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4.1
218 Reviews (218)
5 Stars
59
4 Stars
105
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
89.7%
Recommend this course
193 out of 218 reviews
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4.2
16 Reviews (16)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 16 reviews
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4.3
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.7
95.7%
Recommend this course
45 out of 47 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7083 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.2
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Lake Spanaway Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1967
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $16
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Washington (2023 #16)

Reviews

4.1
218 Reviews (218)
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Reviews 59
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value

Hadn’t played lake Spanaway in years, and enjoyed the opportunity to play with friends that hadn’t played there in years as well

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Lake Spanaway is a good parks and recreational course and a good value for your dollar. We'll maintained and the greens are fast and challenging. The tee boxes are also in good shape and well groomed. Good course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Where did all the Marshal's go?

I understand that golf is a game of patience, but at some point enough is enough. Marshal's need to start enforcing pace of play. 18 holes shouldn't take over five hours. This is the third time this has happened to me at this course. Either they are over booked and stack the starts to close or there simply is no one making sure people aren't chasing balls for ten minutes or worse, acting like every shot requires PGA level considerations. This course would be much better served if the "players assistant" would actually do something more than drive around and make stupid comments.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Not up to par

Greens and fairways are burnt. No grass in many places. Not up to expectations at that course

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

I've been going to Lake Spanaway Golf Course for 30 years or more and this is the worst condition I've ever seen it in. The first green was just in terrible shape the second green wasn't much better third green the par 3 was just bad. It didn't get much better after that either

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 13
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 Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 123
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 13
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 Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 300
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Was coming back from some heat related burn issues

Plenty of big trees lining the fairways, moderate condition throughout.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 300
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Arizona Advisor
Verified Purchaser
Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing

Doglegs through big trees

Need to be relatively straight here or your pitching out of the trees. It was in decent shape, lots of fir tree debris.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent

Had a great 18 hole round, on an excellent course/day. The course was in great shape. I need to play here more because playing the same courses limit one's game. Staff were friendly and professional. Keep it up!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value for beginners

Great value for round of golf for a beginner. The course greens were the worst I have ever seen, so a mid handicapper or better would hate this course.

For $25.00 cart included, it is a great course and value for someone just starting out.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was burnt up

Burnt greens and in horrible shape. Greens were really bad. Buy some water hose. Geeze.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The tee box ground was hard. Took effort to put a tee in. A lot of the greens had bare patches. It's too early in the summer to see this especially after the wet spring we had. What happened?

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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