Palmetto Golf Course

I've played Palmetto for years. It is a long course with a variety of fun challenges for a middling golfer like myself. A couple of greens had bare spots/craters. With a heat advisory in affect there was no water in the two large coolers at the midpoint of the front nine, the only water station on the front nine other than the clubhouse. A course volunteer chewed us out for bringing a small cooler to the course - coolers are prohibited - but ours proved to be a potential life saver. $80 plus for a municpal course is fine - if the course is in excellent condition and basics like water are provided, especially when the rules prohibit bringing your own.

Slow pace make it long day on the golf course should have additional team members to monitor golf course

During play the maintenance team on the course using saw to cut downs post with consideration to players and one of them was driving cart during tee off.

Very unprofessional

Save your time and go to killian or any other course for that matter Palmetto has gone completely to the gutter used to be a really good course. I don’t know what happened. They would have to pay me to play this course again pace of play is probably the worst in the world took me six hours to finish around

I went to play a round of golf with my dad and my brother, and we rented two sets of clubs from the pro shop. By the fifth hole, my brother went to use the 8-iron for the very first time. The moment he touched the grass to prepare his shot, the clubhead completely detached and fell off. It wasn’t broken by a swing; it was clearly already broken and just loosely placed back together before they rented it to us.

When we went to inform the pro shop, they were incredibly rude and demanded we pay $150 + tax. Their tone and demeanor made it obvious that this wasn't the first time they’ve pulled this scam on someone. To make matters worse, when we asked if we could pay less, they immediately threatened to call the police. They extorted us and ruined what was supposed to be a great family day. Avoid this place at all costs—they rent out broken equipment and use intimidation tactics to force you to pay for it.

Palmetto Golf Course has become one of the most overpriced public courses in the area considering the actual conditions of the course. The greens are in extremely poor shape, with large sand-filled patches and inconsistent putting surfaces throughout the round. For the price they charge, the conditions are far below what golfers should reasonably expect.

On top of that, course management seems more focused on packing as many players onto the tee sheet as possible rather than maintaining pace of play or the overall experience. The marshals spend more time stacking groups and rushing players than actually managing the flow of the course. The result is slow rounds, overcrowding, and a frustrating experience from start to finish.

There are far better maintained courses in Miami at similar or even lower price points. Unfortunately, Palmetto is charging premium prices for subpar conditions and an overcrowded experience.