Saddlebrook Resort - Oak/Cypress

Course is usually in great shape, but the rains over the last few weeks have kept the course saturated. Greens have a few bad spots, but generally roll well.

No rakes in bunkers which is pretty routine these pandemic days, but bunkers were in good shape. Need some sand in the carts to repair divot holes. I'd be happy to bring my own cup / scoop.

Not long but challenging with generous fairways and testy greens. Unfortunately we dealt with a week of rain which made the course very wet. We will definitely be back!

Courses was wet and muddy. Lost three balls in fairway in first five holes. Great course except during rainy season. I’ll return when it dries.

I prepaid for a "Hot Deal" from Golf Now a week in advance of playing the Palmer Course at Saddlebrook Golf Course. When we arrived there was a junior tournament in progress and the pro shop told us that they had contacted Golf Now weeks ago about the tournament and to not book tee times for that weekend(Sept 12-13, 2020).

Did Golf Now contact me to let me know that they made a mistake and will refund me my $211 for four rounds of golf? No and there seems to be no way to speak to a human and their live "chat now" function doesn't work.

I hope to finally get a refund. I had to write this review to actually get to tell Golf Now about my issue.

First time playing this course. Under 6300 yards from the back tees, so on the short side but the course is still challenging enough. Not very many flat fairways, rolling with plenty of traps and water. Pace was right on through 12 holes, then it got backed up a bit. I guess that will happen with a par 3 18. Finished in 4 hours though, Pace on this course should be about 3.5 hours. Course was in excellent condition.

Nice layout, a little wet in places but overall a great day.

Great conditions. Small greens. First 3 holes are TOUGH! Eases up om back nine. Good golfers will appreciate the design.

We love this course. We only golfed 9 holes because by hole 9 we were waiting in 2 groups in front of us. A large group teed off late morning and perhaps open play started too soon after. We left after 9 because we didn't want to wait on every hole.

The course is a great layout and in excellent condition. Not as wet as I was expecting considering how much rain it got. It’s been 25 years since I played the Palmer Course. The greens were not as fast as Pro Shop stated. Course had received two days of rain but a lot of the greens had sand on them like they had been aerated recently. Not told this at Pro Shop. Greens were very slow.

Staff was very friendly but could have been more helpful considering how hard it is to find your way around. It did take us 30 minutes longer to play due to heat (96 degrees). Pro Shop was closed at 4:30 and no shuttle available. Therefore wasn’t sure where to leave golf carts. No signs indicating where to return carts.

However, at this price, I was expecting more. Carts were old and outdated. I expected GPS on the carts. Other courses at this price have some complementary tees or bottled water but nothing like that here. We did have a great time and enjoyed it. The course is challenging but not sure if we will be back at this price.

The course is a great layout and excellent condition. Not even as wet as I was expecting given other reviews. Staff was very friendly but could have been a bit more helpful considering how hard it is to find your way around this enormous property.

However, at this price point, I was expecting better. Carts were old, outdated, and small. I have apps on my phone but expect GPS on the cart at this price. I don't have a huge bag but another wouldn't have fit next to it if I had been playing with someone else, let alone enough space for another person. Other courses at this price have some complementary tees and other little touches but nothing like that here.

I had a good day since it was off season and midweek pricing but would have been very disappointed if I paid there full price.

This hidden gem is one of the best courses in our area. Greens, fairways, tee boxes all in great shape. Playing the Palmer course again on Monday; will update if anything changes.

Course conditions were great, really no complaints there. This was my first time playing the Palmer course, have played the saddlebrook course in years past. I enjoyed the layout and thought it was challenging even though not a very long course. Course doesn't have to be long to present a good challenge. Greens were in great shape and rolled well. Pace of play was slow, mainly due to the course being cart path only. Will come back for sure.

I really did enjoy the course. The fairways were great. The rough was a little to short to be a real challenge. The greens were quite slow but rolled true and could be difficult to read. It is pretty short for anyone who hits it over 270 off the tee, but it makes up for it with enough risk reward to make you think twice. 7/10 overall, still had a great time.

Greens fairways and entire course was in great shape. Practically had the course to ourselves. Best value in Tampa as well!!!

Played here for the first time today and the course is great. Couple teeboxes need work, other then that there's not one thing you could come up with to say bad about this course. Greens rolled the same and true all day

Course was in great shape. Greens, tees and fairways were great. Design was challenging and really need to play a couple of times to know how and where to hit your shot. Pro shop had a conversation going on between employees and had to wait and then got less than stellar service. Had to ask where to go to get carts. Had to ask cart person where first tee was and just got a point in the general direction. The parking lot is a good walk to pro shop and didn't know they had a cart picking golfers up, no signs indicated. If it weren't for the nice course, the experience would not bring us back.

Course was in great shape. Super friendly staff as well.