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3.8
1223 Reviews (1223)
5 Stars
408
4 Stars
541
3 Stars
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2 Stars
61
1 Stars
54
Conditions
4.1
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.7
Pace
3.1
Amenities
4.3
98.1%
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1023 out of 1223 reviews
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3.5
2 Reviews (2)
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
2.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
3.0
100.0%
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2 out of 2 reviews
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3.5
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4.0
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Layout
4.0
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2.0
Amenities
4.0
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3.0
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7072 yards
Slope 135
Rating 73.7

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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Reviews

3.8
1223 Reviews (1223)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 76
Dinner 35
Patio Dining 35
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 148
Bunkers 137
Forced Carries 78
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 89
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 69
Locals 62
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 130
Near Local Attractions 111
Convenient to the City 77

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Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Improving Conditions

The ownership and staff efforts to bring this course back to higher standards is noticeable. It is a great layout and will provide multiple challenges. If the conditions continue it should be a stop on your tour of Orlando golf sites.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi Rock9808450, thanks for the great review! We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great value

The Legends course is definitely worth a visit. Great layout, friendly staff and nice service. The course is in very good condition. Carts are clean and new. We had a scorcher of a day, but ice and water at the clubhouse combined with many water coolers throughout the course helped tremendously. This course is fun. Playing it for the first time, we found water in places where we couldn't see it on our tee shot - we learned to look at the scorecard map quickly. For $10, you cannot beat this anywhere.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi chriswaldmann, we appreciate the kind review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed the course conditions and layout. We hope to see you again soon! Thanks for playing.
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi tigerbrown41, thanks for the 5-star review!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lightning in the Distance

Excellent course. We had to wait 11/2 hr to start because lightning was happening somewhere?? Drinks were a fortune... once on the course it was awesome. Great Arnie Palmer layout. I would definitely recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi jlateixeira, thanks for the great review!
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

Work in progress

Seems the drought we had burned the greens and there are still some with bad spots even though we had rain every day for almost two months. Still roll pretty true unless u have to roll through one of these spots. Staff needs a lesson in customer service.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi u000004541997, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback about our course conditions as our staff works to improve them. We're glad to hear you enjoyed the course layout and hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great day at Orange Lake Legends

I've played here many times in the past and the course conditions dipped a bit a while back but it's back to prime condition now. The greens are mostly in good shape, there were a few areas on 2-3 greens that had a few issues but nothing to be upset about. The tee boxes were in great shape as were the fairways and bunkers.

The gentleman manning the bag drop Shay was very nice and helpful as was Jordan at the Legends Grill. The starter Joe was friendly and willing to answer any and all questions about the course. While the experience on the course was good, these guys put the day over the top and made us feel like they wanted us to return. The only member of the team that was not up to par was the Marcus in the pro shop. I felt like we were bothering him just trying to check in.

All in all, this course is in great condition and I am excited to return. I would certainly recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi hockislife1433, thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review! We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear about your positive experience. Thanks for playing and we hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Best course in area

The legends has always been a great course, even though it fell on hard times recently. The ownership has done wonders improving the course and I feel it shows greatly. Recreational golf has declined in playership and it's harder for courses of this caliber to remain in peak condition. For the hand they were dealt, it's an awesome and ever improving course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi spackler83, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! We appreciate your feedback about our course conditions and are looking forward to your next round with us. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Good Return

Played as a single on Sunday afternoon, it had been years since I'd played The Legends, so happy to see the course returning to days of old. The Staff are great and the course was in very good shape ( a few greens need some work ) but you can see the course will be getting better and better in time, see you in a few months!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi Stephen1690, we appreciate your feedback! Thanks for the great review and we're looking forward to your next round with us!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi u000005085729, thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. We hope to see you again soon. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

always fun!

Had the course to myself on a hot and humid summer day. The course was not perfect, but pins were placed in a way to stay away from the areas that need some TLC. The staff was super friendly and let me get out in front of a larger group. I finished in less than 2 hours. Its a great and beautiful course. I try to play it every time I am in town.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi jpsider, thanks for the kind words! We glad to hear you had a great round. Thanks for playing and we look forward to seeing you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Course has really gone downhill

I've played this course for over 8 years and this was the worst shape I've seen it in. Tee boxes were spotty with burned out patches. The fairways were in decent shape and at least 5 greens had patches of bare spots. I would always play this course since we stay in the villas right across from the course but I'll now be looking to play courses outside the resort. I can find better courses which are cheaper and are better maintained.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi u642499394, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We apologize that the course conditions weren't up to par during your round. Our staff is currently working to improve the conditions and we appreciate your patience during this transition. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course at the resort

Don't play any of the other OLCC courses. The Legends is the best by far.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi Meyerlungdoc, thanks taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you enjoyed your round at Legends. Our other courses have a lot of offer and we hope you give them a chance as well. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Much Improved

Always play the course each time I visit (average 4 times a year) In the past couple of years I have been very critical of the course condition but this time in my opinion the course is in much better condition that it has been for a number of years. Much Improved fairways although greens were slow. Overall much better and if the club continues to work on improvements then it will be back to where it was years ago and a great place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi u319023531, thank you for the kind words! We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear you're seeing improving conditions. We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi u097579486, thanks for the 5-star review!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Getting Better

This is a home course of my timeshare. It is under new ownership. They are doing a good job of building up the course, putting in new sod and fixing greens. Give it some time and it should be a great course again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi fritzmark, thank you for the great review. We're glad to hear you're noticing improvements with the course and appreciate the feedback. Thanks for playing and we're looking forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course condition needs improvement

Good layout for the money. Condition of course could be better especially the greens. Will play again hoping the course condition has improved.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi jdbrown9810, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your patience as we work on the conditions of the course and hope you give us another shot in the future. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Thanks for the 5-star review! We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

The course was in better shape than I expected. Only #18 green was temporary. I've been coming here and playing for almost 20 years, and it's certainly the worst condition ever, but not that bad! There were a tremendous amount of workers on the course laying sod and pine straw. I believe the new management will get it back -it will just take a little time.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi Bravedavenc, thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you've been playing Orange Lake for almost 20 years! We appreciate your patience as we work on the conditions of the course and are hoping you continue to come back. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 07/20/2017:
Hi norman6312311, thanks for the 4-star review! We hope to see you again soon.
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