Holiday Inn Club Vacations - Orange Lake Resort

Very hard to find in the complex. Pro shop a hidden counter in a market store. Do not return at 9 no food. Course was nice took five hours to play, saw drink cart. Once. No one at end of round to help with clubs

Golf course was is excellent shape, greens rolled true and the fairways were smooth. Course design is great. Very challenging with lots of water and sand to keep you awake.

Bring a GPS or rangefinder -yardage markers are almost non-existant. What about some in between yardages on sprinkler heads?. Greens were in good shape

I have played many times over the years and I think the Reserve course is in the best shape ever. Always good rolling greens with a moderate amount of undulation. Many of the holes call for accurate tee shots and accurate approaches. Fun course to play.

This is a really nice course that needs to better serve its golfing clientele by Rangering the pace of play. I have played many courses managed by Brown Golf and they have been wonderful experiences. Take what you have learned in the Carolinas and start to put it in use in Florida. 4:50 is unacceptable for a round of golf.

This is a 9 hole par 3 that I can enjoy with my wife. I'm a 6 hcap and she is a social golfer, but the greens are moderately fast, many bunkers with new sand so it can be easy for her while a good test for me.. Length ranges from 100-200 yds so it's not a pitch and putt so she can have fun and I can be challenged.

Hardly any yardage markers visible making judging distances very difficult at times. If you are going to play this course come with a GPS or range finder!

As an owner at the Orange Lake Resort I’ve played here over the last twenty years. I played the Reserve in the earlier years but then preferred The Legends when it was introduced, until a couple of years ago. Although the condition of all the courses was getting worse each year I played the Reserve more often over the last couple of years as it has been better value.

With the recent change in management all courses are now steadily improving, re-seeding has made a big improvement, and at present the Reserve is in better condition, especially the greens,

As a resort course the Reserve, playing between the properties, is tighter than the Legends though still enjoyable.

A big problem with both courses however is that the cart paths are used by non golfers, eg for exercise, strolling with children (even with push chairs, or on cycles ) etc. An obvious safety problem, being ignored by the Resort Management, that must eventually result in someone being injured.

It’s also annoying that as an owner at the resort it would cost me more to play , if I booked through the resort / pro shop, than a member of the public booking through GolfNow, or similar, however I look forward to playing the Reserve again and will continue to use Golfnow.

To end on a positive note the staff at the course were excellent and managed to get my three ball group out early and ahead of a couple of four balls.

Pace of play was good, taking just over 3 1/2 hrs to play.

Great value for the money . Day we played was very windy & some of the par 4’s were a challenge to get to in regulation. Ledends course was more challenging but this one had better greens.

When we arrived to play our first group called back to make sure that the golf tees should be set at 162 yards out for a par four. We asked the starter and his response was “ you know what I have no idea because I’ve only played this course one time and don’t remember the layout”. That set the tone for the day as we played blind shot after blind shot with no sheets or or pictures of each hole on the score card to use as a reference . No signs at the tee boxes, no OB stakes or Hazard stakes. Last but not least the beer was $36 a six pack which was the most expensive we payed all week by $10.

The Reserve needs some help. We played Legends 2 years ago and really enjoyed that course so we decided to play The Reserve this year, that was a bad choice on our part. The tee markers have not been moved for weeks, the cups were easily a week or more old, and the price for adult beverages were astronomical ($36 a six pack). It's hard to explain but the pro shop, or lack there of doubles as a convenience store. I did not enjoy playing this course even though I shot my best round of the week there. The worst part of this was we paid a $3 upcharge switching from a better course (Providence) to this course. The Reserve is not worth the money in my opinion.

The course was in fine shape but the layout is awful and not well marked. There is no pictures of the holes anywhere and several of us had no idea where or a distance to hit it. Every hole is closely lined with condos. The clubhouse is a grocery store and beer was 36 dollars a six pack! Not a course I would go back to.

The course is well kept and is beautiful. It can entertain all ability levels.

As scenic a course as you will find. Seen a few alligators sunbathing, but what really made the course great is the layout and condition of course A+

It was a very good day of golf. The course was in very good condition and the staff was very friendly. The policy of only using credit cards was not convenient but acceptable. All in all it was a great day of golf and an excellent value.

The course was in great shape. Went as a single and played with 3 other golfers and had great time.