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3.8
1734 Reviews (1734)
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1143
4 Stars
420
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
28
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
56.9%
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3.3
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
2.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.7
33.3%
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3.3
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
3.0
Value
2.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.7
33.3%
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7015 yards
Slope 136
Rating 73.8

The highly popular El Campeon Course at Mission Inn Resort consistently ranks in the top 10 of Florida's many golf courses. The course originally opened in 1917 and decades later in 1992, it was joined by a second 18-hole course, Las Colinas. El Campeon is not only one of the state's oldest golf courses but also one of its most challenging. The traditional design remains largely unchanged except for a renovation in 1926. The course winds through towering forests and numerous spring-fed lakes. The layout features water on thirteen holes as well as dramatic elevation changes that measure over 85 feet across the rolling fairways and undulating greens. The signature hole of the golf course is the par-5 17th. This lengthy double dogleg possesses more hazards than some entire courses do.

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Course Details

Year Built 1917
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect C. E. Clarke (1926) George O'Neil (1917)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code No t-shirts or tank tops. Shorts are allowed but must be proper style and length. No tennis shorts or athletic shorts.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Spa

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Reviews

3.8
1734 Reviews (1734)

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Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fabulous layout

Loved the course. Greens were a little slow but ran true. Course is in good condition. Thoroughly enjoying the day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Issues

Nice course, but expected it to be better than its sister course.

Troubled with other groups playing music, smoking cigars, and having a party on their round, but can't find out correcting their divets in the green, or using the rave in the bunker. And they obviously should have played a different (easier) tee.

The starter had no idea of the course slope, hence not able to calculate the number of strokes vs our handicap.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Course

This is a course you need to play several times. The more you play it the more you learn to respect the personality of the course. I played in the Hickory Open a couple years ago . With the Hickory clubs you really have to think your way around the course where a successful hole is that much sweeter.

I have a love hate relationship with several holes. Go play it and enjoy the experience.

Mike

Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Customer Service

I had an amazing time golfing at Mission Inn! The beverage cart girl named Kaitlyn had amazing service and was extremely nice! Best service i've ever had on the golf course. The greens were in amazing condition as well. 10/10 recommend

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Mission Inn

Always try to get a round in on this course when in the area. Very well kept and greens always roll fast and true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent well established course.

Definitely worth playing. Well established course with unbelievable elevation changes for Florida.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lots of personality

A challenging course you need to think your way around it. A course you need to play more than once to really appreciate it.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Never had a chance to find out, we were looking forward to it but during the 1st hole the rain became pretty steady to the point I was getting very cold, soaked through my jacket,had to quit to avoid becoming sick and catching a cold. Tried to contact Golf Now but 3x on the chat I was cut off and not given a chance to ask for a refund or a rain check.

Very very disappointing

Norio Vanderheyden

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather

Good course, slow play

I come to the Mission Inn and play the 2 courses every year in January. El Campeon is a very nice course - challenging but accessible if you play well. I really like playing here - which is why I keep coming back despite the limitations. I played here 3 times (El Campeon twice and Los Colinas once) in the past week. Despite having a reserved tee-time, I never started less than 10 minutes after the assigned time. Earlier this week, I had a 12:33 tee-time, but the course started a scramble at 12:30!! I've never been to a course where the starter does not keep things on-time at the first tee. The pace of play is incredibly slow. The course was packed today so there was no where to go, but the group in front of us was 1-hole behind the ground in front of them. There was no course-ranger to get things moving along. This has been my experience every year. If I didn't like the layout (and to be fair, I've been coming here for over 20 years), the pace-of-play here would probably keep me from coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great Layout

There are two courses at the Mission. This was the first time I played the Campeon track. Lots of water on this course and the catch bunkers are in play on most holes. You don't need to be a long hitter, but you need to be straight. Next time I'll use my 3 wood more frequently. We had two foursomes ahead if us which were a little slow. If they had been playing ready golf, then no problem. Overall, a

great course with excellent amenities and staff.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fantastic course in great condition

El Campion is a fantastic course in great condition. Elevation changes, mature vegetation, water hazards and a really interesting design.

There was a Ladies professional tour event being played and that shows the quality of the course.

It’s as good a course as you will find.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Fast greens

Greens are fast, they may have rolled them for the Next tournament. Staff is friendly, but pace could be a bit better. The only allow you to check in 30 mins beforehand. Lots of water on the course so bring extra balls!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Tough Course!

Very tough course with elevated greens and a substantial amount of hills to confront........and then there's the water!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Enjoyed it

Played a few years ago. It was as good as I remembered, maybe better. Other than playing behind a 40 person wedding party it was great. Actually, that wasn't that bad either. I'll come back if I see a good rate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pretty challenging course but a lot of fun to play

Pace of play was a little slow but played the course on a holiday weekend so that was expected. Warm up facilities are great. Greens were lightning quick. Lots of false fronts on the greens. Some challenging shots but there are a lot of fun holes. Overall it was a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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