Year-round golfing is one of Florida’s biggest tourism draws. Here are links to some of the Orlando/Kissimmee area public courses.
Bay Hill Club & Lodge
www.bayhill.com
Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge is all about being the “best of the best” when it comes to golf — as well as all other aspects of Club life. It has always been the Palmer vision for members and guests to find their experience at Bay Hill to be one of belonging to a private club, where the staff knows them well and offers all the amenities they expect and enjoy.
The Golf Club at Bridgewater
www.golfbridgewater.com
The course at The Golf Club of Bridgewater located in Lakeland Florida, is another amazing design by architect Steve Smyers. He has carved out 18 magnificent holes, each having its own specific challenge. You must play “HEART BREAK RIDGE”. It is number 4 and has become a favorite for few and a menace for many more. With a tight driving area to a narrow 12 foot elevated green surrounded by water left and a 12 foot deep bunker right, this hole challenges the better players to conquer it.
Celebration Golf Club
www,celebrationgolf.com
The renowned father-son team of Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Jr. sculpted a park-like atmosphere within the natural wetland environment, creating a truly serene golf experience. The course boasts rolling terrain that weaves through a series of pristine lakes and periodic clusters of native oak, pine and magnolia.
Champions Gate Resort Golf Club
www.championsgategolf.com
ChampionsGate resort offers an un-matched golf facility and is regarded as one of the top courses nation wide. This premier golf club features an impressive clubhouse, restaurant and banquet facility, large enough to handle large tournaments, evening functions and corporate events. ChampionsGate has garnered an enviable reputation for its accomplished, attentive and professional staff.
Deer Island Country Club
www.deerislandgolf.com
Deer Island Country Club is Central Florida’s most unforgettable golf experience. Enjoy the panoramic views and wildlife as Deer Island carves its way through the environmentally protected Florida wetlands. Our black tees playing over 7000 yards will challenge any golfer, but with five different sets of tees Deer Island accommodates every level of golfer. Accentuated with water on every hole and Joe Lee’s signature finger style, bunkering Deer Island is a golf course with true character.
Diamondback Golf Club
www.diamondbackgc.com
Designed by world-renowned golf course architect, Joe Lee, the Par 72 championship course was carved out of 240 acres of virgin Florida forest. Diamondback’s rolling tree-lined fairways, undulating greens and preserved wetlands create the ultimate atmosphere for all golf enthusiasts.
Dubsdread Golf Course
www.historicaldubsdread.com
Located just minutes from downtown Orlando, Dubsdread Golf Course features the oldest public layout in the area, originally designed in 1923 and renovated in 2008. This classic course has plenty of history attached to it as the former site of the Orlando Open, when it hosted such golf legends as Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Claude Harmon.
Eagle Creek Golf Club
www.eaglecreek.info
Designed by world-renowned golf course architects Ron Garl of the U.S. and Howard Swan of Europe, Eagle Creek’s Orlando golf course offers the best of both worlds. Its five par 5’s, five sets of tees, and more than 90 bunkers and dramatic bulkheads are reminiscent of those found in Scotland and England. Overall, the true Scottish-style experience of Eagle Creek Golf Club stands out from other Orlando championship golf courses as a true golfing masterpiece!
Ginn Reunion Resort
www.reunionresort.com
54 holes of unforgettable golf on courses designed by legends.
Grand Cypress Golf Resort
www.grandcypress.com
45 holes of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf. A truly diverse selection of Orlando golf. Welcome to a Florida golf resort more grand than you ever imagined; welcome to Grand Cypress Golf Club. The 27-hole North/South/East Course provides the ultimate test of accuracy while the 18-hole New Course provides a Scottish links masterpiece. Grand Cypress Golf Club is open to resort guests, tournaments, memberships, and limited public play.
Harmony Golf Preserve
www.harmonygolfpreserve.com
Built on 260 acre wildlife preserve This is the Only Johnny Miller Signature Designed Course in Central Florida
Hawks Landing Golf Club
www.golfhawkslanding.com
Hawk’s Landing Golf Club spans over 220 acres of lush grounds at Orlando, Florida’s premier Resort, Orlando World Center Marriott Resort.
The 18-Hole Championship Golf Course was designed by noted golf architect Robert Cupp III, to create the perfect setting for challenging golf and a scenic blend of native Florida wildlife and tropical vegetation.
