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 | 7290 yards | 76.5 | 143 |
| Blue | 72 | 6730 yards | 74.2 | 139 |
| White | 72 | 6225 yards | 71.8 | 131 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5421 yards | 69.5 | 125 |
| Green | 72 | 4788 yards | 66.8 | 120 |
| Red | 72 | 4275 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 u314161177640 on 05/15/2026
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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 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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This is how all of the green looked. Photo submitted by ZxPw4vZwNv1XPm2PFjif on 05/31/2022
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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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"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
Great staff and great value
Played this course on a cheap $31 deal through golf now. Staff were excellent and can't moan about the course for that money.
Enjoyable
Always enjoyed playing here and now with new carts with sat nav even better
Thank you
the GPS is really helpful around this challenging course, glad you had a great day.
Can't wait to see you again,
Thanks, WHGC
Used to be nice
It’s gone back to what it was. Not manicured at all, greens were shaggy, traps littered with weeds, and a 5 hour round.
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club,
We hope you'll play us again in the future, when we are completely healed from a Hurricane.
Thank you, WHGC
White Heron
First of all the price for anSaturday round was very good. Staff were friendly and helpful. Amenities were good. Course conditions were not good. Many of the greens were sanded and course needed watering. If course is improved, rating will be improved. Pace of play was slow. Took us almost 5 hours to play. Pace of play can be improved if tee times are spaced 10 minutes and starter adheres to that time space.
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club.We're sorry that your day didn't turn out like you planned and I'd like to address some of your comments.
The greens were top dressed 2 days before you played, but by Saturday this did not effect the roll, the watering of the course is closely monitored, especially after the weather we have had, plus we try to give the golfer as much roll as possible, all the golfers were told ahead of time about the bunker damage due to the hurricane, that is why we were charging a discounted fee
On a Saturday with a full house it is very difficult to have less than a 4:30 round, we were at 4:45 as the longest according to our cart times from our GPS. White Heron is one of the most challenging courses in Central Fl, so yes the higher handicap take a little longer to play, but again we are a public course and we try to cater to all players
Hopefully next time we will do better.
Thanks, WHGC
Friendliest course I have ever played on.
We are a group of 8 mixed sex mixed ability golfers on holiday from England We have come to expect a warm welcome on American courses but Glen in the pro shop and the rest of the team took it to a whole new level. He was kind, attentive, interested in us and keen to make sure we had a memorable day. He even put up a prize for the person with the best score, and for the person who lost the most balls. I hope he reads this because we can't thank him enough for making our day special.
The course itself is a great layout and suitably challenging to all abilities if you follow the pros advice on Tee selection. considering we played 5 days after hurricane Milton had paid a visit the course was in remarkable condition
The clubhouse is a bit basic in a cafe style but the beer was cold and the shop was well stocked
Highly recommend.
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club and happy we could make your day enjoyable.
Our mission and vision is to show every player of all levels a good time and fun day, so anytime we see that we accomplished that makes our day.
Have a safe trip back home and hope to see you on your next visit.
Thanks, WHGC
Will go again
Great layout. Apparently had gone downhill but bringing it back.
Nice Challenging course. Greens very good. Fairways decent. Traps and tees could be brtter.
Good price.
Excellent golfing venue
Excellent customer service !! Glen ( professional ) could not do enough for our group of 8 golfers.
Golf course was a great challenge.
And Glen looked after us in the 19 th and made the whole day a major success .
Many thanks to White Heron and Glen .
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club, it was a pleasure servicing your group and can't thank you enough for the kind words. We're glad you had a great day, as that is our mission and hope to see you soon. Have safe travels when you head back over the pond.
Thanks, WHGC
In very good shape only 4 days after Milton
As you would expect the course was very wet (but only two holes were cart path only), but not to the extent that balls were plugging. This is the third time I've played this course. It's a fun layout but there is a lot of lateral water, and in some cases just enough undulation in the terrain to hide the safe line over the water.
I started on the back nine at 11:50 as a single. I caught up to one foursome on 14 that let me play through. On the front nine I caught up to a twosome in the fairway on the ninth and waited to hit my approach shot into the green. Finished at 2:20. Not rushing, just steady play.
Course generally favors a draw since most of the trouble is on the right.
Thank you for the kind words, White Heron is one of the most challenging courses in Central Florida, but fair with 6 sets of tees for every level of player.
We handled the storm very well and right now we are in great shape.
Hope to see you soon,
WHGC
Good times.
The course escaped a lot of the hurricane damage. But there was a lot of water and mosquitoes flying around. I will recommend this course to everyone. The staff was very friendly and I like to point out one in particular, Glenn was a very friendly and kind staffer. He drove around in his golf cart checked on players and the course and he always had a smile on his face. I enjoyed my round and I intend to revisit this course in the future.
Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club. We really value customer service and our mission is to make sure everybody has a great day. Mother nature is throwing every thing at us , but the course handled it very well.
See you next time.
Thanks, WHGC
Thank you very much and we're glad you had a good time playing White Heron Golf Club.
Hope to see you soon,
Thanks, WHGC