediate golfer.
Golf 3/7/2014
We had good time we had a very slow group in front of us but that is. Not the fault of the course. It was in great shape considering thre rain day before
quite nice
The Babe may be short but it does not lack challenges. Many holes are flanked by neighborhood streets so it's easy to hit your tee shot OB. The course was in pretty good condition and the pace of play was fast.
Babe Zaharias
Friendly staff, nice course and good food. Played 18 holes on a beautiful day. Overall course conditions are good and the greens are fast. I like this course and will be playing here again.
Nice course
I enjoyed our round of golf, just wish the course was in St pete. Not worth the drive through Tampa.
Disrespectful person
We had a single player in front of us who was laying two balls from different parts of course ex blue tees then white tees
Different sides of green
We were held up for the entire back nine we played leading to others catching up to us
Would not mind if he was out on course by himself but his actions held us up
Never saw a ranger the whole 18 we played
Really liked course challenging yet fair
Will return hope the other guy doesn't,t
This course was fun it was in great shape
This was a nice course . The fairways were in great shape and the greens proved to be challenging....the staff was great the carts were in great shape
wonderful golf course
was not busy and got on and moved thru in good time, did not have anyone press from behind us as has happened recently and the greens are great and staff was great especially Karla
Your typical TSA course
Seems like every 18-24 months I venture out to either Babe Zaharias, Rocky Point or Rogers Park with my golf clubs. My expectations are always low and each experience keeps the bar at ankle level…including this most recent one. Upon arrival in the pro shop, my reservation was not "in their system" despite booking it almost 90 minutes prior on GolfNow.com and producing the confirmation number to the employee. When I finally got onto the course, I found it in fair condition in some areas and very average or worse in others. My back nine was interesting as I waited five minutes for sprinklers to shut off on one Par 3 and I didn't play anything after my tee shot on the 18th because workers and their equipment/materials were spread out over half the fairway from 150 yards in. The layout is inconsistent and the only character this course has is the tacky chain link fences that border about five tee boxes. While I'm not a big hitter, I played the back tees because those boxes were in the best shape and playing anything less basically makes this an executive course. Perhaps if ownership had negotiated a better lease with their pro football tenant, they'd have more money to put into their golf properties to make them worthwhile.
outstanding
this course is not a long course however it is a course where hitting to location is key...
Nice course to play on quick notice
It is a failry easy course with a lot of strait fairways.
best ive ever seen it
Ive played the babe a handful of times and this was by far the best condition I have ever seen it in. Greens were rolling smooth and it wasnt too wet like a lot of the other area courses.