Palmer at Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort

Once you get thru security, find the resort, walk forever to check in, get a cart, drive forever to driving range, and then drive all the way back to start its ok. I think some better signage would be helpful (was our first time here). No cart for drinks came around, no water or anything on course, halfway house closed, etc. but fun course to play and it wasn’t slow at all so the golf itself was fine. The course was challenging in the right ways and enjoyable if you can hit where you want.

We were supposed to play the Palmer Course but starter suggested we play the Saddlebrook course due to the back up on Palmer course. Did not like that you had to carry your clubs to the club house after having to valet park. They should at least have someone running a golf cart shuttle to and from parking area to the clubhouse. You are forced to walk through the resort pool area which was very odd. There was no beverage cart on the course. Course itself was in decent shape, typical Florida course.

Good greens that could be faster but rolled smooth. Practice facility is too far away

The course is in very good condition. There a a couple of ridiculously narrow greens. Most holes have trouble, which will cost you a stroke if you don’t hit the ball straight

The Palmer course is old school golf with greens well protected by bunkers. You have to read the grain to get speed right on the greens. The staff is great both at the bar and the. Pro shop Logan was very helpful.

Played in under 3 hours. One of my favorite courses in Tampa atea. Got lucky as 3-4 groups in front of us cancelled at last moment. Lots of water and sand and opportunities to get into trouble. Finished eith a beer at the pool.

Got sent out as a 2some and the pace was great. Teed off at 10am and play forst 18 in just under 4 hours. Asked to replay and went right back out after a hotdog and played that 18 in just about 3 hours joining another 2some on the 16th hole. Palmer course was great. Never got on the saddlebrook course.

We played this course on a Saturday afternoon. I have zero complaints about the course itself. It was in good shape and a nice layout. For starters we were sent out behind two Fivesomes. The last 12 holes we waited on every shot to hit. This course doesn't go by the clubhouse and the halfway house was closed. We didn't see the beverage cart until hole 12. This was about 25mins after she drove right by us as we told her we wanted to buy. The valet at the end of the round was a debacle and we ended up just getting the keys from the stand and walking out to our cars ourselves. I don't usually complain about things like this but when you pay what we paid you expect the service that comes with that.

No Bag drop area, walk from small Parking Lot to pro shop

So i played this course last year…. i didn’t fair so well i shot 95… it was windy that day… winning score was a 76… i didn’t rate it last year, but liked it… ok… let’s go, first up the price…. as a resort i guess i can see the 89$ golf now fee… not great but ok… golf shop and staff… nice people , golf shop seemed a bit bare. but still ok… carts and starter… nice carts and starter is on point… i did see a few marshals so that was a plus… course conditions were where they should be for winter conditions… greens rolled true and no major issues with them. fairways and rough were fine as well… my only complaint but not to bad was the bunkers. they had a top layer of crusty sand. but that would be from the water in the morning and it was really hot so i guess they dried out… i did notice someone took a few blue tee box markers? but over all i would say for the time of year a good solid 4.5 … final score was a 73 +2 from the tips. looking forward on playing it again in two weeks for the US Am tour

This resort course made for a nice day, but is a little past its prime. The greens were is good shape for January. We teed off at 9:45 and had no one in front of us so our twosome finished 18 in a blazing 2 hours and 50 minutes. An hour for a nice lunch at the outside bar and we had time to add a second 18 for the day on the SaddleBrook course. One complaint. One pin placement was ridiculously right on top of a steep crest. impossible to putt down to the hole without ending up 30 feet away. Getting back up the hill was equally idiotic. A nine handicapper recorded a 6 putt there. that pin location should never be used again without a clown face or a windmill. The course could use some investment, but all in all it was a nice day