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3.7
927 Reviews (927)
5 Stars
205
4 Stars
441
3 Stars
173
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
80.0%
Recommend this course
756 out of 927 reviews
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3.8
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
86.0%
Recommend this course
37 out of 43 reviews
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3.8
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
84.1%
Recommend this course
58 out of 69 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
927 Reviews (927)

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 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/17/2019

Thank you for your 5-star rating! Please book another round with us soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/09/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club for the first time! Your kind words regarding the course conditions are much appreciated. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Not worth the price

This course was okay, but not worth the greens fees. Very short and tight.. Overall, I was disappointed.

Pros: The greens were consistent.

Cons: Too tight to hit driver on most holes, but isn’t really required being as the tips are about 5,000 yds total. 5+ minute wait on multiple tee boxes. Bunkers were quite sad. :(

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/02/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club! We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy the layout of our golf course but your feedback is important to us. We hope you'll consider giving us another try in the future.
Played On
Reviews 128
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Schalamar

Very tight to the point of being unfair in places. Grass thin in places. Employees were fine and price good. Met some very nice folks from canada and locally.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/02/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club! We're sorry if you found our course layout to be too challenging at times but your positive feedback regarding our friendly staff and good price is much appreciated. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

On a one to ten scale, this course is a 12

Everything about this course is great. It truly is a gem... The fairways are challenging and the rough is cut short but tight for great lies everywhere. The collars and approaches are in great shape too. Love this course playing it again today

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/28/2019:
Awesome! Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoy playing our golf course. See you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Awesome

Had alot of fun, paired off with an English couple, exquisite!, receptive, & marvelous.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/26/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club! We're glad to hear you had fun and enjoyed the golfers you were paired up with. Be sure to book another tee time soon!
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Used cart

Well maintained

For anyone who has not played this course, it is a bit tight on a few holes but not normally a problem. The greens are in good shape but were running slow on 3/20.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 03/26/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club! We appreciate your positive feedback regarding the greens. Come back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good value for money

I love this course so much that I’m buying a package of 50 games when I return next winter! By far my favourite course in Lakeland

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/26/2019:
Awesome! That's what we like to hear! Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoy playing our golf course. See you next winter!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 03/26/2019:
Thank you for playing Schalamar Creek Golf Club! Your 4-star rating is much appreciated. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Schalamar

I live at the community and play the course often. Always challenging and different. Staff is wonderful and helpful. Great place to live and play!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/08/2019:
Thank you for taking the time to write this 5-star review! Your kind words are much appreciated. See you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 43
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Ontario Advisor
Previously Played

Great shape well worth the money!!

This is a fantastic course for the price. It is in beautiful shape......10 times better then Providence high is twice the price. Good layout quite challenging!!! The only downfall pace of play could be much better....4 1/2 to 5 hours. If someone would manage the tee offs better and a marshal would make things much better for everyone.

All in all worth the play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Goat Ranch

Very short and narrow, awful lies throughout the course, greens were ok, pace of play was terrible. It took us nearly 3 hours to play the front nine. Do yourself a favor and find another course to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/08/2019

Hello, and thank you for reviewing our course, Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We appreciate you taking the time to leave us your feedback. We are sorry to hear that the course conditions did not meet your expectations. We will make sure to pass this along to our staff in order to make improvements in the future. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Surprisingly nice course.

We were expecting another course winding among Florida homes . This course is open and challenging. Greens in great shape . We'll play it again .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Retirement course

Greens are in really good shape as well as the fairways. It's a tight course with 5 sets of tees. If you hit it straight will score well

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable round

The course is challenging. Especially the greens. Overall experience was good although 5 hours is a bit longer than normal. A course Marshall on busy days might be a good idea. I will play here again and recommend the course based on condition and price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Make Sure You Play This Course

We got this round last minute with Golfnow. We got 8:15 tee time for $10.00 and after playing, we said we would definitely play again and pay more if necessary. Course is in great shape. Tee boxes are good and greens are great. If they suffered at all from wet weather, they've been doing a great job of recovering from it. One of the best courses we've played in a while. It's long enough it's challenging. You can get the driver out and boom it, but there are also holes that require thought and tee shot placement. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to enjoy a round of golf. Oh and the staff are all very helpful and very pleasant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 101
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice course

Course in very good shape. Greens are best around. Areas of course were soggy. One hole (#16) was CPO. Enjoyed the round and will be back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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