Back
Shalimar Pointe Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
About
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 | 6818 yards | 73.5 | 135 |
| Blue | 72 | 6527 yards | 71.9 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6187 yards | 76.3 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6187 yards | 70.7 | 128 |
| White/Green | 72 | 5905 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| White/Green (W) | 72 | 5905 yards | 74.9 | 132 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5623 yards | 73.2 | 128 |
| Green | 72 | 5623 yards | 68.3 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 5283 yards | 66.8 | 117 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5283 yards | 71.9 | 126 |
| 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 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage CartsAvailable Activities
Swimming, Billiards
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Photo submitted by Bfultz on 05/11/2026
-
Photo submitted by u940731530 on 07/02/2025
-
Photo submitted by u940731530 on 07/02/2025
-
Photo submitted by u468002134 on 12/24/2024
-
Double Green! Photo submitted by theFikester on 07/09/2023
-
Treacherous bunkering! Photo submitted by theFikester on 04/02/2022
-
Photo submitted by Richard8662312 on 06/04/2021
-
This was one of the greens. Photo submitted by CFrazier728 on 05/03/2020
-
Tee box on 9 Photo submitted by RG89C2924FBA8C86743 on 08/10/2019
Disappointed
I've played this course in the past and really enjoyed it. The layout is nice and challenging. This time I was pretty disappointed in the course conditions. There were way to many bald spots in the fairways, almost like hitting every shot off dirt. The greens were fast but had too many bald spots as well. If they can get the grass back in good shape again, this can be a good course for the value, but as of now, I'd golf somewhere else.
Greens were a little ruff. But they are trying to make them better.
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
The overall course layout, staff, and price is great. However, the greens are in terrible condition.
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
Hi, 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.
Hidden Beauty
What an awesome layout...you might think you are playing a Pete Dye course. The course is a little run down; some bare spots on greens and fairways, but the layout is just too good to let the imperfections bother you. Every hole has it's own character and each are named (the grand canyon and treasure island) to name a few. My wife and I had a fantastic time, and the staff was excellent. We arrived early for a 12:30 tee time and the pro got us out early in front of a league. We will definitely be back next time we are in Destin.
I appreciate the review and it's fair in our current state. I'm always happy to hear from someone who appreciates this layout. 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
Good for the price
Not the best but not the worst either, for the money it’s worth playing, The course should get better as the year goes.
Kyle,
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, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see that you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit. We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.
Always a pleasure
Always enjoy playing here. Great value for the money. Staff is awesome!
Spring Play
Value of round was good but the fairwasy need work and the greens were fok.
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
Hi, 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.
Great course, slight catfish
Based on the pictures, Shalimar Pointe Golf Club is beautiful. And in person, it was. For $33, I got 18 holes and a cart. Great value. However, I was catfished by the pictures. See, I was enamored by the course, until I found the green. The greens had some weird patchy blue substance all over every single one of them. You will not see such filth on their pictures, however. The people at the counter were very cordial. It was refreshing. And then I was brought back down to my cynical views when some FLICKFACE worker eating some wafers was giving me lip. Saying I can’t share a bag with my buddy. We traveled here, and did not have room for two bags. I told the guy to go fly a kite, because I am a paying customer on this course, and no tee times were booked behind my own (We let everyone behind us through). Anyway, great value, some nice staff and some cuckolds, great scenery, fairways, and tee boxes. We won’t talk about the greens.
I would argue that half decent greens are pretty standard at a course too.
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.
Regarding the sharing of clubs, it's pretty standard at most clubs to require all players to have their own set.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Hi, u314161254715! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. Please know the current conditions are by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We will continue to work towards a 5-star experience and we hope to see you back!
Very cool layout
Had a blast....challenging but still fun for intermediate level golfer
Decent course...poor staff person.
The course was good and laid out well. The pace was slow but I expected it as a single. However, the foursomes I encountered were courteous and continued to wave me on to hit. My only issue was with one of the staff. I’d call earlier to apologize for being late. Golf Now used the word “Drive” in the course address but it is actually “Road”. I should have checked more carefully, but I entered the address in WAZE the evening before and did not pay attention that it was not in Shalimar. I’m a visitor to Florida. When I called to apologize for being late, the gentleman I spoke with was very understanding and encouraged me to come anyway as there were openings other than the tee time I’d made. However, upon arrival, that man had left and another was there in charge. He was impatient as I tried to explained and said there were also streets by those names in Shalimar. Obviously to him, it was not a valid excuse. I left for about five minutes and when I returned asked where the tee box was. His response was that I had not been listening when he told me the first time. He was right because I never heard him, I apologized again, this time for inattentiveness. My final apology is for not coming back to this course when I return to Florida.
Hello, thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for the delay of play during your round. Please know that this is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. With an uncharacteristically full day, we work hard to accommodate everyone who visits our course and allow our guest the chance to complete their rounds. With that in mind, we are working to best control pace and allow everyone to finish in a reasonable amount of time. We will continue to look for ways to improve. We are glad to see you rated the course conditions and layout to be great during your game. Thank you for playing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club. We hope to see you again soon.
Rough conditions
Very little grass in fairways and all tight lies. Fairways very brown.
Hello, u000006141168. Thank you for taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass along your feedback to the staff. Thanks for visiting Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club!
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.
Innisbrook Golf Resort Stay & Play Package
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 understand your frustration with the construction projects underway. Please bear with us as we work diligently to make improvements. We hope you'll give us another try in the future. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Pointe Golf & Country Club.