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3.7
922 Reviews (922)
5 Stars
202
4 Stars
441
3 Stars
171
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.9
79.4%
Recommend this course
751 out of 922 reviews
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3.8
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.4%
Recommend this course
35 out of 41 reviews
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3.7
70 Reviews (70)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
33
3 Stars
20
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
80.0%
Recommend this course
56 out of 70 reviews
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Course Highlights
This well-maintained short course rewards smart shot placement with a fun, strategically interesting layout that challenges course management skills. Friendly staff and strong value for money make it an appealing destination for golfers of all levels.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6016 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A
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Schalamar Creek Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Winter Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ron Garl (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs No

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.7
922 Reviews (922)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 35
Narrow Fairways 29
Bunkers 24
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 33
Locals 27
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 30
Worth the Drive 19
In the 'Burbs 7

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2022

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course Conditions are Improving!

Back in May when I played here, the greens were in terrible condition...seemed to be transitioning to either new greens or a new grass type. Well, the greens have improved and are taking shape for the season. I was impressed...looking better than some of the other local golf options in the area. Keep up the good work...we will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/17/2022

We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Schalamar Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course for the money

Great course for the money. The greens were a little rough but the fairways were in great shape. Pace of play was definitely an issue but everyone was friendly. The staff was very friendly and very helpful. A great place to get out and practice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2022

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are glad you had enjoyed your time at Schalamar Creek Golf Club, and pride ourselves on delivering the best experience possible.

We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
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Commented on 08/17/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

I love this coarse. Its a different experience everytime I play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/17/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/15/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Schalamar Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

watch out for the fire ants

the course layout is perfect but the hills of fire ants may surprise you when you step on one. Overall I enjoy the course and would recommend it for an enjoyable day of golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/09/2022

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is creative and some challenges

Course has good greens and a creative layout.

The day I played the course was still recovering from rains and some pending maintenance which caused fairways to be less than manicured.

For a course that is inside 6,200 from Tips, it showed a lot of character and promise.

I plan to definitely come back when the course is back to its normal conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/08/2022

Thank you for visiting us at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Value

The course can be a little unforgiving, some fairways will require a good bit of accuracy. The greens are on par with similar courses. The one downside is that the course does not hold water very well. Be prepared for soaked fairways if moderate or heavy rains were recently passing through.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/08/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A good challenge!

Schalamar has always been one of my favorite courses to play around Lakeland. For the long hitters, its a great course to work on your long irons or fairway woods off the tee. It is definitely a play the course type of golf course, short, tight and curvy.. If you like a challenge, this is definitely a course you want to try.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/02/2022

Thanks so much for your wonderful review. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Schalamar Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good value

The course layout was good. Even with the frequent rains, the fairways seem to be capable of holding a fair amount of water. As I found with most courses this year, the only thing really lacking was the quality of greens and tee off boxes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/29/2022

Hello, thank you for visiting us at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Round was ok

Course not in great shape. Very wet and muddy. Greens not well maintained. Fairways not great either. Pace of play was very fast though and staff was friendly. Short course with the opportunity to go low, but conditions just not up to par.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 08/25/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun short course

The course greens were worn but are going to be rebuilt.

Enjoyed the ability to use all the clubs in my bag because of the layout. Nice people and well-spaced tee times.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/29/2022

Hello, thank you for visiting us at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course is in terrible shape

Coarse is in terrible shape. You can not tell where the rough /fairway / tee boxes start and end. All crab grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
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Commented on 07/22/2022

Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 07/13/2022

Hi, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We see you rated the course 1 star and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Schalamar Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/06/2022

Hello, We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 123
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Just okay

Half of the greens have bare spots on them and half of them also have weeds that are just mowed over on them. It makes for very erratic putting. Fairways are mostly wild grass or crabgrass. I like the layout of the course but some of those negatives make it difficult for me to go back there.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/06/2022

Hello, thank you for taking the time to review us, and for the 3 stars. We're sorry to hear the course may not have been in the best shape on the day of your round. We appreciate your feedback as we work to make any necessary improvements. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon at Schalamar Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Nice little course

Course conditions were pretty good considering we've had a long drive spell. A couple of greens had some damage but that shouldn't take away from the course. You have to hit a lot of different shots with some water and some woods. It's not a long course but it can be demanding. We'll play it again soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/10/2022

Hello, Jim. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

The greens were my only big issue with this course needs some cleaning up, has lots of weeds on the greens. Othere than that the tee boxes and fairways were in good enough condition to not be any problems.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/08/2022

Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 112
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Always most enjoyable

Everything was fine except the greens need work. Lots of weed clumps and quite bumpy. Putt’s did not roll true. Otherwise a good golf experience. Keep up the good work.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/06/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Schalamar Creek Golf Club thanks you!

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