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Conditions
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Value
3.4
Layout
3.5
Friendliness
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
2.6
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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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Reviews

3.0
464 Reviews (464)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 8
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 82
Undulating Greens 25
Elevation Changes 19
This course/club is great for:
Locals 60
Seniors 36
Beginners 26
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 81
Near the Airport 52
Worth the Drive 15

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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great

Interesting golf course, friendly staff, fairway need attention

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser

Bad day all around.

The bag drop and getting carts were self service. After paying and going to the starter it got worse. Carts everywhere and no organization. The course has soft sand everywhere. It slows play to a halt with people looking for balls. No rangers on the course to keep pace of play going. Expect a 5 hour+ round.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

little bit to harry

Slover players in front, back coming harry sometimes too much

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0

Friendly set up.

Course pace was very slow on Friday the 15Th, total 5 hrs.
The 3 group back up on the long difficult Par 3 7Th was the culprit.
No water comes into play at all, but waste bunkers between many holes causes problems for shots due to thick sand and foot prints etc.
Fairways are wide in most cases, and ball runs forever due to dry conditions.
Greens are good.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

4 PLAYED

LOTS OF SAND. LOOK AT AN ARIAL VIEW OF THE COURSE ON A POSTCARD...........WOW. LOTS OF RAIN

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Lots of sand!

They seemed a little unorganized. 3 groups on the tee to start is too many. Started over 1/2 hour later than scheduled. Fun course to play and lots of sand. Some rough and hard fairways. Would not pay full price to play here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Handy location to I-95.

Have played course many times. Some par-4's are way to long for average player. Fairways are in need of attention. Course going downhill.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

a good experience

For two 70+ players, this municipal course offered multiple tee's to match your handy cap. Course was in good condition, green's very good, fast. Traps with good sand were fair. Our mid-week, 7:45AM tee time, allowed for a twosome to play in a little over 3 hours. Essentially, a good deal in an otherwise expensive Fla. winter enviornment.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

This was a great game.

A lot of sand trapp but a great course. Fun to play & challenging.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Good price, poor maintenance

Starting with the "bag guy" who watched me unload the two bags out of the trunk and onto the cart, and the starter who put us with this couple, but then brought out a single and moved us back after we all hit and had made intros, this was muni government at work at its best. Why do we play a course with barren fairways and all facilities needing a good cleaning and overhaul? Because it is one of the few courses you can walk. Yes we are walkers and it is difficult to find a place in S Florida you can walk the course. The course is also wide open with no water, just lots of sand. I can hit a ball out of the sand, but not the water. A good walk and if you don't take the game too seriously, a fun course.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good features friendly staff

Good track to play challenging conditions great place to play

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Not a bad course

Fairways and greens were in nice shape. Staff is among the best in South Florida among public courses. Pace of play was acceptable. Overall it was an enjoyable round, including the couple from PA that we were paired with.

I do hate the sand between the holes. Unlike most courses where these waste areas are firm and playable, they filled in these areas with soft beach sand, making them virtually unplayable. They are also quite ugly with weeds and such growing randomly all over. Don't drive your carts into them or they will get stuck. better yet keep your ball out of them. If they would correct these areas the course would be much more enjoyable and would be one of the areas best - even though the course has no water hazards.

I would not pay rack rate for this course but at a discounted rate you could do much worse.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Very challenging course

This is an excellent and challenging course. The greens were in very good condition as were the tee boxes. You must hit the ball straight off the tee on this course or big numbers could show up on the scorecard. Sandy waste areas guard each fairway and it makes it very hard to get good contact when you are in one of these areas. This is one of my favorite courses in the West Palm Beach area and is a steal for the price if booked through Golfnow.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Wonderful layout, challenging course and consistent conditions.

Always enjoy playing West Palm Beach. The only improvement needed that I usually notice is the pace of play. This can be very challenging during the season as expected, but maybe encouraging players to use a yellow ball on this course because the surrounding very white sand makes it difficult to find when astray from the fairway. Also encouraging players to play ready golf, and be ready to hit your ball as soon as the first player has made their swing. Pace of play starts with the players but there were no rangers on the course on a Sunday when I played.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Slow play

Went off 30 minutes late and there was a 4 group back up at 7 tee.
Due to slow play or overbooking ??
Great place to play during summer and rainy season, course dries out quickly .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun course!

Play the right tee watch the wind and you will enjoy your day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Course has a poor feature

Extreme amount of sand on the course. Not all in bunkers. According to starter it is to be played as a bunker. There are no rakes in these areas and it is not maintained. Therefor making it impossible to play these areas if you land in a footprint or a tire track.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

The Greens were in great shape

Fairways were kinda spotty, meaning there was what looked like weeds growing on them ..overall for the price i got on Golf Now .com was a great deal.... But where was the beer girl ????

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Swing all out on a FANTASTIC full sized course

WPBCC is the best local course for a long hitter.
So many local courses are driver then 8i or less into the pin.
The course condition is excellent, since the renovation and growing in
WPBCC used to be a PGA tour course on the southern swing. The course has good length, were you will have mid, long iron shots into greens...as well as hybrid, fairway wood shots. The par 5's are long!.
Expect to use all the clubs in the bag!
The greens are excellent and the fairways are generous width & undulating with strategic placed bunkers.
Right off i95 / Forest hill Blvd - a easy drive there
After the round relax on the patio with full views of the course.
If you are unsure were to play...WPBCC is 'guaranteed' great day!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Sandy Way

I have played this course several times. There is no water. The fairways are lined by sand. The fairways are very wide, and i aviod the sand. However, the greens are protected by traps.
I enjoy the challenge.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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