ChampionsGate Golf Club - International
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7363 yards | 76.3 | 143 |
| Blue | 72 | 6792 yards | 74.1 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6239 yards | 71.5 | 132 |
| Gold | 72 | 5618 yards | 68.0 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.3/138 | 458 | 216 | 577 | 365 | 219 | 496 | 366 | 530 | 398 | 3625 | 417 | 588 | 340 | 448 | 237 | 442 | 467 | 142 | 538 | 3619 | 7244 |
| Black/Blue M: 74.2/135 | 458 | 190 | 547 | 365 | 203 | 461 | 366 | 530 | 398 | 3518 | 417 | 588 | 340 | 406 | 222 | 442 | 433 | 142 | 494 | 3484 | 7002 |
| Blue M: 73.0/132 W: 78.7/141 | 438 | 190 | 547 | 323 | 203 | 461 | 343 | 496 | 363 | 3364 | 396 | 551 | 308 | 406 | 222 | 416 | 433 | 140 | 494 | 3366 | 6730 |
| Blue/White M: 72.1/128 W: 77.4/137 | 438 | 157 | 547 | 323 | 183 | 436 | 343 | 496 | 363 | 3286 | 396 | 524 | 308 | 356 | 207 | 394 | 397 | 140 | 494 | 3216 | 6502 |
| White M: 70.2/124 W: 75.7/133 | 409 | 157 | 484 | 290 | 183 | 436 | 324 | 463 | 329 | 3075 | 368 | 524 | 274 | 356 | 207 | 394 | 397 | 126 | 469 | 3115 | 6190 |
| White/Gold M: 68.6/120 W: 74.0/131 | 362 | 135 | 484 | 258 | 167 | 407 | 324 | 463 | 329 | 2929 | 319 | 524 | 274 | 356 | 123 | 394 | 369 | 126 | 469 | 2954 | 5883 |
| Gold M: 66.9/116 W: 71.7/126 | 362 | 135 | 439 | 258 | 167 | 407 | 296 | 436 | 298 | 2798 | 319 | 452 | 243 | 312 | 123 | 320 | 369 | 100 | 442 | 2680 | 5478 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 4 |
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Reviewer Photos
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200 yd par 3 on the back Photo submitted by realasudxgift on 07/05/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162408708 on 12/31/2024
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Photo submitted by u314162408708 on 12/31/2024
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Photo submitted by u314162408708 on 12/31/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Potvin44 on 04/23/2024
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u9619163 on 06/09/2022
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I Photo submitted by u314162795407 on 05/28/2022
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Photo submitted by erspark on 03/04/2022
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Photo submitted by RonnoB on 12/01/2021
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Course lovely Photo submitted by Kid2514 on 11/26/2021
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Scenery awesome Photo submitted by Kid2514 on 11/26/2021
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Photo submitted by Christophe3886879 on 09/06/2021
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Photo submitted by Christophe3886879 on 09/06/2021
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Photo submitted by no1sgoneb4 on 06/29/2021
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#7: Do I have to take a penalty? Photo submitted by DAB4par on 12/30/2020
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Photo submitted by u7656975 on 11/18/2020
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Photo submitted by u7656975 on 11/18/2020
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Picture perfect day Photo submitted by jraff3 on 07/15/2020
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Photo submitted by Bcorb on 02/13/2020
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Photo submitted by gparisi on 11/22/2019
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Photo submitted by Raymond2074111 on 10/07/2019
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Photo submitted by allennoell on 09/26/2019
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Photo submitted by SweeptheLeg on 05/30/2019
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Photo submitted by SweeptheLeg on 05/30/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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Photo submitted by Gremlingolfer on 05/15/2019
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WOW! Photo submitted by jroman0511 on 05/21/2018
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The approach at the par-4 sixth hole Photo submitted by BrandonWebb on 01/08/2017
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Photo submitted by ssaymtap54 on 12/28/2016
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The 11th hole right side if the green Photo submitted by Stevsherp on 10/19/2015
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Storm is coming from the 10th tee box Photo submitted by JoeChoi07 on 05/13/2015
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Stay in the fairway... Photo submitted by darrenbrown on 03/31/2015
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Photo submitted by CalmerThanYouAre on 02/03/2014
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FIRST TEE Photo submitted by xymmot on 06/18/2013
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Photo submitted by xymmot on 06/18/2013
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Very Links feel, LONG par 4 with water on the right short to medium and water left near the green requiring a long carry if you are in the left fairway. TOUGH Photo submitted by Gage6692955 on 10/06/2012
Excellent experience all around
Right from the start this was a great experience. Friendly greeting, helpful and great value. Nicely designed course in great shape. Reasonable pace of play. I was particularly impressed with the included range balls and water. So nice to not feel like you’re having every last dime squeezed out from you.