Highlands Reserve Golf Club
www.highlandsreserve-golf.com
Highlands Reserve sits atop one of the highest areas of Florida and offers remarkable scenery along with a course designed for hot golf. This championship Mike Dasher design gives you pine tree-lined fairways reminiscent of the Carolinas, open spacious fairways likened to the great Scottish courses, and a bit of old Florida with citrus trees along the countryside. Large, fast, undulating greens make this course challenging and fun for all levels of golfers. Conveniently located just minutes from Disney and all major attractions, Highlands Reserve Golf Club is a Central Florida favorite!
Hunters Creek Golf Club
www.golfhunterscreek.com
Hunter’s Creek is a public golf course with multi-tier tees showcasing spacious, rolling fairways that carve through majestic, towering pines to provide a natural “Carolina Pine” setting among 13 lakes. Featuring strategically placed bunkers bordering expansive, undulating TifEagle greens, Hunter’s Creek is conveniently located an easy 10-15 minutes from Orlando International Airport and Disney area resorts. Location is important, but course design and conditions make for a quality golf experience.
Kings Ridge Golf Club
www.kingsridgegolfclub.com
There are two great courses from which to choose. The original Lloyd Clifton Par 70 course, now designated as the South Course, and a brand new, very exciting Ron Garl designed Par 57 North Course.
Metro West Golf Club
www.metrowestgolf.com
MetroWest Golf Club is located just minutes away from Universal Orlando Resort. The Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed golf course, a masterpiece of traditional golf course architecture, provides a fair, yet demanding challenge to make a pleasurable golf experience for players of all skill levels.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club
www.mysticdunesgolf.com
Champions Tour Player and NBC Lead Golf Analyst Gary Koch has created a masterpiece of blended philosophies and unrivaled challenges that is certain to go down as one of the most unique in all of Florida.
North Shore Golf Club
www.golfatnorthshore.com
North Shore Golf Club is conveniently located less than ten minutes from Orlando International Airport. The golf course features two distinct nines converging to form one remarkable 18-hole layout. Begin your round on the Modern nine, winding through native wetlands and Florida’s natural topography. The Classic nine is carved through a grove of 100-year old oak trees, creating an enjoyably unique setting for your finishing holes.
Orange County National National Golf Center and Lodge
www.ocngolf.com
No homes, No noise, Just 45 Holes of Pure Golf, the World’s Largest Practice Facility and on-site lodging! You do not have to be a great player to enjoy Orange County National; you just have to Love Golf! A Lot of golf!
Royal St Cloud Golf Links
www.royalstcloudgolflinks.com
This 18-hole course (soon to be 27 holes!) is a wonderful Scottish links-style course in Central Florida with impeccably maintained fairways and greens and interesting features like charming stone bridges, stacked sod and wood-faced bunkers. Amenities beyond compare, possibilities for fun abound.
Shingle Creek Golf Club
www.shinglecreekgolf.com
The future of your best golf game may just be waiting on the sandy banks of the historic Shingle Creek, where stories of the past burble mysteriously beneath the silken black waters.
Southern Dunes Golf & CC
www.southerndunes.com
Southern Dunes G&CC is one of the best public golf courses in Orlando Florida and has been Ranked #6 in Golf Digests “Best Courses in the State”. Southern Dunes is not only recognized as one of Orlando’s finest golf courses, but has been nationally ranked as well. Southern Dunes has been awarded a place in Golf Week’s “Top 100 Modern Courses” from 1997 – 2000, a 4 ½ Star ranking by Golf Digest and “Top 10 Courses Built In America 1987-1997” honors by Links Magazine.
Stoneybrook East Golf Club
www.stoneybrookgolf.com
Not only will you find a great round of golf throughout the year, you will also find a number of premiere services at Stoneybrook East. The professional instruction, golf outing and tournament services, and excellent clubhouse facilities at Stoneybrook East are a hallmark of Florida golf. Discover for yourself the ultimate golf experience in Florida: Stoneybrook East Golf Club!
Timacuan Golf Club
www.gofltimacuan.com
The championship layout at Timacuan Golf Club has long been recognized as one of the purest and most enjoyable tests of golf in Central Florida
Victoria Hills Golf Club
www.victoriahillsgolf.com
The Ron Garl-designed golf course at Victoria Park preserves the natural flow of Mother Nature while providing golfers with her challenges, as well. Rolling hills, spans of flowing greens, buffers of oak hammocks and other tree stands, such as Augusta Pines, historic oaks and sandy terrain of pristine lakes are the visuals a golfer can expect at Victoria Park. These visuals also surprise, challenge and tease a golfer’s skills throughout its eighteen holes.
Wedgefield Golf Club
www.wedgefieldgolf.com
Superb playing conditions and affordable year around rates is why Wedgefield Golf Club is known as Orlando’s Best Value for Central Floridians and visitors alike.
