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2.9
686 Reviews (686)
5 Stars
118
4 Stars
215
3 Stars
163
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
89
Conditions
2.8
Value
3.2
Layout
3.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.9
59.9%
Recommend this course
447 out of 686 reviews
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3.0
27 Reviews (27)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.0
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.2
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
55.6%
Recommend this course
15 out of 27 reviews
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3.1
40 Reviews (40)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
7
Conditions
2.9
Value
3.2
Layout
3.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.0
StaffFriendliness
4.2
57.5%
Recommend this course
23 out of 40 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 64
Length 4545 yards
Slope 117
Rating 64.2
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The Palms Golf Club at Forest Lakes
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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

Policies

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

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Reviews

2.9
686 Reviews (686)
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Don’t waste your time

Please do not waste your time nor your money there a far better places to play golf this should be shut down and not called a golf course by the dog track

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 137
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

What a great golf course to play

I always enjoy playing in this golf course! I recommend everyone to try at lease once and see how you like it. I am pretty sure you want to come back more often. This is exactly what happened to me and my wife!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/24/2026:
We’re so glad you had a great experience! Thank you for the support — we’ll be ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course review

Second time playing this course. Like the layout and value.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Palms play

We had a group of eight ladies. Thats played 18. Course conditions weee good and pace of playas well. Had a fun afternoon. Will return to The Palms.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 137
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course Features

Apart from the mostly par 3’s on the back 9, the course is very playable and quite scenic with an abundance of birds and also turtles in the water hazards.

The greens and fairways are in good shape but the T boxes are in need of maintenance and the markers on the tees are in bad shape and in need of replacement.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Bogus information

Unfortunately, this course with the aid of Golf Now is giving bogus information. I purchased a tee time that was represented as one available at that time, when in fact it was open space between two large groups that I had to play as a lone golfer with no chance of playing thru. Extreme waste of forty-eight dollars. My recommendation is don't be fooled by these unfair practices.

Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Response from on 03/04/2026:
Sorry to hear about your experience. We’re looking into the situation and addressing it with our team. We appreciate the feedback and the opportunity to learn from it.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the money

It was a disappointment from the start. No one at the bag drop. My wife went in and had to wait while counter man grabbed with a local. Then let a foursome skip in front of her because their tee time was before ours. Made no mention of range balls of where the range was even though was supposed to be included. No great loss since the driving “range” (a pond) was about 500 yards away.

Got to the first tee on time and had to wait for a group of 6 in front of us. Supposed to have only 4 playing but as round progressed we noticed others participating. No rangers. Finally we just passed them on a hole. Tees and fairways were sparse but greens were good. Sandtraps shallow and caked.

We paid $59 b4 tax and charges. Really only worth $25. Only way I’d play it again is for free to make up for what we should of payed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 02/25/2026:
We appreciate your feedback and are sorry your experience wasn’t as enjoyable as it should have been. We’re making improvements and hope to deliver a better visit in the future.
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable Round

One male and three females played this course this morning and were pleasantly surprised at the condition of the course. The tee boxes were a little rough and fairways dry but considering the lack of rain in our area we could dismiss these conditions. The greens were in excellent shape and putted true! We had a wonderful three hour round and will return soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The course is fun to play.

Front 9 is fun and challenging and the back 9 is full of short par 3’s. A good course to work on your irons, pitch and putt game but not on their $69.99 standard green fees. A few years ago i could play it for $35 which included a free lunch of a hot dog and a beer. I’ve played it twice this year but must keep it in the $40’s for green fees. Go to the special online specials.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Quick round usually that you can use all your clubs

The front nine is a full course while the back nine is mostly par 3s. the greens are in good shape while the fairways lack grass in many areas.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Tee boxes need a lot of work. Greens and fairways are OK but not great. Fun to play if looking for a break from a Par 72 course

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Needs water

This course could be pleasant and interesting. Some decent holes although the back nine is a little strange with 7 par 3’s. However we would have enjoyed it more if there was any grass on the fairways. There is clearly no effort to water the fairways and they were hard, largely bare and it was like hitting off of hard pan. If the management would commit to maintaining the course (including the tee boxes which were pockmarked with divots and dirt) this could be a fun course. The greens were decent and ran relatively true. Sand traps were hard with little sand.

At $50 this seemed to be a case of you get what you pay for.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 02/09/2026:
Thank you for the honest feedback. Your input helps guide our improvements, and we hope your next visit reflects the progress we’re making.
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