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4.8
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4.9
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4.8
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.8

Orange Lake Resort & Country Club in Kissimmee boasts four different golf courses, two championship courses and two nine-hole layouts. Undoubtedly, the most popular course is the Legends. This Arnold Palmer-designed layout is like getting two courses in one. The front nine is a traditional links that is wide-open and windy, which makes club selection particularly challenging. It is a good warm-up for the even more demanding back nine. On the backside, you will be playing through mature oaks and towering pine trees that border the lush, winding fairways. It is quite a feat to successfully maneuver your tee shots through the narrow openings of the trees, which gives it the feel of a course in North Carolina. The signature hole is the 13th. This daunting hole features a large green that is shielded by a rock wall, surrounded by tall grass, and protected in back by a sand trap.

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Floradwarf (Ultradwarf Bermuda Grass)
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The McCord Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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4.4
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4.0
First Time Playing

Excellent resort course

The layout is very fun but challenging. The front is links style and the back is more traditional with water coming into play with some forced carries. Greens were a touch slow but true. Well worth the time and $ to play it at least once.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Orange lakes 12/7/24

Great course excellent condition person putting clubs on my golf cart was great. Excellent personality and funny and friendly his name was Guy a Frenchmen from up north. Had a great day. Need more good people like him.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Get rid of Paul behind the desk

First you should never have a crabby jerk like (paul) greet you when you’re playing the legends at orange lake ! Place like this should have friendly accommodative people who treat the guests like kings.

Because of this guy I will make sure that nobody plays there ever! The way he treated me and my two 15 year olds was just plain crazy !

The course was in terrible condition! Hard to believe this is an Arnold Palmer course.

Orange - Get rid of Paul. (Works in pro shop).

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very Poor for Expensive Course

Legends is one of the worst higher priced courses we've played. Half of greens had sand dressed areas to cover damage, and we moved ball several times to put. Fairways and boxes in poor condition. Layout is Ok, but several greens are extremely small, starting with #1. Overall, poor value for a very overpriced Legends course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 107
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Tennessee Advisor
Top 25 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasant round, Small greens, a but overpriced

This is one of 2, 18-holes course at Orange Lake. There is also a 9-hole course that's lit at night. The Legends course is a Palmer design and you can see why. Most of the trouble - traps and water - are on the right side of 5he hole or green. With Palmer a draw golfer, that works. For 5he majority of players - aim left!

The greens were surprising in how small they are. No large, two-tier complexes but some undulations throughout. Other than the sand on the greens, the putting was nice.

The fee was $90 so a bit overpriced for an average course. But it was a pleasant round so few complaints.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible

This course is terrible, especially for the money they charge. We paid $50 to rent junk clubs. The course is in terrible shape. There’s actually crab grass growing on several greens. There was trash strewn about the edge of the fairways on some holes. We followed a very slow foursome that had more interest in partying than golfing. I’m talking heavy drinking, yelling, acting like fools and playing very loud music through a Bluetooth speaker. I’ve played at way better courses for a fraction of the cost. I honestly can’t believe this course is associated with Arnold Palmer’s name. Huge disappointment and a complete waste of money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Perfect weather

Nice Course, Poor Condition

My wife and I were staying in a time share at Orange Lake with friends. Two of us booked a time on the Legends. The layout was decent. The back nine was especially picturesque. Unfortunately, the course conditions were less than ideal. The grass in the fairways was sparse and did not support the ball well. The traps were inconsistent, many having far too much sand. The worst part was the condition of the greens, especially on the front nine. There were numerous tufts of weeds (what appeared to be a type of poa, along with other varieties) that had invaded the greens, making them bumpy and difficult to putt, as well as aesthetically unpleasant. I was hoping the poor condition of the putting green would not be a harbinger of those on the course; rather it was a foretaste of things to come. The best thing I can say is that the pace of play was speedy. This course is not worth the nearly $100 greens fee. It’s an extremely poor value! When I pay that much for a round of golf, I expect the course to be in good condition.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

Need a starter/ranger

I played this course as a single. When I arrived for my tee time there were about 4 groups on the first tee with no starter in sight. I asked one of the cart boys and he said there should be a starter so he apparently was not informed. It was a free for all to try and figure which groups were going out. I got lucky and a nice couple let me play with them. Pace of play was also an issue with no ranger. If this course is charging 60+ dollars there has to be better managed. Conditions were good but management was bad.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Value with Golfnow

This is a excellent course. Tough but fair. Everything in super condition. Without Golfnow it is a bit pricey.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice course

The course was in good shape and the staff was super friendly. The layout was nice and challenging. I would definitely play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

No 19th hope and greens need help!

Not a bad day of golf but if this is considered their premier course in needs a lot of work. For the price I would expect the greens to be in better condition. Pace of play was good but there is no grill or restaurant at the turn or 19th hole. Head to the Ale house when you finish it’s right outside the gate.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Windy weather
Used cart

disappointed

I have play the course a number of times before and I love it. This time I found the green sprayed and very fast. The fairways where not as good as before and I did not enjoy the round like I did before!!!! The layout I love!!!!

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Worst Experience Ever

No amenities at the club house - could not even get a cup of coffee. Practice tee and balls in sad shape....Not sure where the challenge is with this course. Was told beverage cart had everything when asking about drinks. We did not see the cart until the 7th holes. Can't believe this has Palmer's name on it.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Convenient and fair place to test your game!

Priced in the range expected in Orlando. Convenience made playing this course a good idea on our last day in Orlando. The greens were smooth but colored to make them appear greener than they would otherwise be. enough challenge on the course to test you but sufficient ways to play around the difficulties. Long and wide enough to make using the driver a good idea. Nice place to play without driving too far.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
4.0
Previously Played

Not great

Worst greens I’ve played on in a long time. Greens are rock hard, like trying to stop a ball on a pool table. Yes the greens are fast but that’s only because they are hard sand with very little growth on them. Not worth the money, play Providence for less money and the greens great.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Other than pace of play course was great to play fairways in great condition greens running true and fast

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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