Saltleaf Golf Preserve - The Preserve

Was impressed with the new layout as I had previously played Raptor Bay and found out to my surprise that this layout was totally different.

Gave the course 5 stars as everything exceeded my expectations. Not very forgiving if you miss the fairways. Greens are excellent.

Priced too high to get me back unless they run some specials

Immaculate new layout! Was challenging, yet playable. Love the sod walls!! Pace was great, 4some played in under 3:50!!!

I was very disappointed in the new Salt Leaf design by Ray Floyd. The course has no real character except stacked sod hills on the sides of a few fairways. The course has the most non discernible par threes, mostly just mounded greens. He could have used some of the stacked sod look around the greens. Not a bunker on the course. The 4th hole a par four is the worst, it has a 20 yard wide landing area unless you fly the ball 240 yards. The course has many parallel fairways, looks like they saved all the extra land for Realestate sales. The courses practice facility has only a small netted range with matts and no chipping area. Good luck if you are selling memberships.

Signed disappointing

There was no one in front or behind us. Often felt like we were the only ones there. Found out later they don’t have a warning horn for lightening. It’s a play at your own risk! We often heard thunder in the distance. Plenty of opportunities for food and water. The dining inside was lovely. My husband’s birthday so I bought him a hat.

Very friendly staff. Excellent course conditions (perhaps the best conditioned greens I have ever played in my life). Fun risk/reward with drivable greens, dog legs. I found the green complexes a bit boring. Predominantly flat, really no bunkers around the greens.

1st time playing Saltleaf Preserve. The course is in excellent shape and is very enjoyable to play no matter what your handicap is. Great layout from start to finish not to mention you pass by the snack and beverage hut which was a big plus for our crew. Great food after our round in the clubhouse bar. Staff is great and we will definitely be back.

I played as the second group off. As such, it was at a discounted price. The course was in great shape and well maintained. The staff was very helpful. I read other reviews lamenting the fact that there was no practice range. I felt what was offered was a reasonable replacement. Land next to the Gulf is at a premium and the course itself did not skimp on space between holes and future development. Some courses are very claustrophobic, with water on one side condominiums on the other. Not so at this time! . It's a challenging course and look forward to playing again on my next visit.

A previous fan of Raptor Bay, but found Salt Leaf to be a major disappointment - no range, boring back nine, play interrupted by sprinklers mid round. A very poor value proposition, I doubt there will be a lot of repeat play at current rates. Sorry to be negative, but as noted, a major disappointment. On a positive note the playing surfaces were very good for a new facility.

Love the course and layout, the only issue I have is the practice area. Why couldn’t they repurpose the old range? Hitting into a 80yard yet is unacceptable for that price. I don’t know how this happened but multiple times the ball would go through the netting and end up on top of the net and come back. We saw one guy get hit on his head from a ball coming back and multiple others being caught by people at the “range”.

I’ll play again but in off season. $229 is a bit much when you can play Corkscrew for $185. Renovation was nicely done. Completely different from the old raptor bay. New holes, rerouted holes, etc. Nothing looks the same. Worth a play but I’ll wait til summer.