A view of the 15th fairway at Shale Creek Golf Club
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4.5
392 Reviews (392)
5 Stars
255
4 Stars
100
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.4
92.4%
Recommend this course
365 out of 392 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.7
3 Reviews (3)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
4.3
Amenities
5.0
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
Recommend this course
3 out of 3 reviews
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4.5
28 Reviews (28)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.6
StaffFriendliness
4.9
92.9%
Recommend this course
26 out of 28 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 7026 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.5
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Shale Creek Golf Club
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Course Details

Year Built 2006
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Brian Huntley (2006)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.5
392 Reviews (392)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Dinner 12
19th Hole Scenic Views 11
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 38
Water Hazards 38
Undulating Greens 28
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 29
Locals 21
A Weekend Splurge 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 35
In the 'Burbs 26
Convenient to the City 10

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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

I always enjoy playing this course. There are some holes you can go for and other holes you have to play smart. A good challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/07/2023

u000005400807, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/05/2023

Hi, djm73162. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Shale Creek Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 09/28/2023

Hi, shadrack29. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/19/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, shadrack29. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Conditions of greens

Paid $60 to play a Sunday afternoon round. Course layout is not bad and greens were challenging. Fun course to play outside of the greens condition. Tons of pitch marks and looked like a kindergarten class did a dance recital on the greens. Zero chance of making putts as nothing rolled correctly or pure. With all the rain we have received those greens should have been awesome like everywhere else I play. Sad cause the course is nice and challenging. Will not play here again

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/30/2023

Hello, ericci78. Thank you for visiting us at Shale Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/15/2023

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/01/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Beautiful Layout

We play this course a couple of times per year. Appreciated the free range balls. The course is a challenging layout with enough water and traps to get your attention. Our only complaint was the greens. They were overly firm and didn’t hold at all. We’d definitely would go back, but would like to see the greens a little more receptive.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/26/2023

Hello, Willyhoto. Thank you for visiting us at Shale Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Hello, u000007684242. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see 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.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Hi, carolinagolfer22. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Shale Creek Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Challenging

Great course! You will use almost every club in your bag. Staying in the fairway is numero uno. Staff is great. Will be back again and again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 07/06/2023

Thank you for your review, carolinagolfer22. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Shale Creek Golf Club. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 181
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

I played this course as part of a golf trip to/around the Cleveland area in late May 2023. This course was included on our itinerary based on its listing as a Top Course by Golf Advisor.

PACE: It was a busy Saturday, but with 10-minute tees the course moved just fine. It did bunch up a bit towards the end, but we still came in at 4 hours.

CONDITIONS: Everything was good. Played with a 2some who played here before and said the course needed a big drink of water. I would agree. There were brown and burnout spots all over. The tees and green were okay. The pace of the greens was fair. The bunkers had a lot of pebbles in them.

STAFF: Pro shop and starter were very helpful.

VALUE: The greens fee seemed good for a Saturday afternoon.

LAYOUT: Played the Blue tees (6,300). This is a sub-division course that winds thru a housing community. The front 9 has longer holes with wider fairways and areas to miss. For the back 9, holes #10 thru #14 pack a lot of golf into a smaller area of land. It's fun, but keep your head on a swivel as several errant shots came close to us. Good variety of holes, and I used every club in my bag. Given the distance between some of the holes, I would not recommend walking this course (#2 to #3 is over a quarter-mile).

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 06/08/2023

Hello, klmac17. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Shale Creek Golf Club. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great time...as expected.

Throw in the fact that it was absolutely perfect weather with just enough wind to challenge you, Shale Creek never disappoints. Two thumbs up. 👍 👍

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/01/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, 1001106! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Shale Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/01/2023

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/23/2023

Hi, u314163925631. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Shale Creek Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/23/2023

u418823446, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/15/2023

Hello, u000004207193. Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round at Shale Creek Golf Club. Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

One of My Favorites

I've played most of the public access courses over the years and created my own personal 'rota' of the favorites. Shale Creek owns a top slot among the most preferred venues. It's all right in front of you. It's fun and more than fair. Do your part, that would be hit the golf ball, and you'll likely have a scorecard you can proudly take home and show to Mom. Not tricky or quirk some, Shale is very straight-forward. It's putting surfaces, (whenever I've played, they've been in great shape.) along with a handful of water hazards provide the greatest challenge to scoring. Keep it dry, roll it true, and you'll be well positioned to have a very good golf experience at Shale Creek.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/12/2023

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, 1952Cassie! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Shale Creek Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

VIP CARD

THERE WAS NO SIPULATION THAT THE CARD WAS ONLY MON-THURS WHEN PURCHASED.

Value Poor
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Commented on 05/09/2023

Hello, u314159896434. Thank you for visiting us at Shale Creek Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/15/2023

u314160019431, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Shale Creek Golf Club.

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