Saddlebrook Resort - Oak/Cypress

Saddlebrook is a fun course to play , finished in 4 hours on a fairly busy Saturday!

No services on golf course

Watering low, greens burnt

No golf cart food &beverage

All washers not filled with water

No water fountains

Course was in okay shape. Some fairways were better than others. It was a hot day, however there were no cart services extended to golfers on the course.

Overall facilities were in good shape pace of play was good.

Unfortunately, someone had the brilliant idea of using the resort valet as the parking for the golf course so we sat for 15 minutes waiting to park you then stand to put your shoes on in the line while everyone behind you fumes and getting out was even worse 35 minutes to get our car after carrying our clubs a quarter of a mile to get there The kicker is also that they validate in the pro shop so there’s no point in doing this . Poor planning

A lot of prices have gone up recently and a lot of those courses don't live up to the price. I think Saddlebrook is right on par with what it offers. The course was in great shape, really nice greens, fairways were good, rough in some areas was patchy and my only real complaint is some tee boxes were bad. But for the money, excellent and will definitely be back.

For a resort course it was very sub par, greens were great but that’s about it. Not worth more than $40 imo

The fairways and greens are in pristine condition, but otherwise it was fine

The course is in great shape , it rates as good as any of the best courses in the Tampa area!

Course was in really good shape and can’t beat the price for twilight round. The only negative was no drinking water or cart on course during twilight. With this course not wrapping back around to the club house after 9 it was a brutal end to the round.

I have to preface this review by saying that I'm 62 & have played golf since I was 4. My father was a golf pro, I was an assistant many years ago. I state this just so you have some idea that I know what I'm talking about & am not just picking on a course for whatever reason. I moved to the area in 2004 & have played Saddlebrook several times a year since & it's never disappointed or been in less than pristine condition until recently. I played here last month & it was barely tolerable but I wasn't too upset because it hadn't rained in the area for many weeks so I gave them the benefit of the doubt. I have to say, the course has actually gotten worse in the last month-much worse. The greens are still in good shape but the tees aren't just suffering from lack of water, they have various issues going on from obvious lack of care-disease insect infestation, etc (heck, the first tee box was overrun with armor plated brown grasshoppers). Many tee boxes were so hard I had to poke around looking for a spot to tee off & my driver didn't get green grass on it all day, just dirt & brown, burnt grass. The fairways were a mix of green & brown, maybe 50-50 but that shouldn't be on a course like this. The rough, forget it--burned to a crisp & not a hint of green color in sight.

Arnold Palmer would NOT be happy. I've played on some GREAT golf courses during my almost 60 years of playing the game & really can't recall playing on a course in such disrepair. New owners bought the resort, promising drastic improvements but it's obvious what their plan is--let the course fail & develop the entire property. They already plan on taking 9 holes from 1 of the 2 course & build homes & apartments in its place. I live 10 minutes from Saddlebrook & will not be back. Sad, there have already been 2 courses in our area that were allowed to sell to developers & build homes & apartments & another nearby course might be headed in the same direction as the owner who bought that course a few years ago has turned it from a premier course into trash & it's right next to my community.

Anyway, for the amount of money they want to play here, there are many other nearby courses more deserving of your golfing dollar.