White Heron Golf Club
About
White Heron Golf Club (formerly known as Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club) has had many accolades over its history and for good reason. The Ted McAnlis layout is sculptured from lush rolling land and features immaculate playing conditions year round. Water and natural wetlands come into play on 16 of our 18 holes and the resident breeze can significantly change the course from day to day. Yet despite the natural beauty and obvious pedigree of the layout, with four sets of tees the course is still enjoyable for golfers of all levels.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7409 yards | ||
| Blue | 72 | 6907 yards | ||
| White | 72 | 6393 yards | ||
| Gold | 72 | 5881 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 72 | 5294 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 76.5/144 | 392 | 442 | 395 | 560 | 392 | 210 | 607 | 190 | 425 | 3613 | 397 | 620 | 230 | 545 | 442 | 206 | 434 | 423 | 380 | 3677 | 7290 |
| Blue M: 74.2/139 | 378 | 420 | 377 | 520 | 342 | 190 | 555 | 165 | 392 | 3339 | 361 | 560 | 225 | 510 | 422 | 196 | 404 | 387 | 326 | 3391 | 6730 |
| White M: 71.9/131 | 336 | 397 | 330 | 495 | 333 | 160 | 505 | 155 | 382 | 3093 | 334 | 527 | 210 | 460 | 392 | 173 | 379 | 360 | 297 | 3132 | 6225 |
| Yellow M: 69.5/124 W: 75.5/130 | 283 | 374 | 294 | 447 | 305 | 145 | 475 | 135 | 314 | 2772 | 271 | 450 | 170 | 410 | 301 | 139 | 353 | 315 | 240 | 2649 | 5421 |
| Green M: 66.9/119 W: 71.9/125 | 278 | 334 | 287 | 358 | 290 | 124 | 390 | 107 | 285 | 2453 | 211 | 350 | 150 | 350 | 293 | 129 | 310 | 310 | 232 | 2335 | 4788 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 13 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
Course Details
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2020 #1)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by k666c on 01/11/2026
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Photo submitted by k666c on 01/11/2026
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Photo submitted by 61qZ7JAAqqI2mOVX7dvK on 07/25/2025
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Hidden gem Photo submitted by jazzy1810 on 07/10/2025
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2nd shot on the Par 5 - still managed a birdie. Photo submitted by josiemay on 05/17/2025
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Accurate shot needed Photo submitted by jazzy1810 on 08/26/2024
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Photo submitted by FAST4U on 07/25/2024
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Photo submitted by dlpetrella on 07/06/2024
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Photo submitted by dlpetrella on 07/06/2024
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Photo submitted by dlpetrella on 07/06/2024
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Photo submitted by jazzy1810 on 06/23/2024
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Photo submitted by Cop4God on 06/04/2024
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Photo submitted by MHKIDD on 03/16/2024
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Photo submitted by MHKIDD on 03/16/2024
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Photo submitted by MHKIDD on 03/16/2024
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Photo submitted by MHKIDD on 03/16/2024
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Photo submitted by u314161790046 on 10/24/2023
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Photo submitted by blakecannon on 10/17/2023
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Photo submitted by PaulSturgess on 10/10/2023
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Photo submitted by PaulSturgess on 10/10/2023
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Photo submitted by PaulSturgess on 10/10/2023
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Photo submitted by PaulSturgess on 10/10/2023
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Photo submitted by MrMcCarter9 on 07/24/2023
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Photo submitted by GTWRECK on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u000004080709 on 01/07/2023
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Photo submitted by rafaerosas on 12/25/2022
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Nice touches Photo submitted by sandier on 12/20/2022
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White heron Photo submitted by sandier on 12/20/2022
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4th tee box Photo submitted by sandier on 12/20/2022
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Photo submitted by avrunner02 on 06/09/2022
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This is how all of the green looked. Photo submitted by ZxPw4vZwNv1XPm2PFjif on 05/31/2022
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Photo submitted by u033216939 on 03/30/2022
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Photo submitted by u033216939 on 03/17/2022
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Photo submitted by Darren2542652 on 02/27/2022
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Photo submitted by Darren2542652 on 02/27/2022
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Photo submitted by Darren2542652 on 02/27/2022
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Great par 3! Photo submitted by SYz0vH5624OsXpDGZuTz on 01/21/2022
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Not really in play but cool bunker! Photo submitted by SYz0vH5624OsXpDGZuTz on 01/21/2022
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Photo submitted by Scarantinom on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by Scarantinom on 01/07/2022
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u000005582728 on 01/21/2021
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Photo submitted by u491522621 on 11/29/2020
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Photo submitted by u491522621 on 11/24/2020
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Photo submitted by u491522621 on 09/20/2020
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Photo submitted by GerardLennon1810 on 05/08/2020
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Photo submitted by GerardLennon1810 on 05/08/2020
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Photo submitted by hxV5FfW16DltxvV2VHza on 03/26/2020
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Photo submitted by hxV5FfW16DltxvV2VHza on 03/26/2020
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Photo submitted by hxV5FfW16DltxvV2VHza on 03/26/2020
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Photo submitted by hxV5FfW16DltxvV2VHza on 03/26/2020
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Photo submitted by u866879201 on 03/24/2020
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Photo submitted by u866879201 on 03/24/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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Photo submitted by Teetotaller289 on 03/11/2020
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"Finest greens in Polk County" Photo submitted by JeffMizunoMP54 on 04/02/2017
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10th Tee Box Photo submitted by chadone75 on 07/05/2015
Nice place
Great place to play course is in great shape. Staff is friendly and helpful. Great GM and cart girl. Would recommend to anyone. Pace of play less than 4 hours. Greens rolling well!!!!
