Highgate Park – Orlando Villas

There Are Some Fantastic Golf Courses In Orlando All Within Easy Reach Of Highgate Park

With more than 300 days of sunshine every year, you’ll want to spend some quality time outdoors on your Orlando holiday.

Thankfully, with 176 golf courses within an hour’s drive of Orlando, you’ll find plenty of reasons to head outside for some fun in the sun.

Playing the Game
Eagles, birdies and pars are filling the scorecards at the Orlando-area golf courses that are designed by famed architects such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Robert Trent Jones and Tom Watson.

Signature holes designed by these pros ensure that you find just the right degree of challenge on Orlando’s links.

If you don’t want to bring your clubs, don’t worry. Orlando’s award-winning pro shops  can outfit you – from rental clubs to the latest golf fashions.

Florida really is a Golfers Paradise.

Signature holes designed by these pros ensure that you find just the right degree of challenge on Orlando’s links.

Here are just a few of the many many  Golf Courses Within Easy Reach Of Highgate Park

Highlands Reserve Golf Club
The 18-hole “Highlands Reserve” course at the Highlands Reserve Golf Club facility in Davenport, Florida features 6,673 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.1 and it has a slope rating of 118.  Designed by Michael Dasher, ASGCA, the Highlands Reserve golf course opened in 1998. Kitson & Partners Club manages this facility, with Kyle Mooney as the General Manager.
Official Website : http://www.highlandsreserve-golf.com

ChampionshipGate Golf Resort
The 18-hole “National Course” at the ChampionsGate Golf Resort facility in Davenport, Florida features 7,128 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 75.1 and it has a slope rating of 133. Designed by Greg Norman, the National Course opened in 2000. Meadowbrook Golf, Inc. manages this facility, with Alan W. Findlay as the General Manager.
The 18-hole “International Course” at the ChampionsGate Golf Resort facility in Davenport, Florida features 7,363 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 76.3 and it has a slope rating of 143. Designed by Greg Norman, the International Course opened in 2000. Meadowbrook Golf, Inc. manages this facility, with Alan W. Findlay as the General Manager.
Official Website : http://www.championsgategolf.com

Reunion Resort & Club Of Orlando
The 18-hole “Independence” course at the Reunion Resort and Club of Orlando facility in Reunion, Florida features 7,257 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . Designed by Tom Watson, the Independence golf course opened in 2004. The Ginn Company manages this facility, with Charles Hardoman as the General Manager.
Official Website : http://www.reunionresort.com

Celebration Golf Course
The 18-hole “Celebration” course at the Celebration Golf Club facility in Kissimmee, Florida features 6,786 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 73.7 and it has a slope rating of 135 on Bermuda grass.  Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., ASGCA/Robert Trent Jones, Jr., ASGCA, the Celebration golf course opened in 1996. Gene Garrote manages the course as the General Manager.
Official Website : http://www.celebrationgolf.com

Walt Disney World Golf – Lake Beuna Vista
The 18-hole “Lake Buena Vista” course at the Walt Disney World Golf Courses=The Palm/Oak Trail/Magnolia facility in Kissimmee, Florida features 6,819 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.7 and it has a slope rating of 128 on Bermuda grass.  Designed by Joseph L. Lee, the Lake Buena Vista golf course opened in 1972. Mark Dukes manages the course as the Gen Mgr Disney Sports & Golf.
Official Website : http://www.disneygolf.com

Waldorf Astoria Golf Orlando (late Summer 2009)
Designed with a five-tee system for all playing abilities, yet quite challenging, the Waldorf Astoria Golf Club 18-hole Rees Jones-designed championship course winds through a large wetland preserve and measures 7113 yards with a Par 72, Slope 130, and 72.5 Rating from its Professional Tees. Holes are visually arresting from tee to green and require intelligent management of the game. Bunkers are carved to be reminiscent of the hazards designed on courses a century ago.
Official Website : http://waldorfastoriaorlando.com/golf/