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3.0
665 Reviews (665)
5 Stars
115
4 Stars
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3 Stars
157
2 Stars
97
1 Stars
85
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.4
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.0
65.1%
Recommend this course
435 out of 665 reviews
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3.4
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
50.0%
Recommend this course
4 out of 8 reviews
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3.0
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.0
63.6%
Recommend this course
21 out of 33 reviews
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Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 64
Length 4545 yards
Slope 117
Rating 64.2
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Course Details

Year Built 2015
Fairways Tif-eagle Grass
Greens Celebration Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Gordon G. Lewis (2015)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

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Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

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3.0
665 Reviews (665)
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Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Hone your short game

Front nine more traditional with some par 4’s & par 5 in the mix. Back 9 is shorter all par 3’s except 1 short par 4. Greens are best feature fairly fast but roll true. You can’t spray the ball or you w I’ll find trouble. Fairways aren’t the best with patchy grass. I play in a league & the manager is very accommodating. He’s friendly & he’s hustling to serve up a large contingent of players just finishing our rounds & serving lunch & trying to check in the next batch of customers. He could use some help. His assistant I s also friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/31/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather

Great fun course

Very challenging par 64 course. Greens are great but fast. They just redid the fairways and their starting to improve greatly. Playing this course will make you a better player when playing a par 72 course. Will challange your skill level.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great customer service

Course manager was very friendly and efficient. He was very welcoming and got our large group of players on the course and on time. Lunch afterwards was also good. Thanks Sven!!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/10/2022

We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Staff make this course special

Although winter conditions have fairways dry and bare in some areas, the greens are in good condition.The course layout has some challenging holes. The staff and manager are outstanding in their efforts to accomodate groups and make each golfer feel welcome and important.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great value

This course is great value for the money. The pro shop staff is incredibly helpful . They work really hard to make your day go well. I have enjoyed my time here immensely.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Works your irons

This is your grand dads tournament course

Short shots a specialty

Priced reasonable

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sun and Fun Group

The management of this course treats our large group as valued customers. Svwen N. is a very personable golf sho[ manager and gives us a great deal and excellent food service after the play.

I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to work on his/her short game. Although the course is short there are some interesting hole layouts. The greens are well kept and fast.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great staff and superb value.

For the money there is no way to beat their deal. The staff works so hard and are so accommodating. I play this course every Tuesday and the manager always has us set up and ready to go when we get there. We have 32 golfers and we all love playing this course. A lot of challenging par 3’s and 4’s. There is also a par 5. The greens are in good shape and the fairways are nicely laid out. Always look forward to Tuesday mornings.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

A 1st Class Dump

Absolutely deplorable conditions - dried out fairway and greens. Some fairways to the point I couldn’t find grass to hit off. I wonder if they just wait for rain, instead of deploying sprinklers. Never again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Let us first start by apologizing for the poor experience you had during your visit. Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A place to play

Basically a place to play....nothing special.....trees and greens so so.....happy to have the place open..

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor fairways and greens

Fairways were dry with a little grass and greens were in poor condition. Slow play. Friendly service

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Sneaky challenging and fast round!

Loved my round out at The Palms. Course is tight and strategically challenging and greens are small and pretty fast and challenging. Turf conditions were a little bare which adds to the challenge and we just played it as lift clean and place for the round which made it perfect. I loved that we played 18 in 3 hours while taking our time on shots and the staff was super friendly and you cannot beat the value this time of year. I would highly recommend this if you like a challenge, unique and tough layout, decent value, and are okay with just rolling the ball tee to green. Diamond in the rough here IMO

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Poor condition

Course has potential but way too much dirt & not enough grass. Would not recommend

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/07/2022

Your feedback about the course is important to us. We are working to get everything up to par. We have projects ongoing to recover the fairways and greens. The current condition is by no means the standard we strive to achieve. We are going to escalate your feedback to our team so we can make improvements before your next game, and we will continue to work towards an excellent experience by using your comment for guidance. Thank you for playing The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes. We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Followed group of 5

Title says it all. The group in front consisted of 5 seniors and the way they were playing there must have been money on the line. Played out every putt and pulled the flag every hole. They fell behind the group in front of them by more than a hole toward the end of the round. I stopped by the pro shop at the turn and asked the guy at the desk about their policy on allowing 5 golfers to play together. He made several excuses and the message was basically, deal with it. I wasn’t expecting country club conditions but I still felt it was a poor value. I am not likely to return.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Default User Avatar
Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing The Palms Golf Club At Forest Lakes.

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