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4.2
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4.7
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.4
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4.5
91.1%
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4.0
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4.3
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Conditions
4.3
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private/Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7363 yards
Slope 143
Rating 76.3

ChampionsGate Golf Resort, an un-matched golf facility for world-class golf, offers 36 holes designed by International golf champion Greg Norman and is the World Headquarters of David Leadbetter Golf Academy. Located just 15 minutes from Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Champions has two excellent and very different golf courses on a single site.

Greg Norman blended tradition and modern elements to create a unique golf experience.

The International course, which is the highest rated course in Florida, has the look and feel of a links-style layout in the British Isles. The International offers a golf experience unlike any other in the Orlando area, but one that will be familiar to those who have played the links courses of Scotland and Ireland. The International was designed, constructed and seeded to offer a hard, fast playing surface similar to those found on true links courses. The International, with 18 of the most dramatic and challenging holes in Florida, is destined to rank among the top resort courses in the country.

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Course Details

Year Built 2000
Fairways GN1 Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (2000) Matthew Dusenberry (2000) Tad Burnett (2000)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Leadbetter Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Amex MasterCard Visa Discover card(s) Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Shirts with collars and sleeves; slacks or Bermuda shorts are considered appropriate attire. No tank tops, tee shirts, fishnet tops, cut-offs, sweat pants, warm up suits, blue jeans or denim shorts, tennis shorts, short shorts, or other athletic shorts

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Restaurant

Available Facilities

Lounge, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

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4.5
1742 Reviews (1742)

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Reviews 133
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Always good to play here

The course is well kept during hot summer days. The greens are in excellent shape and have a good speed. It's always fun to play here. The balls are easily lost if they land on the edges of the course. Hit your ball straight and to the center of the greens. HaHa!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 65
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

ChampionsGate International a big win.

This is an Omni Resort just outside Orlando. The course is in excellent condition even though it’s been a brutal Summer. Tee boxes smooth. Fairways wide enough but with challenging turns and mounding. Plenty of bunkers - many guarding greens. A few water carries. Greens were a little slow - but that helped my game. There is a full practice area for putting, chipping and driving. The staff were outstanding - including the guys who kept my cart packed with ice, cold water and cool towels on a hot day. The cart was new, clean and had GPS. Putting up with the heat was worth it to have a chance to play this gem.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great day, amazing staff

Course was in wonderful shape. Greens were coming back after being punched and were a little slow, but rolled true. Player assistant kept us in water and cold towels. Pace of play was about 4 hours and 30 minutes. Staff was excellent from the valet to the cart girl. Had a great round. This was a deal for the price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still one of Florida's premier couses

1st visit in about 15yrs to play the International course. The course was immaculate, with the only knock being the greens being a tad bit slower than usual. That is because they in August and the course needs extra water due to the scorching afternoons, so I will be back in the cooler months to play faster greens.

From the Pro Shop to the cart, to the range and Starter, even the player's assistant offering wet towels and water, everyone was pleasant and professional. We had a 7:00am tee time, and were unloading our bags by 10:20. I couldn't ask for a better experience, felt like we had the beautiful course to ourselves all morning.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 18
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great Course. Spongey greens not quite rolling true

Love the course, the layout and how challenging the International Course is. The greens were quite soft and spongey so putts weren't rolling true but usually the greens here are top notch

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Best value

DONT GET ME WRONG, this course is expensive. $170+ for early times. But you 100% get what you pay for here. I try to spend under $60 a round, and if you are an afternoon player anyways, there is NOT a better course in central Florida. The staff is all super friendly, welcoming, and helpful. Range balls, water bottles, valet, and club cleaning are all included. The course is IMMACULATE. You can hit a good score, bad score, but there will almost never be the "well THIS OR THAT" got in my way. Even if you hit a bad shot, the grass is kept to the point that you will usually be able to play out of the rough without wanting to scream. The bunkers are DIFFICULT though. Stay out of them at all costs. There also is VERY little shade, so play on a hot day is a challenge. BRING SUNSCREEN!!! There is little shade on either course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are horrible on international.

Played 4 area courses over the week on a golf trip. This course looks good tee to green but the greens were unacceptable. Extremely bumpy, wet and so slow. I wish I would have stopped after 3 holes and asked for a refund but I thought it would get better. 17th green is so bad. They had the worst greens of the 4 courses we played and the most expensive. Go somewhere else

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0

So disappointed

Usually one my of favorites to play in the area. Tee boxes and fairways are nice, but the greens are absolutely horrible. Slow and bumpy, its horrible. For $97 dollars its a rip off. Save your money and go play Southern Dunes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unfortunate imposter

Played this course a handful of times. Brought a scratch golfer(I am as well) with me this time because I raved about the previous experiences. Our course is closed due to greens renovation. I was embarrassed after the round as my judgment of picking great courses was in jeopardy. Tee until green was very nice, minus some in-play areas unkept. The greens were atrocious. Super soft, very slow, bumpy, and impossible to hit a basic bump and run. It became apparent it was bad when we left divot marks on the greens on a basic green-side bump and run. There was all bump and zero run. I was astonished at how bad the greens were. Charging $120 per person is robbery as there are many other courses with great greens in the area for cheaper. We didn’t care about the price, we wanted greens worth putting on, and this was a very bad experience. We played very welll even from the tips, but had many great shots lose to not having a chance because the putts had zero consistency. If this course was half the price being realistic with their greens, I probably wouldn’t have had an issue….

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 207
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 50 Contributor
First Time Playing

Good challenge

Played International Course at ChampionsGate for the first time today. It was the second day back open after being closed to punch the greens. They were almost all the way heeled up. They rolled smooth. And about the right pace. But it’s rained a lot in the area so they were really soft. They want this to be a links style course. But with all the rain it’s playing softer than a links now. There are a good bit of pot bunkers and mounds and tall fescue. But there is also a good bit of water. Which true links don’t have. There are several forced carries over water or natural or waste areas. And most of the trouble seems to be on the left of the hole. At least it seemed that way when I kept missing left! It was a really fun play. And I really enjoyed it. Even though I didn’t play real well at times. There are a couple holes on each side which force you to think and hit something less than driver. There are long and short par 3s. There are several somewhat blind holes as well. It would help to play the course more often to have a better idea of the lines. A lot of times standing on the tee box it was tough to commit to a sho bc you weren’t sure. But all in all it’s fun to play. And worth about $100 in the current golf climate.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very good. As expected

Always in great shape. Greens were slow today for sure. Not sure if it’s a seasonal thing or purposeful for some reason. Value is peak right now with Summer local rates for sure. I’ll be back. Just hope they cut the greens.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

This course sucked

The fairways were just sloggy. If u don’t hit the ball perfect ur club is getting stuck in the ground. After 5 holes my bicep was spasming because of that. Soooo many hazards I lost 7 balls in 5 holes. Never saw a golf cart girl for drinks or snacks. The greens were terrible. Balls don’t run at all on them. Overall terrible experience. After 9 holes I called it and I was done.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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