ChampionsGate Golf Club - International

I play here three or four times every October. I’ve been doing this for over 10 years. I was stunned at the poor quality of the fairways and the amount of weeds and basically crabgrass on all the tee boxes. In addition, the driving range is not available and that was not indicated on either Golf Now or on the website as much as we could find. They are charging $116 at a time when most other courses are charging discounted rates. We have found many more courses in better condition at lower prices this year. I hope they will be getting it back together again the future, but at this point, I would not come back to play again at this price.

The staff were amazing and the carts have GPS and we got range balls with our green fee. They also give you towels (as it was really hot that day) and 2 bottles of water. The course was in really good condition and the green were nice and soft even with the heat. Lots of sloped fairways though which we found challenging.

Course was in good shape, greens were in great condition. Other than a couple of them a collar was being repaired. Pace was great, everybody was super friendly. Definitely the more difficult of the two courses at Champions Gate. Value as good as the range balls are included.

This course is expensive most of the year. Normally I wouldn't consider spending the kind of money it costs to play there. I just so happened to get a pretty decent deal to play here with my cousin.

It was super hot, so the course wasn't as busy as it probably normally is. The course was challenging and fun to play. The greens rolled really true and fair and the rest of the course was perfect!

If I had more money, I would probably play here a lot more often.

Best course we played around Orlando this trip. We played the International which has lots of water to add extra challenge to an interesting layout. The greens were superb and the bunkers excellent. Speed of play was very good as our 4 ball took just 3 hours 50 minutes. Will definitely play again on our next visit.

Pro shop staff, starter and rangers were all friendly. The front nine was enjoyable, but there were two foursomes waiting at the turn. We later heated there was a foursome five holes ahead that was slowing down play. Nice to hear the reason from the ranger, but he then needed to go back to that foursome and ride along to make sure they picked up the pace. Some courses do this very well, but it didn’t happen on Wednesday here. When you consider the heat on a normal day and then the storm that came through after our round that likely affected those behind us, it is important for Championsgate to manage pace of play to provide value to the golf experience.

Great courses at Championsgate, can be on the steep side but great blend of resort course and links option that are both expertly designed. Snag a hot deal here and play distance, don’t get overly aggressive or it will be a long day. Great staff, wonderful high-end club feel. Always want to play here again

Overall a good course, but the layout and holes were mostly underwhelming given the hype. A few holes did stand out, but less than expected. The facilities were great, and the course was pristine. The staff (literally every member we interacted with) was awesome from the second we arrived until we left. I would definitely play here again. However, the round was around $70 for a 10am slot, and I don’t think I would pay more than that (or a little less even) to play it again with how many great courses are in the area.

It was worth every cent, there was nothing to complain about, except the bar closing at 5 o'clock

My wife bought me a gift card for a dollar amount at Christmas, and said she wanted to ride along when I played to see some of the wildlife. Being the cheapskate that I am, I waited until high summer, when the rates were down, figuring, if it was a good course I might get 2 or three rounds out of the gift.

Was paired with three folks who were familiar with the course which helped, although the course is pretty much straight in front of you with no lurking hidden water (but there is a lot of water depending on your choice of tee boxes). The course runs well, so it plays like a links course where you have to account for where the ball will go after it lands (and that has to take some work given our summer afternoon daily rains).

For the most part the course is open with few trees, but there was a steady breeze, so again, a lot like a links course should be. I'll be back, but I may try and time this for September in hopes it won't be quite so hot (although they had an active beverage cart that we saw three times as we went around...the first one of those I've seen outside of Disney since COVID).

Good course, friendly and helpful staff. I think the greens are a bit small from some approach angles. Didn't get a chance to try out the 19th hole, so the amenities rating is based on just looking at it (very nice).