If you’re coming to Orlando, you’ll find that there are several incredible things to do in the city besides visiting Disney World – including playing a round or two of golf. Golfers who are looking to head to The City Beautiful do have one big problem, though — there are a lot of courses to choose from. According to Links Magazine, Florida is, hands-down, the best state for golf. Golfers will find more than 1,200 golf courses there. That’s more than any other state – and more than 170 of those courses in the Orlando area. You obviously can’t play that many if you’re planning an Orlando golf getaway, and it can be hard to narrow down that long list. We’ve done the research for you, though, and have put together a handy list of the five best golf courses in Orlando.
Who better to choose Orlando’s top golf courses than golfers themselves? We combed through Tripadvisor’s list of top-ranked golf courses in Orlando, and also looked at Reddit and Google reviews to see what real golfers were saying about the courses in the area. We’ve diligently scoured through comments from those who have experienced these courses firsthand to make sure these are indeed the five best golf courses in Orlando, according to golfers.
We also took into account the opinions of one of the sport’s greatest golfers, who happens to have an affiliation with one of the courses on this list. Finally, although there are many great courses in central Florida, we’ve also whittled this list down to only include golf courses within the city of Orlando, excluding those located within the surrounding communities.
Grand Cypress Golf Course
Grand Cypress Golf is located at the Evermore Orlando Resort. Golfers will find two Par-72, 18-hole courses at this Florida resort: The Links Course and the Cypress Course. Both were designed by Jack Nicklaus, yet have unique layouts. The Links was inspired by a course in Scotland, and has some interesting features, including bridges constructed from stone. However, according to this this golfer who shared a review on Tripadvisor, the Cypress Course is the “best golf experience in Orlando, Florida.” He shared the elements that factored into that raving review: “Wide fairways, plenty of water, and some massive bunkers placed exactly where you want to hit it. It’s a course that keeps you thinking — but never feels unfair.” There was also one hole in particular that he loved: Hole 3. It’s an island green, and he said, “It’s the kind of hole you take a video of before you even tee off.”…