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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.
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Conditions3.5
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Value4.1
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Layout4.3
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Friendliness4.6
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Pace4.3
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Amenities4.0
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by Bfultz on 05/11/2026
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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
Golfer Reviews
Disgrace
Gave it another chance after a year. Sad to report that the condition of the course looks beyond saving. No idea how it’s still operating. What’s most upsetting is that the radio ad says it has pristine conditions! Honestly, save your money. Avoid at all costs. If they jd the money to make it right it would be a fantastic course. Hearing that ad on the radio infuriated me.
Hello, thank you for taking the time to review our course. We appreciate your dedication to playing our course over the years but are very sorry to hear your recent experience with us may have been poor due to the course conditions. We greatly value your feedback as we work towards any necessary improvements and hope you will notice some of these improvements during your next round with us. Thank you for choosing our course, and we hope to see you again soon.
Solid Layout
This course has a great layout. Seems like not enough money for upkeep though. Bare spots on the greens was a disappointment. Still had a great time pkying it.
Needs Maintenance
Poor fairways and even poorer greens.
Course Layout ok . With some needed maintenance course would be decent.
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 & Country Club!
Don't waste your time
I have never written a course review before, but this course is so bad, it needs doing. The conditions on this course, would not even qualify it for use as a parking lot.
The fairways, and especially the greens are beyond terrible. They should close the course to do repairs, or just shut it down and build more homes on the property. There is no excuse for charging people to "play" this course.
Thanks for the review. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (850) 651-1416. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Thank you for playing with us and providing the kind review. We continue to work on improving our course for an even better experience when you return!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Terrible golf course, even worse service
This course would be best played in the dark, when you can’t see the fairways and greens, especially the greens.
I can get over playing a roughed up golf course, but the service was absolutely terrible. It was drizzling when I got to the course and had every intention of playing through the rain.
Once I got to the pro shop, where I was the only person in there the pro shop guy just sat there... No, hello or welcome to the golf course. He finally muttered a grunted hi after I greeted him.
Without saying anything else he immediately went into how I won’t get any type of refund, speaking in a very stern and dramatic voice, I replied with a - yep got my rain gear.
He then went on repeating himself over and over, clearly trying to convince me not to play since it was going to rain (probably because that meant he could go home). It didn’t work...
And I played out of pure spite, LOL. If pro shop guy would have just been friendly, showed any type of hospitality, or just wouldn’t have been such a richard I most likely would have said ok and just came back another time.
Anyway, I won’t be returning and would choose one of the many gimmicky mini golf courses over this dump.
Thanks for the review. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (850) 651-1416. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Course is in terrible shape. Tee boxes torn up and uneven, fairways hard and lacking grass, greens are horrible...dead and bumpy.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
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. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Fair value for the money
Greens will be better. Course layout was good. Friendly staff. I’d play here again.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Thanks for the review and it's fair. We lost our pumphouse and ability to water the course for eight weeks following hurricane Sally. We are really seeing the results of the thinning we experienced then. Be patient with us as work on their recovery and some prayers for some warmer temperatures couldn't hurt.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Pretty disappointed
I play here every time I’m in town so probably the last 7 years and the greens are the worst I have ever seen them.... not sure why the course is in the condition it is because there were a lot of people playing but there definitely needs to be some major work done on greens...
Hunter,
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
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. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Emerald Coast golf
The course is in very rough shape. Many patchy spots on greens and not much grass on fairways. I read other reviews that said the guy in the golf shop was not very friendly and rude. This young guy with a mustache was very helpful and friendly however. I will play agin when things improve.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
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. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again in the future.
Stay away from this dog track
Here’s the thing. You get out first. Greens haven’t been rolled in about a year. Most tee boxes are uneven. Fairways are in average shape. You go to make the turn and they’ve let off half of the parking lot off the back. 2 foursomes waiting to tee off! Go into pro shop... ask what’s up, why are there people going off the back? Says oh I should have had you go off the back first? What would that have solved? I still would be waiting on one to play. You book the first tee time of the AM to play quick. This was a waste of money. I could have got over the conditions if the course was properly managed but it’s a train wreck. Don’t play here if you expect any type of typical course management, a decently stocked pro shop, or an average course in general.
Thomas,
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse during hurricane Sally in the Fall and ability to water course the course for eight weeks. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on them but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill them back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
I do apologize the mistakes made on the tee times that day. We did make a huge mistake and I have addressed that with the staff.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Thanks for the review. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our management team at (850) 651-1416. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Gary,
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Hello. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. Please tell us more. The way you have provided your feedback does not offer us any room to grow or change. We encourage you to update your review to fit a more constructive form so we can use your experience to make changes. Thanks for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Terrible Shape
I have been here several times. Usually, it’s an ok place. This last time the course was terrible. Greens are the worst I have ever see. I am not exaggerating. It has gone down hill. Save your money and just go somewhere else.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Shalimar
Course is in terrible shape. Greens are almost completely gone. Sad.
Gary,
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve, and we are working towards getting things up to par. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to see that your overall experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you'll give us another try in the near future. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
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 Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club, and we hope to see you again soon.
Whole course to myself
Very enjoyable round of golf. Although the forecast had been for rain, it turned out sunny and warm day. Surprisingly the course was virtually empty. Not a soul behind me or in front of me. I was playing solo. My tee time was for 2 pm, but they let me start at 1:15.
The recent heavy rains apparently had taken the toll on the course, the fairways looked worn off on the edges, so did the green. But for me a good day.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Greens are in bad shape
Sand based course with no real fairway definition. The greens are the worst I've ever seen. They could be really good with some TLC over the next 2 years.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. We lost our pumphouse and irrigation system during hurricane Sally in the Fall. That took away our ability to water course the course for eight weeks and apply our usual overseeding. The thinning of the grass we experienced then is really showing now. We are working hard on the course but really need the warm temperatures back to help fill some areas back in. Please be patient with us during this transition.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
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. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.
The Copperhead Cup Package
Thank you for reviewing the course. Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.