Favorite Orlando Course

[SteveSimp]

I'm sure we have some Orlando members on this forum... seeing how it is one of the greatest golf destinations in the country. I was wondering what everyone's favorite courses were.

I personally really like Stoneybrook West. I also LOVE, please hold the laughter, Rio Pinar. I know, it's old school, but it's not too hard and it's just a blast to play.

[deronsizemore]

I'm not from Orlando nor have I played any golf there, but was there for a wedding a year ago and went to the driving range at Metrowest Country Club to hit some balls and it looked very nice.

Have you played it?

[jcard71]

I really liked Legends in Clermont, great deals!

[David in FL]

Lots of great options here......

Some of my favorites are:

Orange County National (Panther Lakes and Crooked Cat)
Eagle Dunes
Timacuan
Victoria Hills
Deltona Club
Magnolia Plantation

Stoneybrook West is a good track, but for the money it just doesn't really compare to OCN which is right around the corner.

One private course that's having a $50 "try it and see" special right now is RedTail. Worth going out to play even if you have no interest in shelling out big bucks for a membership.

[DavidFehertysBike]

I really liked Legends in Clermont, great deals!

I played there before and I didnt like it at all. Its a nice layout with all the elevation changes and everything. But generally i thought the place was a cow patch. Horribly maintained. I felt ripped off after my round.

My favorite course in the Orlando area is actually Hunters creek...lol. I like Royal St Cloud too.

[Clubchucker]

Lots of great options here......

We have friends that live in DeLand, so I've played Victoria Hills a few times. Highly recommended. Have also played Eagle Dunes and OCN once each. Also big thumbs up. I remember playing Eagle Dunes when the greens had just been aerated and they were still rocket fast; I was amazed. I remember reading an article about one of the courses down there getting a big makeover and it was either in Deltona (the one you mentioned) or DeBary. Do you know which one it was? I was wanting to play that next time I was in the area. Can't remember which magazine it was in.

[David in FL]

We have friends that live in DeLand, so I've played Victoria Hills a few times. Highly recommended. Have also played Eagle Dunes and OCN once each. Also big thumbs up. I remember playing Eagle Dunes when the greens had just been aerated and they were still rocket fast; I was amazed.

Eagle Dunes has some of the best greens in Central FL........bar none.

You're thinking of Deltona Club. Used to be Deltona Hills. I really like the re-make and it's in pretty good shape but the greens are a little grainy. One other issue is that although there's a ton of bunkers on the course.....including a bunch of evil little pot bunkers, they play everything as waste area and don't provide any rakes at all. Other than that though, it's a lot of fun and worth the trip.

[Clubchucker]

Thanks for the follow up. Just could not for the life of me remember if it was Deltona or not. I'll check it out next time I'm in the area.

And I agree with you on Eagle Dunes. Like I said they'd literally just aerated them and they were rockets. I even said to the pro in there if they're that fast after aerating, what the heck are they like when they're "good"? He just kind of smiled and laughed and told me they get a lot of PGA players in the area come over there just for the greens. Nice course; I enjoyed it and would play it again for sure. The story I remember from that course is we found some guys' PW on the very first hole. Picked it up figuring he'd come back in a hole or so to get it. Never did...so we gave it to the clubhouse at the turn. He FINALLY came back and asked, literally on hole #17 if we'd found it (told him we'd turned it in). Now maybe I'm doing something wrong....but how in the heck can you play 15 or 16 holes and not realize your PW is missing? Of all clubs?

[chipper2]

When I have been in Orlando area have played half a dozen courses. The nices I played was Mystic Dunes. Played it twice and really enjoyed it both times.

[TinCupTampa]

Orange County National
Timacuan
Waldorf Astoria Golf Club

[jorruss]

My must play list in no particular order:

Grand Cypress NEW Course
Mystic Dunes
Orange Lake Legends
Legacy club at Alaqua Lakes
Lake Nona (If you can get on)
Orange County National
Sugarloaf Mountain
Southern Dunes
Black Bear

Head east on I4 to Volusia/Flagler county and play:

Deltona Club
Victoria Hills
LPGA International
Ginn Hammock Beach (Ocean and Conservatory)
Plantation Bay Club de Bonmont
Sugar Mill

[clearwaterms]

I played there before and I didnt like it at all. Its a nice layout with all the elevation changes and everything. But generally i thought the place was a cow patch. Horribly maintained. I felt ripped off after my round.

I was in Orlando a few weeks back and only got out to play once. Hunters Creek was the spot we played and I enjoyed it. Why do you say that LOL when you said it was your favorite?

[DavidFehertysBike]

I was in Orlando a few weeks back and only got out to play once. Hunters Creek was the spot we played and I enjoyed it. Why do you say that LOL when you said it was your favorite?

Its kind of one of those typical residential orlando golf courses that nobody takes seriously. Its like the course you play because you cant afford celebration or the oragne national courses. Some crap like that. But i like Hunters Creek just as much as any of those courses. Great taylor ham breakfast sandwiches there, too.

[Doctorfro]

Osprey Ridge

[trjohnson2]

ocn, victoria hills, then pray for rain