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4.3
787 Reviews (787)
5 Stars
389
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
40
1 Stars
25
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
84.2%
Recommend this course
641 out of 787 reviews
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4.5
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
13
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
1
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1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.7
90.0%
Recommend this course
18 out of 20 reviews
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4.5
81 Reviews (81)
5 Stars
53
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.8
91.4%
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74 out of 81 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7516 yards
Slope 141
Rating 76.0

The 18-hole Magnolia Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL is a resort golf course that opened in 1971. Designed by Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore, Magnolia Course at Walt Disney World Golf Resort measures 7516 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 141 and a 76.0 USGA rating. The course features 5 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bermuda grass.

Of all the Disney courses, the Magnolia supports a greater abundance of wildlife. At any given time, you're likely to see deer, osprey, alligators and turtles. A flock of wild turkeys has brought several tournaments to a standstill while they pecked along its fairways. The course features elevated tees and greens with wide and generous fairways graced by over 1,500 magnolia trees that bloom from late spring to mid-summer. Brightly colored crape myrtles and oleanders, along with beds of blue plumbego and seasonal flowers, add sparkle to an otherwise dense, natural forest.

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Course Details

Year Built 1971
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1971) Rocky Roquemore

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS 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, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire consists of a polo-style shirt with collar, turtleneck or mock turtleneck shirt, and slacks or Bermuda-length shorts.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

4.3
787 Reviews (787)

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Reviews 5
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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Nice Disney Course

The course was in fair condition. We didn't expect it to be great given the time of year. The greens weren't fast by any means. The course currently has only 14 holes open so it's not a true round at the moment. I wish that Golfnow.com would have made it very obvious that the course was only playing as a 14 hole course but it was in regular print and didn't stand out. I was disappointed that the 14 hole round was only brought to our attention by the starter on the first tee. I would have otherwise canceled the tee time and made a new reservation at a different course playing all 18 holes. This isn't Disney's fault. The course is fine.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Course review.

Only 14 holes playing as remodel going on. But those 14 holes were very fun. Had 2 adults and one 13 year old playing. Fun for all.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
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2.0
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First Time Playing

Needs a lot of work

I was really looking forward to playing this course. I really knew very little and should have read reviews. The first thing I missed and not sure why I did not see this when making the reservation is that only 14 holes are open. It was not abundantly clear on the Disney or golf now site. I would not have played there. The facilities are worn and need an overhaul. The driving range was mats and very warn as were the range balls. I. was expecting more. The course conditions were not great. We leaned that they recently changed the greens with lot undulations and they are not as soft. There was actually a hollow sound on the greens when I would tap down ball marks. The balls would not stick. It is a resort course that did not need to be made harder or trickier.

There were a number of fun holes but again I had higher expectations for the course. The people working there were very nice. The starter was great and took the time to explain the course. We thought that was a nice touch.

Until they finish the course I would not recommend it. Although if I had the chance I would not want to play there again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/07/2023

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that you were displeased with the course conditioning that you experienced.

We hope that you will reconsider playing our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

We are diligently working upon the condition of our practice facilities, but at this time of the year, we can't grow grass fast enough to keep the teeing ground in better condition with so many rounds being played, hence why on the Magnolia range, we are currently utilizing the mats.

The greens are firm currently because they are new, they will soften up once we aerify them this summer, this is to be expected of new greens.

We apologize that you missed the fact that it is currently playing as a 14-hole golf course as it is abundantly clear on both our site and Golfnow's that it is currently a shortened routing, and that a 33% discount will be extended for having 23% less holes available to play. During the booking process on either site, you have to click on the terms showing that you have acknowledged the advisory on this subject.

If you would like to discuss further what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Deception

I have played here before on a wonderful well nuanced coarse. The club staff were available and friendly. Not so this time.

In addition we found out after commuting to the course that the last 4 holes were not available and we would play a total of 14 holes.

When did this slip shod behavior become acceptable.

I won’t return. For a Disney resort course this was inexcusable.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2023

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that you were displeased with the course conditioning that you experienced.

We hope that you will reconsider playing our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

We apologize that you missed the fact that it is currently playing as a 14-hole golf course as it is abundantly clear on both our site and GolfNow's that it is currently a shortened routing, and that a 33% discount will be extended for having 23% less holes available to play. During the booking process on either site, you have to click on the terms showing that you have acknowledged the advisory on this subject.

If you would like to discuss further what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

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Commented on 03/06/2023

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that you were displeased with the guest services that you experienced.

We hope that you will reconsider playing our wonderful courses again in time to come, so we can exceed your expectations upon your next visit to Orlando.

If you would like to discuss further what you and your group encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our leadership by emailing disneygolfreservations@palmergolf.com so that we can help resolve your residual concerns.

The fact that our golf course is currently playing as only 14-holes is clearly stated during the booking process. A 33% discount is currently offered to all of our guests that play at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course as a shortened 14-hole routing.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us!

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good first experience at Magnolia

When I got to the course, it looked like it was going to be a mess. They had an outing prior to my tee time and they thought we might be delayed 1/2 hour past our tee time. There were lots of groups waiting.

Fortunately, the outing finished and they got us out slightly past our tee time and sent us off the back. We barely waited throughout the round so it worked out fine.

The course (14 holes) were in good shape with greens also in excellent shape. I would like to go back when the full course is reopened.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

NICE

they have redone 14 holes so that is all you play,but it is advertised that way. the course is very nice and greens in great condition,enjoyed it a lot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

14 holes

Wasn’t aware of the fact it was only 14 holes. Should have been changed on the golf now description of the course. Instead it was under the notes on the page. It was not easily seen, so we were surprised when we got to the course that it was only 14 and not 18.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 52
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 134
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

very nice

the greens are excellent&fairways pretty good.the layout is nice because no houses on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic Greens

The course was in great condition tee boxes , fairways and greens. I couldn’t fault them.

Overall staff and facilities great.

Highly recommended it.

Noel Mc Mahon

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Super beautiful course

It was a great experience coming to this beautiful course for the first time. The course was beautiful and the staff were very friendly. It will come again later..

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

loved the course hope last 4 holes are done real soon

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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