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2.6
Value
3.4
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
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Pace
3.4
Amenities
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 72
Length 7002 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.0

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2018.

West Palm Beach Golf Course has hosted a variety of tournaments since opening in 1947, some that have included famous players such as Arnold Palmer. This historic course stands out from all of the area's public courses. Unlike Florida's many flat courses, West Palm Beach has an undulating terrain that provides interesting elevation changes. The course features elevated tees and greens and rarely is there a flat lie. The rolling hills are covered with native vegetation, palm trees, and mature pines and oaks. There is also no water to be found on the golf course, another rare occurrence in this area. In 2009, the course underwent a major renovation that made it environmentally friendly. There is also a full grass driving range and large practice area that overlook West Palm Beach Golf Course.

Course Details

Year Built 1947
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Tifdwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dick Wilson (1947) Mark McCumber (2009)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

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

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant
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3.0
464 Reviews (464)
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Reviews 13
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4.0
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WPB Golf Course

A good ol' fashion golf course. It's a bit rough around the edges but it's a decent track. Not a drop of water on the entire course . If you are off the fairways, you are in loose sand and scrub bushes. Some solid driving holes that are framed nicely. The topography of the course is actually quite nice and rolling which is a breath of fresh air from the normal flat So FL course. Fairways and greens were in pretty good shape. Tee boxes are a bit scratchy.
For the price, I'd okay here again....

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/29/2015

Hi Carl3911341,

Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Course. We are happy to hear you enjoyed our course conditions, layout, and the beautiful topography of West Palm Beach. We look forward to seeing you back for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

West Palm Beach Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Rough around the edges but greens were Superb!

I've played this course a couple of times the first time the greens had all been sanded so I had to give it another try. This course has a great layout, certainly a gentleman's course with wide fairways and no water. Its a bit rough around the edges, waste areas could use some work but this course's strong point is definitely the greens. The were in excellent shape and rolled very true. Will be back.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/29/2015

Hi Mike2761628,

Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Course. We are happy to hear you enjoy the courses layout, and the course course conditions. We appreciate your feedback regarding the previous conditions of the course. We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon.

Best Wishes,

West Palm Beach Golf Course Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Belle journée en bonne compagnie.

Bonne conditions de jeu: allées et verts (assez rapides). Verts bien protégés par des fosses de sable fin. On y retrouve de beaux trous de golf dont un par 3 en montant qui n'est pas donné. Je le recommande.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/16/2015

Thank you for playing at West Plam Beach Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your round with us, and that pace of play was satisfactory. We couldn't agree more that our course holds a unique beauty! We hope you will be back to see us for another round soon!

Best Wishes,

West Palm Beach Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

water is quickly away

nice and fair course which eats the rain verry quickly
so that playing in bad wetherconditions is possible

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/16/2015

Thank you for playing the historical West Palm Beach Golf Course and taking the time to comment about your experience. Our locals know that "when it rains- we are drained !" The course is really amazing. You can get out to play even after the heaviest rains. We have no cart path restrictions except near greens and tees so the round is enjoyable. We also allow walking during the day. Hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

no flooding

It was raining this weekend and I called 5 golf courses in the area to play golf and they were all closed. Not this course. They're always open. Their course drains really well. The girl is the pro shop is really nice, and the starter is pretty funny. All the prices go up during the season and this place really is a good deal for the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/16/2015

Thank you for taking the time to comment about your experience at the historical West Palm Beach Golf Course- part of Florida's Historical Golf Trail. We agree this course can take the heaviest rains mother nature sends along and it's interesting how the ocean breezes guide many storms around us. Always give us a call when its raining. We do strive for the staff to be interesting and engaging while offering you a great experience. Three of the starters have been in the entertainment business so they are always looking for a good audience. Hope to see you again soon at our historical golf course.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value for the $ but....

Senior gentleman assigning carts as I walked up states gruffly " Got a tee time." I reply " good afternoon , how is it going? " He then states "Did you hear me ? , to which I reply "Did you hear ME!?. He then angrily walked away.

Other than that, it was a rainy day, but the course held up very well. There were a few bad spots on the greens one of which was where holes had been cookie cut out of one section. There is only a hut/snack shop, although the young lady staffing it was very pleasant.

This was a great course which has taken a step back since the last remodel, but it is still one of the best values around.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/14/2015

Thank you for your review, the operations staffs attitude is simply unacceptable and we will bring this up immediately. We will also complement the young lady in that she was a positive influence on your round! We hope you give us another try to let us correct our short comings!

Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

west palm beach

Le golf est de qualité moyenne surtout le rough qui est mal entretenu

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Classic golf

Principally good coarse, particularly beautiful green areas with challanging bunckers. Quality of green rather good but fairfays only of average. Overall outlook littlebit unclean.
Pace of play very slow 4 h 45 min. Again met a hassle on the first tee with 20 min delay of teeoff.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 12/14/2015

Thank you so much for your review, we are glad that you found the course challenging! We are sorry that our quality as well as our pace of play fell short, we will look into ways to correct this problem and we hope to see you out again soon!
Thank you again for your review!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

decent course bad staff

Just moved down for work and I have played here 5 times and like the course, it is challenging but fun. Had a terrible experience last time. Got stuck in the rain on 8 and had to wait it out for a clear spot to head in. Tried to get a rain check and they flat out said no. Don't play here if there is rain within 100 miles, they won't accommodate you.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 11/16/2015

Thank you for comments regarding our historical West Palm Beach Golf Course. I am very happy your enjoy the course but am disappointed our staff did not accommodate your request. Rain checks have always been given to our customers who played before our late rates began. The late rates don't guarantee you will get in 18 holes which is why they are discounted. At the beginning of the summer we did change our policy and are now giving rain checks for later times. Please contact us and we will add a rain check to your record. Thanks again for playing West Palm Beach Golf Course

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The starter must have been sleeping!

We play this course often and always enjoy it. It's well kept, greens are in good shape and pace of play is good at just over 4 hours.

We didn't ever see the starter but a local told us it was ok to play once the 2 some in front of us got to the green so off we went. We thought we'd be paired up but that didn't happen. We played the front in 2 hours waiting on every shot then hit the wall at the turn. Seems the starter sent people off the front and the back causing a huge mess and lots of unhappy golfers.

We'll be back because we like the course but hope they work out the starter issues they are having.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 11/16/2015

Hi Christyah1957,
Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Club. We are delighted to hear that you regular our course, and that you enjoy the course conditions. We appreciate your feedback regarding the starter, as this helps us make improvements for future golfers.

We look forward to your next visit at West Palm Beach Golf Club.

Best Wishes,
West Palm Beach Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wide open layout

I enjoy this layout that has many sets of tees for all levels of players...greens are always nice and roll perfect..generous fairways...overall good shape...great value for the price...will play again soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 11/16/2015

Hi tom3291259,
Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoy the layout of our course as well as the course conditions. We are happy to hear you will be back to see us again, and we look forward to your return.

Best Wishes,

West Palm Beach Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Fun

It was a fun course a lot of character lots of dog legs good amount of sand and if you miss the fairway good luck finding your ball.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 11/16/2015

Hi Robg06,
Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us. We hope you will be back to see us again for another round soon!

Best Wishes,

West Palm Beach Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

If Sand Was Grass

First the good....The staff were extremely friendly and helpful and the pace of play was great. The the bad.....Playing this course is like playing golf in the Sahara desert; sand everywhere and not a drop of water to be had. (Never thought I'd yearn for a water hazard). If sand was grass, the course might be pretty good! Just a dry, poorly maintained golf course. Sorry!

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 11/16/2015

Thank you for playing at West Palm Beach Golf Club. We are happy to hear you enjoyed our staff and the pace of play. We are disappointed to hear that our course conditions were not up to par. We appreciate your feedback as this helps us make improvements for future golfers like yourself.

Best Wishes,

West Pam Beach Golf Club Management

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are nice

This is a Fun Course-Greens in great shape- Fairways fair.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 10/06/2015

Ktylerjr,

Thank you for coming out to play us we are glad you enjoyed yourself! We hope you come back and see us again very soon!

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Value

Although I lost by 2 strokes to a girl, I still had fun. Great greens and sand, fairways easy to hit off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 10/06/2015

Cliberg,

There is no shame in losing to a girl! We are glad you enjoyed yourself and we hope you come back out for a rematch very soon!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just don't care

Course was empty, but gave me a hard time about starting before my tee time. They usually put pressure on me to start before my tee time to fill foursomes, then they let singles on which we let play through .The greens were sanded heavily and dragged after I played my round . I had to play through water sprinklers on top of everything else. This course needs new management.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
2c31c401-88b3-5fbd-b605-9bd076cb7fde
Commented on 10/06/2015

I am sorry to hear about you bad experience. We pride ourselves on trying to provide the best experience in West Palm Beach for golfers. I would love to have the chance to talk to you about your day of golf and learn on how we can improve and have you come play us again very soon!
please send us an email at golfwestpalmbeachgc@gmail.com if you don't mind so we can make sure your next experience is as great as everyone else's! Thank you again for playing and we look forward to hearing from you.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

wonderful course

This course was so much fun to play! All the history that goes along with it, is amazing! We can't wait to play again!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great deal !!!

Love the course. My second time and enjoyed playing it again. Great value and course was in great shape for this tme of the year !!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Really nice for the price

This was my first time playing this course. The course played very nicely. Unfortunately, my iron game was not strong that day, so I had difficulty of the approach shots.

As for the course, it's pretty wide open. But there are LOTS of sand traps, so be careful.

Also, the carts are electric, but certainly old. My bag fell out of the cart TWICE - during the round. Very annoying.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Good Value

Being a municipal course your expectations are always lowered. The course itself is maintained relatively well. Tee boxes are cut, rough and fairway are different, sand is raked. Fairways are cut down but certainly not plush. Greens roll very well. A few rough spots, overall I was impressed. Good speed. Many holes are surrounded by sand areas off in the rough that are hard to hit out of. So if you miss the fairway significantly, you'll be in some sand. Not a sand trap but just sand. It's on nearly every hole.
I found the layout fair with a good mix of difficult holes and easy holes.
Would play again. Had a good time!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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