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The Senator Course at Shula's Golf Club
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The 18-hole championship course at Don Shula's Golf Club is one of those courses that just seems to get better as you play your way around.
The first few holes are fairly open and not overly difficult. However, things start to get more difficult as you continue. By the time you make it to the 11th green, you'll know that you're in for a real dogfight. The fairways on the back get tight and there's water on just about every hole. All in all, it's a very enjoyable course from start to finish.
There are tennis courts, multiplex, fitness center etc. There’s something for everyone. The hotel's onsite amenities include upscale dining at the Original Shula's Steak House and casual dinning at the Bull Pen, which serves breakfast lunch and light dinner until 7pm.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6757 yards | 72.1 | 127 |
| Gold | 72 | 6149 yards | 69.2 | 118 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6149 yards | 75.1 | 130 |
| Gold/White | 72 | 5877 yards | 68.0 | 112 |
| Gold/White (W) | 72 | 5877 yards | 73.4 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 5626 yards | 66.8 | 111 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5626 yards | 72.0 | 124 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4985 yards | 68.1 | 117 |
| Green | 72 | 4985 yards | 63.9 | 104 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.5/128 | 425 | 373 | 183 | 446 | 146 | 315 | 507 | 356 | 550 | 3301 | 381 | 439 | 548 | 215 | 430 | 342 | 503 | 172 | 426 | 3456 | 6757 |
| Gold M: 69.2/125 W: 75.3/135 | 387 | 344 | 171 | 410 | 122 | 295 | 474 | 329 | 517 | 3049 | 354 | 372 | 475 | 200 | 383 | 309 | 476 | 149 | 382 | 3100 | 6149 |
| Gold/White M: 67.9/123 W: 73.8/131 | 340 | 344 | 145 | 372 | 122 | 295 | 474 | 291 | 517 | 2900 | 354 | 355 | 445 | 177 | 330 | 309 | 476 | 149 | 382 | 2977 | 5877 |
| White M: 66.8/119 W: 72.4/128 | 340 | 314 | 145 | 372 | 108 | 286 | 430 | 291 | 477 | 2763 | 345 | 355 | 445 | 177 | 330 | 299 | 442 | 137 | 333 | 2863 | 5626 |
| Green M: 63.9/113 W: 68.6/121 | 281 | 282 | 136 | 346 | 85 | 282 | 388 | 255 | 435 | 2490 | 300 | 320 | 412 | 128 | 281 | 271 | 389 | 123 | 271 | 2495 | 4985 |
| Handicap | 3 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 10 |
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Snacks, RestaurantAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Locker Rooms, Internet AccessAvailable Sports
Fitness, Tennis, Basketball
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Shula a good track
Great layout. Fair to easy front 9 and the back 9 offers a real challenge. Greens were fantastic
Nice value for the money
Great greens very fast! Layout was nice front was a little easier and back was challenging with more water! (Two different courses joined together) good pace of play friendly staff. Would definitely play again.
Enjoyable
It was a busy Saturday morning on the first tee but the starter did a good job spacing out the groups. Was a little slow to start but eventually made some space. Layout is old school south Florida golf with generally flat fairways with elevated undulating greens, which pose a challenge. Layout is fun with traps, trees and water in the right places. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in good condition. Greens seemed dry in appearance but rolled very true and slick. It hasn’t rained in a few days so that was likely the reason. Props to the staff who do a good job maintaining the course and set my range finder aside for me after I left it on the cart. I returned to find it waiting for me at the pro shop. Thank you!!!! I definitely recommend a round here and will return, as I have many times over my lifetime.
strangr419,
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Great course for the money
The course is great Well maintained. Great we’re true. Place of play was good
Joepro23,
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joremax,
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The greens on this course and the fairways were in excellent condition surprised to see it from the last time I played at 2 years ago pace of play was good back nine bring extra golf balls gets tighter great views
Yako1414,
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u841193696,
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u113197964,
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Too bad we got rained out....was looking forward to challenge on the back 9
Played with a cool guy and his wife! Greens were real nice! Challenge was good. Had fun. Too bad it started raining real hard. Didn’t get to play back nine. I will in the future.
Parry4462164,
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Great Course
Long course. It is in great condition. Greens are well kept.
chefangelrestojr,
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Shula's Golf Club
Excellent course
This is a great course wether you are a beginner or a scratch golfer. The back is very challenging with lots of water. The pace of play is 4-41/2 hours.
kismet12,
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Shula's Golf Club
Good for the $$&
Nice layout. Greens were sanded should have been told in advance. Otherwise nice way to spend the day !
u314159270228,
Thank you for sharing your comments from your most recent round of golf at Shula's Golf Club. We apologize that you were not made aware of the top dressing sand we applied to the greens. This process allows our greens to stay firm throughout the season. We hope to see you again very soon.
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Shula's Golf Club
Fair at best
Greens were great but the rest was fair at best. Fairways, driving range and club house were poor. I wouldn't play it again. Too many nice courses in the area to play it again.
FwQOhGvhojAMdBgB9co4,
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Shula's Golf Club
u802685178,
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Shula's Golf Club
Super golf course
Great. But challenging course to play. The layout is beautiful and well maintained . The greens roll true with good pace. Nice sand in the bunkers although I don't like to be in them.
rcbentley2,
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Shula's Golf Club
Ok layout.
Probably nice in its day. Facility is very dated but course was playable and the greens were surprisingly good.
RichPNYNJ,
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Shula's Golf Club
Great Value - Tough Back Nine
Played this course for the first time. Fairways were clean and greens were moderately fast and true. Front nine was wide and forgiving and the back nine was narrower with a lot more water. We would definitely return.
KenMolvik,
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Shula's Golf Club
Paul5511640,
Thank you for sharing your comments from your round at Shula's Golf Club. We are sorry that you did not enjoy the speed of the greens. We try to keep a consistent pace that is enjoyable to all golfers while not stressing the greens. We hope to see you again very soon.
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Shula's Golf Club
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gtsull13,
Thank you for sharing your comments from your most recent round of golf at Shula's Golf Club. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the golf course. Most would agree with you tin that we have two distinct 9's. The Back 9 is much more challenging than the front with water on 7 of the 9 holes. We hope to see you again very soon.
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Shula's Golf Club