Palms at Palm-Aire Country Club
About
The Palms Golf Course is a tract that locals and visitors alike just love to play. Originally designed by William Mitchell in 1962, the Palms was completely renovated by Karl Litton and Lorie Viola in 1996.
The accommodating fairways make it easier to hit your tee shots in play. Once on the 'dance floor', the Bermuda greens roll true and quick.
The Palms Course has a number of picturesque water hazards. As its name would indicate, the Palms features lovely native Palm trees throughout the course.
It is most definitely a true Florida golf course and one, which everybody should put on their 'must play' list .
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6944 yards | 73.0 | 128 |
| Green | 72 | 6586 yards | 71.3 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 6363 yards | 70.1 | 125 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5582 yards | 66.9 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5318 yards | 65.7 | 116 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 73.2/129 | 405 | 511 | 399 | 200 | 494 | 426 | 189 | 416 | 437 | 3477 | 416 | 525 | 382 | 182 | 539 | 405 | 203 | 395 | 420 | 3467 | 6944 |
| Green M: 71.5/126 W: 77.4/137 | 384 | 497 | 381 | 187 | 481 | 400 | 172 | 400 | 396 | 3298 | 402 | 510 | 348 | 173 | 503 | 392 | 186 | 362 | 412 | 3288 | 6586 |
| White M: 69.8/124 W: 75.5/132 | 376 | 479 | 370 | 174 | 472 | 394 | 153 | 383 | 390 | 3191 | 395 | 497 | 340 | 165 | 493 | 377 | 160 | 355 | 390 | 3172 | 6363 |
| Gold M: 67.2/117 W: 72.2/126 | 363 | 400 | 359 | 118 | 429 | 376 | 132 | 352 | 283 | 2812 | 356 | 454 | 310 | 136 | 429 | 310 | 137 | 320 | 318 | 2770 | 5582 |
| Red M: 65.9/115 W: 70.7/122 | 325 | 393 | 281 | 111 | 420 | 371 | 127 | 345 | 278 | 2651 | 352 | 429 | 304 | 132 | 422 | 305 | 130 | 280 | 313 | 2667 | 5318 |
| Orange M: 61.2/103 W: 64.7/109 | 245 | 250 | 237 | 111 | 309 | 235 | 127 | 250 | 245 | 2009 | 265 | 275 | 235 | 132 | 365 | 255 | 130 | 210 | 235 | 2102 | 4111 |
| Handicap | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 12 |
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Duffer Course
This is a slow track golf course with a lot of new or beginning golfers and the conditions are not in very good shape compared to the other Palm Air Courses. Although the prices are a little less they are a much better value.
Great location, good improvements in last two years
Needed improvements have been made in recent years. The course is playing well with decent greens. The back is tight off the tees in places so it's a challenge for driving. Some water but a good overall balance.
Average course
Greens a bit slow but layout is not bad. No ranger on course so the pace is excruciatingly slow. You are at the mercy of the 50 handicappers in front of you.
Fun time
Course was in decent shape, greens roll well. Moderately challenging from white tees, lots of golfers but it moved well, we played in less than four hours
Worst Clublink Course
I am not a Clublink memeber, but has played few courses in Ontario. The Plam course at Plam Aire is probably the worst one I ever played. The fairway is hard and bare, the water hazard looks like sewer. For sure I won't play at Plam Aire again.
Nice ride in the park
Challenging greens, It´s hard to reach in regultionthe greens in regulation, add an extra club!
Classic South Florida golf course
Honestly, there is not very much in the way of exciting and unique golf experiences in South Florida that are available for public play. Therefore, my goal on a recent Saturday afternoon was to find a nice course in good condition where I could play at my own pace. Not only did the Palms cover all that, but I always appreciate when my interaction with the employees is so positive. While the layout is rather simple, I actually found more that a few challenging tee shots on the Par 4's and Par 5's. The location was also literally minutes from my hotel and the cart girls were out there until very late in the afternoon.
The Palms Course
Staff was great and friendly. They course is a nice layout and forgiving for their average player. Tee boxes were in nice shape and large greens that were in great shape. We were rained out after 10 so, 11-18 I would not be able to comment on. I'm looking forward to going back.
Nice course
Nice course, shame about the eastern bloc style condo's lining it.
Nice Course
Not a lot of water. good course to have some fun with family
Nice wide fairways
Second time I've played this course - great value - good contrition went round in 3 hours
Dave L.
Nice course! Will play again! Played a different course a day later and regretted the choice. Should have come back to the Palms.
good for the money
Good course for the money. If you are playing well you can take a low number on this course. Greens in good shape and don't break too much making scoring straightforward. If this course had a few more bunkers the scoring would be more difficult but it's a fun course to play.
Resonable price
Rental Clubs very expensive. I booked a special rate through gn.
Great course
Great course, facility was nice as well as staff, only thing missing was a refreshment cart.
Palms course
Palm course - A nice course, slightly boring, few hazards water limited, a couple of narrow fairways, large sized greens. Rental clubs were very good new, clean full set of 2014 taylormade but at $55 the course lets itself down as this was more than the $35 green fee. Decent putting green, fairways ok, greens ok, sand traps average - if you are a low handicap you can shoot low here the greens were receptive to good approaches - I hit at least 7-8 shots to 10-12 feet. My handicap is 10-11 and if i had a good putting day could easily have shot 75 here. A good course for mid to higher handicappers or those low handicappers looking for a low round but for those seeking a premium challenging course with features look elsewhere.
needs an update
The facilities are old, and the course shows the wear and tear of an inexpensive option. The greens are in good shape, but fairways, rough, and tee-boxes all need to be updated. Some bunkers have been left alone to become waste bunkers, but the ones that gaurd the greens are in better shape than I thought they would be. I went into the round thinking about joining the membership option for the three courses on the property, but more than likely will not be playing here again. Heron Bay is a much better option for around the same pricing, even if it is more expensive.
Expecting More
I was in Florida for a few days and wanted to play a round near where I was staying in Fort Lauderdale at a reasonable price. Based on the reviews, I chose here. A pretty straight forward course except some of the pin positions were ridiculous. There was a lot of water but there was always an out. You weren't really ever forced to hit a good shot. The greens had been sanded and were in average shape at best. Overall the course was just not in as good of shape as I expected. Also, driving range was mats only. Yardage markers were scarce. Can't say I would recommend, but it was passable for the price.
Very fun course in great shape
First time playin here and found it very enjoyable. The course is laid out nicely and has some challenging holes while still providing scoring opportunities. There are some tricky water hazards, best to lay up and not try to be a hero unless you can carry 275 in the air. Greens were in good shape and fairways well kept as well. My only complaint would be that the carts were not equipped with gps, and there is no gps app for your smart phone on the clubs homepage. We teed off at 7:50 and had a good pace of play. I would recommend an early start because when we made the turn after 9, there were probably 4 foursomes stacked up waiting to start. All in all, great course and good play. And thanks to golfnow we got a great deal!
Nice course.
Enjoy playing this course. Great deal. Back 9 tuff !! Will play it again.