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4.2
3879 Reviews (3879)
5 Stars
1112
4 Stars
1801
3 Stars
602
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
161 Reviews (161)
5 Stars
77
4 Stars
66
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
91.3%
Recommend this course
147 out of 161 reviews
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4.2
407 Reviews (407)
5 Stars
170
4 Stars
184
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%
Recommend this course
376 out of 407 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
3879 Reviews (3879)

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee times a joke

These guys have enforce tee times somewhat as it seems to be a case of book a tee times, turn up late, then just tee off causing backups all around the course.

I don’t expect to have 6 golf buggies on every tee mid week on an April afternoon

This pretty much ruined my enjoyment

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Response from on 04/11/2025:
Thank you for the feedback. We aim to offer a quality experience and regret falling short. Your input helps us identify specific areas that need attention, and we hope to welcome you back in the future.
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
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

Just Ok

Overall course maintenance is on the low side for a Florida course. Fairways are patchy, tee boxes aren't great.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A keeper

I enjoy playing here as the layout allows me to get a good sense of my game. I like playing this course to wind up after off time or when I am struggling a bit and need a layout to allow me to breathe a bit and be aggressive in my play (I am an 8 handicap). Recently the conditions have been very good and greens are even and consistent and in very good condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/09/2025:
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 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
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
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Overall moderately Challenging

13 handicap player here. Moderately challenging and fun. Course is in great condition considering we are just coming out of the busiest part of the year. Several shorter par fours. Greens are relatively fast and in great condition.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/09/2025:
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 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Neighbors to the North

A buddy and I got paired up with two vacationers from Canada and we all had a great time.Course is in pretty good shape and I look forward to the next outing there. I like this course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/09/2025:
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 1
2.0
First Time Playing

Staff

The course was a fun course to play. It was great for the price we paid. We showed up at 6:45 for a 7:00 tee time and we got spoken too pretty aggressively by 2 people as soon as we arrived. They were angry because we were too early. Why schedule tee times that early if you will be upset about us showing up to at least stretch and get our rental clubs. I would not recommend to anyone who is not a member there Becasue the staff is not friendly at all. Rude and careless unless you are a regular.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 89
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Consistent

This course is consistently reliable. The rates have dropped now that peak season is over and the value for what you get is reasonable again. The greens are in great shape although they are rolling a little slower than they look. The fairways are in good shape. Tee boxes are good also. The only negative I have is the rough. There’s way too much sand in the rough. The rough is not supposed to be THAT rough. There were a few shots where I moved my ball to the closest grass patch just to hit off grass where I know it should be. Please don’t penalize yourself for poor terrain. There’s also runoff and sediment buildup from some of the elevated greens so be careful not to chunk it thinking you’re hitting off pure grass. In general, I love the course. One of the best layouts in all of Central Florida. Plenty of elevation changes and a wide open layout.

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

Friendly course

Good shape,pretty forgiving for those of us that get a little side wise at times,greens were pretty consistent.

Me and my buddy really enjoyed it and we’re going again!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Love this course

I’m Canadian, and got paired with 2 American golfers from Cleveland. Very friendly to play a round of golf with. Course was in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wide open course

Very playable course, a few trees come into play, but otherwise wide open. Overall conditions were good, nice fairways and consistent greens. Hope to play here again sometime.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Diane s

Grass quite thin. Tight lies everywhere.

Latout good.

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

Great course for the price

The course is very playable. Plenty of room to find the fairways on most holes. Some houses on the course but they aren’t close to the playing areas. Pace of play is a focus at this course which I really appreciate. The cart was fitted with a pacekeeper that will let the group know if they are falling behind. Would definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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