Palmer at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort: #5
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3.9
1599 Reviews (1599)
5 Stars
672
4 Stars
605
3 Stars
178
2 Stars
84
1 Stars
60
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.9
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.9
76.6%
Recommend this course
1330 out of 1599 reviews
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3.9
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
10
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.3
76.9%
Recommend this course
20 out of 26 reviews
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3.8
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
25
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
71.0%
Recommend this course
49 out of 69 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6434 yards
Slope 141
Rating 72.2
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Saddlebrook Resort Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1982
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tif-Eagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1982) Ed Seay (1982) Robert Walker (1982) 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

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3.9
1599 Reviews (1599)

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0

Sucks they only have the back 9 of the saddlebrook course open (cypress) but they are pretty well maintained & challenging greens and well placed bunkers make it fun. Great practice facility with free balls too

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No Practice

Driving range is closed -- under construction. Practice green/chipping green was closed when I went (not sure if that's permanent). So unfortunately, I had to warm up on the course. Played the 9 hole cypress course. It was pretty well maintained. Greens were in good shape. Some holes had a fairly difficult layout but nothing crazy. Other holes were very straightforward. A decent variation of bunkers, water hazards, trees, etc. Wasn't your typical Florida course where you're hitting between two sets of tightly spaced homes. Overall I enjoyed it, especially for the value, and will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Day Date

9 holes only. Reduced rate. But we were treated exceptional well by the entire staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Could be better

Greens were great. Very challenging and in good condition. Staff was very friendly. Other than that, course was average and was very dry. Desperately needs water. I only remember one healthy tee box the whole 18. Would not pay full price to play this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 99
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Layout of the course was very poor! They’re doing construction and I got lost 4 times. Not much signage to tell you where you’re going.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing course! Everything else ok

What you may reads in reviews is not wrong. I’m sure the pace of play can be slow and the course layout is funky since Saddlebrook switched to 3 9-hole courses. But this course is amazing, truly.

The security guard in the booth out by the main road was zero help and should be fired. He seemed hung over and completely disinterested in giving proper directions to the pro shop which led to 10 minutes of driving around looking.

Valet is the only parking options and you have to then be transported by shuttle to the pro shop. This whole experience is a bit of a hassle.

The guy in the pro shop was very friendly, as was the ranger. So the whole check in process was somewhat rough and dysfunctional.

Also, the course is cut up weird now and you’ll find yourself driving in the main road far too frequently.

However, the condition of the course more than made up for these setbacks. The setting is beautiful and every green, tee box, and fairway was pristine.

In spite of the stressful early process, I will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Changes

The layout of the course is really bad. They are trying to update the course layout after taking out 9 holes. They still don't have the correct answer. Wait to play here.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

👎

For some some reason they have decided to take two excellent 18 hole courses and chop them up into three nine hole courses….they have “yard sale” type signage directing you to the next hole, sometimes as much as a quarter mile away! The GPS systems on the carts have issues, some don’t even work. What a cluster 😩

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Would play again

Visited the area and used Golf Now app. Found a hot deal on this course and booked it. Beautiful course, good layout. My driver wasn't working so I shot 108, however you can go low on this course if you play smart.

Greens are awesome! Rolled very true, with enough speed to make a downhill slider slip quick on you.

Played with my 73 year old father from the back tees, and he kicked my butt. Water is all over the course, but not really in play.

Would 100% play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Dated but still has teeth

Enjoyable course with some challenging water holes, would play again.

But the whole resort layout is odd, valet parking is over the top, hard to find the pro shop and even the first tee. But once squared away, a fun diversion.

All the people I met were courteous and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course. Good value

I personally liked the old setup better with the Palmer and Saddlebrook courses. The new 27 hole format has removed some very good holes from the course. Overall the course was still good and greens were very good.

Very friendly staff. Kyle was very helpful! Had a very enjoyable day and look forward to playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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