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3.9
221 Reviews (221)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.8
78.1%
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171 out of 221 reviews
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3.7
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Conditions
3.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
2.3
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4.0
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4.0
28 Reviews (28)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
4.0
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.0%
Recommend this course
21 out of 28 reviews
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Course Highlights
Silky fairways, well-maintained greens that roll true, and a challenging layout reward golfers of all skill levels. Welcoming staff and a smooth pace of play make the experience consistently worthwhile.

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
221 Reviews (221)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Narrow Fairways 26
Bunkers 25
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 22
Locals 22
Walkers 21
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 20
In the 'Burbs 13

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Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

This course was ruined by removing most of the trees

This course used to be one of the prettiest in the Pacific Northwest. It has been logged off. It is like playing in a stump farm or slash field. One of the ugliest courses you will ever see. It was previously one of my favorites. I won't ever play it again. I understand that RMG ruined its' other two courses the same way. It is unfortunate that golf course owners are allowed to cut all the trees for $$$.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Worth the money

Course was in great shape along with the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

I'll be back!

Played this course several years ago and course condiitions were deplorable! They have made drastic improvements since: darinage now great, (course played dry and firm even this early in spring), greens rolled true, boxes are 'under construction' - appeared to have been recently punched and sanded., and trees between fairways have been thinned just enough to allow for a recovery from an errant tee shot. amy hat is off to the course superintendent!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Golf!!!

This was my first time playing the course since they cut down the trees and I really liked it. I've heard mixed reviews about the tree removal and that the course has lost its character, but that's not the case. The course is still great, and still poses its challenges. The fairways and greens were in great shape despite the wetter weather we've been having. The bunkers, on the other hand, need to be fluffed up a bit. The lies are tight and the sand was firm, which made for some challenging greenside bunker shots. All and all, I like the new look and I'll definitely return.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Course is old and rundown

Course is in bad condition. Everything is old and rundown. I would not play here again for free.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
2.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Walked

Course design is awkward, greens are abnormally small

The front nine is decent. The back nine was significantly less so.

The greens are very small and are awkwardly shaped. Portions of multiple greens were no wider than 6-10 paces and yet, pins were still tucked in these locations.

Small greens provide a tough challenge as it is, but some of the mounding and frequently elevated greens made getting on the putting surface exceedingly difficult to the point of being unfair in many places.

The greens themselves were in nice shape and rolled well. No complaints about the surfaces themselves.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf on

Leave this course with my dad and my brother in law at first they didn't want me to pick any more courses cuz I thought it looked a lot nicer online than what it was but there was just a windstorm in Washington so that could have been why I'm from California so they do get the Washington experience of golfing in the rain discourse is a difficult course kinda because there are a lot of sand trap Sandhills couldn't really drive the cart on the course they told us but the staff was super friendly the first guy that was there was amazing and then later on in the day there was some other kid there who was very unfriendly with the first guy that helped us was the best

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Classic Problems

The only positive thing I can say about the course is that the greens were in excellent condition. Other than that I felt the the fairways and rough were in poor condition with a quite a few bare spots. Also they had cut down alot of the evergreen trees lining the fairways so the course has lost alot of its ambieance for me.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Layout, Dry Course

The challenge that we had was that we played this course in August, and it was really dry. The pin placements were really tough coming off of the basically tight lies in the fairway due to the lack of water.

Still enjoyed the course, but it will be a course that I play next time in early June, when it is not so dead.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Walked

A great find in the South Sound

This was my first trip out to the Classic. I'd heard a lot about it from the locals since I moved to Tacoma. All the rumors were true. This course was fantastic. It was beautiful, well kept, played at a good pace and an overall good value.

I heard about how many trees there were and how narrow the fairways were... not the case. Apparently when I played it was shortly after the course had gone through a MAJOR tree removal. I could still see the stumps and mounds of woodchips. I was paired with a threesome that had all experienced the course several times and the general consensus was that while the tree removal was major it was done tastefully and did not subtract from the beauty of the course. They said it is somewhat more forgiving now, but still on the challenging side.

The layout was very interesting with plenty of sand, water and a good amount of undulation. The greens were well kept and the pins were well guarded. There were houses on the course but they didn't encroach too much.

We teed off early and it was a week day, but the pace of play was excellent. We clocked in at just under four hours.

Overall I would recommend this course to anybody. Even if you're not local, it's worth the drive. I'm even considering joining the RMG club and making this my home course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Open feeling

Course is in GREAT condition, especially the greens. First time playing since cutting down the majority of the douglas firs. While it's nice to be able to other fairways I miss the woodsy feeling. It also opens up some of the narrow tee areas and makes it easier to find a ball hit into the trees that are left, which will help the pace of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Walked

No tree's just stumps

too many tree's gone. That picture that golf now has on it's website is false advertisement. I used to love that course. Im glad i only paid 22 bucks cause if it was more i would have left. I could not warm up, the people in the proshop didn't want to fix ball machine so that i could give them more money. the greens were very inconsistent. It's not worth time/money/gas.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Walked

Course Could be great but.........

Must be the time of year but the fairways were dry even though the have been irrigating. For an out of town person the most disappointing part was the rental clubs. They provided me a set of 10 year old Titlest clubs. Greens were in good shape. Also they have cut down so many trees between the fairways that the tree don't come into play on most holes, another disappointment.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

great condition

Fairways and greens were in excellent condition. With the number of trees that were removed, the course was more forgiving. Enjoyed the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course from blues.

Other than being treated like I didn't belong there, it was a pretty good day. We got there 10 minutes before our 6:30 AM tee time, and rather than trying to get us out on the course, the guy in the pro shop, thought it would be better to try and bash me for my debit card being declined. (When I checked my acct balance, I noticed that my info was stolen and all of my cards were maxed out!) Of course at 6:30 AM, there's no way for me to know that, especially on a Sunday when the banks are closed...
I returned after our round, just to kinda rub my 76 in his face a lil, but, he was nowhere to be found.
I wouldn't let one person decide how I like the course though. I've played here a few times, and, although Ryan (Moore) is taking the trees out and making his courses less difficult, it's still a challenging and fun course. I'll play from the tips next time around, maybe even ask the shop guy if he wants to wager a lil bit. ;)

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor pace of play

I thought I got a good deal through the golf now web site, but the pace of play was probably the slowest round I've ever played. After 4 hours I couldn't take it any more and left after playing only 13 holes. The course was un-marshalled and there was a group of 6 golfers playing in front of us that had at least a 2 hole gap in front of them of no golfers after 9 holes. On top of that we were playing in 90+ degree heat with no access to water and no beverage cart service.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Different Look

The course plays different now as they took out 1800 trees. The greens were in very good shape overall and the fairways were also good. In the past, fairways had wet spots, but now that they cleared a bunch of trees, more light is getting to the fairways and greens and it also allows more forgiveness on shots that are wide of the fairway.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Huge potential

A pretty fun clurse that i thi k could be a great course in the future. They recently cut down a bunch of trees, so there were large piles of mulch everywhere and ground under repair. If these areas were cleaned up it sould greatly increase the visual appeal of the course.

Otherwise I loved he set up and layout of the course. Def technical, not too long. It was pretty dried out, which if the course was watered a bit better it would have made it look much better and improved the condition of play.

I'll play again, but would like to see some better watering, ground cleanup etc

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

lots of machinery and construction

The course as all way was nice and challenging. But they are doing tons of work around the course. Tree removal and grinding. Lots if noise and distractions. We still had a nice round. I would definitely return again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Walked

Typical Experience

I've played here twice now and both times have been fantastic. The pace was good, the staff was friendly, and the course was immaculate.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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