Mount Dora Golf Club

Fairways are rough need some maintenance greens were very fast not a bad layout needs lots of work.

Our first time playing here. It is very tight. Meaning, t-box and greens next to each other and more than one. Lots of chatter with putting and driving. We did like the layout as far as the bit of up and down fairways. The greens were in good shape however if you don’t land on top you may find you next shot from the fringe or further out. Some holes if you overshot the hole you rolled of. The back nine was more interesting than the front. I like #12. The staff were very friendly and my friend thoroughly enjoyed his cheeseburger!

Putting was a challenge

The greens were fast and many missed putts rolled right off of the green

There were many breaks that were hard to read which resulted in frustrating misses

Many of the greens had false fronts and doomed backs which resulted in balls rolling off the green after hitting it on the fly

The fairways were extremely hard and difficult to get under the ball

Don';t let the yardage and the par rating fool you, this course is tougher than it looks

Don't believe the yardage book! With four holes playing very uphill (I'm talking 50-100 foot elevation increase from tee to green), the course plays longer than you would expect. Both of the down hill holes are severely sloped, during at least parts, from side to side, and one of those pushes you into the only water hazard on the course.

This is a course where being able to work the ball both ways will serve you well (unfortunately that's not something I can do). Then, some of the greens have significant slope to them. The grounds crew needs to be aware of these, and manage green speed, and second cut height/thickness in order to avoid what I saw...which is people putting from above the hole, and rolling off the green, through the second cut, and stopping 20 yards away. If the course had been crowded, a couple of holes could easily have jammed the whole thing up behaving like that.

On a Sunday with temps at 11 am of 55 degrees and cloudy, I finished 18 in a little over 3 hours and didn't catch up to anyone until the 7th hole. So, my pace of play may not be the norm here. Course is fairly tight, but there are enough gaps in the trees that balls can appear from a couple of fairways over.

Greens were in good shape (but like many older courses, they are small), most of the fairways were also in good shape. The tee boxes in several cases needed some TLC. I only hit into one bunker, and it seemed to be in okay shape (not packed sand, and there was a rake).

I would play it again if it weren't over an hour away.

Old style course. Some very uphill holes. Hole #5 has an extreme right to left tilted fairway. Almost no water hazards. Pace can be an issue. Most recent round, we had a fivesome playing two groups ahead of us and they really slowed down the pace.

Does it have its issues? Yes! Does it need updating? Sure! Is it a good track? Absolutely!!

I play this course once a week and love it!! It backs up some - and some of the greens are IMPOSSIBLE - but I love it!!

The staff was awesome. The course was good. Couple of holes seemed a bit unrealistic with a high pitch and roll off. But I guess that's why I am an amateur.

Really liked the course, but tee times are booked to close and then you are rushed to play.

Wanted to spend time with son , but paired with another twosome we didn’t know to speed play up.

Course ranger stopped to ask us to play as fast as we can after only the first hole.

Poor scheduling on clubs behalf.

Course was very enjoyable.

The course is a nice condition better than a lot of courses around the greens are very good, small domed greens. Unusual a little layout, Pace of play was a little bit slow for me, but that’s the only drawback

Staff very friendly, course needs some work , love the layout , carts bad shape breaks don't hold and very hilly after 5th hole

First time to play here. Will put it on the regular rotation.

This place is just all around natural Beauty . Golf is a tough sport but please do not forget to take a deep breath and just look around . The back to back par 5’s are beautiful . Holes 5 and 6 . My absolute favorite hole is 12 she’s a beauty . Hole 15 gives me the tingles as well. Just a great course to be in touch with Nature . Great people here for sure ! Everyone treats you like Family . Shout out to MY guy Rick who always makes us feel at home . Ohhhh and this place allows you to walk at a great rate !!! Come one !! Okay now I’m done lol

Overall Mt Dora was in good shape. Understandably the greens were extremely slow but think it was due to their effort to prevent fungus or damage.