Palmer at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort

palmer was closed, we were given a rain check for future date, course is still closed

showed up after paying in advance to play the palmer course and told they scheduled a outing with a shotgun start, they would get me off the back but it would be close to 6 hour round. sent me off the saddle brooke course. most of the greens are covered in bumpy dry dirt spots. a few of the fairways look like they haven’t been mowed for weeks. they should close till they can get the course in decent shape. looks like it was a great course, but complete waste of time and money now.

The course was not fit for play. The course was soaked- and the first cut was unplayable as it hasn’t been cut. See pics- balls were 3 inches apart- fairway and first cut.

How it should be in the off season! Less than three hours to play a round, pretty slow around there for Monday. Greens are in good shape, staff was friendly as always.

For the money I spent I was hoping the course would have been in a bit better condition. Just seemed a bit run down.

Many shots are blind and you need to trust your yardage with the clubs. If you don't hit the fairway the rough will challenge you. All the greens are undulating. At this time of year no beer cart or clubhouse food. The irrigation was on our first 4 holes as we were making our approach shots. This course is great just a couple amenities to make it awesome.

Greens were extremely long and thus very slow. We simply couldn’t putt the ball hard enough.

I gave the Saddlbrook course a pretty rough review a few weeks ago, so I feel the need to give them the praise they deserve this time. Course was in great condition especially considering the recent wet weather. Tee boxes, fairways, greens all in great shape. The rough is let's say rough on this course. Lost a few balls that I know barely missed the fairway and found a few after long searches, that were all but invisible. It just eats up the ball, but the point is to keep it in the fairways so can't blame anyone but myself. Still no cart service because it was a very slow day, but the guy in the clubhouse made it a point to tell me and point me to where I could get refreshments if needed. TBH, I'm pretty sure he read my review connected to my last booking. Also gave a pretty decent discount because of the lack of cart service and a 90 degree rule, which was understandable because of the wet weather lately. Little touches like some towels in the carts were appreciated, especially with the muddy conditions in places. Great practice area too.

Incredible and beautiful resort. Course layout was great but unfortunately grasses were overgrown and not managed properly for quality of this amazing course.

considering all rain we have had, course was in great shape

Nice course layout but it’s not in the top condition. The green were slow and the ruff were crazy long “As in you wil not see the top of your ball” will Definately play again maybe during the peel season the condition will get better but for the price right now nothing wrong with this course

It first started when we were on the first hole. There was some random guy in a utility cart driving right down the fairway while we were on our second shots off the tee. He had no regard for us playing and this continued for the first three holes. He was probably a maintenance manager so I'm sure he knows the proper course etiquette. Next the cart girl met us immediately after we tee'd off and were on our way to find our shots. We told her we were ok that we had just started and she commented "well this is my last round so sorry". I know we were off at Noon, but come on. Other than those staff issues, the course is well maintained, layed out nicely, and pace of play was amazing. A twosome finished in 3.5 hours.

Overall course in good condition. Greens very good but tee boxes just OK.

Fariways were soft and water hazards were very low as there has not been any rain in some time.