Mission Inn Resort & Club - El Campeon Course

We've played this course several times in great conditions. Today was different. They should have told us that the greens were sanded. We've never seen the greens at Mission Inn, both courses, as slow as they were today.

Again, GolfNow should have advised us about the greens.

Correct me if I'm wrong, maybe I missed something :)

Course was in very good condition except for the greens.

Greens were not nearly as lush as the practice greens and sometimes they were moderately fast and sometimes pretty sluggish. Waiting was only a problem for the last 4 holes when the layout caused problems for the foursome in front of us. Overall, a very nice outing. I'd do it again! You probably won't do as well as you do on your local course but that's a testimony to the challenging nature of El Campeon.

Great track, fast smooth greens. Room for the big shots, but also the need for strategy and set up for your next. On my list to play again.

My friend and I went out as a twosome.

There was a foursome ahead of us where only three were playing golf.

The other gentleman decided he was going to ball hawk all day with a ball retriever in ALL the water hazards.

Unbelievably slow and should not be allowed to do such a thing.

My partner who was vacationing from RI could not believe what was going on. He stated it was the worst golf experience of his life .

It would have been a 5 star but I can't ignore the pace of play and NO rangers to assist.

The course is in great shape and will challenge you, the fairways are green, greens are nice but slow.

Very hard to maintain your focus as we were waiting on every shot we took (no exaggeration), over 5hrs for the round.

No Ranger, just a starter.

If you like sitting in a golf cart, today was for you!

Round took 5 hours and it was 10 minute between shots. You get to see lousy golfers studying puts for 9 and you'll have people behind you standing with hands on their hips.

The course is all about money, that's why pace was horrendous! Get some rangers out there and push some of the 20+ handicaps literally STRUGGLING ON SUCH A DIFFICULT GOLF COURSE....it really sucked out there today. Go somewhere else for a lot less and enjoy your round. DONT PAY BIG MONEY FOR AGGRAVATION!

Slowest greens I have ever seen, I've played on fairways faster than your greens

This is a fantastic course. Fairways & greens are in excellent condition.Great value for the $$$.One of my favourites. A liitle drive from the Disney area but its worth it.

This is simply an outstanding golf experience. The course is special and is well worth the effort to get here. Once you are here, the facilities and personnel are top notch. Shout out to the friendliest ranger (sorry forgot your name) who made me feel at home. The layout and design of the course is exceptional. Even though it poured rain and then got cold I was smiling from ear to ear playing this course. The final four holes are a remarkable challenge testing everything you have in your skill set. I’m looking forward to coming back.

I played this course 47 years ago and was excited to come and play it again and see what I could remember from way back when. Obviously, the course has changed but I was able to recognize several of the holes. The course was, and still is ,very challenging with lots of water, sand and elevation changes. However, it is very fair and rewards well positioned shots. My wife and I stayed at the resort for two nights and the staff everywhere, from the hotel check-in, golf shop, and restaurants treated us like we owned the place. In fact, we even met the owner and he was very gracious and friendly as well! I strongly recommend that you give this resort and golf course a try. You won't be disappointed !

I played "El Campeon" and it was pretty wet from all the rain which made it play long for an old guy like me, even from the Challenger Tees-6072 yds. The greens were a little slower than I am used to, but they were really smooth. Much faster and a 4 hour round would have turned into a 5 hr round. I'm sure they are faster once the growing season gets here, but like I said, they were very smooth! Bunkers were wet but were well maintained and had plenty of sand.Pace of play was fine. You don't want to run around a course like this and not enjoy the overall beauty of the property and its gators and many birds. Just enjoy!

Never played here but it was highly recommended by other golfers we've been paired with so made the hour long drive and enjoyed this classic Fl course with a lot of character. Read some of the negative reviews and was a little concerned. The starter paired us up with 2 great golfers from Denmark and they got us out a little early. We played in 4 hours and had a great time. Any issue with conditions did not affect us at all. Get a hot deal and enjoy your round.

