The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes

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About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7122 yards
Slope 139
Rating 73.9

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes sits along the pristine headwaters of the Florida Everglades, surrounded by live oaks, towering pines, and palmettos. Two-time British Open Champion Greg Norman designed the golf course. He and his team focused on preserving the area's natural beauty and ecosystem. The ponds, wetlands, and mature trees were carefully protected and incorporated into the challenges of the design. The final result blends in so seamlessly it's as though the golf course had been there all along. Norman's commitment to the environment was recognized with the course's certification as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary. The player-friendly layout has wide fairways and generous landing areas but the subtly contoured greens and strategically placed hazards will keep you on your toes. Five sets of tees make the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Grande Lakes even more accessible to players of any skill level.

Course Details

Year Built 2003
Golf Season Year round
Architect Greg Norman (2003) Matthew Dusenberry (2003)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Spa

Available Sports

Fitness

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3.5
466 Reviews (466)

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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Excellent Greens

Fairways were perfect, rough was tough but fair. Greens were actually aerated 2 days before we played and they were still good, rolled extremely true even being punched. Fantastic layout and would most definitely play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

GREAT DESIGN BY GREG NORMAN

ONLY NEGATIVE COMMENT WOULD BE THAT THE GREENKEEPER HAD A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE. THE PINS ON THE FRONT NINE WERE ALL ON MASSIVE SLOPES. BUT OVERALL I WOULD RECOMMEND PLAYING THERE

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pete

Course was in outstanding condition and a pleasure to play. The greens are fast for the average player so I would recommend slowing them down a bit. It really took the fun out of the round .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Gem of a course

This is what resort golf is meant to be. Everything was perfectly manicured and presented. A relatively tough course but well worth the experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Tournament level conditions

Fantastic course worthy of the Ritz Carlton name. Greens were exceptionally true rolling and relatively quick. Cart GPS was very basic, providing yardage numbers but no graphics. Landing areas are ample but the green complexes require real strategy if you want to hit the greens in regulation. If you can snag a good rate on GolfNow, it's well worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

First Class

Beautiful course and surroundings. Staff was very friendly & helpful. Fairways immaculate & a nice pace on the large challenging greens.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

If you stay there play it

Very nice course that's in fantastic condition from the tee boxes to the lush fairways to the flawless greens. If you stay at the JW Marriott or the Ritz Carlton you must play it, or even if you live close, it's most definitely worth the trip

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Solid Golf course

I played with some higher handicappers and they really seem to struggle off the tee boxes as they have some challenging tee shots. Many of the holes have some kind of hazard directly in front of the tee box. So if you are a worm burner and can't carry the Tee ball very far (over 50 yards) you will struggle on this course.

Bring your short game!

I really think the course lacks that awe moment when looking at each hole.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice resort course

RC resort course plays fast compared to other resort courses. Greens are extremely fast and tend to roll true in the morning. With guest play greens can get bumpy in the afternoon. Golf facility is first rate with excellent practice facilities. Good idea to use a caddy around the course as they are great for reading correct yardages and greens. The only disappointment was the 19th hole restaurant and bar. Seems to be more closed than open. Really odd hours of operation. Plus very expensive for non resort guests.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

First timer

This was my first time playing this course and it will not be my last! The course was in great condition, fast greens and lush fairways. It has its challenges for sure, but is very fair to the average golfer. There is plenty of water but the fairways are wide enough that you have ample margin for error on most holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great deal on Golfnow

The sand traps were hard and in need of sand but other than that the course was great. Staff very friendly. Food at the restaurant was very good.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Really. Great Course

Beautiful course...nice wide fairways but strategically placed bunkers add challenge.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Évaluation du terrain

Ce terrain est très bien entretenu. C'est un excellent terrain, mais le prix est exagéré en comparaison avec d'autres très bons terrains qui ne coûtent que la moitié de celui-ci.
Tertre de départ 9/19
Fairways 10/19
Greens 9.5/10

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

One of the Best

This is absolutely one of the best golf courses in central Florida. I golfed the Waldorf Astoria two months ago, and I like this one better. Fairways and greens are beautifully maintained, greens running very fast. It's a nice layout with an interesting design. It was not easy playing this course for the first time in a wind of 20 mph or more.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Amazing afternoon

I skipped out of. a conference to play a little golf. I played this course several years ago and when I saw a great deal for it on golf now I grabbed it. The course was beautiful and in great shape the staff were fabulous and called me by name. I would definitely recommend this course and will play it again next time I am in Orlando.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Absolutely gorgeous course

This course is like the PGA tour -- greens are very fast and true. Fairways are near perfect -- seriously exceptional in every way.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

From the very beginning , all out great customer service, the courtesy and the sheer luxury - puts this course class apart.
Also does not play like any typical resort course - this one was fairly challenging

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Great course

Really nice course to play. Fair but with enough of a challenge. Greens were great and very quick.
Staff were very helpful, a real 5 star experience

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Another Great Experience

Ritz-Carlton Golf Club never disappoints and I had another outstanding golf adventure. Thank you staff for making my one round this time down to Orlando a joy

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Course To Play

Course was in fantastic condition. Greens were really fast and very true. Even sanded in early am, they dried out by mid am. Only thing that was not enjoyable was the cart path only rule and the GPS was of no use because of that. when you have GPS unless you were right near the cart path, the yardages were hard to gauge. Due to that, not that fun based on the amount of money to play it. Greens are tough, with lots of run offs so challenging! Staff were excellent, beautiful settings.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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