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4.3
190 Reviews (190)
5 Stars
51
4 Stars
94
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.6
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
3.1
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.0
98.1%
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160 out of 190 reviews
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5.0
1 Reviews (1)
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4 Stars
0
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
2.0
100.0%
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
5.0
Layout
5.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
2.0
100.0%
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About

Holes 9
Type Resort
Style Executive
Par 30
Length 1901 yards
Slope 106
Rating 30.0

Course Details

Year Built 1982
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1982) Mike Dasher (2005)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "The McCord Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Reviews

4.3
190 Reviews (190)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 30
Bunkers 17
Forced Carries 13
This course/club is great for:
9-Hole Rounds 32
Seniors 18
Beginners 17
This Course's Location is:
At a Resort 32
Near Local Attractions 24
Convenient to the City 11

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Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/01/2017:
Thanks for the review! We hope to see you again for another one soon.
Tom
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

You think it's pitch and putt...and then

My wife and I were the first folks out on a sunny weekday morning and after the first two holes I thought it was going to be wedge and putter of the day...then a nice variety of holes makes there way into the mix. With the course being empty we took the time to play a few of the holes twice. Nice conditions, nice views....good warmup to the day

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/11/2017:
We're so happy to hear you enjoyed our Crane's Bend Course. Come back and see us again for another round soon!
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 91
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/16/2017:
Thanks for the 5-star review of our Crane's Bend Course! We hope to see you again for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/16/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review of our Crane's Bend Course, Vince3636. We appreciate your feedback and hope to see you again for another round soon!
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice place

We enjoyed the course again. Played 3times last year and we are going back Monday agsin...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/07/2017:
Thanks for the great review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed your round and are looking forward to your next one with us. Thanks for playing our Crane's Bend Course at Orange Lake Golf.
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course for occasional golfers as the holes give enough variety to challenge the average players

Course was fairly wet due to previous bad weather but overall very pleasant to play without being too demanding.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/03/2017:
Thanks for the review, Davebray. We appreciate your feedback and are sorry to hear the conditions weren't up to par because of the bad weather. We hope this doesn't deter you from returning for another round soon. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/31/2017:
Thanks for the 5-star review! We hope to see you again for another round soon.
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course for seeing birds

The course lived up to its name of Cranes Bend as their were many birds all along the holes. That may have been due to all the casual water left over from Irma. Many areas were so soft and the grass so long that you could not get to or find your ball in the fairway. It will be a decent course once all the water dries up but I feel they opened it too early and did not tell me about the water when I booked.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 10/25/2017:
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback and hope you consider giving us another shot in the future. Thanks for playing.
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Very wet

We have played here several time and a nice short course for my wife. The course was very wet and in my mind should not have been in play. A lot of the fairway under water and others wet underfoot. No signage or prewarning given of the condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/17/2017:
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. W'e're sorry to hear the conditions of the course weren't up to par during your round. We hope this doesn't deter you from returning for another round soon. Thanks for playing!
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course. Fairways, greens and overall quality course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 09/15/2017:
Thanks for the kind words! We hope to see you again soon at Orange Lake Golf.
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Aog

Staff was short handed, but very professional. Great golf experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 09/15/2017:
Thanks for the review! We're glad to hear you enjoyed you round at Orange Lake. We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good tune up

The course was in good shape, the water table was high in the lake but did not affect play. A great place to get a quick 9 holes in. The staff was very friendly. Plenty of wild life added to pleasant round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 08/07/2017:
Hi u125572372, thank you for the kind words! We hope to see you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good warm up

It's a good course to practice your game. Not very busy . It's a short 9 hole course with a lot of par 3's.
The course and greens are in good shape and makes it a good value

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice morning outing

Playing this course for the first time l was pleasantly surprised . The greens are healing nicely after being areated. The fairways are in good shape and the tee are okay considering how dry it's been.
There is a good mix of short par threes and big boy par threes even though they are par fours on the card. Great short game practice. Course is narrow so it's also good practice for staying straight. Staff are nice, carts are in good shape and course is well marked. Regular price is high so make sure you use Golf now

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Cranes bend

Course under rehab. Greens are all plugged and filled so forget putting. Fairways are decent. Tee boxes are rough. Prices should be lowered in this condition

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Needs Lots of Maintenance

This review is actually for the Reserve Golf Course. I had signed up to play Cranes Bend with my wife who is a beginner. Cranes Bend was closed (no reason provided) so they put us on the Reserve course. To start with, the starter sent a group of 6 beginners to the first tee just before us. It took twenty minutes from the time they hit their tee shots to the time we could hit ours. Because they were all beginners they hadn't learned golf courtesy, they wouldn't let us play through. We had to jump them after 3 holes because we were over an hour into the round! Take-home message here is that there is no on course management. Even for the $20 each I paid on Golf Now for the Cranes Bend course, this course was not a bargain- fairways and greens were burned out and patchy. Not worth the time - play elsewhere.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

100 minutes of fun

Plays quick. Nice views and somewhat challenging. Only three driving holes but fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Great course!

My wife and I played this course and were very pleased. The Orlando area has had drought conditions and many courses are extremely dry. That was not the case here. Great layout and greens, tee boxes were a little rough but not bad. Would play this again. Great course for beginners or short game practice.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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