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3.9
2668 Reviews (2668)
5 Stars
779
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
187
1 Stars
170
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
79.9%
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3.9
69 Reviews (69)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.8%
Recommend this course
53 out of 69 reviews
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3.9
184 Reviews (184)
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
15
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.6%
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141 out of 184 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7409 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

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

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range 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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3.9
2668 Reviews (2668)

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Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is in great shape and greens are rolling true

I have played this course on and off for the pass year and I think right now it’s in the best shape I have seen it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Average at best

The greensrolled slow and the rough was sparse and weedy. Fairways were very thin coverage. Overall it's not a great value.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice vacation course

This is a nice vacation course competitively priced. Condition is good but not great. Greens pretty good. Staff great, service great and in my opinion good value for money. My fourth year coming to Orlando and always visit here.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Great course

This was a very enjoyable course.i will be playing this again soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Big comeback!

Great effort to bring this course back from the point of no return . About 5 years ago I played here for $10 and felt ripped off.The condition are returning to glory days of Ridgewood Lakes. My only beef is change of the last hole from a par 5 to a very short par 4, but I do understand why it may have been done

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 5-9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Underwhelming for several reasons

First, I know its winter and I live in FL, so I see many other courses in the winter, there was way too much sandy, bare areas across the course and tons of dead grass. More than I usually see in this season in this area. The layout itself is quite narrow with lots of water, but you still have blind (with respect to water) shots and even using the GPS, its tought to gwt a good lock on where or how far to hit it. Felt a little like some of the holes were gimmicky, forcing you to hit irons off the tee. Scored fairly well but just didn't enjoy the course layout or conditions.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too overpriced for this course

Course has made improvements staff was nice. In better condition than when it was ridge wood lakes but still very rough. Minimal regular up keep like grass cutting and green rolling. Lots of bunkers but hardly a rake available. Greens were quick due to no grass but fae from smooth maybe roll them once in a while. It could be good but can tell owners won’t pay to have work done to bring it up to a 4 star track. Also an extremely hard course not for an occasional golfer. Layout is unique if money spent could be a nice place. .

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Really bad

Unfortunately the worse course that I ever played in the central Florida.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice course

It was a nice course with real fast greens

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasantly suprised!

Living in Polk Cty we are pretty spoiled with the number of courses we have. Played here last in June of this year. Course was wet and many greens were a mess. Whatever they did between then and now...Bravo! Course is challenging by the fact the fairways are guarded by bunkers and water on most holes. Greens appeared to have recently be verticut, but rolled fine. Saw the beverage cart at least 4 times. I will be back sooner than 6 months!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
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 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Hard course

Starter told us it was an extremely hard course. But it didn’t really seem real tough couple of demanding holes but a fun course at that. Food was also great recommend it

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

The address was wrong and sent me to a dead end. Had to ask around for directions. Was late for T time but was allowed to play

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/07/2026

Had the same problem with my GPS! It took me to the back of the course...I could see some of the course but no entrance!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course was exactly what it it advertised to be

It was a challenging course with very intricate fairways and greens, everything was well managed and I couldn’t be happier with my experience, first ace of my life was on 13 and that’s a memory I’ll always have.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 12/15/2025

Ty Thank you very much for playing White Heron Golf Course. Congratulations on your ace, you need to stop by the pro shop for a picture and a gift and thank you for the kind words.

Hope to see you soon, WHGC

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great overall experience

A friend & I make a golf trip every year at this time from out of state. We just played 54 holes at White Heron yesterday, and concluded it’s one of our favorite courses in the area. First, the course itself is just fun to play because it has challenging holes along with some relaxing holes to help you with your overall score. Perhaps equally important is how friendly the staff is. With playing 54 holes starting with the very first tee time, they were very accommodating in working us in for our 2nd & 3rd rounds, and they were very kind to give us a great replay discount. We look forward to playing here again next year. (I would have given 5-stars on the course condition however they were re-seeding all fairways. I’m confident next year it will be in perfect condition.)

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/08/2025

Thank you for playing White Heron Golf Course, our number 1 mission is for every player to have a great day no matter what the score is. It's a good thing we didn't charge you guys by the hole LOL. Once again Thanks, WHGC

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