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2 Stars
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1 Stars
38
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
78.2%
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3.0
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
2.6
Value
2.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
50.0%
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4.0
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
76.2%
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6745 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.3

The 18-hole Lake Buena Vista Course at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL is a resort golf course that opened in 1972. Designed by Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore, Lake Buena Vista Course at Walt Disney World Resort measures 6802 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 133 and a 73 USGA rating. The course features 4 sets of tees for different skill levels. Greens and fairways are bermuda grass.

Styled in a classic country club setting, Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course meanders through pastel villas, pine forests, palmettos, sparkling lakes and other wonders of nature. Lush fairways and well-protected greens make this course as challenging as it is beautiful. Add an island green on the 7th, and it all tots up to a great golfing experience.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1972) Rocky Roquemore

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees (with GPS)
GPS Yes
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 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

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.0
1156 Reviews (1156)
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Reviews 14
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5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
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Best Disney Course

Awesome course. The greens were lightning fast for Orlando standards. You can't beat the local rate!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Challenging Fun.

This course is a gem. It’s challenging but fun. You need to be creative and shape shots both ways. The greens are fast, fairways and tee boxes were in great shape. Good pace of play. One of my favorites in Central Florida.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Disney course with Disney hospitality

Great course, friendly staff everything you expect from a Disney property

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 473
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

LBV

Country club feel. Can play wet. Pace can be an issue. Love the layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

I want my money back!

The course conditions are good. A staff member was waiting on us in between holes 12 and 13 to ‘speed us up’ which totally screwed-up everybody in our group as we rushed the next hole...ONLY TO WAIT AGAIN AT THE NEXT TEE BOX AS WE DID ALL DAY!!! In addition, I had a $30 Disney merchandise credit that I wanted to use for a Mickey golf shirt but they refused it and said I could only use at the parks. Really? Merry Freaking Xmas!

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
e915ff2b-65f1-526d-b03a-5fd78740e332
Commented on 12/18/2017

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that you experienced. We hope that you will play 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 further discuss what you encountered during your visit with our management staff, please feel free to reach out to our Leadership by emailing Bobby Welborn, bwelborn@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 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disneyworld

Good golf course. Lot of different shots. Well maintained.

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable layout

As a single, paired-up with visitors who spoke mostly French, but had an enjoyable round on a well- manicured and challenging layout.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 97
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Disney Disappoint

This was my first experience of playing a Disney course and I was not disappointed. From the welcome at bag drop to the final putt the enjoyment was continuous. None of the holes were outstanding visually but every hole was in great shape with greens running true and very fast. Things were a bit over-priced in the pro shop and the chip & slice grill but this does not detract from a great course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Lbv

Super layout good challenge course in excellent order. Some challenging holes that were competitive. A thoroughly enjoyable round of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great experience - course good condition-

Disney troupes to make sure you have a great experience on a well maintained gold course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great

Course great shape , pro shop staff very professional , on course staff great and super friendly great value

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Must play

Course and staff excellent. Everyone was friendly and accommodating. We had a group of 8 but could only get 2 tee times on line with a group in between us. Once we got to the course they put us out together. Thanks

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Just OK!

I've seen pictures of Disney courses and always dreamed of playing. Nothing special! I was a little disappointed.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disney like

Great round of beautiful golf. Staff was tremendous. Didn’t play the best golf in my life but it wasn’t the courses fault. Lots of fun and well worth the price. Greens and fairways were wonderful.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Wet conditions = slow play

There had been lots of rain before we played. So, the course was very wet and balls plugged. We were told that, if we didn’t like the conditions after 3 holes, we could get a full refund, which was nice of them. But we soldiered on. The pace of play was slow. 5 hours. I think it was partially because of cart path only. Had this been the first time here, I would not recommend it. But I’ve played it before and know this was unusual, both wit respect to conditions and pace of play.

Conditions Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

I shouldn't have been opened.

Due to heavy rains the previous day, the course was a giant sponge. It was cart path only and no matter where you hit the ball, it was soaken wet. No roll, ball plugged and you found yourself splattered with mud. Slow play due to cart path only, difficult to walk and just a long miserable round. Great course that should have never opened. Great way to destroy the course and irritate the golfers.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
e915ff2b-65f1-526d-b03a-5fd78740e332
Commented on 10/12/2017

Thank you for your feedback on your recent round at Walt Disney World® Golf. We apologize for the fact that your were displeased with the facilities and services that you experienced. We hope that you will play 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 further discuss what you 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. We apologize for the current wet conditions as the rain has been overwhelming of late, and we are looking forward to dryer weather this Fall season!

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

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better than Lake Buena Vista

I golf quite often at my local courses, but this was my first vacation to Disney that included golf. I played Lake Buena Vista yesterday and Magnolia today. Lake Buena Vista was hard, but their greens still have not recovered from aerations. Fortunately Magnolia's greens were in terrific shape considering then recent aeration. The course was not crowded at all (2:45 tee time) and while playing with one other stranger who was a great guy, we had all the time in the world. No one behind us. A twosome in front that were fast. The course itself is real difficult (which is great), with a lot of water features, but if you can stay relatively straight and you can drive, you should be able to post a good score as long as you keep to the fairways and greens. The only reason I rated the condition as four stars is because the course is still recovering from a hurricane that happened last week. Everything was really dry though, but there's still a good amount of debris.

Overall, Magnolia is a must play if you come down here. If you had to choose Magnolia or Lake Buena Vista, choose Magnolia. But if I were you, I would play them both.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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