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Highlands Reserve Golf Club

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4.2
3892 Reviews (3892)
5 Stars
1114
4 Stars
1806
3 Stars
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2 Stars
224
1 Stars
143
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
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89.5%
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3285 out of 3892 reviews
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4.0
4 Reviews (4)
5 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
3.8
75.0%
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3 out of 4 reviews
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4.3
143 Reviews (143)
5 Stars
67
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.2%
Recommend this course
129 out of 143 reviews
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Course Highlights
Exceptionally friendly staff and a well-designed layout make this Orlando course a consistent favorite among returning players. The course drains remarkably well in summer, delivering reliable conditions and strong value throughout the year.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6702 yards
Slope 120
Rating 71.6

Mike Dasher's Highlands Reserve (opened 1998) is suggestive and irresistible. The course sits on the edge of a long sand shelf called the Green Swamp Ridge near the town of Davenport, spanning 120 feet from top to bottom. Dasher's holes fairly dance around it, two-stepping from a high point at the first green all the way to the low basin of the 13th fairway.

You will find pine tree-lined fairways reminiscent of the Carolinas, open spacious fairways likened to the great Scottish courses, and a bit of old Florida with citrus trees along the countryside.

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Tees
Tee Par Length Rating Slope
Black 72 6702 yards 71.6 120
White 72 6152 yards 69.0 117
Gold 72 5675 yards 66.9 113
Jade 72 4532 yards 61.6 101
Track Rounds
Scorecard
Scorecard for CLOSED
Metrics:
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Black M: 71.6/120 387 398 365 192 413 225 408 507 515 3410 417 307 188 476 419 417 401 160 507 3292 6702
White M: 69.0/117 370 353 307 175 334 187 368 488 505 3087 375 285 167 456 397 380 380 140 485 3065 6152
Gold M: 66.9/113 305 321 290 159 273 160 348 449 489 2794 348 270 155 436 380 360 358 117 457 2881 5675
Jade W: 69.8/126 244 262 226 134 204 120 272 408 429 2299 277 242 102 385 300 270 212 65 380 2233 4532
Handicap 15 9 3 17 5 11 1 13 7 6 14 16 12 2 4 8 18 10
Par 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 5 36 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 5 36 72

Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Diamond Zoysia
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mike Dasher (1998)

Rentals/Services

Carts 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, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code No Denim, Collared Shirt Required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.2
3892 Reviews (3892)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 75
Brunch 20
Patio Dining 19
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 159
Undulating Greens 132
Elevation Changes 130
This course/club is great for:
Locals 132
Seniors 107
Advanced Golfers 78
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 102
Near Local Attractions 93
Convenient to the City 73

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u314164800751
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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James5630499
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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James5630499
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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jamesmartin62
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Good fun course for a great deal, shorter, tighter and somewhat tricky

This is a great course for the list of folks that want a decent round w/o spending a ton of money. Holes are surprisingly tricky, greens look very narrow as you approach them, condition decent, good option to not spend a ton and get 18 w a cart in

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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u5577490
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highlands reserve a good surprise

Having played HR in the past I wasn’t sure what to expect but was happy to see the conditions were the best I have ever seen it from tee to green. Pace was excellent. Starter let us (2some) out ahead of a few groups which made our round very relaxed and enjoyable playing in 3.5 hours. The rest lan to play several times while down here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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jjml1999
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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u314161543041
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent Neighborhood Tract

I don’t think it’s worth the price unfortunately. It was a decent course but, not an $75 plus value. Again, it was fine but, I doubt I’ll go back unless there a deal to play it.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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BarnseyTX
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Good value

Course was exactly as expected. It's not a higher end course but layout is very playable for all level golfers and conditions were good. It was busy but pace of play was good! For the area the price was reasonable

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

Beautiful scenery and challenging greens

This course definitely exceeded my expectations. The course was extremely well kept compared to other courses in the area. It’s open and with lots of hills. The greens were smooth but very very challenging which added an extra layer of fun. For the ladies, playing from the greens makes the course very short. I’m a beginner player and was playing from the yellows wit no issues. I highly recommend it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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TooTallToGolf52
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u000007509320
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pleasantly surprised

Hadn’t played here in a few years. Was pleasantly surprised on excellent condition. . David, who I was paired with had a freakin hole in one! My two Scottsmen from Ayr made the foursome enjoyable ( Stephan and George). I’ll certainly be playing again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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u1801582
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Does not feel like Florida

Beautiful course and well maintained by the staff. Greens rolled nice and true, really fun layout woth elevation changes. Very rare for Florida golf.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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MichaelPare49
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Marcdt
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314161170703
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tough track

Lots of traps in fairway about 200 yards out

Fun challenge, nice greens

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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u877075524
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great day!

Course took on a lot of water the night before and you wouldn’t have known it. Pace of play was great, staff was friendly and course was in very good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Humper
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Improvements

I have played this course in previous years and have noticed the effort they have made to improve the course conditions! Very nice course and I have always loved the layout!

Single digit Canook!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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u314159283633
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Marshall

Marshall was pushy because we were a half hole behind on the 11th, maybe 2 or 3 minutes off the pace . The GPS turned green as soon as we got the the green on 11 and there was no one behind us for 2 holes.

Don't need to be micro managed by a pushy Marshall.

The marshall must have forgotten we were customers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
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bradsing
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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u3505373
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good value before Mid-January

Fun and challenging course! A few back and forth holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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