Saddlebrook Resort

Sorry guys, this course should not be open. We booked thru golf now and read the reviews which were written within the last month. Unfortunately the area has had 12" of rain over the last week and the fairways were more swamp area than a playable golf course. Cart path only was the rule of the day but not all golfers on the course abided by the rule. The rough was so long that you would struggle to recover a ball within a foot of the Fairway. I would not recommend this course based on my experience today.

The course was not fit for play. The course was soaked- and the first cut was unplayable as it hasn’t been cut. See pics- balls were 3 inches apart- fairway and first cut.

How it should be in the off season! Less than three hours to play a round, pretty slow around there for Monday. Greens are in good shape, staff was friendly as always.

I played this course twice this summer.

Round 1. The starter joked and said to watch out for the rough because the grass was not cut. Ok fine, it's the summer, we shall deal with it.

Round 2 (1 month later). The grass is still NOT cut. I lost my ball on the 3rd hole and it was probably 3 ft off the fairway. Try chipping when your ball is completely hidden with grass. Bump & Run? No chance... Greenside chip shot... Good luck. Miss a fairway... you're screwed. Your ball disappears immediately off the fairway and off the green... It's unfortunate because the staff is super friendly but unless you are a scratch golfer (which you're not)... the course is no fun :(

For the money I spent I was hoping the course would have been in a bit better condition. Just seemed a bit run down.

Great coarse in pristine condition, like playing on a PGA coarse, will be playing there as often as we can

Many shots are blind and you need to trust your yardage with the clubs. If you don't hit the fairway the rough will challenge you. All the greens are undulating. At this time of year no beer cart or clubhouse food. The irrigation was on our first 4 holes as we were making our approach shots. This course is great just a couple amenities to make it awesome.

Greens were extremely long and thus very slow. We simply couldn’t putt the ball hard enough.

I gave the Saddlbrook course a pretty rough review a few weeks ago, so I feel the need to give them the praise they deserve this time. Course was in great condition especially considering the recent wet weather. Tee boxes, fairways, greens all in great shape. The rough is let's say rough on this course. Lost a few balls that I know barely missed the fairway and found a few after long searches, that were all but invisible. It just eats up the ball, but the point is to keep it in the fairways so can't blame anyone but myself. Still no cart service because it was a very slow day, but the guy in the clubhouse made it a point to tell me and point me to where I could get refreshments if needed. TBH, I'm pretty sure he read my review connected to my last booking. Also gave a pretty decent discount because of the lack of cart service and a 90 degree rule, which was understandable because of the wet weather lately. Little touches like some towels in the carts were appreciated, especially with the muddy conditions in places. Great practice area too.

Played course when it was fairly wet and much of the rough hadn’t been mowed. The layout was very good and worth the money on a hot deal rate. Many of the greens were in somewhat bad shape so putting was difficult. Fairways were in good shape and pace of play was fine. Staff of was very friendly.

I play this course most often in the Tampa area. Great track, management and value. It’s in pretty good shape now and I look forward to golfing there again soon

Incredible and beautiful resort. Course layout was great but unfortunately grasses were overgrown and not managed properly for quality of this amazing course.

considering all rain we have had, course was in great shape