Disney's Palm Course: #6
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4.4
968 Reviews (968)
5 Stars
496
4 Stars
343
3 Stars
76
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
90.7%
Recommend this course
873 out of 968 reviews
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4.4
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
34
4 Stars
8
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.7
89.8%
Recommend this course
44 out of 49 reviews
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4.4
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
5
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.7%
Recommend this course
55 out of 62 reviews
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Course Highlights
The Palm Course delivers a highly-rated layout with entertaining holes, strong tee boxes, and well-regarded green complexes that consistently impress. Attentive, friendly staff elevate the Disney experience with thoughtful touches that make every round feel welcoming.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6840 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.3

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 6840 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 134 and a 73.3 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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire consists of a polo-style shirt with collar, turtleneck or mock turtleneck shirt, and slacks or Bermuda-length shorts.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.4
968 Reviews (968)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
19th Hole Scenic Views 7
Brunch 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 68
Bunkers 57
Undulating Greens 37
This course/club is great for:
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 48
Advanced Golfers 46
Locals 33
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 63
At a Resort 56
Convenient to the City 30

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Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Broken golf cart

Cart died on 13th hole, called clubhouse several times. Had to walk and carry for 3 holes until replacement cart was brought out.

Frustrating after paying 500.00 for my group

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

You can get better somewhere else. Not worth the $$

As a world class attraction, Disney’s Palm course fell short of expectations. Some good things was the course and the course design. Other than that, it’s just downhill. Pace of play was really slow. I understand that it gets busy, but when groups are playing slow on purpose and not letting other groups go through, then that’s an issue. This was brought up with the marshals, but they just say that they can’t do anything about it. When you state your case, they just shrug you off and say they can’t do anything. At one point, my group and the group behind us were waiting for the group ahead of us to tee off, even though they clearly could’ve tee’d off well before we arrived. Marshals were aware, but just shrugged off the issue. Just terrible service. If you want to pay for slow play and terrible marshals, go ahead. You can find better courses in the Orlando/Kissimmee area for the same price and have a much better time.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
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Commented on 03/17/2021

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the course conditions that you experienced.

We hope that you will reconsider playing our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

If you would like to discuss further what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Disney disappointment

As a frequent player of Disney courses I have come to expect a great atmosphere and solid conditions. Unfortunately today at the palm course we got neither. The best part of the day was the breakfast bacon egg and cheese croissant from chip n dales. As for course condition I’m not sure what is going on at the palm. I recently played LBV and was thrilled with the rough, fairways, and greens. The palm was simply in poor shape for our round. It looked like irrigation had been running for hours as some bunkers were filled with water and tee boxes were absolutely soaked and we have not had recent rainfall. Additionally turf around greens was very thin and there were many bare patches of dirt. You should get what you pay for when playing resort courses and the palm is not worth it. I feel bad for the tourists who paid substantially more than I did at a resident rate, and had to play through the worst course conditions I have seen at Disney. It’s also never acceptable for a ranger to yell at a group to ‘close the gap’ while they are standing 160 yds out waiting on the group to clear the green. Bonus points for the cart girl who was absolutely wonderful.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/17/2021

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the course conditions that you experienced.

We hope that you will reconsider playing our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

We have reinvested extensively into the facilities annually. Unfortunately, the climate of recent has not been conducive to healthy turf growth, but we expect that as the weather warms up again, that the vibrancy of the turf will again return.

If you would like to discuss further what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

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Commented on 03/14/2021

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with pace of play at Disney's Palm golf course.

We hope that you will play our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit.

The cold weather experienced in January and February has been a detriment to our facilities with the lack of overseed that we apply to our golf courses annually. We are growing through it, and expect that by the end of March that the course will be greatly improved.

If you would like to discuss your experience further with our management level staff, please email us at disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were bad

I have been playing the Palm since the mid 70's and I have never seen the greens so bad. They looked they had not been mowed in a week and it really made the course unenjoyable to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/10/2021

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with pace of play at Disney's Palm golf course.

We hope that you will play our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

If you would like to discuss your experience further with our management level staff, please email us at disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disney golf

Nice pleasant round , pace of play was fine, greens slow though

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course in a beautiful impeccable neighborhood!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Layout

Enjoyed this course very much. While a couple of the fairways were a little “rough”...the greens were in great shape and very true. The Marshall was a pleasure. In fact Ed helped us out with a cart issue at 9.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 19
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 Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Favorite Disney Course So Far

First time playing the Palms course after playing Buena Vista on Friday, this course blew it out of the water. The course was in excellent shape and the layout was really enjoyable. There was water or pretty views on most holes which I enjoy, and the greens were rolling very smooth. I would certainly play again. If I had one complaint it would be that there were twosomes and singles out on the course on a Sunday morning. I was playing in a threesome and we constantly had a twosome on our back for most of the day and on every tee box. We couldn't let them play through as we were waiting on some holes as well. They were nice, but it did bother one of my group mates who wasn't comfortable off the tee. But overall, it was an awesome day and I would certainly play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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