Lives
Cleveland, OH
Handicap
0-4
Age
25-34
Skill
Advanced
Plays
A few times a week

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Average Rating

4.3
4.2
Total 4 Reviews

Rating Breakdown

4 Reviews
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
3
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Recommended Courses
4
Not Recommended Courses
0
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First Review
04/06/2016
Last Review
04/20/2017

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Kissimmee Golf Club

Played On 04/18/2017
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

A Hidden Gem

I've been coming to Florida for spring break for 15 straight years now, since I was 11. We stay at a timeshare resort in Kissimmee. I began playing golf when I was 10 years old.

My dad and I began playing in Florida in 2004, when he picked the game up and I was 13. We've played some courses a bunch, others once or twice, and others not at all.

We found KGC in 2007. We love that it's not a resort-style course, it's not pricy, and it's great quality for what you really receive.

You won't be met by someone who takes your clubs out of your cart, you won't get free range balls, and you won't get hot towels in the cart. You will have to put your own clubs on your cart, and you'll even have to bring your own tees. For $19.99 in April, I don't know what more you could ask for.

It seems that a lot of courses in the area are not as great as they once were; The Legends at Orange Lake, Mystic Dunes, and even the Disney courses have fallen off in the last 10 years while KGC has only minimally changed.

I remember in the 2007-2010 years when there was a full pro shop, a club pro, and even logo balls for purchase. That is no longer, however it is still what it should be - a golf course. The beer is cheap and cold, the staff is friendly and accommodating, and the course is in great shape.

For this round, the greens were slightly furry - they must have not been cut that morning. However, they were very true, and the course was the greenest around. The area has gone through a huge drought, and it shows at almost all the other courses in the area.

I'm a huge fan of KGC for the course's layout, the numerous alligators that live in all the ponds, the price, and the location. It's cool in my opinion to be able to hit a tee shot on a hole and see a biplane take off 400 yards away.

We will continue to come back to Kissimmee Golf Club for years - and I want to give a huge thank you to the staff that has been so great to us for 10 years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy

The Reserve at Orange Lake Resort

Played On 04/16/2017
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The Negative Reviews Are Wrong

It's going to be tough for me to say anything negative about any OL course, but I will be honest.

The course is indeed the worst I have ever seen it. My dad and I have been owners at OL since 2001, and that was back when the Legends was new, and the Legends Walk course was well taken care of, and there were 3 9-hole courses. The Reserve wasn't even a thing yet.

In 2001, the golf was owned and operated by the resort. Somewhere around 2009, the golf portion at OL was sold or leased (not sure which) to a private golf course management company that has allowed it to go downhill. Legends Walk used to be appealing by itself - 5 sets of tees, very nice tee boxes, employees mowing and taking care of it every morning...this is no longer the case.

The Reserve I believe opened in maybe 2008, after the 3 9-hole courses were changed and turned into Crane's Bend and The Reserve.

Now for the actual review. You will be greeted by a bag drop representative who will put your clubs on a cart for you. The cashier checking you out inside the "Clubhouse" (The Marketplace) may not be a golf representative at all...he may be an everyday OL employee. This is much different than the experience down the road at The Legends.

You won't be given tees anymore like you were in 2001, or hot OL embroidered towels. You won't be given any sleeves of balls or range balls anymore either. It's a golf course on a resort that is no longer incredibly appealing to big snowbird golfers. If you are seeking a place that is going to give you more perks and more options for $30, you're probably at the wrong place - but let me know where you go because for $30 I'm happy to be able to get a cart with my round.

You will be checked in by a starter who will tell you the pin positions. You won't have a GPS in your cart like you do at other, more upscale courses. You may not have a pin position card in your cart. You may not have sod in your cart to replace divots, and you may not even have a cooler. I believe we had a cooler, but no divot replacement sand/sod.

You will head to the first hole and likely be delighted by the shorter distances; even from the tips the course is not very long. However it is challenging, and occasionally forces you to leave the driver in the bag. I have been playing for a long time, I carry a 3.7 handicap, and can drive the ball over 300 yards...I continue to find this course very enjoyable because I don't hit driver on every hole. There are some forced carries, and there are some serious bunkers out there.

As of this review, April 2017, the course is dry. Very dry. However - I'm not going to beat up OL the way that other reviewers did. We went and played 2 Disney courses, Mystic Dunes, and other courses in the area, and every single course had the same problems.

The fairways are dry at The Reserve, but they are not brown and beat up - yes, maybe on a hole or two, but they are not brutal. Four or five of the greens may have some patches, but every course in the area has the same problem. Do realize that they are not charging top rates, and I bet when the off-season comes in a few weeks, they will rip the greens out and make them what they once were.

Florida is going through an incredible drought right now. This is not the course's fault. The only fault I put on the course is the poor management and the decision to sell-out years ago. The place used to be something I couldn't wait to go play, and now its just Florida golf to me. They seeded too early, that's fairly obvious, but the lack of rain has hurt them too. There isn't much you can do about that.

I always enjoy my golf at OL. I enjoy being an owner here. I enjoy spending $30-$40 to play 18 holes with a cart when it's snowing at home.

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

Goose River Golf Club

Played On 07/14/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bumpy, and Tough

Second time here. Played here in 2014 and then now July 2016.

The course is incredibly bumpy, very different from Rockland Golf Club in that regard. You need to take it pretty slow in their golf carts. The lawnmowers, rollers, and carts must take a serious beating due to the terrain.

The staff was super friendly, and the rates from GolfNow ($30 per player) were about as much as I would spend. The summer rates do not seem worth it.

The course is in great shape, though is treacherously difficult. The "front nine," you play the 9 hole course from the white tees. It's not bad, but you can easily make a triple bogey and feel like you parred. The greens are super hard and don't hold long shots (5i from 194 with a prov1 hit the green and bounced off), but they roll well.

The "back nine" you play from the blue tees and you can score from here.

The bumpy fairways and hard greens, combined with a 30mph sea breeze caused me to score a 90. I didn't feel like I played that poorly, but I would assume that score to be around an 82-83 at a course with a bit softer conditions. I will play here again, but not often, and not for over $30 per round.

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

Kissimmee Golf Club

Played On 03/31/2016
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Still a Great Course

My father and I found this course in 2005, after we were kind of drained from paying upwards of $80+ for condo-style golf. We found this place for roughly $30 per round and it was fantastic.
What there used to be of the pro-shop and facility is definitely not anymore. There was no ranger, and there was no starter. The pro shop used to have all sorts of goodies you could buy (I really like getting a logo ball from each course I play, for example), but this had diminished in quality as well.
I ended up paying $40 for the two of us to golf with a cart, on a 93 degree afternoon on vacation in Kissimmee - I couldn't exactly complain about anything.

The course had a lot of standing water in the rough near the airport - I assume the runways push water down and away from them. If you kept it in the fairway though, it was not an issue. The fairways were cut pretty well, and the greens were in great shape compared to some of the others we played.

The overall feel of the course had definitely changed, however. There were two guys who jumped out in front of us on the practice green in sleeveless shirts and running shorts - thankfully they let us play through. The on course bathrooms had no signs - but had the words MEN and WOMEN carved into them by what looked like an elementary school student. The cart paths had fallen apart in a few places with no effort to repair them. The carts I don't believe have been updated in nearly 6 years.

I wonder if the course is undergoing a new management change, or maybe they really have just let it go...

In any case, the course itself was in good shape, the one employee in the pro shop was friendly (but not knowledgeable), and the other patrons let us play through them. I had a good time here, I just think that it could be in potentially MUCH better shape than it is currently.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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