Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort
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4.0
1668 Reviews (1668)
5 Stars
708
4 Stars
625
3 Stars
186
2 Stars
87
1 Stars
62
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.0
81.3%
Recommend this course
1391 out of 1668 reviews
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4.2
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
32
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.1%
Recommend this course
54 out of 62 reviews
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4.2
79 Reviews (79)
5 Stars
39
4 Stars
23
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
84.8%
Recommend this course
67 out of 79 reviews
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Course Highlights
Saddlebrook's staff consistently earns high praise for being genuinely friendly, courteous, and well-prepared with GPS carts and helpful course advice. The redesigned layout offers excellent variety and strong value compared to other top courses in the Tampa Bay area.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6610 yards
Slope 142
Rating 72.7
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Course Details

Year Built 1976
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Rees Jones (2025)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
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Reviews

4.0
1668 Reviews (1668)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 16
Patio Dining 13
Dinner 9
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 54
Bunkers 45
Forced Carries 32
This course/club is great for:
A Weekend Splurge 33
Advanced Golfers 32
Locals 25
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 53
Worth the Drive 28
Convenient to the City 27

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Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Saddlebrook

Saddlebrook is always a great course to play. Everyone is very friendly and it is very challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Go Play

The course is in excellent condition. Greens are perfect! Go play now!!!

Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

Course conditions were fair to poor. The greens had pits and spots all over along with crab grass. Fairways had clippings in clumps stopping roll on the fairways.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

New Home Course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fine

Course is nice, well kept. Pace of play was quite enjoyable. Parking and getting your clubs set up on your cart is a hassle. Same when returning the cart. Zero water coolers, and never saw an on course drink vendor during play. Paid just under $60, might consider again for a deal around $40.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Amazing 👏

I played the Saddlebrook side before First time playing Palmer and I absolutely loved it! A+ perfect conditions. Looking forward to playing again 🙂

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 91
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Love this course

Greens a little choppy around the cups. Pin placements could be positioned in healthier parts of greens.

Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Could Be Better

Played today. Staff very friendly! No water on the course at all. No bathrooms either. Prepare yourself accordingly in these exceptionally hot days! Most greens ok. Some greens had some big holes and crabgrass growing on them. Rough is extremely high and very hard to find your golf ball if you go off the fairway. Our group lost 10-15 golf balls in the rough. Just ridiculous! Not sure if we’ll be back anytime soon. Course needs water jugs set up on the course. Also, need restrooms.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Best in Tampa ? .. maybe so

Since I've played all the top courses in the Tampa Bay area I am asked which is best ? ..well .. World Woods was #1 before Cabot bought it and now it's under construction and not open ... Saddlebrook/Saddlebrook is now the #1 Public Golf Course in Tampa Bay and vicinity . The facility and course conditions are magnificent and even if you didn't play golf and just to rode around Saddlebrook is worth the day out . The course is lined with the most magnificent trees in all of Florida and no other course in Tampa Bay is so awesome just to be on . PLAY this course and you'll see why Saddlebrook/Saddlebrook is the #1 Course in all Tampa and you'll thank me later .. P.S - The Palmer Course at Saddlebrook is not this review so remember to book Saddlebrook-Saddlebrook ONLY !!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet

The course overall was in good condition, 1st issue was we had to walk from the valet to the pro shop. When we loaded the cart we were not told it was cart path only. Twice the cart shut off and we had to push it back to the path. There was no drink cart and the concession area after the ninth wasn't open. We got caught in a bad storm and there was no shelter.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Condition!

Golf course is tough, but everything was in great conditions what made it very enjoyable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not anytime soon

I don't think this course is worth playing until the renovations have been completed. From taking a shuttle to get to the resort to the pro shop not having my reservation to the rough being unplayable to the large crabgrass patches on the greens, it was a disappointment. Not the resort course I remember

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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