5700 Saddlebrook Way, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33543, US
(813) 973-1111
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About Saddlebrook Resort

Since 1981, Saddlebrook Resort has been a go-to-destination for golfers, located just 30 miles north of Tampa International Airport. The resort's two original Arnold Palmer designs are being redesigned in 2025 into a 27-hole combination by Rees Jones. This entirely new playing experience will pair with a new 13-acre practice facility, home to a two-sided range, and golf school to engage golfers. A world-class tennis facility is another major attraction of this resort. A sweeping $92 million transformation will reimagine the 451-room resort from the ground up – positioning it among the nation’s premier leisure and sports resorts.

Facts

Price Range$$, $$$
Property Class★★★★
Acres480
Year Opened1981
Number of Units500+

Amenities

RestaurantsFine, Bar, Casual
Room TypesRoom, Suite
TennisYes
Fitness CenterYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes
Banquet SpaceYes
SpaYes

Services

Kids ProgramYes
Room ServiceYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Saddlebrook Resort

Golfer Photos

Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 3
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Love it.

First time playing both courses, love it! Lots of tall trees and water view around make a beautiful beautiful scenery and challenging. Not the perfect perfect condition but love to play there again & I'm sure I will be back.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
T O P 1000
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful peaceful course.

Love this course..very scenic . Great condition..

Would play here more if the price was more reasonable for local florida residents...

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Previously Played
5.0
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Conditions 5.0
Value 4.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Reviews 68
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Enjoy playing this course every now and then.

Restaurant closed ongoing renovation. Snack bar closed, little inconvenience.

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Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 4.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 1.0
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Beautiful course

Beautiful course with nice layout. Greens and fairways were in great condition. Only negative is all the nonsense you have to go through just to get to the first tee. You first have to drive up to the main entrance of the hotel and then the valet has to take your clubs out of your vehicle and put them on an extended golf cart. You give your car keys to a young man who drives away with your car and parks it somewhere. You get on the extended cart and they drive you over to where you sign in at the pro shop. Then you walk over to get your cart. They then point you in the direction of the first tee and tell you to check in with the starter. We get to the starter booth and there is no one there. We eventually found the first tee and had a very enjoyable round. After our round we had to wait for the guy in the extended cart to show up again to take us and our clubs back to the hotel. He never showed up so we walked back and they brought our clubs back in a work cart. We then had to wait for the valet to go get my car. I’m glad we had lots of time to play our round.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 4.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Played

Expensive and far too challenging for mere mortals

Concession and food costs, drinks way too expensive. Confusing valet service. As for the course, (Saddlebrook 18) bring lots of balls; way too much water and off fairway brush/jungle. This is not a mid to higher handicap course, you will get punished for not being on fairways. Subdivision signage and directions are confusing to the course/clubhouse. This golf course could be a whole lot more golfer friendlier, from course maintenance (greens) being poor to punishing off the fairway shots.

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First Time Playing
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 3.0
Value 2.0
Layout 2.0
Friendliness 3.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 3.0
Layout 3.0
Friendliness 2.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 2.0
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Always Great Time on Palmer!

This place realizes it has one thing keeping it alive. Two great golf courses

Previously Played
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
Recommended
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First Time Playing
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Challenging Course for average golfer...

First time player, little confused about driving range location and parking (due to construction). Beautiful course, very well maintained considering area was in a drought, strategically placed sand traps make course challenging, great deal on Golf Now which includes driving range. My advice for newbies... get there early to figure out driving range location (accessible via long golf cart drive) so you can utilize it if desired before your round. Course is difficult if you cannot hit for distance, luckily my drives were great, unfortunately my irons sucked, lol. Would definitely recommend if you are playing good golf. Golf carts have GPS restrictions which at times seem ridiculous and annoying, pace was average to a little slow considering course was not overwhelmingly crowded.

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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 4.0
Pace 4.0
Amenities 5.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 15
Plays Once every three months
Recommended
Played
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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played
First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Course in good condition

The greens and fairways were in pretty good shape considering the time of year. The greens were soft and holding wedge shots. An overall good experience.

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Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 3.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 3.0
Amenities 4.0
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
Recommended
Played

Great Course / Great Price

Greens rolled true, even in the rain! Great layout, great price. Can’t wait to play the other course as well as the Palmer Course again!

First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 4.0
Value 5.0
Layout 4.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Review 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
4.0
4.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 1.0
Difficulty 4.0
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
Recommended
Played

Great course

To be honest, we have now played both Palmer and saddlebrook courses. If you want a little more open area I would suggest Palmer. If you want to challenge I would suggest saddlebrook. Both are in excellent shape and both were highly enjoyable.

We are definitely coming back to enjoy both of them. There were two holes on the last three that had just a little bit of issues on the green that did not affect play at all. But you can tell they work hard to keep the course. Immaculate.

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First Time Playing
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 5.0
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
Recommended
Played

Solid course every time

The course is always in consistent shape. Greens were rolling much faster than last time I played it. So that was an unexpected but welcome change. I love the quirky layout Mr Palmer cut out. The smaller greens put a premium on iron and wedge play. The speed teamed up with the undulating greens proved to be an awesome combination.

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Previously Played
5.0
5.0 out of 5 stars
Conditions 5.0
Value 5.0
Layout 5.0
Friendliness 5.0
Pace 5.0
Amenities 3.0
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