Schalamar Creek Golf Club

The break after the hurricane really improved play conditions. A few trees downed which opened up some spots on the edge of the fairway. The tees are fair, the fairways and rough have been mowed and are dry, and the greens healed some and rolled truer than the last few months. Gene, the starter, is always very friendly and makes sure things run smoothly on the course. Today was 90 degree carts. I had such a good round, I wish I could’ve replayed!

I realize you get what you pay for but this mud pit was there worse course I ever played. To say it doesn’t drain well is an understatement. The entire course was a wet nightmare. Greens were slow and layout was terrible. Play was incredibly slow. I quit after nine. If your course is in this shape due to rain, either warn me or just close it for the day. Telling cart path only warning is not sufficient enough. I suppose whoever developed this community just said “hey let’s jam a 18 hole course in this area. Only positive note is the customer service was good, especially the starter. No a surprise since they are likely desperate to get business. I feel sorry for the folks that live in the community.who thought they could enjoy golf here. Good luck management, you need it. Maybe it won’t rain much next year, right!

Cart path only, wettest course I've ever played, complete swamp.

Some greens were in rough shape but overall you get what you pay for.

Pretty straightforward course, gotta hit it center or you're in the trees.

Bring bug spray for the mosquitoes.

Clubhouse was small but decent, and the restaurant was fast, friendly, and good.

Course does not play well after a rainstorm. . Other than that it a pretty good course.. just check the weather before you make your tee times.

Course is improving conditions. Greens and fairways were looking good today. Roll was a bit slow but we've had rain and this course doesn't do good when it rains. But overall was a good course for the money. Will be back soon.

Good deal on GolfNow at 10:30 was crowded but expected that starter was friendly greens looked good for the most part some had bad spots but pins weren’t in those areas course looked better than last year I’ll be back again

Unfortunately they got a couple inches of rain the day before. Course was very wet. Holes 15 and 16 were cart path only due to condition. 16 should have been skipped it was pretty much unplayable due to being so wet and the puddles. Been here a few times nice layout not a hard course. One of the few corses in the area that actually rack their sand pits. Today most were to wet to hit out of but luckily I avoided most of them. Will play again.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.