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3.7
926 Reviews (926)
5 Stars
204
4 Stars
441
3 Stars
173
2 Stars
60
1 Stars
48
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
79.8%
Recommend this course
755 out of 926 reviews
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3.8
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.8
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.7%
Recommend this course
36 out of 42 reviews
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3.7
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
19
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
83.8%
Recommend this course
57 out of 68 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
926 Reviews (926)

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 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Schalamar Golf Course

I had a very pleasant first experience at Schalamar golf course. I thought that the course was well maintained and the greens rolled great!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Thank you for coming out to play your round of golf at Schalamar Creek. We are looking forward to having you back out to play real soon.

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Course

A nice golf cours. It is in great shape. It was a Saturday so the pace of play was somewhat slow but okay. Definitely will play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Thanks so much for coming out to Schalamar Creek to play your round of golf. The course is in great shape and getting better and better. Looking forward to having you back out real soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Schalamar is always a pleasant experience

Played Saturday morning very early, 7:20am. Course was a bit wet and muddy in places but overall in good condition. Fairways were fine, many are tight. Rough was at a reasonable length - no lost balls. Greens were fairly fast but not ridiculous. Greens have some dead spots but very few. People need to repair their ball and spike marks on this course. Customer service was excellent, always is. I plan to play Schalamar as often as I can get on the course. This is a 55 plus community so take that into consideration. There can be slow play but the golfers are courteous.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Schalamar Creek is a lot of fun to play. Has a tremendous amount of character and is a shot makers course for sure.

Course continues to keep getting better and better. Looking forward to you coming back out to play and we appreciate your support. Means a lot to all of us here at Schalamar.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/16/2018:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Schalamar Creek Golf Club, and for the 3 stars. We are sorry to see that the course may not have been in the best shape when you played and your feedback is appreciated. It looks like you had a friendly experience with our staff and that your round was a great value for you, so we hope this improved your overall experience with us. Thank you for your choosing our course, in the Lakeland, Florida area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 90
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Golf Course

Golf course was a challenge, & fellow golfers

Very helpful with playing a new course for the first time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Great Course, Great People, Lots of fun playing Schalamar Creek. Appreciate your support and we are looking forward to having you back out here real soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Thanks for coming out to Schalamar Creek to play some golf. Course is in great shape and the golfers are having fun playing the course. Come on back out to play real soon !

Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Tight and narrow course

Very tight course, some greens need work. Staff is friendly. If you don't stay straight you may need lots of balls. I would return, there are some very nice holes.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

This was my second time playing this course. I highly recommend playing as soon as you can the greens are in excellent shape. I will play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/08/2018

Schalamar Creek is a lot of fun to play. Everyone needs to come out and see it for themselves. Appreciate your support and hurry back out to play some more golf at Schalamar Creek

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A nice course

A very nice golf course. It had been recently over seeded so the greens were somewhat slow but nice. Fairways are great. Tee boxes had also been over seeded but hadn’t been cut so they were a little rough. It is a fun course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow play

retirement community and the course was pretty full. Play was slow from the first tee.

The grass was sparse on the greens and fairways but overall the layout was good.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/22/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Schalamar Creek Golf Club, and for the 3-stars. We are sorry to hear that the pace of play was poor when you decided to play with us, and your feedback is appreciated. We hope that you will see improvements with the conditions of the course the next time you are with us. It sounds like you enjoyed the course layout, so we hope that improved your experience with us. Thank you for recommending our course, in the Orlando area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shot makers course

Played from the blue tees, little more then 5500 yards. Some holes are tight, driver not the go to club on all par 4 and 5 holes. Water can come into play on 12 holes. Greens were in fair shape along with the tee boxes. I enjoy this course and will be playing it again tomorrow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/09/2017

Glad you enjoyed your day play golf at Schalamar Creek. Looking forward to seeing you back out tomorrow ! Course is a lot of fun to play !

Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
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
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Glad you had a wonderful day out at Schalamar Creek. Golf course is looking real good and its a lot of fun to play. Hope to see you back out soon!

Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

The greens were somewhat bare, no turf in places could'n hit ball correctly for a good putt. The fairways were good. I would golf there again as the price was good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Looking forward to seeing you back out at Schalamar Creek on these beautiful overseeded greens.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Response from on 11/06/2017:
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Schalamar Creek Golf Club, and for the 3-stars. It looks like you enjoyed the course layout and had a friendly experience with our staff, so we are glad to see that. We hope that you had a great customer experience at our golf club. Thank you for choosing to golf with us, in the Orlando area, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Good deal

Got a deal for $15 course looked good from tee to green nothing to complain about after round went in and got a good meal from the restaurant will play it again

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Glad you had a wonderful day out at Schalamar Creek. Looking forward to seeing you back out soon.

Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Response from on 10/23/2017:
Hi, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Schalamar Creek Golf Club. We see that you enjoyed the great pace of play and course conditions so we are excited about that. Due to your positive responses to the course attributes as a whole, we would like to know what made you not recommend the course. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you for playing with us and we hope to earn your business back again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Schalamar Creek is a great place for some golf. Looking forward to seeing you back out on the course ! If you haven't experienced Schalamar Creek, now is the time !

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pleasant Round

Hadn't played this course for severalI years. Booked on line at a great rate. Pleasantly surprised at the course condition. Definitely as good or better than other more expensive courses that I play in the area. Looking forward to playing it again.Ha

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

always a fun course to play

have played here a lot over the years. a shorter course requiring accuracy over power.

greens recently rebuilt. front side greens still not filled in and some weeds working their way onto greens.

backside greens are mostly good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Schalamar Creek is a shot makers course. Its a lot fun to play. Course is looking real good. Looking forward to seeing you back out here real soon!

Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Short and Fun

Schalamar is a short but tight course where accuracy is more important than length. The greens are large and were on the slower side, but in good condition. It was very hot so the course was nearly empty and pace of play was not an issue. The staff were polite and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/07/2017

Thanks for coming out to play Schalamar Creek. Looking forward to you coming back out real soon and having lots of fun...

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