Palmer at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort: #5
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3.8
1625 Reviews (1625)
5 Stars
680
4 Stars
615
3 Stars
183
2 Stars
86
1 Stars
61
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
77.5%
Recommend this course
1352 out of 1625 reviews
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3.8
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.7
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
81.5%
Recommend this course
22 out of 27 reviews
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3.8
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
18
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
79.2%
Recommend this course
42 out of 53 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

Fitness
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Reviews

3.8
1625 Reviews (1625)

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 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

New owners

Saddlebrook is under new ownership! Their investing in the property under some construction! Looking good

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Happy Hoosiers

Need a RANGER!! One foursome held up the entire back nine. Slow play isn’t acceptable.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Saddlebrook course

The course had a great layout, however the greens were in bad shape.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Happy Hoosiers

Need a ranger PLEASE! Front nine played fast but back nine slow because of one foursome backing up course. Slower players need to let people play through.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Happy Hoosiers

Golf courses need to invest in RANGERS! Front 9 was great and back 9 was slow because one foursome refusing to let people play through. Everything great but at prices being charged please monitor pace of play

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Nice Experience Except for the.....

Staff was super friendly, course was in decent shape for winter. Two complaints: 1) our cart's parking brake was horrible, I had to continuously pound it to lock it down and 2) we played the first 6 holes in 45 minutes and then took well over 3 hours for the last 12 holes. We had a single in front of us and a foursome in front of them. A ranger should have been out there to let the single play through.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyable day of play

Enjoyable day at the course , landscaping is beautiful and meticulously manicured. We were disappointed in the greens which were being worked on but overall very pleased. More sand traps than we’re used to but beautiful traps that have been well taken care of. Saw quite a few gators yesterday and at the ladies tee on the second hole I went to get out of the cart and was about 20 feet from a 14 foot gator sunning himself, needless to say I moved up and created my own tee box. Great experience for the price, will return again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 72
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Happy Hoosiers

Nice course, fast and true greens, friendly staff. Need a ranger! A foursome backed up the back nine making it a LONG nine holes

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Choice in Tampa area.

The Palmer course is in excellent condition and the greens run smooth and are in great condition. Excellent layout with several challenging holes. I have played the course three times and have never been disappointed.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Wet but still great.

90° today. Course a little wet but still played well. Great layout. Greens are in perfect condition. So were the fairways. Had a very enjoyable time. I would recommend this to anyone. Very friendly staff especially the young lady who picked us up from the parking lot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 126
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Palmer

Great layout. A bit wet after overnight rain and cart path only. Nice turf, slow greens but lush likely not cut because of the rain? Employees good but shuttle system a bit unwieldy. Haven’t played here in a few years... will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 340
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Challenging Layout in great shape

The greens were very undulating and difficult. They rolled very good. Almost all tee boxes and fairways were in great shape. The layout was a challenge having not played before, but we will be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

The only problem was my playing. My drives were good 70% of the time. However my chipping and putting were not. The greens were very tough.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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