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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.2
94.6%
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6608 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.8

Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort offers 27 holes of golf that are interlaced with the stands of majestic live oaks that form ribbons across the landscape. The holes are divided into three nines that are played in different 18-hole combinations. Named after the densely forested landscape, the Tall Pines/Great Oaks combination will test your accuracy. In addition to the trees, sparkling blue lagoons are situated throughout the course and they provide more than just scenic respite. Golfers should be prepared for some tricky forced carries. There are some challenging holes at Sea Palms but overall, its playability is what makes it popular amongst all skill levels. There is also a practice area with a driving range and chipping and putting greens.

Course Details

Year Built 1967
Fairways Bermuda grass
Greens Bermuda grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect George Cobb (1967)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

Available Sports

Tennis

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4.4
695 Reviews (695)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
Previously Played

First time since the revision

The changes made were good ones. Adding the coquina adds a cool feel to many of the holes. Better than the old pine straw

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day. Great service. Course was in great shape. Great day of golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Job well done

Sea Palms looks great after the upgrades. The cart paths are strange in places...fine pea gravel and a bit haphazard. The putting greens were excellent. Overall a great experience but would have been less so at the $95 full rate for a round. Great and helpful staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

People here are the most friendly

The bag crew out front, Mike and Ken , are very helpful and friendly. They even described the course conditions and the best way to score well. The clubhouse Is excellent, first class amenities and food, snacks. You’ll feel like it’s your own private club! Overall, the course is in excellent condition and when the fairways grow a little more grass, it will be the best semi-private club on the island. Good value for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 86
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great staff and good challenge golf course

Staff very friendly. The course was in good shape and enjoy the layout.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A very good time

The course was in great shape. Also the staff was very friendly and took very good care of me. The greens were very fast and overall was a lot of fun

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

So many improvements !

In a day and age where courses are cutting back on everything , this ownership group has doubled down. They have made improvements that are easy to see, but also many that are more difficult to detect, but show their long term commitment. I have been visiting this area for 35 years. Hadn't been here for two years and my socks where knocked off.

Great course conditions, club house improvements and a wonderful staff are easy to see. Also design features that are implemented to help speed of play and player enjoyment. Kudos to this group.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cloudy day on a clear course

This is the first time I have played this course since it was newly renovated. The facilities and the carts are impressive. It is still a long course, but it is now wide, because the rough has been neatly cut back. For now it’s easy to find your balls wherever they land. On the short fairways they get a good roll. The greens are beautiful, but will probably need some time to have mature roots. The tees are spread out and the whites are moved back somewhat. The par 3s are challenging and the bunkers have soft sand. One frustration was the pace of play. The other on a daily basis is the much higher prices Sea Palms is charging. It’s a very nice course now, however, and I am sure golfers will enjoy playing there.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

sea Palms

Course was in good condition. Played in just under 4 hours on a weekend.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Check those new carts!

Played it last year many time and the course conditions were so-so then but we were very impressed with the improvements today. New course paractically.

A bit too pricey if you don't have a glolfnow deal.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course....Lightning Fast Greens

Overall, the course was in very good condition. The staff is very friendly and playing this course was a good experience.

All of the greens have been replaced over the past year, and many of the fairways have new grass. The fairways were firm, with plenty of roll, and provided good lies. The greens; however, were extremely firm and incredibly fast. Given the increased undulations, some were almost unfair and if you were just several feet above the hole you risked rolling off the green or 10-15 feet past the hole on a downhill putt which is barely touched. Hopefully the greens will soften a bit over time.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sea Palms

Hot deal so the price was right. We played a replay so as there was no one on the course. The layout was ok but with the new greens, it was difficult in approaches and chips. They were true and fast but some pins were in impossible spots with new greens. Overall a good experience. Staff was great and dinner at the club was great.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

New Sea Palms

I have played this course many times over the last six years but this was the first since it reopened after renovation. Although course layout was not changed, significant improvements were made. The greens were in excellent condition and lightening fast (I like fast). Most of the broken concrete cart paths have been removed and replaced with compacted aggregate of clay and course sand. The mushy areas in fairways have been replaced with waste areas of compacted sand aggregate. Much jungle-like under growth has been removed. Although I like the course, I don't play it often because it is so expensive.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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