ChampionsGate Golf Club - International

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!

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

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.

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….

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.

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.

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.

Really nice greens and turf, lots of bunkers to avoid. Some more trees would be nice and a few rough and weedy holes, but not affecting play. Overall very nice and challenging course but a bit pricey for the conditions of the rough and preserves.

Very difficult but great layout and very challenging to use all your clubs; especially accommodating with my wife’s injury; very willing to reimburse us if she could not play more than 4/5 holes; made a huge difference! Very professional approach and thank god she finished. Wil return⛳️