Rank these orlando courses

Hi,

I have a golf trip booked in orlando where we are playing:

Championsgate - International

OCN - Panther Lake

OCN - Crooked Cat

Shingle Creek

A few of us are getting in a day early and want to play an extra round. We are looking to play close to where we have to check in so i have narrowed it down to these courses.  Which course do you all recommend out of hte bunch or which few are your favorites?

orange lake - legends
waldorf astoria
celebration golf
ritz carlton
falcon's fire

Thanks!

Thanks David. Also where would you put Grand Cypress New and the disney courses on that list?

Interesting timing for this as I'm heading there Thursday for a mini-golf trip with a buddy.  We're playing:

Southern Dunes (about 45 min S of Orlando airport)

OCN Panther Lake and Crooked Cat

Then Saturday we're driving over to World Woods to play Pine Barrens

Does time ever go by ANY slower than the 48 hrs before a golf trip?

I'd put Disney Magnolia somewhere around the Ritz/Shingle Creek. Better than the Palm. Grand Cypress a spot or two lower. I know there are a lot of fans of Grand Cypress, but the conditions there are just too hit and miss for me. All just my opinion, of course. [quote name="JeffG" url="/t/79778/rank-these-orlando-courses#post_1101831"]Interesting timing for this as I'm heading there Thursday for a mini-golf trip with a buddy.  We're playing: Southern Dunes (about 45 min S of Orlando airport) OCN Panther Lake and Crooked Cat Then Saturday we're driving over to World Woods to play Pine Barrens Does time ever go by ANY slower than the 48 hrs before a golf trip? [/quote] Good selection too! Looks like rain on Thursday, but should be nice after that.....

Yeah I've been glued to the forecast for as long as they've been out.  I think we'll be okay.  Rain on Thursday is supposed to end in the morning and then we're fine after that.  We don't tee off Southern Dunes until 1.

Looking forward to it!

I've only played a handful of courses in Orlando last year.

If I had to rank them

Tied 1) Southern Dunes

Tied 1) Champions Gate - International

3) Shingle Creek

4) Falcon's Fire

5) Champions Gate - National

I am sure I'll have another handful to rank after this April. Heading back down to Orlando for another golf trip

I'd take the Ritz Carlton on that short list, and I've played them all but Orange Lake but heard that one is worth missing. Ritz is very nice, fun, fair, and quaint. Nothing but wilderness.

It has been a while since I played in Orlando but Southern Dunes was a great course - worth the drive.