Rio Pinar Golf

I love the early morning tee time. It is one way to start the day, and playing golf at Rio is one great way to start the day. It was a little cold to start but wormed up after a while.

This is a very nice layout, with small, firm and fast greens. The slow play was an issue with close to a 3-hr front nine. Things sped up to around 2 hrs on back so we got in just before with our 1:36 tee time (Wednesday in February).

But, the layout was very fun, lots of doglegs and challenging shots. Turf was pretty good for this time of year.

First time to play Rio Pinar. Really challenging and engaging course. The pine forest lined fairways spell danger quickly if you don't stay in the fairway. Lot's of sand, some water and very hard and fast greens that wouldn't hold the ball. Bump and run is the only way to play this course!

My wife and I really enjoyed the course. The fairways were good. The greens we fast and true. The tee boxes need to be marked better. We will definitely play this course again.

We came in town from Tampa for a golf outing here. We played the day before and really enjoyed ourselves. The staff from the bar tender, starter, cart girl etc.. treated us great. The course was in great shape and a good test. When we’re back in town it’s our new favorite.

Three groups waiting on a hole. No pace of play and no help from any ranger. I like the course, but had to quit after 5. Too long.

Rio Pinar is a nice golf challenge. We played the gold tees at 6500 yards and that beat me up a little bit. The greens rolled nicely but were difficult because of a lot of undulation on many of them. I know that sand was good because I was in it 4 times. I stayed and ate at the clubhouse after the round. Very nice.

Highly recommend! Greens are in excellent condition and fast, staff very friendly and accommodating, clubhouse is excellent with nice bar/dining area and the many pictures from hosting the past PGA Citrus Open was fun and interesting. Practice facility is great though you hit off of mats that are in great condition. Enjoyed my round and will play again when in the area.

RIo Pinar offers a true challenge, excellent conditions, great history and a professional staff that is hard to beat. The best value in greater Orlando.

I’ve played this several times on past visits and it was left to die which was tragic given its history. A new owner has taken over and it’s being restored to its former glory. The club house is first rate and the staff is terrific. The course is coming along and the conditions are good considering it’s winter. The tee boxes need some work. It’s a bargain.

Course was in great shape for this time of year. Greens were very fast and rolled true. Challenging track.

Love the course. A lot of improvements over the years.

The course is still recovering from a hard winter. Fairways are coming in but still very tight. Greens were fine quick and true. Layout is great. Overall enjoyed the round, staff was very helpful and friendly. Would recommend this course.

Course in good condition. Definitely worth playing