The Walt Disney World Resorts has
world-famous golf courses. Golf Magazine has rewarded Disney it's prestigious Gold Medal
award as one of "America's Best Golf Resorts" three years in a
row. There are five beautifully maintained 18-hole courses as well as a nine-hole
walking course. Each course has four tees for varying skill levels as well as a wide array
of sand traps, bunkers and water obstacles.
Osprey Ridge
- Designed by Tom Fazio, this course is known for it's rolling greens and ridges. The
fairways are fairly wide and you get a good look at it. Someytmes it feels like your
playing in a valley, as tees and greens are occasionally way above the level of the
fairway.
Osprey Ridge Course (7,101 yds, par 72)
Rating 73.9 Slope 135
Eagle Pines
- Opened in 1992 with the Osprey Ridge course, Eagle Pines was designed by legendary
golf-course architect, Pete Dye. You'll get a chance to check out the local fauna when you
hit into the trees that line the fairway. It's one of the prettiest courses in Disney, and
the small greens keep it challenging.
Eagle Pines Course (6,772 yds, par 72)
Rating 72.3 Slope 131
Palm Course -
You'd better be good with irons, or prepare to go swimming. It has so many sand traps,
you'll think you were on the beach. It's one of Disney's first courses.
Palm Course (6,957 yds, par 72)
Rating 73 Slope 133
Magnolia -
This is the site of the annual Disney/Oldsmobile Classic. It has the infamous hole #4 (it
has 14 bunkers), 1,500 magnolia trees and wide fairways. It's a great place to take the
new Big Bertha. One of the best. Magnolia Course (7,190 yds, par 72)
Rating 73.9 Slope 133
Lake Buena Vista -
This course is known for it's narrow fairways. It's the site of the LPGA HealthSouth
Inaugural and one of the PGA Tour courses. A nasty hook will break somebody's window.
Lake Buena Vista Course (6,829 yds, par 72)
Rating 72.7 Slope 128
Oak Trail
- Located near the Magnolia course, Oak Trail is is Disney's nine-hole walking
course. Although it's known as a good place to take the family, serious golfers will
still be challenged.
Oak Trail Course (9 holes) (2,913 yds, par 36)
Greens Fees run about $100
for guests, $130 for non-guests. Guests get preferential tee times. Twilight rates are
available.
For more information, call
(407) WDW-GOLF or visit the official Disney Golf site at
www.golf.DisneyWorld.com
