Trump National Doral Miami - Golden Palm Course

Overall the course was very nicely manicured. Parking cost an additional $10 which was kind of unexpected.. I thought for the price we paid someone would be there to greet you and help with bags that never happened. Overall it was a very nice experience and would go back again.

Fairways and greens were in fair shape. No divot mixture and no rakes for the bunkers, very odd.

Always a treat to play Doral and the Golden Palm is a fabulous course.

Great layout amazing greens, a lot of traps and water, 18th finishing hole is a great island green:)

I play the gold course it was in excellent shape greens were rolling fast fairways were in great shape but one thing I can say for the price of a greenfee at trumps course you should not have to pay to self park your car that should be a no no

Whether you have a great game a ok game or a crappy game this place is beautiful.. the courses are kept in great shape the greens are very challenging. The staff is very friendly all around.

You will love it

I was looking so forward to playing at Doral and left so, so, so disappointed!

I had a couple days in the Miami area and picked the Doral Golden Palm course because of the outstanding reviews on Golf Advisor. The words used a lot were “stunning” and “immaculate”.

What we experienced was nothing like the reviews we read. This resort had a zero-service culture, and the course was nowhere near stunning and immaculate. Even the owner of this resort (Trump), would be saying these reviews were fake news.

I knew something was up. There were no golfers there and there was no attention to service at this resort.

We first arrived at the security gate and they instruct us to drive to the roundabout. We are greeted by an attendant. Instead of saying “Welcome to Doral”, he says “that will be $10 for parking.” Really? Pay for parking when you golf? Never heard of such a thing. He was not going to say anything, but he casually says you can drop your clubs off at the bag drop and then come back and park.

When we arrive at the bag drop, there are no stands to put your bags. No attendant either. All there is – is an arrow pointing you to the pro shop. We then carry our bags 100 yards to the pro shop. Again, no stands to place your clubs. The pro shop person was not overly friendly either. He says you need to carry your bags over to where the carts are. Another 50+ yards. There were also no restrooms in the pro shop either. You had to walk another 100 yards in the main dining area to go to the restroom.

Just think about this lack of service. If the attendant would not have told us about the bag drop, we would have had to carry our bags nearly 500 yards to our carts! Unbelievable!

The starter is bragging how busy they were the day before. There was nobody playing today. He said the greens have been double cut and double rolled. Really? We are not on the PGA Tour. This is not what you want for your weekend golfer.

Previous reviews said the course was in “immaculate condition”. Not even close. The fairways were greenish/brown. They did no overseed properly. We played Jacaranda West in Plantation, FL, two days earlier and their fairways were green. The greens were rock hard and way too fast for the average golfer. It was like putting on your kitchen table. Scared to death to putt because the greens were so fast. If you were above the hole, it was impossible to stop the ball near the hole.

Previous reviews stated the course was stunning. It did have a lot of water and bunkers. Not sure I would say that makes a course stunning. It was flat like any other Florida course and had a lot of hidden water you could not see.

The carts did have GPS. At one time, I was in the middle of the fairway about 80 yards out. The GPS said I was in a restricted area. Completely stopped my cart and told me to back up. If I backed up, I would have ended up in a bunker. Very frustrating. Another thing, the GPS had advertisements screens on every hole. That got old quickly.

After the round, we went to the bar in the main dining area. We got three Maker’s Mark whiskeys and a lemonade. The cost $58. Really? They were not strong pours either. Each shot measured exactly!

Everything was top drawer. Clearly, one of the best designed and conditioned courses in SoFlo. Lots of maintenance visible which is a great sign. Greens tricky and a good speed for amateurs. Some very memorable holes

Enjoyed the play on the gold course with a golf buddy from Miami. Course was in very good condition for January play. Great opportunity to use one of my GolfNow coupons for free play.

We loved this course better than Silver Fox, much mire beautiful