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3.9
1182 Reviews (1182)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.6
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.1
71.7%
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4.0
27 Reviews (27)
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Conditions
3.7
Value
3.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
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4.6
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3.7
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Conditions
3.3
Value
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Layout
4.4
Pace
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Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.6
65.0%
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Course Highlights
The staff here consistently earns high praise for warmth, attentiveness, and that signature Disney-level hospitality. The course layout is a genuine standout, offering a well-designed round that moves at a smooth, enjoyable pace.

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 6718 yards
Slope 133
Rating 71.7

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 6718 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 133 and a 71.7 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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Reviews

3.9
1182 Reviews (1182)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 18
Patio Dining 8
Brunch 7
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 56
Water Hazards 53
Undulating Greens 34
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 45
Locals 41
A Weekend Splurge 36
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 68
At a Resort 56
Convenient to the City 40

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Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun Course to Play

Disney always does an excellent job of maintaining their courses and facilities. The greens were in excellent shape as were the fairways.

Even for a resort course, the pace of play was around 4 hours.

Not only was it a great course, it was fun to play as well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

friendieliest place on turf

One of the best courses we have ever played on just amazing greens and fairways....aandthe staff is just too notch it's Disney lol....but the only complaint is that there was no drink cart girl roaming or stationary out on the course....after we read that there would be....only place the cart girl was at the turn.....that's the only complaint....but will be coming back and recommend lake Buena Vista a must play....Mickey keep up the maagjc love it!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disney's golf

We had a good day. It was cart path only on seven holes which added to time. It gives all kinds of shots so you are not always playing driver wedge. The greens were great and rolled out great. Very fast and true.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Need to play this course before price increase in the Fall.

Disney courses are always in top notch condition. This one is no exception. For Florida residents, play the course before the tourist season starts in the Fall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Not good value at this time of year

The greens were slow , and after rain the night before we had to keep the cart on the paths, which did not help the experience.

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

Great day to be out

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Course was in great shape. Not at all surprised as this is a Disney property. views were gorgeous. greens had recently been aerated but rolled true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A Disney Classic

I've played all of the Disney courses and this one is my personal favorite. It winds through different Disney visitor errors and is probably considered more of a shot makers course. There is plenty of room for error but you definitely need to think about how you will attack each hole. If you are playing in the summer, I would call the course before booking a round because when we have a lot of rain (which is common in the summertime) the course does not drain well and will be cart path only. For some reason the course does not disclose this on golf now. That has not been the case thus far this year, but just a heads up. The facilities are a bit dated but are very reminiscent of past champions and are never the less nice.

The course is in great shape from tee to greens. I believe they punched the greens a few weeks ago but the greens are fine in my opinion. I would recommend this course.

Oh, Disney now has a stationary cart girl on their courses and she sits at the turn. So, if you need anything I recommend getting it before teeing off.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

tourist trap golf

While the overall course condition was fair, the staff seemed disinterested in making playing this course an enjoyable experience. The staff seemed unaccommodating, indifferent, and annoyed as if managing golfers like directing children and their parents towards the amusement park rides. It was quite clear that this course was made for the tourists trapped on the Disney campus who did not have immediate access to a rental car to get to the other much nicer options around Orlando.
We played 5 rounds this week at other courses (Tranquilo Four Seasons, twice at the Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes, and twice at the new Champions Gate Country Club - all impressive and highly recommended). Disney LBV was not only the most expensive of our bookings but was clearly the worst of the rounds this outing.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Early Morning Tee Times

We teed off first at 6:52. The front nine was very good and then we hit a wall of people on the back nine. They now allow groups to go off the back nine every morning for nine holes. The back nine was horrible. We sat there and watched a foursome in front of us that looked like a Saturday Night Live skit. We complained about them letting that many groups off the back nine and the pro shop said that's their new policy of allowing that. Spend your money more wisely if you're playing in the early morning and go to any of the many courses to choose from in the area.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better hit em straight

Finally got to play this course after I got a hotdeal that dropped it down to $25. It was in excellent condition. Greens were perfect, fast and true. Beautiful scenery. However, if you do not consistently shoot in the 70s or 80s, I would suggest staying away from this one. Very challenging layout with tight fairways. Unlike the Disney palm and magnolia courses, which have no out of bounds and can be forgiving, LBV will punish any bad shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Nice Golf course

The Course is nice an in good Conditions. The Stuff is really friendly and helpful. We would play always again here.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great value for money but very slow pace

Lovely course & great value but pace of play needs to be addressed. 5 hour rounds are not acceptable & due to the slow play in front of us the course Marshall stated we would have to stop as we would not finishe in 4.5 hrs! Seriously how can you finish in a reasonable time if the players in front are so slow & won't allow you to play through. Tried to get food after but staff in the restraunt were extremely unhelpful & we ended up leaving & eating at downtown Disney.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

LBV

Great course, great condition. In keeping with what you would expect from Disney!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Safe Bet

This is not a course I would go out of my way to play again, but if you are in the area, it is a safe bet to play. The course is in good condition, the staff is amazingly friendly and helpful and you can get around the course, IF YOU PLAY EARLY in a respectable amount of time. But it is certainly not a "memorable" course in any way. I didn't come away with any "wow" factors for views or any impressive holes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/15/2015

No memorable holes? #7 is the closest thing a lot of people will ever get to playing the 17th at TPC Sawgrass.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Disney does it right

This Disney course is one of my favorites! We go to Disney every year and this one is always a must play for us! Its a hard challenge for any golfer but is still fun even if you are playing bad! There is a LOT of water on this course so make sure you bring a lot of extra balls! No beverage cart on course but in between 9 and 10. If you are in the area give it a go!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great course & round marred by rude marshal

Had a great round, but had one issue with a marshal saying our pace of play was too slow. We were a foursome following a three some and had another three some behind us. We were told to speed up on the sixth hole and again on ninth tee. We asked the marshal to calculate our pace and he finely backed down as evidenced by us completing our round in four hours (consistent pace throughout round). Pace of play is important, but this appeared to be driven by the group behind us. Just rude to try and push folks that are already ahead of schedule.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 29
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hope to play here again.

Arnold palmer management keeps properties in great shape. It is Disney and you will get a scripted services but the bag guys are great. Not so much the "pro" shop guys. Besides that it was a great round. Pace of play was great. It's not like that all the time I must be honest. Greens are great. Go play this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Something at Disney for golfers

Staff excellent. Course in great shape. Resort rough and difficulty level. Good value. Convenient

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great condition

Very good conditions. Greens were great. Pace of play was slow, but this is Disney.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Good track but why can't Mickey make players rake their bunkers?

Typical Disney. Very nice employees and conditions are pleasing to the eye. Of course, there are no marshals monitoring pace of play, twosomes sent out consecutively behind foursomes, and an employee driving right by in the middle of a backswing and players who are almost universally unfamiliar with rakes or their purpose. Overall, though, a very nice course and a bit pricey which wasn't unexpected.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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