Saddlebrook at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort

1st time playing the Palmer course. Very nice, except for the greens!! Still remnants of the aeration that looked like it was done a few months ago - ball bounced all over the place when putting... ughhh. Outside of the greens, I enjoyed the T-boxes to the fairways.

2nd time at Saddlebrook and the apathy at the pro shop is still alive and well! If you don't like what you're doing, leave!!

They have been working on this course for about a year now they need to get done

Some greens need work, they had temporary greens that they didn’t tell us about! Now they are charging $8 for valet parking and it took a while to get my car! Left a bad taste in my mouth, wont be going back anytime soon

Expected much better course is a lovely setting. Green first nine awful. Aeration was tercentenary but greens are gone in most places the back was a bit better.

Course layout was very nice. The condition was not so much. They recently were purchased by another company and will be undergoing a major renovation. I’m eager to see what it’s like when it’s complete

This was a lot of fun playing hard but fun .The staff went all out for everyone that played ,

Best course I paled this year. Tee boxes, fairways and greens were in excellent condition. Most other courses in the surrounding Tampa area should pay close attention how well the grounds keepers work the course. If you want to play better then please paly here. Yours scores will improve.

Saddlebrook courses used to be an absolute joy to play but something changed and the course is in terrible condition.

1. There are weeds everywhere, including the greens, fringes, tee boxes, etc.
2. The greens are extremely slow and some of them are unplayable to be frank. Mud patches on the greens every few holes. Golf balls don’t roll well through mud nor do they roll true. We had to pick up our balls and say this isn’t with it on some.
3. I don’t mind the red carpet treatment and having to valet my car but it seemed like overkill. Tip valet, tip shuttle driver, tip the guy who grabs your bag and then do it all over again when you get back.
Can be a little overwhelming/boarderline annoying for some.
4. No cart girl.
5. Fairways surprisingly not the worst I’ve seen but far from the best.

The only thing that we enjoyed was that it was Memorial Day and had a 3 hour round. That’s where the stars come from.

Overall the course was decent but a few of the greens were in god awful shape.

Course conditions lacking attention in sand traps, maintenance in some areas. Carts not up to date.
My perception money is an issue.
I like the layout, shame is not in better condition considering it is at Saddlebrook resort.

I played the Saddlebrook Course on 5/8/22. I did not stay at the resort. The parking situation is horrible. There is valet parking, however the setup is not ideal. I ended up having to carry my cart bag probably a quarter mile to the cart I would end up using. The starter was excellent and the only thing that made the entire experience tolerable. I was started off on #10 and right away you could see that this was the typical Florida resort situation. Were at one point it was a top notch facility, however there is not nearly enough money put into keeping the course maintained properly. Interesting since I paid $77 to play and I am a Florida resident. The cart was old and raggedy with not even a USB connection. The cart paths all the way around the course were horrible. Tee boxes were bad, bunkers OK, and greens......a nightmare! Even the ball cleaning stations were unusable bc the water inside was brown and smelled. The cart girl was good, saw her once on the front and once on the back. This place is basically a municipal course on a resort. I will not play here again and would suggest to anyone to not pay a penny over $45 any time of year!

Played the Palmer course, great couse, greens were perfect, highly recommend the course.