If you play golf, well or badly, then Orlando is for you. Everything is big in America and nothing comes bigger than golf in Florida.
Many PGA Tour players including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els alongside legends Arnold Palmer and Gary Player make Orlando their home. Why? Within an hour’s drive of Orlando are more than 150 superb golf courses designed by the best players, Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Johnny Miller to name but a few. Designers like Robert Trent Jones, Tom Fazio, Ron Garl and David Harman have added to the plethora of challenging and spectacular courses on offer right on your doorstep.
Prices vary from as little as £12 per round without a cart in low season to £90 per round with a cart in high season. With an average annual temperature of 72 degrees seasonal weather doesn’t vary nearly as much as in Britain.
If you just want a bit of fun then fun you will have. If you want to improve your game, Orlando is home to six golf instruction academies including the renowned David Leadbetter Golf Academy where he personally teaches. Tuition courses vary from three hours to three days.
Mystic Dunes Golf Club is an 18 hole championship course offering an unprecedented golf experience, a dunes-style western nine similar to a British links course and an eastern nine of low American classic wandering through wetlands and oak forests. This course was rated 4 star and ranked number 2 in “Orlando’s Top 5 Golf Courses”.
Champions Gate International and National 18 hole courses were both designed by Greg Norman. The International provides a British links-style experience and the national is traditional American style. It’s next to here you will also find the David Leadbetter Golf Celebration Golf Club is rated 4.5 stars and in the top 3 in central Florida for service and in the top two for course conditions in Golf Digests “Best Places to Play”. This championship-calibre course invited competition for many skills level and golfers of all ages and abilities can improve in an environment especially designed to facilitate learning.
Possibly Kissimmee Golf Club offers the best value for money for the not so serious golfers. This course has long been a favourite of locals and visitors alike and prices are wallet friendly.
| Golf Club | Location | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Nichols’ Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-933-4055 |
| Buena Ventura Lakes Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-348-4915 |
| Celebration Golf Club | Celebration | 407-566-4653 |
| Championsgate Golf Resort | ChampionsGate | 407 566 GOLF |
| Conway Golf & Recreation Centre | Orlando | 407-859-8565 |
| Crystal Brook Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-847-8721 |
| Cypress Creek Country Club | Orlando | 407-351-2187 |
| DeBary Golf & Country Club | DeBary | 407-668-2061 |
| Diamondback Golf Club | Haines City | 800-222-5629 |
| Diamond Players Club | Clermont | 407 862 5116 |
| Eagle Pines Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Eastwood Golf Club | Orlando | 407-281-4653 |
| Falcon’s Fire Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-239-5445 |
| Faldo Golf Institute | Orlando | 407-238-7677 |
| Forest Lake Golf Club | Ocoee | 407-654-4653 |
| Grand Cypress Resort | Orlando | 407-239-4700 |
| Golden Bear Club | Windermere | 407-876-5775 |
| Greens Golf Club | Orlando | 407-351-5121 |
| Greenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort | Haines City | 800-237-9549 |
| Hawks Landing Golf Club | Orlando | 407-238-8660 |
| Hunter’s Creek Golf Course | Orlando | 407-240-4653 |
| International Golf Club | Orlando | 407-239-6909 |
| Kissimmee Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-847-2816 |
| Kissimmee Bay Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-348-4653 |
| Kissimmee Oaks Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-933-4055 |
| Lake Buena Vista Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Magnolia Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Meadow Woods Golf Club | Orlando | 407-850-5600 |
| Metrowest Country Club | Orlando | 407-299-1099 |
| Mystic Dunes Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-787-5678 |
| Oak Trail Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Orange Lake Country Club | Kissimmee | 407-239-1050 |
| Orange County Golf Centre | Winter Garden | 407-656-2626 |
| Orange Tree Golf Club | Orlando | 407-351-2521 |
| Osprey Ridge Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Palm Golf Course | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-4653 |
| Poinciana Golf & Racquet Resort | Kissimmee | 407-933-5300 |
| Remington Golf Club | Kissimmee | 407-344-4004 |
| Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club | Apopka | 407-814-7474 |
| Rosemont Golf & Country Club | Orlando | 407-298-1230 |
| Southern Dunes | Haines City | 407-422-0070 |
| Stoneybrook Golf Club | Orlando | 407-384-6888 |
| Ventura Country Club Community | Orlando | 407-277-2640 |
| Wedgefield Golf & Country Club | Orlando | 407-568-2116 |
| Walt Disney World Resort Golf | Walt Disney World Resort | 407-939-1600 |
| West Orange Country Club | Winter Garden | 407-656-4882 |
| Windermere Country Club | Windermere | 407-876-4410 |
| Windermere Golf Centre | Windermere | 407-654-0200 |
| Winter Pines Golf Club | Winter Park | 407-671-3172 |
| Zellwood Station & Country Club | Zellwood | 407-886-3303 |