Going to Orlando

For pure, quality golf, you can't do better that that. 2 great courses, a 9-hole short course, a great practice facility right outside of the rooms, and a nice bar and grill. You'll have a blast. :beer:

Orange County is a great course. I played the Panther course this past year.

If you want to drive,

Celebration is a fantastic course

Champion's Gate International is good

A longer drive,

Southern Dunes is great

I may have to try Orange County sometime.  Looks like it is about an hour from me.  At some point I'll venture outside my little area of 12 27 Hole Championship courses I get a great discount on.

Lol. My father in law lives in The Villages (I live in Ocala) and when he was playing a lot it was near impossible to get him to play anywhere els.

If you are a resident, there is no reason to leave for the prices they get and since they already have carts.  I am not of age to be a resident, but I am an employee so I get a discount.  I live on the outskirts, so no cart for me either.

I've played several of the courses there, I really liked the Nancy Lopez course and would love to play the Arnold Palmer one.

Let me know when I just played Palmer on Saturday.  I haven't played Lopez yet, it's on the far north end of The Villages and it takes the guys I play with 40 mins in their carts to get there. It is probably one of maybe 3 I haven't played. I do alot of my practice at Palmer because I get free range balls and they have a nice putting and chipping area and it is 5 mins from my office.

Very cool, thanks. Where do you work?

The Villages Technology Solutions Group in Lake Sumter Square

Nice. My wife and I love the clams at the Lighthouse. :-D

I visited Orlando a few year back, stayed at Orange lake, loved the courses. Played my first night game there too 

I've got a 4 day trip with a few golfing buddies coming up in February in the Orlando area.     We've rented a big townhouse in Champions Gate, FL.    I'm a big golfnow guy & there are a bunch of courses listed in the Orlando area (see below), but I'm shootin' totally blind.   

Just hoping for some golfnow recommendations (anything within an hours or so drive is fair game).     We're on a budget - figure we'll play one $100 premium course, the rest around $50-60.    Really appreciate any local knowledge on the best bang for the buck courses  ... thx

I'll be in Orlando on Saturday.  I'll be playing the 2 Orange County National Courses, they are both great.  We're also going to try to play Bella Collina and my Dad wants to try North Shore Golf Club since it is close to his house.   If time permits, we'll also try to play Southern Dunes.  

Not an Orlando course, but we're taking a trip down to Port St. Lucie to play the Legacy at PGA Village.

On ‎12‎/‎21‎/‎2015 at 8:45 PM, inthehole said:

I've got a 4 day trip with a few golfing buddies coming up in February in the Orlando area.     We've rented a big townhouse in Champions Gate, FL.    I'm a big golfnow guy & there are a bunch of courses listed in the Orlando area (see below), but I'm shootin' totally blind.   

 

Just hoping for some golfnow recommendations (anything within an hours or so drive is fair game).     We're on a budget - figure we'll play one $100 premium course, the rest around $50-60.    Really appreciate any local knowledge on the best bang for the buck courses  ... thx

 

bump to the Fl guys ...