Must Play!
Wow. Do yourself a favor and play the international course. What a jewel of a course! A true links course. It’s challenging but fair. Greens roll true and it is in mint condition. Norman did a spectacular job with this design. It has every kind of hole that requires a variety of shots. The staff were very friendly. Rick was extremely kind and welcoming. I look forward to playing this course again soon. Will also play the national course. I would’ve paid twice what I paid to play this course. I paid $115 and a course of this level could easily charge $200 to play. Really enjoyed it.
I played the International Course 11/11 - 11/13. Really enjoyed this course. Was scheduled today 11/14 but got the flu and had to cancel 🙃.
Resort golf done right.
Staff was excellent. The course layout was fun and in great shape. We played the international course. It was challenging without being overbearing. It offered a nice selection of risk/reward opportunities. I will certainly play again
Excellent Course and Staff
Course was incredible, staff was even more amazing. They helped get me out faster and even was able to let me play alone (I wanted to work on some things). Was an incredible experience.
Afternoon 18
Pace of play slower than previous visits. Course conditions were above average.
Very challenging
This international course is pretty unique. It's my second time playing here, haven't played the national yet. Very challenging course, you will lose balls if your handicap is a bit high, but fun nonetheless. Staff is great and practice facilities are well maintained too. Definitely recommend to other players. A bit on the expensive side, but worth it to play at least once.
Good challenge but
Parcours en bonne condition.
Très challengeant pour une première fois.
Seul bémol, on nous demandait un coût très élevé pour un replay de 9 trous en fin de pm.
Nous avons refusé.
terrific experience
one of the most challenging layouts in central florida. i have nothing bad to say about this course except the staff was a little stiff and unfriendly. still a great golf track and worth the battle through i4 traffic to get there
International is amazing.
First time out there and was absolutely blown away. Staff was incredibly helpful and friendly. Course was gorgeous and immaculately kept. Would recommend to anyone who’s visiting or if your local after 2 rates are well worth braving the sun, heat, and occasional shower.
Bad Experience
Booked tee time for experience. Play often with wife as rider. Wife and I enjoy our time playing alone and listening to music, as not to annoy anyone. Showed at tee box at 7:05am for our 7:10am tee time. Booked as single with a rider. We’ve checked dates and tee time availability to ensure course isn’t busy and we can play as a single. 7:20am couple shows early as well. Without asking, Starter tells them to play with us? I tell Starter, then we’ll take their tee time at 7:20am so we can play as a single. Starter argues, stating they have no open tee times and we need to play with them for pace of play. Mind you, we booked the second time tee time of the day.
On hole 3, a single, that the Starter has let out behind us, passes us, never to be seen again, and completes his round. Meanwhile, what would’ve taken me 3 hours to play as a single, has taken 4 hours. We’ve played from three separate tee boxes, blue, white, and gold, and haven’t seen another golfer on the empty course.
In summary, the Starter gave away our tee time; refused to offer us another tee time; then sends a single out behind me, and wastes an hour of my day in the Florida heat and deprived us of our experience. In the grand scheme of life, no biggie. But for the experience, disappointing. In addition, many of the tee boxes didn’t have markers set up indicating hitting area?
Beautiful course and Tough
Decided to play this course at last minute. Staff was wonderful. Friendly and very helpful. Practice facilities are great. Carts are very nice. Tees, towels, water and GPS included. Couldn’t ask for more. The course is gorgeous. Definitely gives that feeling of playing overseas. Scenic and tough. Foot into the rough and ball is gone. Must be accurate or you’re in trouble. Tees are good and clean, fairways are good and greens are really nice. Greens are fast which I prefer. Absolutely beautiful and recommended
Bermuda Crew!
The course at Champions Gate was in excellent condition, the greens were great and consistent throughout. I would recommend this course .