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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7012 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.5

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 2019. See Grand Cypress - New listing for the remaining opened 18 holes.

Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando boasts four 18-hole championship courses designed by Jack Nicklaus. There is one 18-hole links course and three nines that are played in three different combinations. The South/East combination provides numerous challenges but it is also complemented by more player-friendly features. The South nine is one of the resort's original nines, the other being the North. The layout features terraced fairways and platform greens that are surrounded
by contoured mounding and yawning bunkers. The East nine is more forgiving with generous landing areas and fewer bunkers, especially in front of the greens, which allows for more run-up shots.

Course Details

Year Built 1986
Fairways 419 Bermuda Grass
Greens Mini-Verde/Tif-dwarf Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies No
Golf School Academy Yes - "Grand Cypress Academy of Golf"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Single Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Accolades

Reviews

4.6
800 Reviews (800)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 65
Watching the Game 36
Brunch 32
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 86
Water Hazards 84
Bunkers 81
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 76
Playing Multiple Courses 62
Locals 52
This Course's Location is:
Near Local Attractions 83
Convenient to the City 77
At a Resort 65

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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not as advertised

Played the East and south nines in that order. Vastly different from one another. The east’s nines greens, which were not recently punched, were really slow. Probably rolling at an 8. The south nine was recently punched and the greens were sanded. Rolled a little quicker than the east and was a little better. Pro shop staff didn’t say anything and there was no information about course maintenance at time of booking which was 3 days before the round. I paid just over $100 while my partner payed $55. Worst course on my trip and not even close to the 4 star plus rating. Book elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Decent and worth a look

Nice course layouts but mediocre conditions. Slowest greens in Orlando area we played all week. Some tees were in rough shape as well. Probably worth $75 if you can book a Hot Deal (rates were $134 the day we played)

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout and enjoyable round. Service chaotic.

Played here with a hot deal. Upon arrival very impressed with bag drop, but entering golf shop it felt chaotic. Check in was easy, but was left a little to fend for myself.
Went to bag drop and had to stand there until eventually I flagged a staff member to help. Again chaotic.
The starter was a shambles! Hadn’t a clue what was happening, then chased us down the first for a “cart issue”. Made us feel very unwelcome and think he forgot who was PAYING to play!
Issues aside, Course was in good condition and played the north and south layouts. Good resort course with some tricky holes, especially on south course.
Would play here again, but feel the service recurved wasn’t to the standard I would have expected for $70.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

They don’t understand tee times

Played the the North to South course today, played the first nine in a hour 45 minutes great pace we had a foursome never caught the group in front of us and the group behind us never caught up to us, so we make the turn and there are 4 groups waiting on the tee box . I asked the starter what’s going on and he says well they have tee times? I said we are making the turn and he says again they have a tee time. So are we just have to wait the groups in front of us we’re begginer and it took us 3 hours to play the. Back 9 . Terrible planning on tee times

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Used cart

It's Grand...

Always worth playing Grand Cypress. Had not played since the "heyday" years of golf but it's still well worth it! Though I think the green fees today are a third of what they were back then! Played the North South, typical Nicklaus layouts , lots of room to hit the ball off the tee, smallish undulating elevated greens with many shelve tops. Fun fair course lots of tees to choose from. In pretty good shape overall, very good service. Worth playing again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

Whenever we get the chance we play Grand Cypress. No matter which of the three courses we choose to play, we always enjoy our rounds of golf. The south course is the most difficult.
Friendly staff and a great brunch afterwards in the bar.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

we've been here three days and we've already played the North,-South, East and the new links course. The only complaint we had was with the East course bunkers. they could definitely use more sand but we could have stayed out of them then we wouldn't have had to worry about ithem.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great round on a great course!

we had a great morning on the South/ East course that actually we prefer to the New Course that we found boring ... The S/E is simply fantastic. The course was in great condition and the overall experience was five stars! We missed the cart lady who only passed once ... but no big deal. She missed a good tip!
I will come back and play this course again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Good conditions, a few strange holes on the South Course

Good shape, a few strange holes on the South Course. Typical Nicklaus greens with lots of movement. Ranger wasn't the friendliest guy but no real issue. Played as a single and enjoyed the scenery and pace of play was just over 4 hours which is more than acceptable for Orlando.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Experience

My wife and I played the South-East course and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. The course is in great shape and the pace of play was enjoyable (right at four hours). The staff was very pleasant and accommodating. Special tip of the hat to assistant pro Thomas, who made us feel very welcome! Great course, staff, amenities. Don’t miss Grand Cypress when visiting Orlando.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course but slow

Excellent course in great condition. However the play is very slow, with no one checking to see pace of play is decent. A round of over 5 hours is not any fun. We waited on almost every shot . They also need more parking space

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A great day oiut

We were so well looked after, for mid handicap golfers a perfect course. Thanks for a great day out [ we were playing with a member].

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Played two weeks in a row and pace of play was excellent both times. No waiting and no pushing.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excellent track!

The course was in great condition! The experience was very enjoyable. The staff was congenial and the pace of play was quick...finished in 4 hours! I would definitely recommend this course to others.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very nice golf course

Challenging golf course. My wife and I played the South/East, Upon arriving, the bag drop attendant was friendly and offered free valet parking. The pro shop staff were ok. Not great but not bad, just indifferent.
After paying, we went down to our cart and the person there was very friendly and welcoming.
After a few minutes warming up we went off to the first tee being greeted by a friendly starter.
We had the first tee paired up with a nice young man. We finished in 3 hours 20 minutes. Would have been faster had we not been held up on the 4th hole East by a threesome. No complaints.
Had a beer and soup and when we went to pick up our clubs, another attendant, Ed from Chicago was awesome. Ga e us tips on where to visit and shop. He offered us a cart to bring our clubs to our car and would pick up the cart after we were done. Now that’s service.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

All around Great Day!

First time playing this course and found nit to be a delight. Will be back again. Greens were in great shape, fairways in good condition. Staff were very nice and helpful. Thanks for making the first golf outing of the year a great success.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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