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3.9
2639 Reviews (2639)
5 Stars
773
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
187
1 Stars
170
Conditions
3.7
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
80.7%
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2105 out of 2639 reviews
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3.8
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
3
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.9
Layout
4.1
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.6%
Recommend this course
39 out of 53 reviews
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3.9
185 Reviews (185)
5 Stars
69
4 Stars
65
3 Stars
26
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
77.8%
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144 out of 185 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
2639 Reviews (2639)

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

White Heron - A course reborn

White Heron formally Ridgewood lakes was impressive for my first visit to this club from UK. I've been coming to Orlando for 25 yrs so I've played quite a few in the area.

Glyn in the Pro Shop is a gentleman and couldn't be more helpful.....a real credit to the club.

Course was challenging and in very good condition, despite the recent wet spell Greens were excellent and a nice speed.

There is improvement work going on and they are really trying to get this place right but the work isn't affecting playing.

Great course, fun to play....ill be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Course is generally in good shape. You can see they are working to improve the things that are not quite where they should be. Crowns around the holes were really bad this time. Perhaps one day they will actually teach the staff the proper way to install the holes

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Hot weather
Used cart

Fabulous day out

We played this course last week and enjoyed it so much, came back again today. Can not fault anything, the new owners have made some fabulous changes, both on and off the course.

Thanks again for 2 great rounds

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent Course

Played there on 4/10/23 and the week before. Practically had the course to ourselves. Staff very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. The course itself is beautiful. Greens were good. Bunkers need some work but still ok. This course is a real gem and well worth a visit.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Full welcome for the Brits

Great welcome to the club, everything explained and advice given on first tee.

Would recommend to anyone, but not the easiest of courses

Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Nice Course

This course is friendly and challenging. I would recommend this course. They are fixing several areas which at completion it will be awesome.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Course Review

The course layout is excellent, and mostly enjoyed the round. Clearly work is being done to improve the course, and given time hopefully it will become a very nice facility. Still some way to go, especially on the bunkers, but efforts are being made to make the improvements needed.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 475
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

White Herin

Kudos to staff for bringing this gem out of the rough. Tough but fair layout. Lots of water. In process of flipping the nines. Worth the drive.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

What a delight

This review coming from local who has played all the central Florida courses over the last 35 years. Stumbled upon this place after finding it on GolfNow. I snagged the first time of the day on a Sunday ($40) excellent value. The court is very well maintained. The greens were in excellent shape as were the fairways and tee boxes. Hardly any brown spots around. You’ll pay double or triple for a Sunday morning tee time at one of the touristy resort courses. The grass honestly reminded me of some of the courses up north in Wisconsin that are always in great shape because they don’t get overheated.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 475
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

White Heron

Challenging track. Lots of water. Team is doing a great job bringing this course back from oblivion.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 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
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course under maintenance

Nice novice course. some difficulty, good layout, upgrade maintenance in process.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fairways soft from heavy rains & irrigation, so not much roll. Greens firm and moderate speed. Typical White Heron conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 32
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyed This Course

My wife and I played thie course. I had read the day before how challenging the course was. We are not great golfers, but we were able to enjoy the course. Fortunately we almost had the course to ourselves because it was 97 degrees that day.. But we will definitely play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

18 holes with 20 lakes

White Heron was a nice course with a very friendly staff. Nice to be escorted to starting hole 10. All the ice and water you could handle at the clubhouse. None on the course. No ball washer on the course. Several of the fairways were brown and all the holes were wet but there had been a lot of rain. 90 degree rule throughout and a couple cart path only. No problem there. Nice course overall and not very crowded on a Tuesday.

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