Celebration is set within a natural wetland environment, rolling terrain and clusters of native oak, pine and magnolia. Water comes into play on 17 of the 18 holes – authentic Florida golf!
Forced carries off the tee are frequent, though reasonable in length. Uniquely, Celebration provides 5 sets of tees - with the fifth set (green) providing par threes at each hole to allow beginners/juniors to play the 2247-yard layout.
The first nine-holes are a little more open and links-like, with the second nine in deeper wetlands. The course is bordered by low-rise residential areas nearby, creating a keen balance between remote nature and Floridian living.
Celebration Golf Club is located in the Orlando Resort area just a short drive from the Mariott WorldCenter.
The ChampionsGate Golf Resort offers 36 holes designed by international golfing legend Greg Norman and is the World Headquarters of David Leadbetter Golf Academy.
ChampionsGate International Course offers an authentic links style reminiscent of the great courses of the British Isles, with hard, fast fairways and bunkers that could have been shaped by the winds off the North Sea.
The course plays host to the annual Father & Son Challenge in December
Ascot packages featuring ChampionsGate - International
The National Course at ChampionsGate is a classic layout featuring rolling fairways, greens maintained in tour condition, clever doglegs and water holes across typical Floridian countryside.
The ChampionsGate National Course is notable for small target greens and long ranging fairways. It is in a more traditional American style than its sister International course with plenty of water hazards and large fairway bunkers.
Course designer: Phil Ritson, Dave Harmon, Isao Aoki
Venue: PGA Tour Qualifying School (every 2 years)
OCN Crooked Cat features significant elevation changes, rolling fairways and large, contoured greens. But with fewer trees, wider landing areas, native heather and mounding framing the fairways, Crooked Cat presents golfers more of a links-style look.
It may well be the most naturally beautiful Orlando Florida golf course. The course’s open feel encourages golfers to grip it and rip it off the tee, and there is certainly more room for error and multiple options for playing a hole - both off the tee and into the greens. But, as with links-style courses, there is an element of chance, and a wayward shot can end up in one of many seemingly randomly placed grass bunkers.
Crooked Cat is more exposed and the layout does twist and turn, so the wind can be an important factor. The back nine of Crooked Cat may be the best nine on the property and is the favourite of many low handicap golfers due to its length and challenge. Crooked Cat is a lot of fun to play because of its unique design.
OCN's Panther Lake Course was the first course ever designed to feature 18 signature holes, showcasing the native beauty of the Florida landscape.
Panther Lake plays over rolling meadows, through native pines, around and over wetlands and lakes, and up and down elevation changes of up to 60 feet - it is first and foremost a visual delight - with zero development on or around the course allowing native species of birds and wildlife to flourish. The sheer variety of the holes is astounding.
Off the tee, gently sloping fairways are guarded by strategically placed fairway bunkers, trees and water hazards that frame the holes and provide a clear line of play. From the fairway, approaches face into well-guarded elevated and contoured greens. When you play #10, look at the shot from 150 yards to the green. That’s the spot where Tiger Woods was told to “Get more forgiving irons, the Nike Pro-Combos” by his talking headcover, Frank, during the very popular commercial. Will you be able to hit the elevated green from there with your irons?
Southern Dunes G&CC is an award winning public golf courses in Orlando, Florida built on the site of an orange grove.
This dramatic hillside layout stretches over 7,200 yards from the tips and features 100 feet of elevation changes; with spectacular views of the expansive fairways flanked by over 180 bunkers.
The slopes and contours of this spectacular design allows golfers to use their imagination and create shots to help manoeuvre the ball around the massive high-lipped bunkers and closer to the hole.
Southern Dunes is well known for its large, fast and undulating greens that will test even the most seasoned golfers. The distinctive look, imaginative design and impeccable playing surfaces of this Steve Smyers masterpiece has kept Southern Dunes consistently ranked among Orlando's best.
