Rio Pinar Golf

First time playing Rio Pinar. Restaurant, Champions Room & Men's Locker room had a nostalgic atmosphere. Course was in good condition....a little wet still from the rain the previous weekend. PA's & Starter were very friendly and accomodating.Only complaint is the Spectator fee of $30.

Course was in good shape, people are great but still very slow. Had to leave after a 2 hour 40 minute front 9.

Kudos to the staff on a job well done bringing this historic course back in shape. Only issue were the bunkers. They need sand and need to be turned.

Make no mistake this is a solid public course, especially for the price. Greens were in great condition, fairways maintained, and a nice layout.

The staff (check in, course ranger) were extremely rude to my group the entirety of the round. Upon arrival while walking to the clubhouse a staff member approached us, asked who we were, and said “of course you are hurry up” - mind you we arrive 15 minutes early. On hole 4, the range drove across the fairway mid-backswing and was immediately confrontational about how we were off pace. At this point the group behind us hadn’t waited once. The ranger proceeded to watch us play the next two holes to ensure we were on pace, thoroughly rushing us and ruining a handful of holes.

He caught up with us again about 3 holes later asking if we were on pace (we were, according to the cart and my watch). He then approached our cart to check the screen swearing we were still behind, and asked for our cart number afterwards acting incredulous as if the cart was linked to the wrong group.

Excellent course for the value and the fox squirrels are awesome but sheesh the staff was pushy.

First, Thanx to Rio Pinar for allowing this cheap old guy to play the course & enjoy the Club (once a Private CC) via GN Hot Deals, Check in with great "service pros": gal in PS sweet, and Cart guys very welcoming. The Starter was on point (nice, not a grumpy old man), joined me up with a Single, we in turn joined a 2some. Course in awesome condition: greens rolled & even white painted cups (we followed a morning HS tourney), sand clean & well raked, fwys nice, even the sideboards are dry & trees are kept so its tough to lose a ball. Pace-of-play was great, nobody in front or back (at least a hole space). I thought we played slow due to their money game, and all putts holed. Greens have subtle breaks, and no bunny-hops (like most Fla courses, soft in front), but I thought they were fast & true. Layout may be a bit boring, front9 with some twists & turns & water hazards while back9 is tree-lined. Rio has great practice facilities, TracMan range, and chipping\putting greens .....this place is back\better than when I first played here in the 90s. The restaurant seems vibrant again, and same Bartender for almost last 10yrs. At any rate Luv Rio, and can't wait till next time down from Ohio.

Course in good condition. No complaints really except it's a bit tight for my wayward drives! Will play again.

Super staff .....as a single, got paired with nice Canadian couple & Greg (who I met here 6yrs ago just by coincidence). Rio has probably the best greens in Central Fla. Bunkers have clean sand, & well maintained. Fwys are good, and sideboards are mostly waste areas or cleared of lower tree branches. The wet/muddy sides are dry now, and escaping the errant shot into trees is easier now. The carts are new, with GPS. The practice areas are fabulous, as Rio hosts an Academy, which draws young players from all over the world. Today the 1st hole was on the clubhouse side, and back9 across the street ......I guess they flip-flop. I prefer today's front9, has a few water hazards, and more interesting than the back, which is down&back cut thru the tree-lined fwys. Greens are awesome, speedy & true, holds approach shots (so repair those ballmarks), and I would have to search for bad spots. Thanx to GN for the Hot Deals, and I will be back again to erase a couple of DbleBogies (poor sand play & iron shots)..

This might be the best bang for the buck cost for playing golf in Orlando. Course was in good condition and it wasn’t overly busy on a Thursday afternoon. The highlight has to be the friendly fox squirrels. 🐿️ they will gently take food from your hand if you want to feed them. Just be advised that you will probably have 3-4 that want food. Again, good layout and conditions for the money. No overly hard holes. But the par 3’s are long from the black tees.

I haven't played this course in years and wow, what a great updated change to the facilities. The course was in great shape on the fairways, but if you hit your ball off line into the trees, look out. This round kicked my derrière but, im looking forward to my next round.

Layout is great, pace of play was very solid, and conditions were solid as well. Fairways could have been a bit cleaner but tough to complain for the value. The only negative thing was the ranger was rude but when are they not at any course?

Top 3 best value for Orlando golf

Showed up for my 7:09 tee time only to have a maintenance worker tell us the course had been closed and there was no notice sent out. I’m out the deposit for the tee time and no one is at the course to help. Great job Rio Pinar!!