The Palms
266B Rotonda Circle, Rotonda, Florida 33947
941 697 8118
Rotonda’s second 18-Hole, semi-private, par
72 championship course. Golfer’s are astounded
by the 5 finishing holes, which include six different
water hazards, multi-tiered greens, and two of Florida’s
most demanding holes, the 15th and 16th back to back.
This course is well designed with four sets of tees
that challenge all skill levels.
Course statistics:
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| Palms Course |
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Par
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Yardage
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Slope
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Rating
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| Palms Black |
72
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6511
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127
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71.0
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| Palms Gold |
72
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5909
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119
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68.6
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| Palms Green |
72
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5290
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110/128
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65.3/70.5
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| Palms Red |
72
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4669
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111
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67.4
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The Hills
100 Rotonda Circle, Rotonda, Florida 33947
941 697 2414
The Hills was the first 18 Hole, semi-private, par
72 championship course located within the Oakland Hills
Community on Rotonda. This course is heavily dotted
with well placed water hazards, it is a true test of
accuracy and course management skills.
Course statistics:
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| Hills Course |
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Par
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Yardage
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Slope
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Rating
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| Hills Black |
72
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6304
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126
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70.3
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| Hills Gold |
72
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6056
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123
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69.2
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| Hills Green |
72
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5631
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118/123
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67.0/72.4
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| Hills Red |
72
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5072
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115
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69.1
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The Links
4055 Cape Haze Drive, Rotonda West, Florida 33947
941 697 8877
The Links is Rotonda Golf & Country Club’s
newest golf course. It is an 18 Hole, semi-private
Executive length golf course, designed by Ted Mcanlis
in the Cape Haze community. Water comprises 35 of the
80 acres of land with an assortment of grassy hollows,
pot bunkers, multi-fingered sand traps and triple tiered
greens to force players to use precise club selection
and exacting skills.
Course statistics:
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| Links Course |
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Par
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Yardage
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Slope
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Rating
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| Links Gold |
63
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4197
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108
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61.2
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| Links Green |
63
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3749
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105
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59.9
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| Links Red |
63
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3190
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94
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59.1
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| Standard Rates |
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Summer Season 1st May 2003 – 31st
October 2003 |
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Palms |
Hills |
Links |
| Before 8 am |
$20.00 |
$18.00 |
$15.00 |
| Morning |
$29.99 |
$25.00 |
$18.00 |
| After 11 am |
$20.00 |
$18.00 |
$14.00 |
| Twilight After 2 pm |
$15.00 |
$15.00 |
$10.00 |
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Winter
Season 1st November 2003 – 30th April
2004 |
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Palms |
Hills |
Links |
| Before 8 am |
$35.00 |
$30.00 |
$20.00 |
| Morning |
$47.99 |
$42.99 |
$30.00 |
| After 11 am |
$39.99 |
$35.00 |
$25.00 |
| Twilight After 2 pm |
$35.00 |
$30.00 |
$20.00 |
How the courses play, by Chris Baker:
Rotonda golf and country club consists of 3 good quality
courses. They are the Hills, the Palms and the Links.
There is another addition coming in January of next
year which designed by the same person who created
Long Marsh Golf Course.
The Palms is the longest and most challenging of the
three, incorporating tight fairways with many water
hazards and very tough, fast greens. Almost every hole
has some sort of water feature making shot selection
essential. The two holes which stand out are the sixth
and the seventh. They are both short par fours which
can be reached in one with the longer, more accurate
hitters but beware that there are many dangers for
those who don’t hit the green.
The links is a municipal course with a par of 63.
It doesn’t have any par fives and only a handful
of par fours but don’t let that fool you because
this course plays harder than it looks. A very tight
course which requires strategic iron play to set up
birdie chances.
The Hills is the most forgiving of the three courses
with wide fairways and relatively easy greens in most
cases but as with the others, there is still a lot
of trouble for those who don’t manage to keep
shots in play.
