Many PGA Tour players including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els alongside legends Arnold Palmer and Gary Player make Orlando their home. Why? Within an hour’s drive of Orlando are more than 150 superb golf courses designed by the best players, Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Johnny Miller to name but a few. Designers like Robert Trent Jones, Tom Fazio, Ron Garl and David Harman have added to the plethora of challenging and spectacular courses on offer right on your doorstep.

Prices vary from as little as £12 per round without a cart in low season to £90 per round with a cart in high season. With an average annual temperature of 72 degrees seasonal weather doesn’t vary nearly as much as in Britain.

If you just want a bit of fun then fun you will have. If you want to improve your game, Orlando is home to six golf instruction academies including the renowned David Leadbetter Golf Academy where he personally teaches. Tuition courses vary from three hours to three days.

Mystic Dunes Golf Club is an 18 hole championship course offering an unprecedented golf experience, a dunes-style western nine similar to a British links course and an eastern nine of low American classic wandering through wetlands and oak forests. This course was rated 4 star and ranked number 2 in “Orlando’s Top 5 Golf Courses”.

Champions Gate International and National 18 hole courses were both designed by Greg Norman. The International provides a British links-style experience and the national is traditional American style. It’s next to here you will also find the David Leadbetter Golf Celebration Golf Club is rated 4.5 stars and in the top 3 in central Florida for service and in the top two for course conditions in Golf Digests “Best Places to Play”. This championship-calibre course invited competition for many skills level and golfers of all ages and abilities can improve in an environment especially designed to facilitate learning.

Possibly Kissimmee Golf Club offers the best value for money for the not so serious golfers. This course has long been a favourite of locals and visitors alike and prices are wallet friendly.         
 
  Golf Club                         Location                   Telephone  
         
  Bobby Nichols’ Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-933-4055  
  Buena Ventura Lakes Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-348-4915   
  Celebration Golf Club  -  Celebration  -  407-566-4653  
  Championsgate Golf Resort  -  ChampionsGate  -  407 566 GOLF  
  Conway Golf & Recreation Centre  -  Orlando  -  407-859-8565  
  Crystal Brook Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-847-8721  
  Cypress Creek Country Club  -  Orlando  -  407-351-2187  
  DeBary Golf & Country Club  -  DeBary  -  407-668-2061  
  Diamondback Golf Club  -  Haines City  -  800-222-5629  
  Diamond Players Club  -  Clermont  -  407 862 5116  
  Eagle Pines Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-4653   
  Eastwood Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-281-4653  
  Falcon’s Fire Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-239-5445  
  Faldo Golf Institute  -  Orlando  -  407-238-7677  
  Forest Lake Golf Club  -  Ocoee  -  407-654-4653  
  Grand Cypress Resort  -  Orlando  -  407-239-4700  
  Golden Bear Club  -  Windermere  -  407-876-5775   
  Greens Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-351-5121  
  Greenelefe Golf & Tennis Resort  -  Haines City  -  800-237-9549   
  Hawks Landing Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-238-8660  
  Hunter’s Creek Golf Course  -  Orlando  -  407-240-4653  
  International Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-239-6909   
  Kissimmee Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-847-2816  
  Kissimmee Bay Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-348-4653  
  Kissimmee Oaks Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-933-4055  
  Lake Buena Vista Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-4653  
  Magnolia Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort   -  407-939-4653   
  Meadow Woods Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-850-5600   
  Metrowest Country Club  -  Orlando  -  407-299-1099  
  Mystic Dunes Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-787-5678  
  Oak Trail Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-4653  
  Orange Lake Country Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-239-1050  
  Orange County Golf Centre  -  Winter Garden  -  407-656-2626  
  Orange Tree Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-351-2521   
  Osprey Ridge Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-4653  
  Palm Golf Course  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-4653   
  Poinciana Golf & Racquet Resort  -  Kissimmee  -  407-933-5300   
  Remington Golf Club  -  Kissimmee  -  407-344-4004  
  Rock Springs Ridge Golf Club  -  Apopka  -  407-814-7474  
  Rosemont Golf & Country Club  -  Orlando  -  407-298-1230  
  Southern Dunes  -  Haines City  -  407-422-0070  
  Stoneybrook Golf Club  -  Orlando  -  407-384-6888   
  Ventura Country Club Community  -  Orlando  -  407-277-2640   
  Wedgefield Golf & Country Club  -  Orlando  -  407-568-2116  
  Walt Disney World Resort Golf  -  Walt Disney World Resort  -  407-939-1600  
  West Orange Country Club  -  Winter Garden  -  407-656-4882   
  Windermere Country Club  -  Windermere  -  407-876-4410  
  Windermere Golf Centre  -  Windermere  -  407-654-0200  
  Winter Pines Golf Club  -  Winter Park  -  407-671-3172  
  Zellwood Station & Country Club  -  Zellwood  -  407-886-3303