The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes

I'll preface by saying a little disappointed we weren't made aware they had punched 10 days prior. With that being said, great layout and when the greens are back it's a must play if you haven't played it whether you're a local or out of Towner

Had a great time everyone was really nice. Course was great And excellent conditions. Watch out for the bunkers. You will like the course

Fairways and tees boxes were in excellent shape. Almost like hitting off a carpet mat. Greens were brown in some spots but rolled great and fast.

Good round played after a shot gun competition.
Pace was good and the weather excellent!

Great course for the $99 price on golf now.
Also great course for resident rate of $130
Not such a great value at the regular nonresident price of $180 - 185.
Staff is terrrific, friendly and accomodating.
Same for the Golf shop desk.

I go to Orlando on business yearly and have wanted to play this course multiple times since its so highly reviewed. The greens were in very poor condition and the course in general was not kept well. Huge disappointment. The best part was the pre-round meal in the pub.
We played Championsgate the next day and it was immaculate!!

Course conditions were very good but with slow greens and a number of tees were scruffy. Especially for the money. ALOT of sand but a fair layout. We play this course whenever we can in season if the price is right

I have played the RC Grand Lakes GC many times although not in the last four years. I took my grandson (he is a plus 1) there to play.

We grabbed a bite to eat in the pub before the round. The food was excellent and the service prompt and friendly. The price for our lunch was a little steep but as this was a Ritz property, the rate was fair.

The course was in perfect condition - fairways plush with fast and true greens that accepted well played balls. It would appear that the course staff as well as the guests care enough about golf to fill most of the divots, repair ball marks and rake greens.

The carts were equipped with a basic GPS (front, pin and rear of the greens from your location) but the course is straight forward - no hidden bunkers or hazards.

The day was hot but the course has five or six locations where you can pick up bottled water from large ice chests.

Pace of play was acceptable - just under 41/2 hours. We waited but as a twosome following a threesome of spring break family golfers, the delay was tolerable and expected.

I found a reasonable price on the Orlando Ritz Carlton
web site. The regular price is $185 but usually there is one or two times where a reduced rate is available. If you are only going to play one course while in Orlando, the full price is worth every penny. Make room in your schedule to play here.

Great course. Challenging, but very forgiving. Staff is great and pace of play is never an issue.

Played the ritz with 3 friends. On arrival found staff to be preoccupied with other things rather than the customer. One of our buggies gps didn’t work and they were very reluctant to change but eventually did. Out on the course the cart girl could have done with a personality change as she was not very forthcoming, maybe because we weren’t buying from her, but this face of thunder wasn’t expected.
Overall course was very good but off course needs a good looking at, just because it’s the Ritz doesn’t mean the staff are better than everyone else.
Take a look at Hawks and especially Grande Vista to see how staff should operate.

I played the course 3 times. The layout is challenging but not frustratingly so. The staff is amazingly trained and executed their trained hospitality well. The restaurant and bar staff were just as awesome and the food and drink enjoyable.

The course is not in great shape:. Greens have bad spots and don't roll smooth in a number of places. I played the blue tees. Sparse grass at best in a lot of places. They have it set up to play ridiculously short. Not sure why. Staff is exceptional and so was the food.

We had tee time @ 8;30am and it was a perfect Saturday with no one in front or behind. We took time enjoying the beauty of the course layout and had a great round using Taylormade TP5 ball for the first time. My playing partner is signing up for resorts membership so looks like we will be returning for more. Highly recommended.

Perfect experience! If I where to put my finger on something, it would be that the back tee boxes was missing, obviously to improve pace of play. Understandably a bit disappointing if you feel you’re up to a real challenge. So, I played the back tees anyway -)

As always course was enjoyable, Condition good.
Pace was very slow. Waited on every hole.
Could have finished at least 1.5 hours earlier.