Lone Palms Golf Club

Lone Palms Golf Club sits in Lakeland, Florida, a city positioned between Tampa and Orlando in the state's central ridge region. The course was designed by Dick Wilson, the architect known for his work throughout Florida and the southeastern United States during the mid-twentieth century. Wilson's designs typically emphasize strategic bunkering, water hazards integrated into the natural landscape, and greens that reward precision in approach play. The layout reflects Wilson's characteristic approach to Florida golf course architecture, working with the region's relatively flat terrain while incorporating the area's natural water features and native vegetation. The course name suggests the presence of palm trees as defining landscape elements, common to Wilson's Florida designs where he often used existing vegetation to frame holes and create visual definition. His bunker style—typically featuring irregular shapes with dramatic faces—would be expected throughout the routing. Lakeland's position in central Florida places the course in an area with numerous lakes and citrus groves, providing a setting distinct from both coastal and inland Florida golf. The region's sandy soil and subtropical climate create growing conditions typical of Florida golf, with Bermuda grass surfaces standard for the era of Wilson's work. As a private club in a mid-sized Florida city, Lone Palms serves the local golfing community in an area with a long history of golf course development dating to the early twentieth century.