posted by orlandovacationhome on May 22
Summer is here and if you have planning flexibility, you can ascertain some nice discounts for golf in Orlando, Florida. For our purposes, we’ll list some of the best golf courses near the Highway 192 vacation home corridor. The good news for vacation rental guests is that there are plenty of courses to choose from within a short 15-20 minute drive from most vacation home communities. Summer greens fees by category in Orlando are:
Premium Group (Summer golf rates in Orlando, Fl for this group tend to run from $40 to $65 depending upon the time of day)
- Falcon’s Fire Golf Club 3200 Seralago Boulevard; Kissimmee, Florida 34746 Phone: 407-239-5445
- Mystic Dunes Resort 7850 Shadow Tree Lane; Celebration, Florida 34747 Phone: 407-787-5678
- Orange County National Golf Club 16301 Phil Ritson Way; Winter Garden, Florida 34787 Phone: 407-656-2626
- Orange Lake Resort and Country Club 8505 W. Orlo Bronson Memorial Highway Kissimmee, Florida 34747 Phone: 407-905-1050
Value Group (Disney area golf rates for this group tend to run from $25 to $40 depending upon the time of day)
- Highlands Reserve Golf Club Club 500 Highlands Reserve Boulevard; Davenport, Florida 33897 Phone: 863-420-1724; We profiled this course in a previous post.
- Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club 200 Eagle Ridge Lane; Davenport, Florida 33837 Phone: 863-424-8666
Disclaimer: Please call course golf shops for specific rates and tee times for your Orlando golf vacation. This information was gathered from diligently reviewing websites and visiting with golfers in the area. Summer greens fees in Orlando quoted for all courses can change at any time. Always inquire about condition of course greens due to occasional drought and damaging heat conditions.
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posted by orlandovacationhome on Feb 14
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is always a local sports treat. This is one of the Orlando area’s best sporting events and it is coming up March 23rd – 29th at the 7,267 yard Bay Hill Country Club course (www.arnoldpalmerinvitational.com). The PGA golf event dates of play are actually Thursday, March 26th through Sunday, March 29th. Purse for the event is $5.8 million with $1.04 million to the winning player. Tickets for the event are $45 for a daily pass and $95 for a weekly pass. Other various special passes for premium amenity areas are also available.
Proceeds for the event benefit the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies (www.arnoldpalmer.org). Arnold Palmer’s greatest lasting legacy will perhaps be the great impact these institutions have had on the quality of life in Central Florida.
Most of the buzz for the tournament has centered around whether Orlando area resident Tiger Woods will finish his rehabilitation in time for the tournament. In fact, the Orlando Sentinel now confirms that Tiger will be competing for his fifth Bay Hill victory. Other Floridians who will compete include Zach Johnson, formerly a native of Iowa, and now maintains a home in the area. Zach is currently in the Top 10 for the race for the FedEx Cup points in 2009. Bay Hill pairings have now been posted on the event website.
Most Orlando area vacation home rentals in Kissimmee and Davenport are about 25 minutes from the Bay Hill Course. One can park at Universal and ride the bus over to the event or purchase an on-site parking pass for the course. Either way, considering the normally beautiful weather and the entertaining golf, this is one of the area’s best events.
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posted by orlandovacationhome on Jan 7
For those who love golf, but do so on a budget, we would like to bring you a new feature section. One of the great things about Orlando is the multitude of courses in the area. However, some of the better courses including Orange County National, Metrowest, Hyatt Grand Cypress and Falcon’s Fire will all set you back during peak times in the neighborhood of $90 (or more) per round. We found several very playable courses in the area at half that rate.
Our first selection as one of the “best value” courses in the area is the Highlands Reserve Golf Course in Davenport. This is adjacento to the Highlands Reserve Resort community. Although scratch golfers may not find this course challenging enough, those with handicaps of 8 or higher will find this course very desirable.
We found this course to be preferable to others of similiar greens fees in the area because of it’s scenic beauty and quality of greens. The style of course is much like a Scottish links course, but with pine lined fairways.
We felt the fairways were not quite as spongy as one would expect from a higher rated course and some of the par 4′s were a little short, but the true rolling nature of the greens make this course a great value for the money. It’s also very convenient to the vacation home corridor and Disney just south of the 27/192 intersection in Davenport.
Highlands Reserve Golf Club Facts
6,649 yards from the back tees – Slope 118 – Par 72
Address: 500 Highland Reserve Boulevard, Davenport, FL 33897
Contact: 877–508-4653 ; Website www.highlandreserve-golf.com
Greens Fees: Drop dramatically after 1:00 p.m.
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