I had to wait on every hole

Every 8 minutes is not good on a course where

there is no rangers I think they should go to every 10 minutes they would only lose 1 on 2 tee times a day

We were disappointed after driving 1 1/2 hrs to play this course. First the course conditions are not as good as the Las Colinas that we have played a few times.

The pace of play was ridiculous, they started us out 20 minutes later than our tee time and then we waited every shot. They had no ranger to call out the slow play. So if they are going to book a tee time every 8 minutes they need to have a ranger! Hard to get any rythem when you have to wait every shot, made for a miserable round. The course was a bit thin in spots, which is understandable for this time of year but for the price it does not compare to the cost and quality of Las Colinas, Juliet Falls and several others we have been playing. There are other unique courses in better condition, and better overall experience for less money. Will not play here again.

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We were disappointed after driving 1 1/2 hrs to play this course. First the course conditions are not as good as the Las Colinas that we have played a few times.

The pace of play was ridiculous, they started us out 20 minutes later than our tee time and then we waited every shot. They had no ranger to call out the slow play. So if they are going to book a tee time every 8 minutes they need to have a ranger! Hard to get any rythem when you have to wait every shot, made for a miserable round. The course was a bit thin in spots, which is understandable for this time of year but for the price it does not compare to the cost and quality of Las Colinas, Juliet Falls and several others we have been playing. There are other unique courses in better condition, and better overall experience for less money. Will not play here again.

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I have played here several times in the past, This will definitely be the last.

We travel to Orlando every year and play 7-10 rounds of golf at various courses. I received many emails from Mission Inn raving about their great course conditions. So we decided to play one of our last rounds of this trip there. What a mistake.

Starting with the positives:

- Large practice range

- Large putting green

- Beverage cart came around often

- Starter Larry very personable

After that it is hard not to be critical. Our round started at 11:40 and finished at 5:15!! Five hours and 35 minutes!! NEVER once did we see a ranger on the course.

Course conditions- Greens were average at best. Bunkers had not been groomed for the day, Fairways were sparce and some were under repair.

If you were off the fairways you most likely were playing off of dirt, as the course needs some major work in providing some rough to play off of.

Tee boxes were in fair shape.

We played several courses in the area and they were in good shape at a much better value. If it wasn't for Mission Inn's history this course wouldn't be around.

Unless you have nowhere else to play I would avoid it (even if you have nowhere else to play you may just want to go shopping instead),

This course has a lot of character, history and very challenging holes. We totally enjoyed our first ever round at El Campeon and want to revisit the course again soon. The only source of dissatisfaction was the pace of play. As a resort course, some of the foursomes had no clue as to keep the line moving. It was a 5+ hour round with too many lapses to establish a rhythm.

I was surprised to find that this course was very overrated. The greens were okay but they were pretty slow. The rough and even the fairways leading up to the greens were terrible. The elevation changes make for good scenery but the holes themselves were pretty basic. It’s a very easy course that plays harder than it because of its condition. Can’t chip or pitch here for anything.

This course is absolutely amazing! I have been here two times in the last couple of months and both times the actual course condition was fantastic! This time though, my biggest beef was the pace of play. There was a foursome ahead of us that was dreadfully slow. They would spend a ridiculous amount of time looking for their ball, driving the carts from one side of the fairway to the other and back toward the tee box. Then when they got to the green, it seemed like forever waiting for them to clear. The two foursomes behind us even teamed up to make a eightsome! Overall took it over 5 hours to complete the round. So if you don't mind slow play and this is your baby. Beautiful course with all the amenities you could ask for. I will play here again, only praying for quicker round! :)

I’ve played El Campeon many times and think it is one of the best layouts in central Florida. Today, which was my first time playing EC since last fall, I was disappointed in the course conditions. I recently have received many emails from Mission Inn touting the “great” condition of both courses so my expectations were high only to find the conditions to be mediocre at best. The rough was thin, almost bare, in many spots and the fairways were sparse and full of unsanded divots. The tees, for the most part, were good but several of the par 3 tees were chewed up. On the other hand, the greens were excellent and a very good speed! While I was disappointed by the conditions compared to other central FL courses I’ve played recently, I still highly recommend El Campeon because of the exceptional layout and the excellent condition of the greens.