Make Sure To Take Your Iron In Florida
Florida and golf are a likely combination. In spite of the summer rains, Florida is known as the Sunshine State for a reason. Several towns experience more than 300 days of sunshine a year. For golfing fanatics, Florida is a genuine paradise.
The central Florida communities of Kissimmee, Davenport, Clermont, and Orlando lay claim to a large number of outstanding golf courses. Some of the best golfers in the world reside in this segment of the country. Tiger Woods’ main residence is just southwest of Orlando. In fact, Orlando itself is home to nearly 90 public golf courses and a multitude of private courses. Beyond the well-known theme parks, family attractions and numerous beach vacation rentals , golf is a major ingredient of the central Florida experience.
Eagle Creek is a Scottish style course found just southeast of the Orlando International Airport. It contains revetted bunkers and other elements of golf that can generally only be enjoyed in Scotland. The Grande Pines Golf Club is located in close proximity to Sea World in central Orlando, just off International Drive. Newly renovated, the course was considered to be one of the greatest before the redesign, and is now habitually showered with praise from experts and amateur golfers alike.
Of course, Orlando is just one town in central Florida where golfing is key to the tourist market. Davenport, a small town located on US Highway 17/92 in Polk County, southwest of Orlando, offers unexpectedly top-quality courses. The Ridgewood Golf Club at Davenport was voted one of Florida’s top 30 courses. The course was planned by Ted McAnlis and has an extraordinary reputation. The club offers Champions Turf greens, new bunkers, leveled tee boxes and the sort of lush landscaping that golfers in Florida have come to expect.
Another Scottish style course in the area is the Highlands Reserve Golf Resort north of Davenport. This course boasts exceptional surroundings and is located on one of the highest points in Florida. Old Florida citrus trees adorn the edges of the course and scattered pines are reminiscent of courses in the Carolinas.
Kissimmee, Florida is nearly adjacent to Orlando and is commonly used by guests as a base of operations when traveling to the attractions in Orlando. But Kissimmee has lots to offer in its own right, including the Kissimmee Bay Country Club which was voted as one of America’s Best New Courses by Golf Digest in the 1990s. The course is 11 miles from the Orlando Airport and features the physical beauty of a lakeside environment cooled by rambling oak trees and abundant wildlife. Kissimme provides the kind of bed breakfasts you may be searching for while also including family fun.
The neighboring city of Clermont has nine public courses, which is a huge number for a town of only 13,000 citizens. The more well-known of these courses include The Legends Golf and Country Club, Kings Ridge Golf Club, Swiss Fairways, Green Valley Country Club, and Sanctuary Ridge Golf.
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