Palmer at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort

My daughter and I played a round at the Palmer Course getting her ready for a junior golf event. A hurricane had come through the day before and dumped a lot of rain. The course was in pretty good shape despite the rain. We played in under four hours with cart paths only. The front nine was much more difficult than the back. Would definitely play here again.

The course has a great routing and is not your typical straignt hole with tree lined fairways. The course moves left to right and right to left on a fair number of holes. The biggest lesson I learned playing this course was you need to be very precise with your tee shot and approach shot landing area. Lots of undulation on the fairways and greens can make a decent shot a lottle of trouble if it rolls into the rough or hazard. Aim for the high side.

Course conditions are good. Tee boxes, fairways and greens are all in good condition. My only issues are that the course is high priced for what you get and there were no restrooms available as all were closed. They could still be open if they were cleaned regularly but they elect to close them. In addition, you don’t get back to the clubhouse or even a snack shop at the turn. Plus, you park several blocks away and need to be Shuttled back and forth. I like having my cart near my car so that I can pack and unpack what I need.

FIRST TIME ON THIS TRACK OVERALL NICE TRACK,SOME TOUGH HOLES, LOT OF WATER SEVERAL HOLES, OVERALL GOOD SHAPE .

We were suppose to play Palmer Course but were told by starter we had to play other course as they had shotgun on Palmer.

We didn't get to play course I reserved. Bad greens brought fairways

Course as ravaged by rain a few weeks ago. It’s still got quite a few spots that need to dry up. It’s still a great course, though. Highly recommend it.

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.