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Shalimar Pointe Golf Club
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Located along the shores of Choctawhatchee Bay, Shalimar Pointe Golf Club enjoys a scenic, rolling landscape dotted with trees. This often-overlooked golf course has been considered one of the Emerald Coast's best-kept secrets but the word is beginning to get out. The course, due to its challenging but playable nature, has been used for U.S. Open qualifiers and it was host to the Emerald Coast Tour. The layout features immaculately manicured greens that are framed by strategic bunkering and water hazards on a number of holes. The golf course is challenging but fair with five sets of tees to accommodate players of all skill levels. The course is Shalimar Pointe's main attraction but it is complemented by extensive practice facilities including an expansive driving range, putting green and chipping green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6743 yards | 73.5 | 129 |
| Blue | 72 | 6477 yards | 72.7 | 122 |
| Blue/White | 72 | 6278 yards | 71.8 | 120 |
| White | 72 | 5977 yards | 70.3 | 116 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5579 yards | 73.3 | 125 |
| Green | 72 | 5579 yards | 67.6 | 115 |
| Gold | 72 | 5091 yards | 65.4 | 110 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5091 yards | 70.6 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.5/135 | 529 | 366 | 333 | 457 | 479 | 197 | 367 | 191 | 511 | 3430 | 401 | 148 | 382 | 562 | 326 | 363 | 221 | 455 | 530 | 3388 | 6818 |
| Blue M: 71.9/132 | 521 | 359 | 327 | 442 | 430 | 186 | 356 | 177 | 498 | 3296 | 372 | 138 | 371 | 547 | 316 | 335 | 204 | 438 | 510 | 3231 | 6527 |
| White M: 70.7/128 W: 76.3/137 | 496 | 348 | 316 | 417 | 411 | 169 | 339 | 154 | 479 | 3129 | 359 | 121 | 354 | 526 | 301 | 321 | 186 | 412 | 478 | 3058 | 6187 |
| White/Green M: 69.5/124 W: 74.9/132 | 496 | 323 | 316 | 349 | 374 | 169 | 313 | 154 | 479 | 2973 | 330 | 121 | 330 | 526 | 301 | 321 | 170 | 381 | 452 | 2932 | 5905 |
| Green M: 68.3/120 W: 73.2/128 | 438 | 323 | 295 | 349 | 374 | 133 | 313 | 128 | 468 | 2821 | 330 | 99 | 330 | 459 | 279 | 302 | 170 | 381 | 452 | 2802 | 5623 |
| Gold M: 66.8/117 W: 71.9/126 | 429 | 313 | 282 | 340 | 318 | 128 | 303 | 121 | 350 | 2584 | 323 | 86 | 319 | 445 | 269 | 293 | 163 | 363 | 438 | 2699 | 5283 |
| Handicap | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u940731530 on 07/02/2025
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Photo submitted by u940731530 on 07/02/2025
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Photo submitted by u468002134 on 12/24/2024
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Double Green! Photo submitted by theFikester on 07/09/2023
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Treacherous bunkering! Photo submitted by theFikester on 04/02/2022
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Photo submitted by Richard8662312 on 06/04/2021
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This was one of the greens. Photo submitted by CFrazier728 on 05/03/2020
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Tee box on 9 Photo submitted by RG89C2924FBA8C86743 on 08/10/2019
Looking forward to the rernovation
I am a snowbird been coming down for 10 years
did not play the last couple of years because of
condition. Looking forward to playing the renovation
whenI get down in December. I put the date of play in so
you would get the review, I did not play then.
Solid Course!
Staffs incredible & professional. Course is extremely well-kept and grub is great. Both Jacobs, Adam, Michael, Scott, and all others run a great establishment. Best kept secret around
Fun course for the money and well kept! We are from out of town and we will play this course again before we leave.
Hello, caleb6829030. Thank you for visiting us at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Don't forget to bring a Towel
Man it was hot, even at 9:30 am. Greens and course are in excellent condition. I guess the heat is keeping people away, I was able to play the front nine in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Just bring some water and plenty of gloves to exchange out and a large towel to wipe the sweat off.
