Orlando is a golfers paradise. Nowhere else in the world is golf as accessible and of such a high standard. 125 courses within 45 minutes of Orlando, it is the home of many of the greatest golfing names including: Nick Faldo, Scott Hoch, Mark O’meara, Cory Pavin, Karrie Webb, Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer, who can often be found at the Bay Hill Club.

ChampionsGate

Exit 24, I-4 (west),
Orlando
(888) 558-9301

www.championsgate.com 

Greg Norman has designed two signature golf courses as part of a new central Florida golf destination 10 minutes from Disney World. Opened in late 2000, the courses have already earned national honors from Golf magazine. ChampionsGate is also the new home of the David Leadbetter World Teaching Headquarters. The International course has the look and feel of a links-style layout in the British Isles, while the National course is a classic American-style layout.  

Ridgewood Lakes

Celebration Golf Club

(407) 566-4653
www.celebrationgolf.com

t Celebration Golf Club, you will encounter an experience like none other. Designed by renowned father and son team Robert Trent Jones and Robert Trent Jones Jr., this immaculate course layout will test and delight players of all skill levels with numerous daunting water hazards, natural Florida wildlife and Southern hospitality you won’t soon forget. Host to some of the state’s most prestigious golf events: The Olds­mobile Scramble Finals 1999-2001, The 2002 USGA Senior Open Qualifier and The 2003 Florida State Public Links Champion­ship.

Walt Disney World Golf

Lake Buena Vista
(407) 939-4653

Walt Disney World offers tour-caliber golf on five championship courses and one nine-hole course.

The Disney courses are:

Lake Buena Vista: Styled in a classic country club setting, the Lake Buena Vista course meanders through dense pine forests as well as the Resort's residential areas and is characterized by small, slightly elevated, well-bunkered greens that demand accurate shot-making.

Eagle Pines: Low, "dish-shaped" fairways and vast sand beds give this Pete Dye design a unique look and an equally unique challenge. This low-profile course follows the natural contours of the land, and, in place of grass rough, pine straw and sand await errant shots.

Osprey Ridge: The beautiful tropical wilderness surrounding Osprey Ridge may create a serene atmosphere, but it will challenge the player from the moment the first tee shot is hit.

Magnolia: The Magnolia is the longest of the Disney courses. Designed in classic Tour-style, the wide fairways invite you to hit the ball, and hit it hard! But beware—11 of the 18 holes boast water, and 97 bunkers dot the landscape and guard sizeable, undulating greens.

Palm: The natural beauty of the Florida woodlands makes the Palm not only a pleasure to play, but also one of Disney's toughest courses.Oak Trail: This nine-hole, par-36 walking course, is located by the Magnolia golf course. 

Falcon’s Fire Golf Club

Two miles east of I-4 on Hwy. 192,
Kissimmee
(407) 239-5445

www.falconsfire.com 

Falcon’s Fire Golf Club offers a public 18-hole par-72 championship-design course with services and amenities equal to the finest private clubs. It was host to the Oldsmobile Scramble National finals (1993-2001) and the Senior PGA Tour qualifying tournament (1994-1998), and was voted one of North America’s Top 10 Golf Tournament Facilities by the National Association Of Golf Tournament Directors (NAGTD). It also features The Falcon’s Nest restaurant, a 3,000-square-foot banquet facility, and a top-rated golf shop.

MetroWest Golf Club

2100 S. Hiawassee Road,
Orlando
(407) 299-1099

World-renowned golf-course architect Robert Trent Jones, Sr. crafted this 7,051-yard masterpiece, considered to be “the Southeast’s finest example of the Master’s work,” by Links magazine. The course features 100-foot elevations that gracefully roll among glistening water hazards and expansive sand bunkers to form a fair yet demanding test of golf. Golf Digest wrote that MetroWest has “the best greens in the state,” and Orlando magazine’s poll voted MetroWest Central Florida’s Number One Public Course. Located only five minutes from Universal Studios.®

Southern Dunes

2888 Southern Dunes Blvd.,
Haines City
(863) 421-4653

Play the award-winning Southern Dunes golf and country club, rated ³Top 100 Modern Course in America² by Golf Week. Of all the great courses in the Central Florida area, Steve Symers’ creation at Southern Dunes may be one of the most unique. This dramatic hillside layout features more than 100 feet of elevation changes and massive high-lipped bunkers. The design is enhanced by the well-maintained playing surfaces, and receives rave reviews from local and visiting golfers alike. Southern Dunes also features full clubhouse amenities and excellent practice and instruction facilities.

The Golden Bear @ Keenes Park

This Jack Nicklaus designed course is rated as one of Americas top courses. This challenging 7173 yard Nicklaus signature golf course embraces the natural beauty the surrounding area
6304 Jack Nicklaus Parkway
Windermere,
00 1 407 876 5775

Other recommended course within easy reach:

Diamondback Golf Club

6501 State Rd 544E
Haines City
00 1 863 421 0437
6805 yards 

Grand Pines Golf Club

6351 International Golf Club Road
Orlando
00 1 407 239 6909
6776 yards

Hawks Landing @ World Center Marriot

8701 World Center Drive
00 1 407 238 8660
6810 yards

Hunters Creek Golf Club

14401 Sports Club Way
Orlando
00 1 407 240 4653
7432 yards

Kissimee Bay Golf Club

2801 Kissimee Bay Boulevard
Kissimee
00 1 407 348 4653
6846 yards

Reunion Resort & Club

7855 Osceola Polk Line Road
Davenport
00 1 888 300 2434
7200 yards