Mission Inn Resort & Club - El Campeon Course

Played both courses recently again , Los Colinas is a nice layout in very good condition but the greens remain some of the slowest I have ever played. El Campion is $10 more, in good shape and tests your game. However , it appears that management refuses to spend the money to monitor the on course pace of play. One day it moves along. The next day one or more slow groups make it a 5 1/2 hour round and no Ranger in sight.

If you want a real challenge, try out el campeon. . Greens were in great shape and fast. Course is in great shape. Look forward to playing again. Only complaint/suggestion is several pin placements were on severe slopes. The greens have plenty of undulating features.

There are many golf courses that will befuddle you or defeat you while you are playing at your best. You know there names in the same way they know your game and unfortunately your weakness..

But can these courses like Augusta and Cypress point also boast impressive views and incredible elevation changes with each hole having its own character and exposure of the shortcomings of your game?

To play well at El Campeon not unlike it’s sister course Las Colinas you must have impeccable control of your draw high and low and your fade high and low.

Every aspect of your game must be humming or it will humiliate you. To add to the woes the greens were fast and the slopes suttle. Getting on the greens was not a sure par or birdie.

It was wonderful !!

Drove up for Orlando for a round with my brother (both single digit handicaps). The course was nice, conditions were good. Greens rolled well, not overly fast but because of some the contours if they were much faster they would have been unplayable. The single biggest issue (really not many beyond that) was the pace of play. We teed off at 1:24pm and finished at 6:40pm. On the 2nd hole we had a ranger come up to us as we're backed up 2 groups on the tee to play ready golf and we told him, the groups in front of us need the talking to. We thought that might take care of it, but we never saw the guy again. What was an enjoyable round on a nice, difficult course was frankly marred by 10 minute waits on the tee. I would consider going back, but certainly not on a weekend. It's definitely a course to play, for the money you pay and the prestige the course holds in the area, you think they would prioritize this issue a little more.

This was a 6 hour round of totally unacceptable torture 4 groups on a tee box

Ranger gave us bs story that first group of the morning was 20 minutes slower than normal

We teed off at 12.04 and it took 6 hours everyone was mad

Course is a good track with some good greens .

Will never be back

We had a terrible experience with conditions about 1 year ago on Los Colinas and were skeptical about coming back. El Campeon was the course we played on Feb23-2022 at 2:30 in the afternoon. I have played El Campeon probably 6 times in the past 9 years and the greens have always been EXCELLENT. From their look and feel, to their speed, you could tell the money was spent and the experience was great. Not quite anymore, the greens are only slightly above average on the "nice public course" scale, and like mentioned, a good 2 steps from where they were a couple of years ago. I know not everyone has an unlimited budget, but the perception is that the greens are just not as nice as they should be for this historic and beautiful property.

Had we payed $90 or $100, we would have been disappointed. We got the twilight rate, and made 17 holes, but the last 6-8 holes were very slow, and could have been sped up by 10 minutes with a ranger out there watching things, which would have allowed us to finish our round. Don't expect excellent, just expect slightly above average and you won't be disappointed.

I would rather pay $120 and have the greens and experience be EXCELLENT than to pay $60 and have it be slightly above average. Of note, w played Disney Palm later in the trip, paid $120 and it was EXCELLENT. We played PGA Village Dye course and paid $125 and it was EXCELLENT. Florida golf is booming, but driving a bit out of the way to go here is a bit of a stretch if you have high standards. The 3 of us that played are all 4-6 handicap snobs if you will, so our standards are on the higher side.

Hope that helps.

I had a very enjoyable day at El campeon although my golf really sucked! The biggest disappointment however was when I arrived at the course I saw that golf now had double booked me for AM tee time was not confirmed the night before! I am in the process of confirming that I am not going to be double charged.

Mission Inn has a beautiful setting and is a very nice and challenging golf course. However from the moment we checked in, we were disappointed. Man who registered us was rude. Then told by starter there would be an hour delay. That did turn into 40 minute delay. Then a five hour round of golf—waited on every hole. Will never return nor share positive review.

Not sure why the greens were so slow, sticky, and furry, but still one on my favorite courses. The Fist guy we meet was a Retired Navy Man and greeted us with our cart a smile and story. He was an awesome human being.

Mission Inn has two equally spectacular courses with unusual elevation changes for a Florida. Plenty of elevated tee boxes. El Campeon punishes the 220 yard tee shot (in a proper way) with well placed bunkers. Challenging greens. Can get awful slow out there with the big groups playing; so don't come in a rush and you're certain to enjoy it. Clubhouse staff can be a little uppity; but everybody else is cool.

Had an early tee time and had to get there from Kissimee, but it was more than worth getting up and driving the hour. It's always nice when you get an early tee time..there's usually none of the slow round/we're behind BS. The 4 of us had a slightly more than 4 hour round and enjoyed the beautiful layout. Tees, greens and fairways were all in good shape considering it's February! Staff was friendly and courteous. Cart girl was great! Thanks to all the staff for the great course and great day!

We'll be back!

I have time today.

When I checked in the “assistant golf pro” could not have been more dismissive of me. He said “tee time?”

I informed him I had a golf now tee time for 12:20. which he responded “Harrison?” And I said yes.

That was the last words he said to me. I asked for their smallest bucket of balls and he wrung me up for a medium bucket at 8.67. Again I asked for the smallest

When I approached the range, it was littered with non hit range balls making my purchase obsolete. I hit about 15 of them on the dirt range that looked like it hadn’t been replanted in 2 years.

After my great range session I checked in with the starter who informed me and 3 others we were next on the tee. So myself, a twosome, and another single approached the El Campeon course 10 minutes after our original tee time.

We approached the first tee where we were greeted with, another starter?

Who asked myself and the single if we had been asked to pair up which we both answered “no”.

He then proceeded to stare at us until we got out of the cart and paired up.

He then stood on the tee box as everyone of us teed off and commented on every shot.

What a great starter. And time

I WILL NEVER EVER EVER COME BACK HERE.

there is your review.

Also took 5 hours to play.

NOT WORTH IT.