Saddlebrook at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort
About
The Saddlebrook Resort boasts 36 holes of championship golf designed by Arnold Palmer. The resort sprawls across 480 acres of lush, rolling hills covered with groves of tall cypress trees and swaying palms that weave through sparkling blue lagoons. The Saddlebrook Course is the tighter and flatter of the two courses at the resort but the layout offers a mix of wide and narrow fairways. Palmer equipped the layout with beautifully designed par 4s and par 5s framed with moss-draped cypresses. Water is a more prominent feature on this golf course with ponds and lakes coming into play on 14 holes. There are also more than 50 sand bunkers that are strategically placed along the greensides and near the landing zones on a few of the doglegs. The course has a memorable finish with a lengthy par 4 that doglegs right with water all along the right side.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Blue | 70 | 6480 yards | 72.3 | 142 |
White | 70 | 5869 yards | 69.1 | 137 |
Gold | 70 | 5349 yards | 66.6 | 123 |
Red | 70 | 4722 yards | 63.9 | 117 |
Red (W) | 70 | 4722 yards | 68.4 | 123 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Blue M: 72.3/142 | 377 | 369 | 203 | 544 | 402 | 295 | 438 | 207 | 392 | 3227 | 352 | 477 | 144 | 417 | 500 | 374 | 389 | 201 | 429 | 3283 | 6510 |
White M: 69.1/137 | 329 | 306 | 185 | 504 | 388 | 275 | 386 | 180 | 360 | 2913 | 336 | 363 | 133 | 373 | 482 | 345 | 360 | 176 | 410 | 2978 | 5891 |
Gold M: 66.6/123 W: 72.0/130 | 319 | 295 | 165 | 438 | 341 | 257 | 336 | 150 | 336 | 2637 | 326 | 302 | 122 | 363 | 454 | 315 | 330 | 160 | 344 | 2716 | 5353 |
Red M: 63.9/117 W: 68.4/123 | 270 | 264 | 132 | 411 | 311 | 239 | 314 | 141 | 297 | 2379 | 278 | 245 | 111 | 310 | 415 | 242 | 257 | 135 | 300 | 2293 | 4672 |
Handicap | 11 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 4 | |||
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by u815175832 on 07/27/2023
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FABULOUS 9TH HOLE Photo submitted by webbknight on 03/09/2021
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Photo submitted by u3897278 on 02/05/2020
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Photo submitted by Butch88288 on 04/08/2018
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Photo submitted by Butch88288 on 04/08/2018
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Photo submitted by Butch88288 on 04/08/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 01/31/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 01/31/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 01/31/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 01/31/2018
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saddlebrook fun day Photo submitted by webbknight on 01/16/2018
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#18 Green Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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#9 Tee Box Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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#9 Green Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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#18 Tee Box Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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#11 Tee Box Photo submitted by David5354608 on 12/24/2013
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Photo submitted by Alejandro7982762 on 06/28/2013
Palmer Course
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!!
Not bad
They have been working on this course for about a year now they need to get done
Needs work
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
Disappointing
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.
Saddlebrook
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
What can I say PERFACT
This was a lot of fun playing hard but fun .The staff went all out for everyone that played ,
Review
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.
Ran down!
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.
Greens are in rough shape
Overall the course was decent but a few of the greens were in god awful shape.
Disappointed
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.
Not Worth the Price!
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!
Great Day of Golf
Played the Palmer course, great couse, greens were perfect, highly recommend the course.