Rio Pinar Golf

The course is under construction, trying to be a competition course again. It will never get there. The biggest issue if the gps carts, They make over 50% of the course unusable. You still get charged the whole cart fee though. The course conditions are not good enough to make up for it. I will not be playing this course again because of the carts and the poor management. No reason to not just go anywhere else. The price is competitive with much better course and with the only real amenity being a bottle of water, I'll play elsewhere for a much better experience.

One of my favorite courses in all of Orlando. So happy the new owners are giving the course the love and attention that need. The golf range and short game area is going to be one of a kind.

Started off on the back nine because we would have been behind 2 foursomes of ladies and I have seen them play. On the back nine there was nobody in front of us and that was great. Things got a little slower on the front nine.

The courses under new management and they’re doing a lot of upgrades and the conditions are very very good. Certainly worth checking out. They’ve got tight Fairways some water and old-school kind of 1950s layout but I like it. My only knock would they’ve got those governors on the cards that stop you from driving wherever you want, and some of them are ridiculously distant from anything that literally would matter

Exceptional improvement of the course and pro shop. I would play in this course again!

Started on the back nine with nobody in front of us and nobody behind us for at least five holes. Then when we went to the front nine things slowed up a bit.

Our group had an amazing time at Rio Pinar. The layout is outstanding and clear evidence as to why this was one time a highly regarded track. They are putting a ton of work into the course and it will make a big difference in the long run. I selected the course based on the proximity to the airport and boy am I glad I did. I will be back to play here again, and again.

The group in front of us was a bit slow, but the staff and ranger only asked us to speed up because we had our wives with us. Seems to be because of that reason only. We typically finish 30 under pace but understand some are slower. Maybe the staff could investigate which group is holding thins up instead of just hanging out in a group of trees and picking a group that has women and making it a point to say “pick up the pace”. We couldn’t go any faster. Ruined the rest of the game. Advice: investigate the problem before making rude remarks.

The course is still going through some renovations to bunkers on quite a few holes, but the course is very playable and the greens, fairways and tee boxes were in good shape.

The new owners are really trying to make this a top notch course in the Orlando area.

Playing this course for years and never have seen it in such beautiful conditions. Fairways are mostly good with the exception of a couple. Greens are running smooth and fast. My only complaint would be the geo fencing. Too tight in some areas which contributes to slow play. Need to visit that aspect for an overall good experience. You can do better.

Extremely slow play but finished in 4 hours I am used to 3 hours without any players in front of me

Had two Tee times, but only five showed up to play. Golf course could not give me credit for the three players that did not play. Must have golf now give credit for the prepaid 3 players.

Rio has been through some modifications, a few extra bunkers, etc. Restaurant had a much needed overhaul and they now have carts with GPS. They do need to modify the sensors on the carts to allow driving in the rough and tree lines without shutting down or slowing to a crawl. It would speed things up. Greens were in great shape and rolled true.

Much improved over the last time I played it. Great layout. Very challenging. Close to airport and downtown Orlando. Still a work in progress, but worth playing.