Great Course for the value
White Heron is a great golf course. If you are a beginner you may want to move up tees given that there is a lot of water. It is a great value per round. Pace of play, especially on week days, is very good. The course is both fun and challenging at times.
White Heron
Tremendous layout. Has the potential to be the best track in central Florida. Currently in very good shape and can’t be beat for the money. Pace of play was fantastic and surroundings were very pretty
The staff was top notch. Glenn in the clubhouse was extremely nice and very helpful. Would recommend playing this course for certain
Excellent choice in Orlando area
There is no better value for you money in the Orlando area to play golf. Course is difficult but fair, club house is stocked with everything you need, employees are extremely friendly. Whenever I show up, I can count on a clean cart to meet in the parking lot, a quick and easy check-in and friendly staters (Harold or Dave) to find the best pairings . You won't find a better course. Something is wrong with you if you don't enjoy a round at White Heron golf course!
Holiday golf
We always White Heron when we have been on holiday and first played it when it was still called Ridgewood Lakes. The course has not changed over the years, apart from the 18th, which is now a shortish par4 from a par5. I love how it winds its way through the development of Ridgwood Lakes. Although not difficult from the forward tees, the course itself has its own challenges with some long par 5's and very tight par 4's.
We love this course and will play it again should we return to Florida.
Great course
Played several courses while I was in Orlando. This was my favorite even played one of the high dollar Disney courses.
Great Course!
Love this course. Staff is very friendly, very helpful! This course has some challenging holes!
Banned from the golf course for review.
Just tried to book a tee time and was told “we are not welcome back because we wrote a bad review”
They said they tried to call us about the review (never got a call).
The review was written months ago and we have played there since. But NOW they want to tell us we aren’t welcome because we shared our opinion with the golf community instead of “coming to him”.
We have been golfing here regularly for the past year. We had some bad experiences and after one really bad day. Bad pace of play, bad greens, ect. We decided to write a review hoping it would get up to higher management and they would finally correct it.
I see a lot of reviews on here agreeing with my option on how this course is. So obviously not just me.
Honestly yall have a lot of bad reviews and it hasn’t really changed so I don’t know what coming to you personally would have done. We don’t want a free game, or an I’m sorry. We want you to do better.
slow 4 Ball
Waited to play from the 5th by a 4 ball playing off the long tees couldn't hit the ball. We actually caught them up on the tee on more than one occasion never looked like letting us through we were a 2 ball.
No Ranger
Poor value for the money
This course is in terrible shape. The obvious use of green paint or a green composition to make it look better was obvious on every whole. Greens were inconsistent from a number of aspects. Fairways were poor with the tee boxes being the only reasonable thing all day. We were appalled at what they were charging for a course in such bad shape. The pace of play was fine primarily because very few were playing the course. We played it two months ago and the difference in the shape of the course was like night and day.
Iinconsiderate Golfers
I played midweek quite late in the day 14:00 after 6 holes I caught up with another lone golfer who was being held up by a four ball who insisted on playing from the tiger tees but could not hit a ball. As a result we were held up on every hole even catching them up on a number of tees after we had completed a hole but they had failed to progress down the fairway. We were standing aside the 10 tee when they were driving off but they failed to invite us to go through (Ignorant) my new playing partner and iI decided to play the front nine for a second time and flew around with no one else in sight. An enjoyable nine holes but deprived of playing the back nine by selfish individuals should have been a marshel on the course to make them keep pace with golfers in front of them.
Not good value for money charged
This course is in desperate need of maintenance and tlc. . We played it two months ago and it was great. Today, it was in terrible shape and we felt not even close to money for value for what they are charging for a round. They literally used paint or some other form of chemical composition to make the greens look acceptable. The fairways were patchy, and in rough shape. The greens were inconsistent and more importantly were patched in places that made it difficult to putt the line and break. I understand it’s winter and grass is dormant but the prices are raised at this time of year and this course does not even come close to giving you am satisfying experience for what they are charging. Our first clue should have been the fact we had to replace our cart because of obvious damage when they brought it to us. It was a very disappointing experience.
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club.
We do not paint the greens, when a fertilizer application is made the coloring is used to see where it's been applied, second our course is in great shape as previewed from all of the other reviews and your cart was replaced right away. Our carts are less than a year old with GPS so no need to complain about them. Our pricing is one of the best in Central Fl. not because of course conditions, but we are trying to make golf more affordable in Fl. Sorry your day wasn't what you expected
WHGC
If you would like to stop by or call us to discuss this, we would be more than happy to talk to you, as far as your review we made the decision based on the fact that the review was full of untruths. When you posted your review in November our prices were 49.00 not 80-90.00 , we reviewed the GPS history and you played your round well within our guide lines, there were never 3-4 groups on a tee. You commented derogatorily towards our Starter and our Cart person that was comepletly uncalled for, our staff goes the extra mile to provide customer service and if there was a problem we wish you had came to us. The course was and is in excellent shape. We always took very good care of you and whoever you brought with you, leaving carts out late for you letting you have a rider at no extra charge. That is why I tried numerous times to contact you about the situation. You clearly stated in your review "Don't Waste Your Time Or Money" so I'm not sure why you would want to play here. Like I said early we can resolve this and hopefully have a good ending, we liked you guys and we just couldn't understand what happened, so contact me at anytime 863-547-8800 ext. 1
Thanks