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4.0
32 Reviews (32)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.5
87.5%
Recommend this course
28 out of 32 reviews
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3.9
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4.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.6
StaffFriendliness
4.1
85.7%
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6 out of 7 reviews
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4.0
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Layout
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Pace
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StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.5%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7221 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.6

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clifton, Ezell & Clifton (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker 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
Dress code Collared Shirt, No denim and no cut-offs

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill
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4.0
32 Reviews (32)
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great

Great course. From beginning to end everything was good. !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 88
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once 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 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap Don't know
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Loved this course!

Surprised this course doesnt have more reviews. Loved the layout and course was in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0

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.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Great course. Real challenging especially water holes on back 9.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 241
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Florida Advisor
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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