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4.2
3879 Reviews (3879)
5 Stars
1112
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
223
1 Stars
141
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
91.5%
Recommend this course
3278 out of 3879 reviews
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4.3
164 Reviews (164)
5 Stars
78
4 Stars
68
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.5%
Recommend this course
150 out of 164 reviews
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4.2
408 Reviews (408)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
185
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.3
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.5
92.4%
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377 out of 408 reviews
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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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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Diamond Zoysia
Golf Season Year round
Architect Mike Dasher (1998) Chris Gray (2013)

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
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Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Highlands Reserve

Friendly team, and helpful. Marshalls present, but no issues with pace of play however. Will be back when next in Florida!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Rained out after 11 holes

Great course, and I was having one of my best rounds until the thunderstorms rolled in and sent us home. The course is in great shape. The greens were smooth, although a bit slow. Fairways and traps were good. Rough was poor - a lot of bare sandy areas (so don't go there). This course drains really well, so it's a good place to play when other courses are wet and soggy.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Highland Reserve

Course was in excellent shape, greens were ideal. Will definitely return

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot day to play at HR

Was hot but playable. Good time with Friends on a nicely maintained golf course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slooooooow Greens

Overall a nice trek. Course looked great. Only gripe is speed up the greens! They were atrociously slow. But in their defense, they were equally slow throughout. That aside lot of fun playing!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 20
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A goto course

I play every year when in the Orlando area. Fun layout.

Some rough spots on course that water can fix. Greens are a lottle slow.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Forgiving off the tee

The course is in pretty good shape for this time of year. No one on the course, our threesome played in 3.5 hours. Very forgiving course, not many intimating tee shots.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

A hot day at Highlands Reserve

Was a very hot day to play but was good anyway. Played with my neighbors and we had a good time. Course was in good shape and the hot deal very welcome.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Got a deal on hot deal because the greens were aerated

but it was the first day with 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of sand on them . Played a couple of years ago and they were good.

A little dried out this time.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great local course.

I love playing here when I can get out. Staff is always friendly course is always in good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 05/23/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good course

We love playing at Highland Reserve! The staff is always friendly and we love the openness of the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 05/23/2025:
Thanks for the five-star rating. We’re thrilled you enjoyed your visit and appreciate your support. Our team looks forward to delivering the same level of excellence next time.
Played On
Reviews 2
1.0
First Time Playing

Golf now fee plus $30 at the course

My son paid for the tee time on Golf Now and was made to pay an additional $30 at the course. First and only time we will play here

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Rainy seasons haven’t hit yet

The turf needs a lot of water. I suspect in a month, it will play a lot better after it starts getting rained on every day.

The staff were very friendly! The cart manager Jonathan was excellent, and the drink woman, Emma was very nice!

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Highlands Reserve

A good friendly course. You need a range finder as the buggies don’t have GPS, but that was not an issue. Good pace of play. Will be back to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/23/2025:
Thank you for the wonderful five-star review! It’s fantastic to hear you had a great experience, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another memorable round.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very Dissapointed

I’d like to start off by saying it was my husbands birthday. I paid $100 for the 2 of us to play. I am a beginner. Then the day of the course is only charging $29 per person so I don’t get a good deal at all. The ranger came to us 2 times complaining that we were too slow so I decided to quit playing even though I paid double what everyone else paid. Then everyone else was slower than us my husband and I were waiting for 10 minutes at the beginning of each hole for the party In the front of us to finish. The ranger never went to them once. I feel like we were targeted for different reasons. Don’t recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 05/23/2025:
Thank you for sharing feedback. We’re very sorry your experience fell below expectations and are addressing the concerns you mentioned. We appreciate the opportunity to improve and hope you’ll consider visiting again.
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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