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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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4.6
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Green fee cobrado 2 veces !

El starter me cobró dos veces el green fee , con mi tarjeta , me dijo que no paso la misma y ahora tengo el importe duplicado en mi resumen y estoy haciendo el

Reclamo a la tarjeta visa : terminada en 3431

Agradecería si pueden interceder para que se aclare y me devuelvan el importe mal cobrado de : 137,39 dolares

Yo pague 137,38

Y mi amigo Andres Alvarez 137.38

Importe total

Lo mal cobrado es de 137,39 en mi cuenta !!

Saludos

Gracias

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Wet and challenging

We had an 8:59 tee time. Started early at 8:34. Nobody in front of us. Done in four hours. Course was extremely wet and soggy. Front nine were some tight lanes off the tee. Bunkers were excellent, greens not so much - a bit lumpy. Overall we enjoyed the round

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Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 46
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The green was not in good shape.But the layout si very nice

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Not worth the cheap price

Called ahead of time and asked about rentals and were told by the lady about rentals for the nicer course. We showed up to warm up and get ready and had to wait for the staff to get there to get us going so they were late. We got some really bad knock off clubs for rentals and also had to end up sharing clubs because he didn't want to have too few sets for later tee times. We wouldn't return to play there for sure.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, as it has been for years

Play this every few years, fair price, good layout, but not perfect. Like most courses. Greens and fairways were in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wide Fairways

Course was in good shape lots of rain last few days should help

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course, good condition

The Reserve at Orange Lake is a fun golf course to play at. Course conditions were pretty good and I would come back to play. Tee boxes and the fairways were in great condition. The greens were in good condition, but slightly bumpy. We saw the cart girl several times and the staff that we interacted with was pleasant and helpful. There is a good amount of water throughout the course so make sure you look at your phone's GPS of the course layout. Fun course that wasn't terrible difficult. There was a bathroom on each 9 but I didn't see too many water fill up stations.

Only credit/debit cards accepted so be prepared if you are a cash only person.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 473
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

Reserve

Challenging course. Can play wet at times. Near Disney.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 169
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Channel
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Always enjoy playing a round at the Reserve as it is a fun layout. The course was in pretty good shape. Greens rolled a little slow, but other than that it was good. Course was a little wet due to all of the rain in the area over the past week.

Have no problem going back to play again as the pace of play was pretty quick as well.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Preferred over Legends course

Firstly the lack of a driving range was disappointing especially as people say range was shut in June, too months ago, for maintenance. Yet I did she some people using it.

Having played the legends course last week I found the Reserve greens were in better condition with the exception of divot like damage on the 5th. Fairways were a little boggier than Legends, in parts. A number of plugged iron and driver shots. Bunkers looked in good nick.

I find the course a little trickier than the Legends despite not being quite as aesthetically pleasing. I have played many times in past 15 years and I can't say it's any better or worse than previous visits. I struggled a little with American wispy rough but that's just the nature of playing abroad. My normal courses are at the celtic manor in wales, Ryder cup 2010 venue, so maybe I have been spoiled recently.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Reserve for better

We played the day after some heavy rain and we had to stick to the cart paths which made it difficult with distances and club selection.

Not well signed to first tee but we got round as not many playing.

The course is challenging and if it had not been so muddy we would have enjoyed it more. Even had balls plugging.

No help with loading clubs to and from car which is unusual for USA

May be back in December

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 473
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

The Reserve

Great layout. Challenging holes. Some with carries. Worth the play. New management has done a great job bringing this course back into shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bring plenty of balls!

We had a 7:09 tee time but the course was a bit backed up so we tee’d off after the 7:17 group. The course seems very flexible with their tee times which is convenient when you are on vacation. The course conditions were extremely wet due to overnight rains and sprinklers. A little too wet for my likened. We even got the cart stuck a few times.

The course has plenty of water and you will find it! My threesome lost over 30 balls to the wetlands! Typically we all shoot 85-95 but we were 100-120 today due to the conditions, bunkers, and water.

Challenging course even though the tips played 6500 yards. Lots of water, right fairways, and the homes on the course play a role.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Need some work

Payed before was always in good shape. Now needs a lot of work not in real good shape at all

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good Value and Challenging

Even with the heavy rains the day before, the course was in pretty good shape. It does offer a challenge and the varied greens were a good experience. Saw quite a bit of Florida wildlife; gators, snakes, and turtles. Definitely worth playing.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great value.

Really enjoy Orange Lake Reserve. Does not seem to be as busy as many other Central Florida courses. Challenging layout, but open enough to enjoy.. Nice conditions.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 169
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Golf Channel
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasantly Surprised

I hadn't played the Reserve in a little over a year. Boy was I happily surprised. Aside from the fact that there was a ton of rain the night before, the course was in very nice shape. One green on the back had a few spots in the collar, but the pin wasn't near it. The greens are a little on the slower side but roll very true. They look PERFECT. Pace of play was very nice on a Saturday morning as we finished in about 3:45. Will certainly go back again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Reserve at Orange Lake

Pro shop friendly, efficient;

Course in good shape, a few wet areas, including driving range which was closed. Course not long in length, but very tight, greens in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Six some on a Saturday Morning...Really?

7:43 tee time on a Saturday and on hole 1 we see a group of six golfers on the number 2 green! Round went downhill from there. Pace of play was horrible! Everything that is wrong with Resort Golf. 2 of us quit after 11 holes. To their credit, staff was apologetic, but they let this happen to start with. Course was in ok condition. Greens were very slow however.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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