Holiday Inn Club Vacations - Orange Lake Resort

Second group off so pace was no issue. Stater nice fella and course is on good shape. Some really good holes but for the price they charge his on the buggies should be given and can be difficult to find a few holes. Problem the ranger. Group in front were two do they disappeared and we had no one behind yet the ranger more or less told us to move on. Really. Three times he was seen watching us . Don’t know what his problem is as we finished under 4 hours. Jobs worth let the course down

Course was overall in good conditions for January. Greens were a bit on the slower side but otherwise course was really good. Greens are small and so be ready to be accurate with your approach shots. Pin placements were very reasonable. Pace of play was pretty poor especially in the back nine. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food price was steep but good food. Course does have 1 shower but no towels are provided and so make sure to pack one if planning to shower after. Would recommend.

The layout is very fun but challenging. The front is links style and the back is more traditional with water coming into play with some forced carries. Greens were a touch slow but true. Well worth the time and $ to play it at least once.

Great course excellent condition person putting clubs on my golf cart was great. Excellent personality and funny and friendly his name was Guy a Frenchmen from up north. Had a great day. Need more good people like him.

Played here the prior week, and this course is a hidden gem of Orlando! Great place to work on your short game and low-iron shots. A great nine hole course that is very true to the "old-school" 1980s course design of narrow tee shots and doglegged fairways. Greens are well seeded and speed is a touch too fast, but varies from hole to hole. The island green on Hole #8 is worth the trip here alone, probably the best island green in the Central Florida area. Great central location, I am a fan and will be back here for another quick nine!

We were really looking forward to our first experience with night golf. Our excitement overrode the cost for 9 holes walking. Course conditions were excellent but there were not enough lights, we expected more than were there.

🏌️‍♂️ Course Review: Orange Lake Resort - Reserve Golf Course 🏌️‍♂️

Part 2️⃣ of my Orange Lake review series takes us to the Reserve Golf Course. Spoiler alert: It’s a stunner!

⛳ Course Conditions: With the recent rain the Reserve’s fairways were definitely soggy but impressively smooth and well kept. Kudos to the grounds crew for their hard work! CPO (Cart Path Only) didn’t hinder our pace one bit due to not having to walk around large areas of standing water. The layout allows for easy access to the main landing spots on the course.

🏌️‍♂️ Layout & Design: If you like a course that has you strategizing instead of bombs away, you’ll love the Reserve. It’s got this way of gently suggesting, “Maybe leave the driver in the bag?” There are several holes you can take driver but the tight fairways mean the risk is real.

🍃 Greens: They rolled a touch faster than over at Legends, but still had that smooth, true feel. Each green has tons of character and is a true test of one’s short game.

⚖️ Difficulty & Enjoyment: The Reserve might be the more forgiving sibling, but it’s got its own brand of challenge. It’s shorter, sure, but it makes you think and gives you a serious mental workout!

🌞 Overall Experience: The back 9 really shines here – it’s like the course’s personality unfolds as you play. Paired with stellar weather and great company, this round was a standout.

It’s rounds like these – where the joy is in every shot and the company is just as good as the game – that remind me why I love this sport.

First you should never have a crabby jerk like (paul) greet you when you’re playing the legends at orange lake ! Place like this should have friendly accommodative people who treat the guests like kings.

Because of this guy I will make sure that nobody plays there ever! The way he treated me and my two 15 year olds was just plain crazy !

The course was in terrible condition! Hard to believe this is an Arnold Palmer course.

Orange - Get rid of Paul. (Works in pro shop).

Legends is one of the worst higher priced courses we've played. Half of greens had sand dressed areas to cover damage, and we moved ball several times to put. Fairways and boxes in poor condition. Layout is Ok, but several greens are extremely small, starting with #1. Overall, poor value for a very overpriced Legends course

I was happy with my nine holes here and will play it again tomorrow. While there is a lot of water adding to the scoring challenge, the first three holes are just too short for my tastes. 4th hole is a gem and I played too conservatively off the tee. 5 is a fair par 4 that demands two straight shots. 6 is a tough par 3 and check the yardage marker on the green. Par 4’s have well marked 100 and 150 yard markers. Greens are a little patchy. Other players were pleasant beyond belief and staff was superb. Rented clubs that were only OK and had no pitching wedge; needed that club more than a driver. Lots of bird sightings and I’ll look for a croc tomorrow.

Day 2 at Orange Lake. The Reserves is the older course and was in good condition with very nice greens. Lots of slopes on the greens and some with 2 tiers. Greens were larger and much more accessible than the Reserve course.

The course was overpriced at $60 but maybe average for this area as I was on vacation. The course is open and perfect for seniors...short and easy to play. The only challenge is putting.

This is one of 2, 18-holes course at Orange Lake. There is also a 9-hole course that's lit at night. The Legends course is a Palmer design and you can see why. Most of the trouble - traps and water - are on the right side of 5he hole or green. With Palmer a draw golfer, that works. For 5he majority of players - aim left!

The greens were surprising in how small they are. No large, two-tier complexes but some undulations throughout. Other than the sand on the greens, the putting was nice.

The fee was $90 so a bit overpriced for an average course. But it was a pleasant round so few complaints.

This course is terrible, especially for the money they charge. We paid $50 to rent junk clubs. The course is in terrible shape. There’s actually crab grass growing on several greens. There was trash strewn about the edge of the fairways on some holes. We followed a very slow foursome that had more interest in partying than golfing. I’m talking heavy drinking, yelling, acting like fools and playing very loud music through a Bluetooth speaker. I’ve played at way better courses for a fraction of the cost. I honestly can’t believe this course is associated with Arnold Palmer’s name. Huge disappointment and a complete waste of money.

My wife and I were staying in a time share at Orange Lake with friends. Two of us booked a time on the Legends. The layout was decent. The back nine was especially picturesque. Unfortunately, the course conditions were less than ideal. The grass in the fairways was sparse and did not support the ball well. The traps were inconsistent, many having far too much sand. The worst part was the condition of the greens, especially on the front nine. There were numerous tufts of weeds (what appeared to be a type of poa, along with other varieties) that had invaded the greens, making them bumpy and difficult to putt, as well as aesthetically unpleasant. I was hoping the poor condition of the putting green would not be a harbinger of those on the course; rather it was a foretaste of things to come. The best thing I can say is that the pace of play was speedy. This course is not worth the nearly $100 greens fee. It’s an extremely poor value! When I pay that much for a round of golf, I expect the course to be in good condition.

I played this course as a single. When I arrived for my tee time there were about 4 groups on the first tee with no starter in sight. I asked one of the cart boys and he said there should be a starter so he apparently was not informed. It was a free for all to try and figure which groups were going out. I got lucky and a nice couple let me play with them. Pace of play was also an issue with no ranger. If this course is charging 60+ dollars there has to be better managed. Conditions were good but management was bad.

My date is wrong as I played this when it first opened and was really good. Even shot a few under par which surprised myself and some of teaching pros I was playing with that night .

wow, like golfing at a private club. i forgot that a course should be like this. i have gotten use to bare greens, divoted tees and fairways and weeds. no ones using it right now. its real nice. dont tell anyone.

The greens are in poor conditions, I rented a set of deteriorated clubs, and they have a very old fashion pull carts!

This is a excellent course. Tough but fair. Everything in super condition. Without Golfnow it is a bit pricey.