Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club
About Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club
Established in 1916, Palma Ceia is a private golf and country club in Tampa and the city's oldest private golf club. Over the decades its course has been played by notable figures in the game, including Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen and Babe Zaharias. Since 1956 the club has hosted the Gasparilla Invitational, a national amateur tournament.
Beyond golf, the club provides facilities for the whole family, including a fitness center, an Olympic-sized swimming pool and clay tennis courts. Several food and beverage options and a year-round calendar of social events round out the membership experience.
At a glance
- Access
- Private
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,370 yards
- Tees
- 7 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 71.8 / 137 slope
- Opened
- 2025
- Difficulty
- Easier than most
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 35 | 70 | ||
| Handicap | 9 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 14 | |||||
| BLUE | 388 | 323 | 535 | 145 | 333 | 394 | 426 | 170 | 438 | 346 | 424 | 441 | 191 | 428 | 343 | 357 | 205 | 483 | 3152 | 3218 | 6,370 | 70 | 71.8/137 |
| BLUE/WHITE | 388 | 323 | 517 | 145 | 333 | 394 | 380 | 170 | 412 | 346 | 398 | 420 | 191 | 402 | 343 | 357 | 181 | 483 | 3062 | 3121 | 6,183 | 70 | 71.0/133 |
| WHITE | 365 | 314 | 517 | 125 | 314 | 372 | 380 | 157 | 412 | 330 | 398 | 420 | 173 | 402 | 318 | 338 | 181 | 463 | 2956 | 3023 | 5,979 | 70 | 70.2/131 |
| GREEN | 346 | 307 | 504 | 112 | 296 | 358 | 359 | 144 | 389 | 319 | 381 | 357 | 146 | 352 | 303 | 321 | 160 | 447 | 2815 | 2786 | 5,601 | 70 | 68.2/129 |
| GREEN/RED | 346 | 280 | 453 | 115 | 296 | 323 | 323 | 133 | 328 | 319 | 290 | 321 | 127 | 329 | 273 | 310 | 128 | 403 | 2597 | 2500 | 5,097 | 70 | 65.4/123 |
| RED | 305 | 280 | 453 | 115 | 242 | 323 | 323 | 133 | 328 | 306 | 290 | 321 | 127 | 329 | 273 | 310 | 128 | 403 | 2502 | 2487 | 4,989 | 70 | 64.9/120 |
| YELLOW | 291 | 247 | 443 | 104 | 230 | 307 | 311 | 119 | 315 | 294 | 280 | 314 | 110 | 315 | 261 | 276 | 112 | 380 | 2367 | 2342 | 4,709 | 70 | 63.6/117 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUE | 71.8 | 137 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 38 | 45 |
| BLUE/WHITE | 71.0 | 133 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 43 |
| WHITE | 70.2 | 131 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 35 | 42 |
| GREEN | 68.2 | 129 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 39 |
| GREEN/RED | 65.4 | 123 | -5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 35 |
| RED | 64.9 | 120 | -5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 27 | 33 |
| YELLOW | 63.6 | 117 | -6 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 |
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