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3.3
841 Reviews (841)
5 Stars
175
4 Stars
279
3 Stars
188
2 Stars
113
1 Stars
86
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.7
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
66.7%
Recommend this course
602 out of 841 reviews
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3.5
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.9
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
74.4%
Recommend this course
58 out of 78 reviews
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3.3
138 Reviews (138)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
41
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
23
Conditions
2.7
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.4
67.4%
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93 out of 138 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Traditional
Par 33
Length 2406 yards
Slope 109
Rating 31.2

Shalimar Golf Club is a nine-hole golf course in Tempe. The course is best for beginners but it has enough challenges in store to make it a great option for more advanced players who want a quick round. The layout is comprised of three par 3s and six par 4s. It weaves through a smattering of mature trees and across gently rolling hills. The small greens can be quite tricky, especially since there are strategically placed bunkers lurking along some. Water hazards come into play on a few holes, including the 155-yard fifth, which is one of the golf course's toughest. You'll have to pull off a carry over the area's biggest lake to a heavily bunkered, narrow green. Shalimar Golf Club's ninth hole is the most well known though, mainly for the island green. In addition to the water, there are also four bunkers surrounding the green.

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Course Details

Year Built 1960
Golf Season Year round
Architect Forrest Richardson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $7
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.3
841 Reviews (841)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 11
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 26
Bunkers 17
Narrow Fairways 10
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 46
Walkers 36
Beginners 34
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 42
In the 'Burbs 7

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Reviews 1
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For a quick round of golf Shalimar was fun to play. It’s an older course over 50 years old. The staff was very nice and helpful. Sorry to hear this 9 hole course may not be around much longer. A lot of history there, vintage buildings, lovely neighborhood and would play it again. Enjoyed our morning round

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

Hello, u314163762566. Thank you for visiting us at Shalimar Golf Club. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 06/06/2023

Hello, dinatale. 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.

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Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u314163765165. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

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Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u314162545124, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Review

The grounds were poorly maintained.
Broken tees and debris everywhere.
I brought a guest and her comment sadly was that “it was the worst course she had ever played”.
Very disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/14/2023

Hi, kimhutch. Thank you for taking the time to review the course. We take single-star feedback very seriously at our course. You are welcome to comment further or reach out to our team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thanks for choosing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, gc143058164. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u000001307324. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u000008165865. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, u314162593565. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark.

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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Needs a lot of work.

If you just want to knock it around a bit after the winter, it's ok. But too bad there is no pride in ownership. A little water, fertilizer, and raking of the traps do wonders.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, laehng. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark.

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Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Complete Mess

Have visited Shalimar many times over the years , has the potential for nice , fun layout , but is in complete disarray now, needs new ownership & TLC! Nothing on grounds is being taken care of fairways , greens , water , sand traps trees , tee boxes , big fat zero on maintenance & landscape ! It’s sad & too bad ownership didn’t care to run it better : l( Having to leave your drivers license for cart rental is ridiculous response to theft problem

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, jcasteel. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, cooperraz. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u314161272605. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

Not well maintained. And it was not cheap. Rented clubs that were like mallets hitting the ball. Very disappointing.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us, nwillemssen. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Good for the money

Had a heavy rain night before so lots of standing water

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, paulstaff! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Shalimar Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Golf

Played it yesterday, greens fair to bad, fairways fair to bad, everything else is falling apart. No rough just plain dirt. I would not recommend this for the price we payed. Needs a lot of maintenance help!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u000003100005, We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, edwardiv. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course is a neighborhood gem.

Wished I lived close, I would volunteer to do clean up and raking. This could be a great practice course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u314163716387! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Shalimar Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Lower Your Expectations

You get what you pay for here. If you're just looking to knock the rust off your game then this course may be fine. The greens were OK but much of the rest is in rough shape. If your ball strays off the fairway a bit you'll likely have a bare, hardpan lie. Also, the driving range had very little grass on the designated tee areas on the day we played. Having said all that, we only paid $37 for 2 players with a cart. The staff was quite friendly, but I'd hesitate to pay much more here.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, Out2fast! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Shalimar Golf Club!

Played On
Reviews 31
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 Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/22/2023

Hi, u000008165865. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Shalimar Golf Club.

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