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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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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What Disney Does
Fairways fine. Tees great. Greens a bit bumpy, but otherwise predictable. There’s water, but always subject to risk-reward decisions. Landing areas for drives are generous. Here’s the Disney touch: My wife left her visor in the pro shop while trying on clothing pre-round. On hole 2 she called to ask it be found, if possible, and held. On 4th hole we got a text on the GPS screen saying it had been found and asking if she’d like it to be delivered to her.
Pace of play was fine. A player assistant told us on 12 that he had asked folks ahead of us to pick up the pace. We had played the front in 2 and 15.
The pictured critter is a moocher at the 18th tee. He appears to be live rather than animatronic.
Unfortunately can’t Play today
I had problems with my car today and I coudn’t Play at Disney Palms Golf
I now Magnolia & Palms , both are very beatifull
I live in Argentina and I habe a House in Encore at the Reunión . Every times I coming I Play in Disney’s Golf
I Would like to know of I can recuperate the fee to use in another reservation
Regards,
Federico Freitag
Great Palm Course
The course was in excellent share. Fairways well manicured and the greens were terrific.
Conditions
Fairways lies very tight and the greens a little bumpy because of issues they were addressing....over all good.
It was tough for an old 81-year-old. Like the signs about the pros. Great experience with Disney
Quit after13 holes
This course used to be one of my favorites. It has a great layout and course is usually in good condition but pace of play was almost a 5-5 1/2 hour round. when we brought it to the player assistant attention, he said we were on pace And then argued with me about it when I told him we were at over a 5 hour pace. It took us 2 and a 1/2 hours to play the front 9 and got even slower on the back 9. There were several times where there were 4 groups of players on one hhole.
It will be a long time before I come back and play this course again.
Love playing at Disney
Disney golf courses are always fun. Good pace today and was not backed up at all. Seen three gators which I never see there so it was awesome. Seen two deer which was nice. Seen some turkeys are always. One odd thing I noticed is that people who play at Disney don’t fix ball marks/divots on the greens, they just leave them. Most people who play Disney bring their clubs or fly their clubs in so they know etiquette and it puzzles me why there were so many in repaired ball marks that were obviously left during the day. They were fresh. For as many people who play Mickey courses Disney does a remarkable job on the grounds. The golf cart seats there are so cushy. I play Mickey courses when the weather is not as hot and the rate is $50.00 and under since I am local to the area.
beautiful Day
Your experience at Disney is always top notch, even while in covd precautions. The course was in good shape , however the greens needed to be rolled. The practice green was nice but the greens on the course were slow and bumpy..Also got a great deal to play LBV the next day. Will play again on a return visit
Pace of play sucks
Disney likes to stack their tee sheet. They send groups off of 1 and 10 so by the time you finish 9 you’re waiting on 3 groups once you get to 10, so you wait 15 min between shots, It’s absolutely miserable. You would think a powerhouse like Disney would get it together.
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. This past Saturday and Sunday afternoon we hosted a 2-day event, which required us to run our leisure guests in a double tee format. We do not put any more golfers upon our golf course than we normally would in this situation, however it sounds as though your transition to your back nine didn't go as smooth as it should have, and for that we apologize.
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!
Not worth the drive
Course should not have been open. Too wet, greens bumpy, mud and water everywhere. Drove over 1 hr. for this? Should have stayed and played local course in Brevard. Disney should be ashamed!!
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 condition of our Palm course as it was presented to you. We offer all of our guests a 2-hole opt out from playing, in that if you play 2 holes or less and decide not to play due to course conditioning, or otherwise, you may return to the golf shop for a full refund of your greens fees as we do not want anyone being dissatisfied with their experience!
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!
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!