Highlands Reserve Golf Club

About
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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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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 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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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
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2023 #25)
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Photo submitted by millsy561 on 06/24/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162565462 on 02/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162565462 on 02/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162565462 on 02/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u314162565462 on 02/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 02/14/2025
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Photo submitted by Rik666 on 12/03/2024
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/28/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163508838 on 09/28/2023
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Photo submitted by Aharwell4653 on 07/11/2023
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Photo submitted by Aharwell4653 on 07/11/2023
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Photo submitted by Aharwell4653 on 07/11/2023
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Elevated approach Photo submitted by LVBIGBLUE on 06/20/2023
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Photo submitted by trallen53 on 06/12/2023
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Photo submitted by u306841126 on 05/19/2023
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Photo submitted by mk8q16ophx1672076 on 08/14/2021
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Photo submitted by Alan3803633 on 04/11/2021
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Green Conditons Photo submitted by u314161192872 on 02/23/2021
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Ladies Tee Box Photo submitted by u314161192872 on 02/23/2021
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Photo submitted by stanley5178488 on 02/09/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159764443 on 01/19/2020
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Photo submitted by Cesar1515212 on 01/12/2020
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Looking down one of the fairways. Photo submitted by fz6uncaged on 11/10/2019
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Photo submitted by HRGCA on 11/08/2019
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Photo submitted by Karen0528 on 08/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Karen0528 on 08/18/2019
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Photo submitted by u314159297486 on 06/22/2019
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Photo submitted by Grizz9 on 02/22/2018
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Photo submitted by HighlandsReserveGC on 08/18/2016
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Photo submitted by HighlandsReserveGC on 08/18/2016
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Photo submitted by HighlandsReserveGC on 08/18/2016
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Photo submitted by HighlandsReserveGC on 08/18/2016
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Photo submitted by u000007196524 on 05/18/2015
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#18 from Tee with tree in Fairway. Photo submitted by Steve8905914 on 10/06/2014
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Just off the green, a lot of areas similar to this around the greens Photo submitted by u000005038931 on 06/01/2014
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Greens were inconsistent areas of condition Photo submitted by u000005038931 on 06/01/2014
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Hard to keep a putt on line when putting over these conditions Photo submitted by u000005038931 on 06/01/2014
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Every green looked similar to this Photo submitted by u000005038931 on 06/01/2014
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Photo submitted by u000004277639 on 04/20/2014
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Photo submitted by u000002843679 on 10/19/2013
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Photo submitted by u000002843679 on 10/19/2013
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Photo submitted by u000002843679 on 10/19/2013
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
Just Ok
Overall course maintenance is on the low side for a Florida course. Fairways are patchy, tee boxes aren't great.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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