Saddlebrook at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort: #18
A view of the 18th green from Saddlebrook at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort.
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3.9
1631 Reviews (1631)
5 Stars
685
4 Stars
615
3 Stars
183
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
62
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
78.2%
Recommend this course
1357 out of 1631 reviews
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3.9
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.8
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
81.2%
Recommend this course
26 out of 32 reviews
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3.9
59 Reviews (59)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.7%
Recommend this course
47 out of 59 reviews
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Course Highlights
Saddlebrook's staff consistently earns high praise for being genuinely friendly, courteous, and well-prepared with GPS carts and helpful course advice. The redesigned layout offers excellent variety and strong value compared to other top courses in the Tampa Bay area.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6390 yards
Slope 137
Rating 72.1
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dean Refram Ed Seay (1986) Arnold Palmer (1986) Rees Jones (2025)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

3.9
1631 Reviews (1631)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 13
Dinner 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 54
Bunkers 45
Forced Carries 32
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 33
Advanced Golfers 32
Locals 25
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 53
Worth the Drive 28
Convenient to the City 27

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Day of Golf

Played the Palmer course, great couse, greens were perfect, highly recommend the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Fantastic Staff, fun course

We had a little glitch but Logan in the proshop fixed everything. Already looking forward to going back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Resort Course

So not so challenging, and you can expect slow round. VERY difficult to find 1st on Palmer! Some nice holes, but over-all not bad, but not great. Fairly short. Probably will not return, but value and staff were excellent.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Palmer Course disappointing

First time in 2 years we had been out to the Palmer 18 at Saddlebrook. What was immediately obvious was that they had not cut the fairways in several days. It was like playing out of straggly rough. The greens were OK, but you could see where some had damage. The bunkers were actually in the best condition I had seen them. Plenty of sand and it was not packed down or wet.

The halfway house was open for the first time in 12 years. Hooked up with a single about 12 holes into the round. He said that normally the fairways were good, but the greens were "hairy" . It looks like they may have a money issue. Didn't see any maintenance workers out there.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

New friends

I was a single the Saddlebrook staff introduced me to a group of 3 I had my own cart they made the extra effort making our golf round very comfortable! I would have no problem playing as a single at Saddlebrook!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Palmer Course - Nice layout

Wide fairways, greens in decent shape. Course amenities and facilities were in disrepair and very dated.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 102
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
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
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Experience!

Great course, friendly staff, played 18 with my son and had a great time. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rough Shape

Frustrating that the course upkeep is so inconsistent. Tee box grass was as long as the rough, greens had burned out patches. Played a month ago and the course was manicured beautifully?

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 75
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 74
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Old Hoosiers

Need to arrive early for valet and driving range. Nice course super hard 20-30 mph winds. Enjoy

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course but tipping got to be too much

I’ve played both courses several times over the years but this time had to use valet parking which meant tipping the valet driver, tipping the guy that unloaded the clubs and placing them in the cart and then when round was over tipping the the very nice gentleman who insisted on wiping our clubs down, tipping the cart guy who loaded the clubs and brought us back to the valet service then tipping the guy who fetched our car.. For me who plays a lot I’d rather just go where I can put my own clubs on the cart and go play.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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