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3.9
218 Reviews (218)
5 Stars
43
4 Stars
116
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.9
79.2%
Recommend this course
168 out of 218 reviews
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4.1
29 Reviews (29)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.9
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
75.9%
Recommend this course
22 out of 29 reviews
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4.0
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.6
80.6%
Recommend this course
29 out of 36 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6902 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.2

The Classic Golf Club in Spanaway sprawls across rolling hills blanketed with towering Douglas firs. Located just 30 minutes south of Tacoma, it is one of the area's hidden gems, offering not only a beautiful natural setting but also a challenging round. The layout features elevated greens, tree-lined fairways, and ponds and wetlands that come into play on several holes. The greens are the most challenging element of the golf course. Some are small, which is tough enough to maneuver as it is, and most are framed by mounding. Sand bunkers also provide contrast against the smooth and fast-rolling greens. The Classic is a challenging course but still playable for all skill levels.

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Course Details

Year Built 1991
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bill Overdorf

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.9
218 Reviews (218)
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Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Fun course, pace of play slow...

We played 18 in 5 1/2 hours. At hole 6 one of our foursome left due to pace of play. At 15 we lost our 2nd player. But we still had to wait to start each hole. The Marshal was going to push a group a couple holes ahead of us at hole 11.

It was a nice course . Greens were consistent as far as speed of puts so that makes it more fun than courses that sometimes the ball rolls and sometimes doesn't.

Overall I enjoyed it. Golf now made it more affordable.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great and Challenging

Course is always fun and challenging for a hacker like me.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Best in the Pacific North West

Always a challenge and with fairways like silk and championship greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course

Love the challenge of the course. The greens are challenging to hit in regulation and get up and down when missed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Best fairways I have played in a long time

from the time we got there, the adventure started. great staff to the first teeit is why they call it the best hidden secret in golf in the Pacific NW. Indeed it is!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Nice course

Very walkable course. Challenging enough with lots of trees along each fairway, but the rough is low and easy to hit out of when needed. A few of the greens are right next to another, so it could be easy to go for the wrong one if you don't have a scorecard or GPS with hole details. It can also be difficult telling where the next hole is without the scorecard, so grab one even if you have GPS. The course was in excellent shape, and even though the pace of play was really slow, I'd still go back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 66
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Needed cart girl!

Very great weather . Course in great condition but b a cart girl was needed. Too far to walk between 9 green and 10 tee to get something. 4 hours 30 minute pace was okay at best. Never saw a marshall.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough greens

Drove ~1.5 hours to get to the Classic on a Thursday.

Arrived early and they let us tee off, no problem.

Good thing too as several 4somes showed up after us. We played in less than 4 hours. That and the quality of the course made the almost 3 hour total drive time worth it. The greens were tough. My partner had a couple of birdies, but i had to resign myself to birdie opportunities missed.

I'll play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad timing

Tee time was made earlier in the week. Course froze overnight. Only had 3 greens open

Bad timing I guess, would appreciate a discounted round

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A Challenge worth price of admission

Great championship level course. It’s playing modified currently on all par 3s but there’s no need to make it harder than it is. Trees, bunkers, greens, and sometimes wind. This course is well protected. I’ll be honest with you if you like resort golf or easier courses this track isn’t really for you. There are better learning tracks. This is an intermediate/expert course with constant pressure if you play more than bogey golf regularly. Work on your swing and at your best come try this quiet beast on. Bring all of your shots and leave your excuses at home.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
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 Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty spendy for winter.

Narrow fairways. Hit it straight. Beware of the people living on the course. They jump on and then hit into you when you are waiting for the team in front of you to finish. Are you going to extend 18 to a par 5 and bring it back closer to the clubhouse? A lot of unused area there. What's up with the bunkers? Are you changing them from sand to playable?

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart

Good Outing

Need better signage from 18th green to Pro Shop.

Rider fee expensive

My out of state visitors (Son-in-law and Grandson) enjoyed the course

Mission accomplished

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Course

I have played this course more this year than years past. The layout is fun and challenging and the greens were in great shape.

The pace of play here can be hit or miss. You will never see a marshal out moving things along. Besides the guy in the pro shop, the only employee that you see is the annoying old guy on the first tee (kind of a starter) talking about his clubs. Have had some long rounds here and the guy in the pro shop just shrugs his shoulders.

They could use some updating in the proshop and bar area as well as having a cart girl on nice guys.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course is nice, but driving range is closed

The greens and fairways are in good shape. The club house is a shed, and the driving range is closed because they built new houses right next to it. Hopefully they’ll put up nets and open it back up.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice tight course

I appreciate a challenge every once in a while. Very tight and well maintained.?

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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