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Doogie

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My son and I are planning a late April trip to Florida  (we live in Nova Scotia), and at this point, are leaning to staying in one location, as opposed to renting a car and going from course to course, given our lack of driving knowledge in the Orlando and Tampa areas.

Does anyone have experiences/opinions/preferences about Reunion or Innisbrook? Any comments on pace of play, service, etc. would be appreciated.

Also, could Disney be a viable option? I do read that pace of play can be an issue on the Disney courses. Your thoughts.

Thanks very much.

 


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I've stayed at Reunion and played all of their courses.  My wife and I and the other two couples we went with enjoyed it a lot.  Pace of play was a little slow, but nothing out of the ordinary for the time of year we were there.  I've stayed at Disney but only with the kids and I only got to play two of their courses and it wasn't during the same trip.  Never been to Innisbrook, but know people that have and they all enjoyed it as well.  If it's a golf trip, either Reunion or Innisbrook would probably suit you well.  But I enjoyed Disney as well, just have to deal with lots of people.

-Jerry

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Thanks for the quick reply. Our intention is pure golf, but I know if we ended up at Disney, there are plenty of distractions.

Given our golf season is limited in Nova Scotia due to weather, I would like to squeeze in as many rounds as possible.

You mentioned pace of play at Reunion was a little slow. What time of the year were you there and were you teeing off early, mid day or later in the day?

Thanks again.


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I just moved to Orlando a few months ago, but I can tell you that there are a TON of golf courses here. @David in FL could probably provide better info.

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I'd absolutely choose Orlando over Tampa, just for the quantity of quality courses.

Unless you have a burning need to actually stay on property at a high end resort, I'd really consider something other than Disney or Reunion.  There are plenty of options in that general area.  The money you save will easily pay for your car rental, and will open up a lot of great courses within the immediate area.  

If you use the search function here, you'll find a BUNCH of threads talking about course recommendations/rankings in the area.  

April is a great time of year down here.  You'll have a blast!

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My hesitation is lack of familiarity with driving in the Orlando area, but a little research and proper planning would take care of that I suppose.

A resort stay is not a must do.


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47 minutes ago, Doogie said:

You mentioned pace of play at Reunion was a little slow. What time of the year were you there and were you teeing off early, mid day or later in the day?

Thanks again.

It was towards the end of March and from what I remember we averaged 4.5 hour rounds on the courses, which is really slow to me, but that is probably typical for most courses during the peak season.  The Nicklaus course I believe was the slowest.  But the weather was so nice, it's probably the one time I didn't mind it being slow.

10 minutes ago, Doogie said:

My hesitation is lack of familiarity with driving in the Orlando area, but a little research and proper planning would take care of that I suppose.

A resort stay is not a must do.

Orlando really isn't that bad to get around.  My only gripe with Orlando (and Florida in general) is that they don't take the EZ Pass.  You have to either get a SunPass or have a bunch of change.  If you're renting a car, SunPass does a license plate read for toll paying.  

-Jerry

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