Forest Lake Golf Club

About
The 18-hole Forest Lake Golf Club in Ocoee, FL is a public golf course that opened in 1994. Designed by Clifton, Ezell & Clifton, Forest Lake Golf Club measures 7221 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 133 and a 74.6 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bermuda grass.
Forest Lake is a natural design devoid of much man-made artifice(if you can discount the highway). This championship, "pure golf" experience has "no houses" - just trees, natural lakes and lush green turf. Always maintained at tournament quality, this Clifton, Ezell & Clifton design is one of Orlando's top daily fee courses. Forest Lake Golf Club has five sets of tees with fair landing areas and approaches. The greens are large and undulating, planted with a unique dwarf grass that enhances the speed and roll of putts. A must play! Forest Lake is easily accessible from the Disney area and International Drive via Florida's Turnpike and 429.
This course has been built in an impressive, stylish manner among the fields and woods of Ocoee.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Green | 72 | 7221 yards | 74.6 | 133 |
Gold | 72 | 6836 yards | 72.9 | 130 |
Blue | 72 | 6387 yards | 70.5 | 126 |
White | 72 | 5779 yards | 68.0 | 119 |
White (W) | 72 | 5779 yards | 73.5 | 127 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5065 yards | 68.7 | 117 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Green M: 74.9/137 | 542 | 215 | 415 | 432 | 383 | 210 | 376 | 516 | 450 | 3539 | 534 | 400 | 397 | 566 | 224 | 413 | 223 | 448 | 477 | 3682 | 7221 |
Gold M: 73.3/133 | 525 | 180 | 400 | 410 | 369 | 185 | 358 | 500 | 420 | 3347 | 515 | 385 | 380 | 540 | 188 | 398 | 196 | 430 | 457 | 3489 | 6836 |
Blue M: 71.0/128 W: 77.1/138 | 501 | 156 | 390 | 380 | 357 | 171 | 340 | 490 | 405 | 3190 | 485 | 365 | 367 | 515 | 170 | 342 | 163 | 365 | 425 | 3197 | 6387 |
White M: 67.8/119 W: 73.6/131 | 476 | 136 | 363 | 361 | 344 | 135 | 294 | 438 | 349 | 2896 | 414 | 303 | 353 | 497 | 155 | 327 | 131 | 325 | 378 | 2883 | 5779 |
Red M: 64.5/113 W: 69.5/119 | 412 | 114 | 314 | 333 | 289 | 91 | 257 | 394 | 328 | 2532 | 398 | 262 | 281 | 459 | 100 | 310 | 109 | 304 | 310 | 2533 | 5065 |
Handicap | 7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | |||
Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
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Auto break-in. Photo submitted by u314159731024 on 03/19/2023
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
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Photo submitted by extennisnowgolfer on 05/03/2017
Consistent and Reliable
Forest Lake is consistently in good shape. There are some tee boxes that need help, but other than that, it’s in good shape.
Slow but great track
The course was in great shape. Greens were fairly fast and rolled true and the fairway was lush. It was just incredibly slow, we left after 16 holes and 4:45 minutes of play. It was painful.
Wouldn’t let me golf
I called this course about 30 minutes prior to being there to let them know I was given a flat and simply ask them if my teatime could be moved back 5 to 10 minutes. They specifically told me no there was nothing they could do even though they were completely wide open on bookings And had nothing behind me for over two hours. The only thing the pro shop told me was that I could go ahead and purchase another round would not recommend somewhere that won’t let you golf even if you’re five minutes late.
Great course
Course is in great shape and very reasonably priced. I live near by and play prob 2x a month. Service is good. Greens are in great shape. Tee boxes good as well as fairways. Always have a good time here.
Loved this course!
Surprised this course doesnt have more reviews. Loved the layout and course was in great shape.
The golf course is okay. But, parking lot security leaves a lot to be desired. My auto was broken into while I was playing golf. Called the Ocoee police who were not surprised at the break-in. Course management indicated that there have been several instances of vehicle break-ins. At a minimum, course management should patrol the parking lot to avoid future break-ins.
Fun course with no houses and little water
This is a nice fun course in Central Florida right off the 429. Course conditions are pretty good, but there are some holes where the fairways and some of the rough are mushy and wet. All the courses in Central Florida right now are wet because it has been raining so much, so this is not a knock on the course. Greens were pretty good as were the fairways. Tee boxes can use some TLC for sure.
No houses on the course that you can hit and it is a fairly wide open course. Saw the cart girl seveveral times in our round and they have bathrooms on the course, but they are closed for "Covid reasons". I think the price was little more expensive than other area courses, but still a great time and I would play again!
Surprisingly good public course
A buddy hit me up for a quick afternoon round. I had low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the quality and condition of the course. Fairways were the best I’d seen this summer and the greens were in good condition as well. Will definitely be back.
Exceptional golfing opportunity
It was my first time, the golf shop made me feel special. The golf course was in great shape greens were fast, and It would be a great challenge. I will come back again and everyone should play the course. Thank you Forest lake.
Great layout but needs some work
Great layout ! Great par 3’s ! Greens had been over seeded but will be great in a few weeks . Fairways and rough are well ROUGH . Needs some work.
Great Golf Experience
Very impressed with the shape this course.is in. Great job by all. You can see all the hard work put in over the past few years to bring it to this level.
Always a very pleasant round…
Played as twosome. Pace was very good (3 3/4h). Course is in good condition, though some places fairways would need some attention. Greens are rather fast, but seem to be partly under reparation (!?). Bunkers and tee boxes are in good condition. Overall the course is very well playable and has partly an interesting layout.
Pretty good track
First time here, Course condition is good. Greens shrinkage is a little on the aggressive side. Greens officially were small with a nearly 3 foot fringe. Really looked like they forgot to cut the outer edge of greens. Makes greens artificially small and those original sizes were fine. That’s my only gripe. The course layout was good, glad I had someone with course knowledge, a little hard to figure out where to hit sometimes. GPS machine in carts is very detailed on front center and back, but also nice reminders about cart path only when you got to par 3’s, as well as pace of play reminders with the current play time and what time you should be at. We were well ahead of that time. Staff was polite and sent me off a little earlier since I was a single and they had a twosome going out. Paula Creamer shot a 68 here. I love her...lol
Pub looks a little like a dive bar, but server was nice and the burger was Very very good. Not a complex menu but they did make a mean burger. Price is definitely good too, well worth it.
Nice track
Played Forest Lake on vacation. They have a real nice range and multiple chipping areas. The greens were very well maintained. Some real nice par 3's . course played harder when the wind kicked up, i would play it again