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3.8
2709 Reviews (2709)
5 Stars
786
4 Stars
1115
3 Stars
443
2 Stars
192
1 Stars
173
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
78.2%
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2155 out of 2709 reviews
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3.8
101 Reviews (101)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
40
3 Stars
21
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
72.3%
Recommend this course
73 out of 101 reviews
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3.7
171 Reviews (171)
5 Stars
41
4 Stars
72
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
10
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.4
72.5%
Recommend this course
124 out of 171 reviews
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Course Highlights
The strategically challenging layout rewards thoughtful play and delivers consistently strong pace of play well under four hours. Friendly, flexible staff and solid value make this course a rewarding choice for repeat visits.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7290 yards
Slope 143
Rating 76.5

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champions Turf
Golf Season Year round
Architect Ted McAnlis (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

3.8
2709 Reviews (2709)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 33
Brunch 9
Watching the Game 8
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 116
Bunkers 73
Forced Carries 47
This course/club is great for:
Locals 71
Advanced Golfers 62
Seniors 48
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 50
Worth the Drive 49
In the 'Burbs 33

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Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice design

This course used to be called Ridgewood Lakes back when they opened it got a nice layout friendly staff if you paid for hot deal and it’s not busy they will let you tee off. I hate the courses nobody there and they make you wait till the time.

It’s got a lot of water and there’s alligators roaming about, but don’t go in the woods or wet😄

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 09/09/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club our goal is to make everyone's golf experience as enjoyable as possible.

Hope to see you soon, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 1
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Best of Luck

This course has a great layout. So sad that I will not recommend this course to anyone.

The tee boxes and greens were a disaster.

I could have played in my backyard and had better conditions for free.

There was no water on the course and it was 98 degrees. This is not a shady course - we were hot and miserable after slow play.

Staff is not super welcoming.

Hopefully the owners can change things up.

It has potential.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 09/03/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club,

We apologize that your Golfing experience wasn't what you expected.

We pride ourselves on having the Friendliest and welcoming Staff in Central Florida, so when I hear there was an issue we would like to know about it.

The course is undergoing it's yearly maintenance and aeration projects, hence the low price to play. Like most courses we do not put water coolers on the course do to potential contamination, but we did have on course cart service, an ice machine and water at the clubhouse, coolers on the carts, plus a restaurant which would give every golfer plenty of hydration for the round. Please try us again in the near future and we promise you'll have a better experience.

Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent course for the value

Ground was soggy on some tee boxes and the greens were in not so great shape. Overall for the money, the course is decent. Staff were very friendly

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 112
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Too much walking

The course was in beautiful shape a great value for the money charged however, the carts stop too far away from the greens for all guys to walk. We quit after exhausted in the heat.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

White Heron

Play here frequently. Good value for the money. Pace of play in the summer is good. I like the layout. I had a hole in one on hole 17 in September while playing with some friends. It's a 30 minute drive for me but I find it worth while .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Disappointed

Course conditions were terrible. Fairways long and patchy, rough is just sand and weeds, bunkers were pretty good condition, tee boxes very cut up and just general not great condition. Greens were bumpy, sandy, patchy and need a lot of work. I enjoyed the course layout was very challenging, a lot of hazards and water, but the conditions just ruined the round. The carts were nice with gps and yardages. Feel like some of the reviews are made up here and I would not recommend the course right now with the current conditions.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/31/2024

We would like to add that the conditions are far from what you've reported. The course is very nice and healing nicely from the aeration process.

Thank you WHGC

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Commented on 08/31/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club.

I'm sorry your day didn't turn out like you expected, we are in our August maintenance month and we have been aerating the entire course, not an excuse just an explanation. This is an extremely challenging course which requires a lot of maintenance and grooming. We have discounted our rates during these times to make up for the conditions.

Please try us again in the near future when the course has fully healed.

Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

THE WORST COURSE I EVER PLAYED AT.

I have never played at a course so bad in my life. The tee boxes were destroyed, the greens chewed up, and the smell, oh my God. Hole 5 smells like straight up sewage. Myself and 3 buddies literally almost puked on the par 5. Oh, we had dirty ice given to us as well. This is an excuse of a golf course. I honestly think it’s the worst golf course in the entire state of Florida. Definitely the worst in the Davenport / Orlando nearby area. Jesus Christ, I wanna throw up just thinking about the smell on hole 5,

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great day

If your in central Florida and looking to play great place for you . Rental clubs available with an amazing staff. Great practice areas. Course can be played long for those scratch golfers and small enough with smart shots needed to score well on this course. A few years ago rated most improved course and they continue to upgrade .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/27/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club. We greatly appreciate the kind words and yes this is one of the most challenging courses in Central Fl. The staff works very hard both inside and outside to insure a great day of golf.

Hope to see you soon, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 81
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Better drainage

Layout of the course is very challenging. Lotta work is being put into it. Very soggy in a lot of areas greens need a little work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

Great course to play early. Only problem was the conditions of several greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/21/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club, we are currently aerating the greens which should bring them to top form, so stop back and play again and we promise you'll have a 5 star experience.

Thanks, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/21/2024

Thank you for the 4 star review, next time we hope it will be a 5 star experience.

Thanks, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 46
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/21/2024

Thank you for the 5 stars, we work very hard to make everyone's experience at White Heron a memorable one.

Thanks, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Just meh

When I pulled up it felt like the course was a ghost town. All workers were inside so I tried to find my way into the club house through the back of the building but there was no entrance. The grass was so tall that it was covering the arrow on a sign pointing to the entrance at the front of the building. I checked in, they told me where the first tee was, and I was off. Felt like I was the only guy out there, which was nice for pace of play. However, some grass was unkept and the greens were pretty spotty. My biggest complaint- course layout with lack of signs. Sometimes I wouldn’t know where the next hole was because the layout felt like a maze and none of the tee boxes had hole numbers. It was super frustrating. Also my electric cart would stop operating because the gps would think I was driving in a restricted area (when I was literally just driving on the cart path). You can’t expect much from cheaper rate courses, but this one was tough.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/13/2024

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Club, I am the Head Pro here and would personally like to apologize for any inconvenience that you encountered while playing here. I was out sick the day you were here and we also had 2 more outside employees call in, so we were very short staffed, not an excuse just an explanation, as far as the markings on the course there are signs that sometime get overlooked, but our GPS should get you around, also you were correct in the GPS not working accurately with your cart, after reviewing the history of your cart I could see where it would shut you down, again my apologies.

Our goal here is to have people play a championship course and have a fun day.

Please try us again and I promise you'll enjoy the experience at White Heron

Thank you, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Always a challenge

I really like this course a lot , seems there is always one green with some issues but I don’t let that spoil anything for me this place challenges my game though not an awesome golfer I feel I’m competent enough , wish they would in reverse the course so I wouldn’t have to deal with #2 till the back 9 but hey what do I know

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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