The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes

Only thing I missed was the cart path only announcement. But even with cart path only, 3:45 minutes pace of play for a tough course in windy conditions was great! Freshly over seeded, so the fairways were a bit soggy, but the greens were perfect!

Course had been overseeded and was being kept wet as part of preparations for season. There was no indication of that when I booked the tee times. I would like my initial deposit refunded. The Ritz was professional and refunded the remainder of the payment.

There was no advance notice of over seeding. Paid full price for cart path only . Fairways and tee boxes flooded and to soft to stand on or hit from. We were expecting a better experience for the cost to play. We played 6 other courses that week and this was the worst one of them all and the most expensive of all of them. Very disappointed as this was supposed to be the premium course of our trip.

The course is in great shape...no "cart path only" restrictions (early August). It's challenging but fair. The fairways are generous, but errant shots can easily find a penalty area or heavy shrubbery. The greens were receptive to well struck irons and putting moderately fast (maybe 10 stimp?). The shape of many of the greens make accuracy and club selection very important. Pace of play was stellar...we finished in a leasurly 3:30 and neither did we have to wait on any shots nor did those behind us. Taylormade TP5x practice balls and shame on whoever "five fingered" the two range balls we found on the course (and returned to Josh), nowhere near the practice range. The game of golf is supposed to be honorable. If you can afford to play such a course, you can darned well afford to buy your own golf balls. If you have time try the Grilled Cheese Brisket sandwich in the grill room.

Fairways had some veining in multiple places, greens were aerated and I knew this going in, but they were very sandy and slow

Rental set all needed new grips on them

I hesitant to write bad reviews, but this course needs repair. Every aspect was great except the actual golf course upkeep.

I wish i had read More of the reviews prior to ordering.

There are so many patches of dead grass and and poor fairways, its just not worth the $195. It was honestly the level of a $60 course.

I rented clubs, they were great, Taylor Made Stealth clubs. The food ordering system is great. But again the actual course is just so bad. Even some sand traps were not kept.

Usually a $400 green fee but I got a $75 discount for staying on property. Beautiful practice facility with grass ranges, a short game practice area, and putting green. Played twice in one weekend. Both rounds done around 4 hours, not bad for a holiday weekend. Great company playing with locals and with vacationers. Course is in great condition. Wide fairways and smaller than usual greens. Greens got faster as the day went along. I like this place better than Waldorf and the Disney courses also in the area. Barry in the pro shop give above and beyond customer service. Staff is super helpful and friendly. I used ship sticks and it was a seamless experience. No cart girl around the course but there are stations for food and drink in the front and at the turn. I’d come again, I just have to save up lol. Spending lots of time in the practice area before and after my round made me feel like I got my money’s worth. 9 out of 10.

Recently played this course. Flew from out of state for a conference and booked a Sunday afternoon tee time with others flying in. Went to the clubhouse and was informed the course was extremely wet from over watering it intentionally and was cart path only. Was told if it was too wet, we could come back after a few holes for a refund. At this point it was too late to book elsewhere. There was no indication of this when I went to book my tee time and leave a deposit. I ended up plugging 5 balls off the tee in the middle of the fairway. Some tee boxes were so wet that we couldn’t hit from them. Given folks sometimes are booking tee times from out of state and bringing guests with them, it was very disappointing that I got no indication of the issues until I got to the course given it was too late to find another course to play. I likely will never go back again. I recommend calling in advance going forward to understand the conditions since there was no rain or indication that the course may be borderline playable.

Awesome to play a fully overseeded track a few days after the Father son. Would not have played if I had to pay the GN price of 375. Top 5 course in central Florida during December.

Played a few days after the Father son. Always awesome to play a course that overseeds fairways and rough. 375 is really steep for a course like this. But it is a top 5 Orlando track in December.

It was raining and the course was not in great shape as my first time golfing there

Course has a number of issues with the surrounds to several of the greens. We were given no notice in advance and were disappointed to be charged the full rate which was expensive compared to other similar courses. While the staff were very courteous and sympathetic they were not prepared to do anything.
Catering and staff in the clubhouse were excellent.

I don’t like leaving reviews but the course was in terrible condition. Bunkers were never raked initially and were rock solid. No grass on parts of the fairway which put you in trouble even when hitting fairways off the tee and many more issues. You just expect more from the Ritz.

Very friendly staff and good course layout, but fairways, areas around the greens, and traps are in bad condition: brown spots, hard sand, etc.

This is your average resort course. The greens are flat, bunkers are flat, fairways are huge and not very memorable. You might remember one or two holes after your round. For $355 you could play 50 of the top 100 courses in the US, this course is not in the top 300. I would pay $125 at best for this course, if you like courses without character than this course is for you. There are much better courses in the area for much lower prices.