The Reserve at Orange Lake Resort

The green was not in good shape.But the layout si very nice

Play this every few years, fair price, good layout, but not perfect. Like most courses. Greens and fairways were in good condition.

Course was in good shape lots of rain last few days should help

The Reserve at Orange Lake is a fun golf course to play at. Course conditions were pretty good and I would come back to play. Tee boxes and the fairways were in great condition. The greens were in good condition, but slightly bumpy. We saw the cart girl several times and the staff that we interacted with was pleasant and helpful. There is a good amount of water throughout the course so make sure you look at your phone's GPS of the course layout. Fun course that wasn't terrible difficult. There was a bathroom on each 9 but I didn't see too many water fill up stations.

Only credit/debit cards accepted so be prepared if you are a cash only person.

Challenging course. Can play wet at times. Near Disney.

Always enjoy playing a round at the Reserve as it is a fun layout. The course was in pretty good shape. Greens rolled a little slow, but other than that it was good. Course was a little wet due to all of the rain in the area over the past week.

Have no problem going back to play again as the pace of play was pretty quick as well.

Firstly the lack of a driving range was disappointing especially as people say range was shut in June, too months ago, for maintenance. Yet I did she some people using it.

Having played the legends course last week I found the Reserve greens were in better condition with the exception of divot like damage on the 5th. Fairways were a little boggier than Legends, in parts. A number of plugged iron and driver shots. Bunkers looked in good nick.

I find the course a little trickier than the Legends despite not being quite as aesthetically pleasing. I have played many times in past 15 years and I can't say it's any better or worse than previous visits. I struggled a little with American wispy rough but that's just the nature of playing abroad. My normal courses are at the celtic manor in wales, Ryder cup 2010 venue, so maybe I have been spoiled recently.

We played the day after some heavy rain and we had to stick to the cart paths which made it difficult with distances and club selection.
Not well signed to first tee but we got round as not many playing.
The course is challenging and if it had not been so muddy we would have enjoyed it more. Even had balls plugging.
No help with loading clubs to and from car which is unusual for USA
May be back in December

Great layout. Challenging holes. Some with carries. Worth the play. New management has done a great job bringing this course back into shape.

We had a 7:09 tee time but the course was a bit backed up so we tee’d off after the 7:17 group. The course seems very flexible with their tee times which is convenient when you are on vacation. The course conditions were extremely wet due to overnight rains and sprinklers. A little too wet for my likened. We even got the cart stuck a few times.

The course has plenty of water and you will find it! My threesome lost over 30 balls to the wetlands! Typically we all shoot 85-95 but we were 100-120 today due to the conditions, bunkers, and water.

Challenging course even though the tips played 6500 yards. Lots of water, right fairways, and the homes on the course play a role.

Even with the heavy rains the day before, the course was in pretty good shape. It does offer a challenge and the varied greens were a good experience. Saw quite a bit of Florida wildlife; gators, snakes, and turtles. Definitely worth playing.

Called ahead of time and asked about rentals and were told by the lady about rentals for the nicer course. We showed up to warm up and get ready and had to wait for the staff to get there to get us going so they were late. We got some really bad knock off clubs for rentals and also had to end up sharing clubs because he didn't want to have too few sets for later tee times. We wouldn't return to play there for sure.

Really enjoy Orange Lake Reserve. Does not seem to be as busy as many other Central Florida courses. Challenging layout, but open enough to enjoy.. Nice conditions.

I hadn't played the Reserve in a little over a year. Boy was I happily surprised. Aside from the fact that there was a ton of rain the night before, the course was in very nice shape. One green on the back had a few spots in the collar, but the pin wasn't near it. The greens are a little on the slower side but roll very true. They look PERFECT. Pace of play was very nice on a Saturday morning as we finished in about 3:45. Will certainly go back again.

Pro shop friendly, efficient;
Course in good shape, a few wet areas, including driving range which was closed. Course not long in length, but very tight, greens in great shape.

7:43 tee time on a Saturday and on hole 1 we see a group of six golfers on the number 2 green! Round went downhill from there. Pace of play was horrible! Everything that is wrong with Resort Golf. 2 of us quit after 11 holes. To their credit, staff was apologetic, but they let this happen to start with. Course was in ok condition. Greens were very slow however.

I typically make an effort to play the Legends course but since they were punching the greens, I opted instead to play the Reserve course. It is a small step down from the Legends but a quality round for the $50 GN fee.
I did prefer the front nine more so than the back as most the holes wind through the secluded trees whereas the back, you have several holes with houses on both sides of the fairway (particularly 10 & 11) which I personally don't care for.
Pace of play was excellent for an early morning around and check in was efficient. As noted by earlier comments, pro shop is contained within the Marketplace, but there is a bag drop area, you ring the bell and individual promptly puts your bag on a cart.
Greens were tad bit slow but rolled true and every sand trap I looked at was efficiently raked the day previous.
All in all, a good quality round.

This was my first time playing this course. The course is challenging with water in play on most holes. The score card does not show course layout or pin placement. You will need to pay attention to your golf phone GPS to know where to hit the ball. The greens were slow but seemed to get a bit faster as they dried out.

Be aware of residents walking the course, which was annoying at times. Really surprised that there are no rangers on the course to keep residents out of danger.

I would rate higher if course layout was provided and course managed better.