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1269 Reviews (1269)
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1 Stars
82
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.1
83.8%
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985 out of 1269 reviews
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4.0
61 Reviews (61)
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3.7
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
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4.2
Amenities
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4.6
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4.0
108 Reviews (108)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
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Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
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4.7
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Course Highlights
Shalimar's challenging layout and well-maintained conditions consistently reward returning golfers who appreciate a course that keeps improving. Exceptionally friendly staff and strong value make every round here feel worthwhile.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 6743 yards
Slope 129
Rating 73.5

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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Course Details

Year Built 1968
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Finger (1986) Ken Dye (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fee
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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Reviews

3.9
1269 Reviews (1269)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Watching the Game 9
Brunch 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 50
Water Hazards 43
Undulating Greens 37
This course/club is great for:
Locals 37
Seniors 24
Advanced Golfers 23
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 31
Worth the Drive 18
In the 'Burbs 17

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Played On
Reviews 218
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 Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/04/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. We are glad you enjoyed your round and we look forward to having you back soon!

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Shalimar Pointe GC

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

A Real Surprise

From the Pro-Shop to the cart boy, they couldn’t be more friendly. The course is a nice surprise. Greens were excellent. This course will challenge you.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/04/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. I really appreciate the kinds words about the staff! We feel very fortunate to have good crew here. We are glad you enjoyed your round and we look forward to having you back soon!

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Shalimar Pointe GC

Played On
Reviews 123
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing

Value for your money

The value you get is so worth the drive. Driving from Destin, where the courses are either over priced or are in need of great repair, I found Shailmar to be in great shape and challenging. Really enjoyed our round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/05/2018

We are glad you enjoyed your round with us Mr. Parker. Shalimar Pointe GC is a great layout and our staff has worked very hard to improve our condition. Thank you for providing the review and we hope you make it back to see us soon!

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Airiation of greens!

Imagine the surprise a the first green with no warning of what was about to be made aware of AFTER PAYING for my round you guessed IT SLOW BUMPY HOLED AIRIATED GREENS.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/17/2018

Dennis,

I have to apologize for not communicating with you that day. It wasn't an aerification that day but a solid tine venting we do fairly often. The problem that day was our roller had broken down and they were not rolled in front of you. They were rolled behind you and the holes went unoticed by most players. I did go out to speak with the groups that had teed off but I guess I missed yours. My apologies again and I hope you will try us again.

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great hidden gem. Highly recommend!

What a great course.

Challenging, but play fair. Greens were wonderful when we went out. Usually pay 2-3x the green fees when I play.

Only knock was that the range balls were not included, but they were very cheap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/17/2018

Thank you for the good review and we are glad you enjoyed your round with us! We look forward to having you back soon I hope!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/17/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review! We look forward to having you play with us again soon!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

shalimar

course had been air rated about 2 weeks before we play just a few bad spots on some of the greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/17/2018

Buckyfloyd,

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review! We look forward to having you play with us again when you are back in the area!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs Rain

The course layout was fine, the greens rolled good and true. The course just needs rain, and today it rained, I hope they got some rain. I spoke with the staff and everyone was very helpful. I’ll definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/16/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. We have finally gotten some the much needed rain and it has helped. Still need more. How you come play again and bring it back with you..... Seriously, we look forward to seeing you again!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Shalimar review

So dry in this area...need rain bad! Staff was great though!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/16/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. We are very dry and have finally received some of the rain we need but could still use more. I always appreciate kind words about our staff! I am blessed with a good group here!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fairways Bare

Course has some interesting holes for fun play.

However I played this course this past February and the fairways were bare which I understood. But it’s May and they are still bare. Very disappointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 05/14/2018

Thank you for playing and providing the review. I regret you played us during a very dry time complicated an a break in our irrigation system which has left thin and very compacted. I'm confident the projected rains this week will go a long towards helping us with this. Please try us again when you return.

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
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

Shalimar Point

The course was in decent shape. Still needs a little work but the staff is all over it. Due to recent cool weather for this time of year it is hard to get the course in great shape. Now that it is warming up, the course will bounce back within the next 30 days. Was playing with relatives from Chicago and we had a great time.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting and challenging course.

Nice layout, surprising number of bunkers and challenging undulating greens.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/02/2018

Thank you for playing with and providing the review! We are glad you enjoyed your round with us an we look forward to having you back soon I hope!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good for deal but not full price

We played this on a hot deal, if I would have played this at full price I would have been very disappointed. Greens were nice but that’s about it. Fair ways were hard and sandy, couldn’t tell if you were in a sand trap or the rough and it was just sandy. Not very scenic.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/28/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. I think your review has merit as our fairways are pretty firm and thin right now from a lot play recently. That is the reason we have moved up our scheduled fairway aerification to this week in effort to give them some relief. Please give us another chance following this aerification and I believe you'll like the progress.

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

My day at the beach

Spent the weekend in Navarre on a getaway. Booked this early morning tee time with ease and went to bed with visions of 3 putts and slices dancing in my dreams. Not the easiest course to find as it’s tucked way back in the neighborhood. But still made it there 15 minutes before my tee time. Friendly staff checked me in and gave me course info. This is obviously a snowbird hangout as I’m sure I was the youngest guy there by at least 30 Years. Course was in good condition. Greens were in excellent condition. 17 out of 18 were perfect. There is a lot of sand on this course. A lot..... If there was a bunker I managed to find it.... It was a challenging course but a fun course. When I return in June I will be back and this time I will bring my improved sand game as I will be prepared for it this time. I would recommend this course to others as it wasn’t crowded and in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/26/2018

Thank you for providing one of the most entertaining reviews I've read here! Glad you enjoyed and we look forward to having you and your improved sand game back soon I hope! Need more guys your age too.....

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Classic North FL golf

Enjoyable course to play. Located in a quiet bay side neighborhood. Challenging greens.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/26/2018

We are glad you enjoyed your round with us! Look forward to having you back soon I hope!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No carts really?

We had a 1pm tee time. Got to the course at 1230 was told no carts available but if we were going to hit at the range there would be carts available. That didn’t happen. Didn’t tee off until 130. This course has been mismanaged for years. No different now. I won’t go back.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 02/26/2018

Mismanaged for years? I take my beatings when I deserve them but this is not one of those. I personally brought you your cart in the parking lot before your 1:00 tee time. I found out then the guy in the twosome from the 12:52 tee time that you wanted to play with wasn't here yet. I then asked to use that cart for the 1:07 tee time so they could go ahead since all their players were here. You had another cart 5 minutes later and teed off at 1:15 when your last player showed up. Mr. Jones in the 1:07 time can confirm this. ALL 171 players had their carts before their starting time Thursday on this mismanaged golf course including you. Not sure why you would tell this lie but it defines the problem with some reviews. I wish I could believe everything people put in them.

You'll be missed!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/26/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. We look forward to having you play with us again soon I hope!

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout

If this course was in better condition it could be very nice. Good value for the price.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/20/2018

Thank you for playing with us and providing the review. You did regrettably catch us as we continue to recover from about 10" of rain a few days prior and as we transition from an unusually cold January. My Maintenance staff continues to work very hard through this process and I encourage to try us again.

Thank you,

Randy Bensley

General Manager

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