Disney courses - Orlando

[noaces06]

Heading down in 3 weeks for a guys trip and playing Magnolia, Palm and Lake Buena Vista. I'm sure at least a couple people have played all 3 - any reviews?

 

We go down every year, first time at Disney. How do they compare to OCN (not a fan), ChampionsGate (big fan), the Ritz Carlton (BIG fan)?

[cristphoto]

The Palm and Magnolia are nice courses that the PGA tour played at for years. Lake Buena Vista is not as nice. I played all three courses this past February. Champions Gate is good as well as Celebration. Played them also in February.

[benkodi]

There has to be 30 threads on this, including a current one in the "FLORIDA" subcategory.

[josephs_79]

I posted this in another thread. Was there in May. Read the above about LBV so take below as you will



As a visitor from Aus I had to play one of them and ended up playing Magnolia(18 Hole Course) and Oak Trail (9 holer).

For a public course these seemed to be in awesome nick compared to what some of our public courses are like over here haha.

Oak was good but felt a bit short for me. But some interesting holes.

Magnolia was awesome but felt more like a bombers course (Long and straight) on most holes. Loved it and was happy to have a chance to play a PGA Championship course in its day! Plus the hidden mickey on the course (haha)

Palm was shut when I was there in May under going the renovation someone mentioned above. Looked good when driving past it going too and from Magic Kingdom via the Buses.

From all reports of the few people I spoke with around the area and the pros at the shop. Magnolia is a bombers course. Palm is long but a bit more of a strategy course.

Going to and from the parks we went past Lake Buena Vista course as well and it looked pretty good and was one I kept looking at and kept thinking too myself if I had the chance I should of played this one. This one looked good in length (not long nor short) and had some interesting holes where laying up or going for it was the way to play and seemed to be a lot more strategic course.

Anyway just a pespective from an Aussie who rarely gets too see these types of courses over here (IE A public course in that great a condition at that price.)

[Arizonalefty59]

Played Magnolia this last January. Course was in great shape, and it was a pretty fun layout.

[moose557]

I have played all 3 recently. I rank them Palm, Magnolia then LBV. Palm is recently renovated and has my vote as the best. I know your not a fan, but in my opinion I put the Disney courses behind OCN, ahead of Championsgate and I have not played Ritz Carlton.

The best Disney course was Osprey Ridge,which was sold to the Four Seasons and renovated by the original architect Tom Fazio. Its reopening any day now under a new name. If your looking to play golf on Disney property The course at the Four Seasons is in my opinion the best.