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Value
3.8
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4.0
Friendliness
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Pace
3.6
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3.6
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 71
Length 6505 yards
Slope 137
Rating 71.8

There are two 18-hole championship courses and two nine-hole courses at Orange Lake Resort & Country Club. The Reserve is the newer of the championship golf courses although technically it could be considered the older of the two. Originally designed in 1982 by Joe Lee, 16 years before the Arnold Palmer-designed Legends was added, the course was completely redesigned in 2005. New water features and more sand were added and seven holes were rerouted and redesigned. One hole that was made more challenging was the fifth hole. A long par 4 was transformed into a long par 3 that plays to almost 215 yards. In addition to the four golf courses, Orange Lake also boasts a lighted driving range and putting green as well as two chipping greens, one which features a sand bunker.

Course Details

Year Built 1982
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Mini-Verde Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee Mike Dasher (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The McCord Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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3.6
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Cutbacks obvious

Experience did not start well. Our other two players checked in ahead of us and the cart team didn't know. So we sat around waiting while they were at the first hole. Not much service from team as you could ring them but they were just sitting around. Course was in good shape. Many twosomes were playing which made it tough to let one through. More attention was received at the end of our round. Overall good but could be better.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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3.0
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First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Nice Trek

Course needs attention! The fairways and greens had diseased areas.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 95
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

What a Disapointment

I have been playing Orange Lake Reserve for many year's and yesterday was the worst condition I have ever seen this course in. Burned out Fairways, Bunkers with grass growing in them and Greens that are in need of attention. Wow, what happened ? For the first time I can't recommend playing the Reserve. Let's hope they see the light before it goes to far and can't come back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

golf

me and my brother are locales we enjoyed are round friendly staff well kept course. I recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 06/13/2015

Played course 6/12. 1st time in 6 months. Quality of course has gone down considerably since Integrity Golf has taken over. Fairways used to be lush & green. Now browned with bare areas evident everywhere. Greens are the slowest I've ever experienced on this course. Maybe that's why the Golfnow Hot Deal price was $13. It has been over priced since Integrity Golf took over.

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
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I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Play Only For a Discount

For a course that is extremely expensive to play on at regular rates, it was a disappointment. For a severe discount on GolfNow, it was worth it. I wouldn't play here again unless there was a discount. The fairways have some bare spots and have some weeds growing in them. The greens are fair to putt on and were in decent condition. The traps were pretty wet and packed. There are other courses in the area better maintained if you plan on playing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 93
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Great Value

Great course..Always love the Orange Lake championship courses

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Not bad for a cheap golf now round.

The course is a challenging one with all the hazards in play and no maps of where they are. If you played the course before, you know where some are, but the first time player can get swallowed up quickly. A group of 6 played ahead of us, took some convincing that it wasn't proper etiquette and they eventually let us play through. Did not see a ranger or beverage cart all day!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Reserve 5-19-15

The green on the front 9 had been recently punched and sanded. However, no one advised of this when the reservation was made. The fairways were somewhat rough on the front but OK on the back 9. The greens were OK on the back 9 as well

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Nous n'avons pas jouè ce terrain

Nous n'avons pas jouè ce terrain, car il y avait des greens en réparation.
Nous avons perdu notre mise ($) pour la réservation.
Faire attention en réservant des terrains les moins chers. Quelquefois cela cache des surprises.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Long par fours for seniors

Nice course to play...fairways where ok .....greens needed a little TLC

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

This course needs help

For the price of $69, I expected a lot more. The fairways weren't great, very thin turf. But, the worst part was the terrible greens. They were like putting on your driveway. I guess I'm just used to California?

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Don't waste your money!

After playing the sister course last year, I was expecting another good experience. This course is very poorly managed .
We went to our cart where the person sent us to the first tee ( a twosome) and when we got there, thgere was NO starter and no score cards! We had to drive all the way back to get one-and lost our place! We only saw a ranger ONCE and he was busy talking to the cart girl! Very poor management!

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lost clubs

My friend and I played orange lake reserve. They only had one guy hauling bags and loading carts, the course was packed. While checking in someone took my friend's and my clubs. I personally drove aroud the course and found them. Two people who booked rentals took them because the course was severely under staffed. The responsible employee didn't take accountability or help find the clubs and it took 20 minutes for a manager to come address the issue. They resolved it by giving us some free golf at their Legends course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Found course very boring all around empty dated properties

Didn't really enjoy this course found it very boring we hadn't paid a great amount so not a worry but would have been very disappointed if paid full price
It was like playing in a time warp very dated properties
There was no one in front or behind so our speed of play was good

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good day

Overall, it was a great day. Weather was perfect. The course was in good shape. Greens were rolling well. Not a lot of brown damaged spots. Quite happy overall. Just one bad thing, a 5some was playing 2 groups ahead of us. We caught them at the 8th hole. They wouldn't let the group ahead of us go through & they had an open hole or 2 in front of them. Nothing we could do, just stuck. After we finished the round, we asked. We were told the Marshall warned them but they wouldn't listen. Ok, so why is the Marshall in place? It was just frustrating having to sit & wait while this group slowly played. Argh!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Orange Lake is tight

Good course and well maintained. Paired up with a snowbird who might have been the nicest Canadian I have ever met.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Average course

They need to put a map on either the score cards, Hole markers or on the carts. So many times you can't see where the water cuts into the fairway. Hit a drive and it goes into the water in the middle of the fairway.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tight!

Good condition and pace through vacationland condos, no O/B or hazard stakes,!!!! So hit & play from CPSO patios! ? Legal issues?

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Always in Good Condition

Have played this course many times in last 20 years, always in good shape. Good variety of water hazards, sand bunkers. Very lady friendly from forward tees and easy to score if you go straight. Excellent practice facility, lighted driving range too. Getting a little expensive even with golfnow!!! Prices change according to season, expensive right now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

good value

Nice course and great value for the money. Played 18 in just over 3 hours. Greens in great shape. Very happy with my experience. Will definitely go back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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