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4.2
935 Reviews (935)
5 Stars
267
4 Stars
416
3 Stars
158
2 Stars
51
1 Stars
43
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
87.9%
Recommend this course
782 out of 935 reviews
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4.2
39 Reviews (39)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
19
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
84.6%
Recommend this course
33 out of 39 reviews
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4.2
76 Reviews (76)
5 Stars
29
4 Stars
36
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
84.2%
Recommend this course
64 out of 76 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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4.2
935 Reviews (935)

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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Renovations and new course ownership: After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here. Find out more
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 30
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

pleasant surprise

very nice course, nice layout with some very nice holes.I was pleasantly surprised and really liked the layout, very interesting course. I will play this one again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 56
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

very nice layout and scenic

Played the gold tees. Fair amount of water but only a few came into play. Saw a couple of gators so watch when you get close to the water. Worth the drive. Will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Much Improved. Front Desk Not Welcoming.

Couse is much better than a year ago and greens were actually in great shape. The front desk staff is not welcoming. The feeling is like they don't want to be there and could careless if you were there either. The cart guys are great though - very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

GREAT COURSE AWFUL STAFF

A fun great shape golf course with so much more potential. The staff IS COMPLETELY RUDE AND AWFUL PEOPLE. It seems I was annoying them by just asking to check in. They are rude and very disrespectful but the course is great. A little over priced course but fun. Greens are nice, very open, and great condition. If just the management was gone replaced then it would be perfect!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good for the Money

Easy simple course. Great value for the money!
Some SUPER RUDE "members", yeah they have a $500 "membership" and they think the world of themselves, lol
I could only seriously laugh!!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

do it again

Always a great challenge to play this course and it's always in excellent shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

poor customer service

We had a rude staff member by the name of Michael, plantation palms claims to be kid friendly but turns out not to be so. That was and will be the last time I'll play at that course.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played
Fair weather
Used cart

Bordering on rude...

I've been to this course several times and regardless of who's working, it has the most unfriendly pro shop staff that I have encountered in 35 years of golf. They act like you're imposing on them. It's too bad, because this could be a great reasonably priced golf experience. I think the pro shop staff is keeping them from moving forward.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 64
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Staff has done an excellent job of putting this course back in good condition.

If you played Plantation in the summer or early fall of 2013, you probably found the course in poor condition. Staff has done an excellent job of restoring the greens, removing weeds, repairing bunkers, etc.. It's now again in very good condition. Greens were rolling smooth and quick.

Overall, the course has several challenging holes regardless of the handicap or the tee box. Be sure to check the distance for the second shot on these holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Gone Downhill

This course used to be well maintained and in good to very condition. Now it is poorly maintained. The greens are rough and in poor condition. There are several course in the same area that are in better condition and a lot less expensive. Plantation Palms is not worth the $40.00 they charge.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout, but needs some maintenance

Course was a nice layout, greens were good, but some of the tees the grass was way too high and the fairways were cut but lots of cut grass remained on them.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course staff needs review in course etiquette.

If I had payed full price for this course I would have been severely disappointed. The course was recently over seeded and as such was incredibly wet even though we had not seen rain in a week. The staff is mediocre at best on 2 different occasions our play was interrupted by the maintenance staff. On the first we were less than 100 yards from the green and they thought it necessary to go ahead and put fertilizer on the green and make us wait to hit even though there was no one behind us The second time was 2 holes later and they mowed the green after they saw us trying to approach the place was dead so I am still puzzled why they couldn't wait or go to another hole.
If you play this course make sure you pay as little as possible.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 15
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This course as great layout.

They over seed it the greens the tee block the grass is about 2 inches long.But i will play this course later in the year it agreat layout.The staff are very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 20
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

not bad considering greens werent in play

If the greens were in play course would have gotten a better rateing

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

course has been modified for maintenace.

Former sandtraps have been made into turf bunkers. No drinking water on course. No cart service.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Features!

Much better than I expected from all the conversation I've had with some of my friends that played Plantation Palms in the past months. Greens could have been a little better but otherwise, I thought the course was very nice! Will put them back in my rotation of courses to play;-)

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Used to be a beautiful place

Needs lots of work... every drive created a dust cloud when hitting the fairway.

Used to be the nicest course in Land o' Lakes.... not so much.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

A convenient and affordable course

The course has received a lot of rain and for the most part handled it well though there were some rough spots.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poorly maintained and horrible drainage after a minor rain event overnight.

The setup of this course is friendly. Not much water that comes into play (except the soggy fairways). Back nine is definitely tougher than the front. Unfortunately, it seems the staff has let this course go...bunkers had lots of grass in them and fairways were spotty. Greens are basically shot...sandy where they aren't soaked from poor drainage and grass dying all over them. Skip a week of playing, save your money and pay a better course next week.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Renovations and new course ownership
After closing in 2014, Plantation Palms reopened in December of 2016 under new ownership. You can read updates to the renovation in progress here.
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hot and Wet

We teed off at 8:20 to try and beat the heat, but that didn't happen. It had rained the night before and the course was still soaked. Cart path only combined with the soggy ground and brutal heat made for some tough conditions. For whatever reason this course doesn't seem to drain very well. It is usually a long, rather challenging course anyways. The greens were not in the best shape either. I have played this course before and liked it, so I will play again, but not till things dry up and I get a good deal.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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