Disney's Palm Golf Course
About
The 18-hole Palm Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL is a resort golf course that opened in 1971. Designed by Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore, Palm Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort measures 6870 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 131 and a 73.7 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bermuda grass.
The natural Florida woodlands provide a stunning backdrop to one of America's premier resort courses. Architect, Joe Lee, designed the 6,870-yard Palm with elevated tees and greens. The key ingredient, of course, was the Florida palm and he made good use of nearly every variety for aesthetic and strategic purposes. Its fairways are crafted through a pine forest of mature, natural woodlands that includes moss-dappled oak, maple and cypress trees. Palmetto scrub fills the forest floor. It boasts of more than its share of water and sand with nine water holes and 94 bunkers.
This is a perfect choice for everything from a casual round to a large group outing.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6870 yards | 73.7 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6339 yards | 71.4 | 125 |
| Gold | 72 | 5995 yards | 69.2 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5213 yards | 70.5 | 126 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.3/134 | 494 | 423 | 175 | 402 | 394 | 404 | 514 | 203 | 369 | 3378 | 448 | 552 | 144 | 334 | 532 | 411 | 188 | 395 | 458 | 3462 | 6840 |
| White M: 71.0/130 | 479 | 389 | 165 | 329 | 374 | 383 | 494 | 182 | 352 | 3147 | 422 | 531 | 135 | 322 | 435 | 397 | 169 | 362 | 439 | 3212 | 6359 |
| Gold M: 69.1/125 W: 74.6/135 | 455 | 371 | 144 | 308 | 358 | 361 | 480 | 139 | 338 | 2954 | 379 | 514 | 123 | 296 | 405 | 387 | 161 | 346 | 423 | 3034 | 5988 |
| Red M: 65.1/109 W: 70.1/126 | 406 | 323 | 105 | 289 | 312 | 299 | 406 | 117 | 324 | 2581 | 287 | 420 | 104 | 261 | 392 | 335 | 139 | 302 | 379 | 2619 | 5200 |
| Handicap | 11 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 2 |
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Photo submitted by rfitzgerald3 on 04/08/2025
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UGH! Photo submitted by Caseyblue on 02/23/2023
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Photo submitted by JEKelley on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by JEKelley on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by JEKelley on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by JEKelley on 05/31/2020
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Photo submitted by JEKelley on 05/31/2020
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Palm 9th Green Photo submitted by jrweber7 on 05/14/2020
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Palm path leading to 1st Tee Photo submitted by jrweber7 on 05/14/2020
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Palm 1st Fairway Photo submitted by jrweber7 on 05/14/2020
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My favorite hole Photo submitted by TjXIII on 05/23/2019
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Photo submitted by Soxfan52 on 12/13/2015
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Photo submitted by adamspop1 on 04/08/2013
Beautiful Course
Really fun course. It’s gorgeous there and the staff is friendly
Super Course
Excellent well maintained and Laid-out, Beautiful Course with some interesting wild life.
Cartpath only, don't play
A beautiful course! Heavy rain 2 days before we played, like walking on a wet sponge. My wife needed a cart. It was a tough day but she managed. The course should've been closed.
Wet
Unfortunately the Course was extremely wet due to flooding Rains the day prior. Look forward to playing the course again in dry conditions. Golf shop was on point with a wide selection.
If you plan on playing and it’s been raining, try the Lake Buena Vista course it drains much better after heavy rains.
Better service
Not sure where to start! Course received 3.5 inches of rain the night before so it was cart part only, but we weren’t informed. No big deal, I’ve played in those conditions before. Since I work at a premier golf resort, I understand tee sheets. We were paired with a single at the last minute, which I understand. What I don’t understand is why they would send out a single right behind us and have him on our tails the entire front 9. The single was in the green side bunker while we were on the green putting! What should have happened is either pair us as a fourball or pair the two singles together! This day was definitely not the happiest place on turf. I almost quit after 9 but luckily the single, who was reluctant to play through, even though he might as well have been playing with us, decided to play through. The round got better until we caught the two ball in front of us. Pace of play was 4:45 which is ok as long as everyone is keeping up or not hounding the group in front. I won’t be back for awhile even though I usually enjoy Disney courses. Or, I’ll make sure to bring a foursome to avoid the paring issues.
Wet but nice
I played the day after two inches of rain so the course was soggy, traps wet and hard, greens slow. Cart path only for the entire course so got my exercise. Layout is fine - but nothing special. Lots of elevated greens so need to be confident with wedges. Carts are great - comfy electric with GPS.
Disney Palm Golf
Beautiful course. It’s been years since I last played it. It’s still as great as I remember it !
Dang Rain
We didn’t get to play due to rain. Review based on several other trips. Fun to play.
Wonderful as Always
Got a sunset time at a great price (be warned of heavy traffic on the way), staff was wonderful and assisted with all inquiries. Truly is the happiest place on turf
Not breath taking
Very underwhelmed with my experience
First I’d like to say that the course is pretty decent
NOT BAD AT ALL ! Just very bland and avg
Except decent for $110 just isn’t worth it
Conditions where avg
Lay out avg except for it’s seems to be built very close to roads and frwys
Pace or play was excellent
Starters are definitely doing their jobs they were friendly enough but also made you feel uncomfortable enough to pick up pace
Pace is monitored on gps and we spend the entire day about 3 mins behind
We were a foursome and they made sure to nicely remind us pretty often
We would catch up then lose pace throughout the day
Lay out is much nicer then magnolia course but still nothing special
Other then Disney logos on carts and Mickey tee box markers it was just a pretty regular course
Range is included in price but range balls were in very bad shape and the range itself is very bare no grass
Over all nothing bad to say about the course except that it is outrageously avg and outrageously priced considering how bland and avg this course is