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.
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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
Golf course condition
Look, if you don’t like paying a lot, it’s great. $72 for two? How do you beat it? The course has a great layout, but obviously struggling for cash to take care of the course. Pretty tough conditions, and I don’t think there is a watering system.? Not any grass to speak of. Cheap is the largest plus.
Carts are gas without computers and very few yardage markers
Thank you for playing and providing the review. The recent rains have helped tremendously. Give it another try soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Not great
The course has potential but the condition is poor. The fairways are spotty with some really thin areas. The green were very slow, bumpy and had a lot of other weeds in them. There were also a bunch of dead spots and bare dirt.
Thank you for playing and providing the review. The recent rains have helped tremendously. Give it another try soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Nice Course at Shalimar
Played here last year (Sept 2018) and greens were not in great shape...This time they were terrific and very well maintained. Challenging course, nice layout..and friendly staff. Some of the tee boxes and fairways could be better...but overall this was a great value
Thank you for playing and providing the review. We are glad you enjoyed the round and hope to see you again soon!
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Shalimar Point
Always enjoy playing this course. Last 4 years it has been great. This year greens were in pretty bad shape. Fairways were great staff was great. All in all we had a great time. We will be back next year.
Good Test for an Average Golfer
Greens are anything but flat. Hard breaking and moderately fast. As a bogie golfer I was challenged, and had a good time.
James,
Thank you for playing and providing the review. Looks like you enjoyed it and we're happy to hear that. Hope to see you again soon.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Shalimar pointe coming back!
I hadn’t played Shalimar pointe in several years. The course condition had gotten pretty rough for awhile. Played this morning and I was happy to see the course is in really good shape! The layout is kinda tight with a lot of curves. I have always liked the course quite a bit, and I’m looking forward to playing it more now that it’s coming back.
Thank you for playing and providing the kind review. We continue to work on improving the golf course and we're glad to hear you've come back! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Was a good time.
Was able to play 18 holes in 2 1/2 hrs. Enough said.
Thank you playing and providing the kind review. We are glad you enjoyed it! Hope to see you again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Good course, needs some tlc
The staff were amazing, and the breakfast wrap was phenomenal.
What frustrated me the most was that I’m here on vacation and will only play one round. I called the day before I booked to ask what shape the course was in and I was told “really good”.
The greens were quite sandy and inconsistent speeds. Tee boxes were overgrown and in need of a cut. The fairways were nice, and some the whole were beautiful.
In better shape this is a course is play again, just annoyed by the condition of the tee boxes and greens.
Thank you for playing and providing the review. I'm sorry the greens and tees did not meet your expectations. The extreme dry conditions have made things a bit of challenge in a few areas but we continue to work through it and improve. Hope to see you again when you make it back.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager.
P.S. Love the Huntsville area. Pretty place and a lot of good folks.
Thank you for playing and providing the kind review. Glad you enjoyed and we hope to see you again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Great value
Greens were recently punched but putts rolled well. Fairways look great. $30 9am on for the rest of the month because of the heat. Great value. I played Friday morning at 9 as a single and finished by 11:30
Thank you for playing and providing the kind review. Really appreciate your understanding of the aerification. Necessary and painful process and many are not.
Hope to see you again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Shalimar
The course was in good condition but the flies and bugs were terrible and very annoying.
Thanks for playing and providing the kind review. Thank goodness the flies are gone and the gnats almost. Hope to see you again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Very average
Pro Shop guy was super nice to start. Course had bunch of unkept areas near fairways. Greens had lots of spots covered in sand. Fairways were OK. Stuck behind a foursome that had only two sets of clubs for the last 3 holes. If your a good golfer you will expect more, if you're a hacker it will work for you.
Overall OK
Greens rolled good
Course layout was a bit strange/Blind tee shots
Looks like at one time it was a 4/5 star
Pro Shop guy was nice, but slow
Nobody working the Grill and was out of everything.... VERY SLOW
I wouldn’t pay 45 during the week
Nice carts
No GPS
Overall ok experience.
Great Price
It rained the morning of our tee time and the course was very dry. Great price for a Friday in June.
Thank you for playing with us and providing the review! Water is something we can almost always use more of in the summer around here. Hoping for more today....
We look forward to having you play with us again!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Had a great time
Course is in great shape for the area and is rather inexpensive to play. No stellar ocean views but fun course to play and this was after a storm dumped over an inch of water down just hours before. Was able to play a good pace even with other groups in front of us.
Randall,
Thank you for playing with us and providing the review! We are glad you enjoyed and we look forward to having you play with us again soon!
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Goat Ranch
Doesn’t look like they are even trying to improve conditions. Fort Walton Golf Club is in much better condition and costs less. Today was probably my last visit to Shalimar.
Frank,
I'm sorry to hear about your experience with us. We had quite a set back two weeks ago with the loss of our irrigation system for an extended period of time. That loss during and since having hot and dry conditions have significantly impacted our scheduled maintenance. We could not be happier to get the rains today and tomorrow! I can assure it is not from a lack of trying. I hope you give us another try next time you're in town.
Thank you,
Randy Bensley
General Manager
Eric,
Thank you for playing and giving the kind review! We are glad you enjoyed your round with us and hope to see you again soon!
Randy Bensley
General Manager