Saddlebrook Resort

Ok...I like this course! Tee to green course is in outstanding shape. HOWEVER on this day and for some unknown reason the pin placements were laughable, for example, we placed the ball beside the hole on number 10 and watched it roll 20 ft off the green. In total we counted 7 holes where they cut the pins on the green slopes so that if you missed the hoke it would roll at least 6 ft from the hole...felt like a mini-putt course, hence the title of my review; shame on the course for their choice of pin placements...

We thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. Staff was great. Course was in excellent condition and the layout was interesting and fun. Definitely will be back. Highly recommended.

There were a lot damaged areas on many of the greens

Not as reviewed on GolfNow/GolfPass. This may have been a solid course some years ago, but it's dropping in the rankings today.

Much of the pace of play conditions can easily be solved through effective marshalling. This course had great check-in and starter slots, but that where is it ended. Front 9 was a little over 1 1/2 hours and we finished in 5 hours.

The resort appears tired and in need of an update. A chicken sandwich for $15 and beers at $10/each would lead me to a starvation diet. You want to patronize a course in their concession area, but certainly not subsidize the entire operation.

Tee boxes were good and fairways decent, but greens were long, shaggy and extremely slow. There were also many dead spots on most greens and attempted patching with sod.

On vacations I tend to stock up on pro shop attire, but not here. The pro shop was virtually empty and must be remodelling. I left without the opportunity to purchase anything.

Not a repeater. Player beware.

Greens were in good shape, not too fast, but true. Tees and fairways were also in good shape. Although very nice day (70s) very few players o the Palmer course.

Valet parking is back at no charge for golf. No self parking.

I really enjoy Saddlebrook, I’ve played the Palmer course a few times and I absolutely love it. The greens on the Saddlebrook course made it feel like $10 golf instead of $100 dollar golf. They were so over seeded that we were slamming putts to get them to move more than ten feet. I love the course and layout, but honestly should have been better cut. I know they are super professional out there and would have loved to see a little better care taken to ensure the greens were in better shape.

Parking / forced valet is a pain. Other than that, the course can be wet, but this time of year, it's perfect. A joy to play.

I can not say enough good things about the counter staff and the guys out front checking us in. I surely wish they had a course marshall to reel in the drunks who were playing or should I say drinking in front of us who held up the entire course. We made the turn at less than two hours and wound up behind a group of guys who spent their time drinking and laughing and not playing golf. They backed up the entire rest of the golf course…..

Best Florida course ever.Challenging , yet playable even with overseeding

Made a trip over to Tampa to play this course. Golf now didn’t mention the overseeding. Just mentioned 90 degree rule which turned into CPO.

Not the end of the world. Fairways were great and the layout was really fun. Greens were in pretty awful shape due to overseeding. For this time of year the price was great and the course was empty….now I understand why but it was still enjoyable and I would come back and play again.

I’ve always enjoyed the layout. Unfortunately course is still stuck in 1986 and desperately needs more attention. Great value and great pace of play. Greens in good shape but slow. Bare spots throughout tee boxes, fairways and green side. Carts have no modern features so don’t expect glamour anywhere.