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
Very Nice Course
The greens were absolutely gorgeous. Similar to a professional course.
Hello, u000005042007. Thank you for visiting us at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Vacation golf
Extremely friendly staff. Course was in excellent condition. Beautiful greens. Would recommend this course to anyone that is looking to not break the bank, but still enjoy a great round!
Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
Hi, u314162786811. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Hi, u314161212287. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Greens were in good shape
I was told a lot of money was put into the course for improvements. I could tell that an effort was put into the greens and some of the fairways. The other areas left you feeling like why are they charging 70 a round during prime times.
Hello, u000007873122. Thank you for visiting us at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Great renovations.
Was informed when we got there the course had recently been renovated. Course was great, greens were awesome as well. Everything was in great shape. Staff was very friendly as well. Will definitely come back.
Hello, chewy39. Thank you for visiting us at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
Will be really nice soon!
Greens and tee boxes are nice. Greens are a little long but that makes sense since it just opened after it’s renovation. There’s nothing off the fairway on most holes. So at current, it requires precision. Fairways, beyond a few holes with irrigation healing in, are in great condition. Sand traps are full of great soft sand. I look forward to this course growing in and I hope it can survive and be taken care of to be another course to play in these parts! Good luck!
Hi, blakesmith13! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Outstanding and Attractive Course Well Worth Playing
Shalimar Pointe has recently reopened after an extensive upgrading of the greens, fairways, and irrigation system. This is a picturesque and pleasantly challenging course that can be enjoyed by young and old. The staff are friendly and eager to help and assist players, and the refurbishment has made this course a real jewel in the Florida Panhandle. If you are visiting the Destin-Ft Walton Beach-Eglin/Hurlburt AFB area, don’t miss the opportunity to play this course—but be warned: if you do, you’ll be coming back again and again!!
u314164320178, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
More to come.
I can’t give a full review because I only played the front 9 due to bad weather. I was liking the course except for some bare spots on the fairways. The green were in good shape and rolled true. I’m looking forward to going back and playing the full 18 holes in the near future.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, BillSowell. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Not worth the ride!!!
Drive about hour and twenty minutes,
Said course had recently been remodel …. would hate to see it before !!!!
Hi, 53clandteau. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. 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 Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
Hi, alabamahawkeye52. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Hi, BriceZ07. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club!
Finally Finished!
They have done an EXCELLENT job changing the layout and flow of Shalimar Point—adding some key drain areas and removing trees that only previously mucked up play. Also filling up part of the “Grand Canyon” sand dune on the back nine par 5 made to playable. Great rebirth all around!
Riggsda, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
Worth the Wait!
Shalimar Pointe Golf Club has re-opened to the public after extensive renovations, is in spectacular condition and a delight to play. Greens and aprons are without flaw; tee boxes flat and perfect; fairways are great and well maintained. The gentleman in the pro shop was helpful and there was friendly assistance at the bag drop area before and after our round.
Hot deal is running $50 to $60 + taxes/fees and is a fair price for this track.
We played on Friday, July 7th and it did not look all that busy but steady. No on course beverage service so stock up before heading out! Water coolers had cold fresh water on the course. You do make the turn at the club house and drink prices are fair with friendly service.
If you’ve played Shalimar before the renovation, you will notice only a few changes in the course, other than improved turf in the fairways/tee boxes, and of course the new greens. A couple hazards (bunkers/waste areas) have been reduced or otherwise converted into a water hazard, and a couple trees removed, making the fun factor even higher than it was before.
There is no GPS on the carts but plenty of yardage indicators on the course. There was signage indicating pin placement in the #1 position but no sheet provided. We would recommend including a pin placement graphic on the score card next revision and in the interim, provide a sheet to the player.
My brother and I are mid-handicappers and played from the green tee box. This course provided us with lots of challenges but because of conditioning, we could not blame our score on the course!
Although the weather was warm, we enjoyed lots of breezes off the bay.
We will return again soon and encourage those reading this review to do likewise!!
theFikester, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf Club.
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Thank you for your review, u314164150476. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.