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4.2
931 Reviews (931)
5 Stars
265
4 Stars
416
3 Stars
156
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
43
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
89.0%
Recommend this course
780 out of 931 reviews
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4.3
36 Reviews (36)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.9%
Recommend this course
32 out of 36 reviews
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4.2
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.5%
Recommend this course
70 out of 80 reviews
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Course Highlights
Plantation Palms consistently delivers fast, true greens and well-maintained fairways at an outstanding value for the area. The exceptionally friendly staff and GPS-equipped carts enhance a challenging, enjoyable layout near Tampa.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6735 yards
Slope 139
Rating 72.6

Plantation Palms Golf Club, designed by David Harman, provides every Tampa golfer with a challenging and rewarding golf experience. The links-style design starts with a welcoming par 5, and then slowly steps up with a mixture of strong par 3s. Just 10 minutes north of Tampa, this course was carved a 400-acre citrus grove that slopes from west to east, providing interesting elevation changes. Water is in play on 17 of 18 holes. Plantation Palms Golf Club has an attractive framing of greens by the use of pine trees, water and large snow-white sand traps. The true-rolling elevated greens have good movement and are a challenge for golfers.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect David Harman (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, bermuda shorts req, no denim

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.2
931 Reviews (931)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Forced Carries 15
Water Hazards 13
Bunkers 12
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 7
Locals 7
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 8
In the 'Burbs 6
Worth the Drive 6

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Played On
Reviews 345
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

A course worth playing

This course (other than being very wet)is a course that has a good lay out with some easy holes but most ya got to play smart ( shot placement ) lots of carry holes so pay attention ! and have a nice round !

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 140
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played

Keeps getting better

After playing plantation Palms for the third time in the past two months, and the fifth time overall, I can confidently say that this coures just keeps getting better each time I go. I played this morning for a very reasonable price. The greens rolled very nicely, the fairways were cut to a nice level, and pretty much every Teebox was in great shape. Fortunately I was striking the ball well so I did not find a lot of sand traps (knock knock knock on the wooden dresser) but I would say the ones that I did find could have used a tiny bit more work. You can absolutely see that the grounds keepers are putting in a lot of hard work to turn this course around. I had a great time today and I most certainly will be back, especially for the extremely fair price

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet and long

It was cart path only.....course in good shape with nice true greens....$4$ great deal

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course management

This is a nice course to play but there is no Starter or Course Marshal(Ranger). Therefore, there are too many twosomes and singles playing and they don’t combine to make foursomes or threesomes. The pace of play therefore suffers for smaller groups playing behind groups of four that do not seem to allow these smaller groups to play through.

Hole 14 is a miserable hole for the average golfer. The landing area for second shots needs to be upgraded by levelling it off to prevent balls from running into the hazard/pond area.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good course. Sparse grass on fairways in some locations. Greens are slower than what I am used to.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 122
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

The course seems well used

The fairways seem well travelled. It looks like allot of golfers have used the course for some time. Seems like maintenance has been trying too keep up but it will take some time for the fairways and greens to come back. Still not to bad of a course to play.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Enjoyed the course. Greens had some damaged areas that had been top dressed but they are working on them. Fairway grass is thin in some areas.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horrible Sand traps

I had hoped by now they would have improved 2 important areas on this course, the bunkers, and greens, but they have not. The sand in the traps is horrible, and filled with pebbles, and hard as concrete. So hard in fact, you can just putt out of the sand traps with no problem. The greens have St. Augustine clumps which make a true putt a challenge. These 2 areas need to improve or for me its no longer worth a return trip.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 07/09/2020

Came back recently and it has improved. I would recommend it to my friends. I couldn't;t figure out to change the rating, but I would put it at 3.5 stars now.

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Commented on 12/10/2019

Working on all of this and then some. Please come back soon!

Played On
Reviews 150
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Desparate TLC to greens

The greens are very slow and suffering from invasive grass. They need to be cut shorter, preferably rolled, so the speed allows normal putting. The fairways are mainly in good shape and, with a few exceptions, the tee boxes are fine. This has always been a fun layout for a "community" course. However, unless some substantial maintenance is done before the Winter onslaught of golfers, this place will be a mess by February. Just heavy watering will not be enough here. Its obvious to anyone playing, amateurs don't fix ball marks, rarely fill divots.....light play allows mother nature to correct some problems, heavy play will turn decent courses to sand pits.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/10/2019

Come back soon, better every day.

Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Course is challenging ...improving all the time. A very nice layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great Value

This course is just around the corner from our home. It is continually improving. The greens are slow but true. It’s a challenge from the tips which is where I play from. Great fun for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Better and better

There are noticeable improvements week to week in course conditions. Greens speeding up and fairways improving. Bunkers still need some work. Very challenging and fun track to play. Really glad to see the course improving.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Getting better

Conditions are improving although still not where it was before. A great track and wacky Wednesday a great value. Hopefully, course conditions will continue trending for the better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 140
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Progressing

I played this course a few months ago and was not impressed by any means. The fairways were bad, the greens were bad, the bunkers were bad, I just did not enjoy my time. However, I played yesterday after it had been on and off down pouring all day and was pleasantly surprised by the improvements the course has undergone. Although most of the previously mentioned things were not what they should be they have noticeably gotten better. The greens were slow and a bit shaggy but playable. The fairways were in much better conditions than before. The bunkers still left a lot to be desired but overall I had a much more enjoyable round. If and when this course gets back into top notch shape, it will be a great track to visit. The layout is fun and challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/10/2019

Come back again soon

Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Conditions Aren't Great

Course needs some loving. Tee boxes ok, fairway bunch of dead spots, same with greens. Conditions need to be worked on. The layout is pretty good, if someone put a couple dollars into this course it would be one of the best ones around. Can't beat a round for less than $20.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Disappointed with course conditions

Greens were terrible and fairways were not good. I played course several times over the last three years since they re-opened and they had been making steady progress. Seems to have taken a step back here recently.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Rough shape

It’s really sad to see what rough shape this course is in since it has a great layout with some very challenging holes. Not sure what the problem is, the course seems to be getting worse instead of better. Sure hope management addresses the issues so it can get back to being a good track.

Conditions Fair
Layout Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course needs a lot of work.

Greens are rough with bare spots, sand traps are hard dirt with no sand & some fairways have little to no grass in spots.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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