TOP GOLF SPOT:  ORLANDO

The best place on the entire continent to play golf is...right here in Orlando.   The International Association of Golf Tour Operators has voted Orlando the North American Golf Destination of the Year 2010.  Orlando has 177 golf courses and 23 golf academies.

DR. PHILLIPS

BAY HILL COUNTRY CLUB (Private Non-Equity)
Designed by Arnold Palmer and Dick Wilson
Challenger/Champion Golf Course (18 Holes - 7,205 Yards – Par 72)
Charger Golf Course (9 Holes – 3,409 Yards – Par 36)
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $650,000 to $5,000,000 Plus

ORANGE TREE COUNTRY CLUB (Private Non-Equity)
Designed by Joe Lee
18 Holes – 6,968 Yards – Par 71
Security Guard Gated Community
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $200,000 to $400,000 Plus

METRO WEST

METRO WEST GOLF CLUB (Public)
Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. (ASGCA)
18 Holes – 7,051 Yards – Par 72
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $43,000 (Condos) to $775,000 Plus

LAKE NONA

LAKE NONA GOLF CLUB (Private Non-Equity)
Designed by Thomas Fazio (ASGCA)
18 Holes – 7,011 Yards – Par 72
Security Guard Gated Community
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes: $700,000 to $4,500,000 Plus

WINDERMERE

ISLEWORTH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (Private Non-Equity)
Designed by Arnold Palmer, Ed Seay and Steve Smyers (ASGCA)
18 Holes – 7,544 Yards – Par 72
Security Guard Gated Community
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $1,900,000 to $5,000,000 Plus

GOLDEN BEAR CLUB @ KEENE'S POINTE (Private Non-Equity)
Designed by Jack Nicklaus (ASGCA)
18 Holes – 7,173 Yards – Par 72
Security Guard Gated Community
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $500,000 to $2,500,000 Plus

WINDERMERE COUNTRY CLUB (Private – Non-Equity)
Designed by Ward Northrup
Gated Community
18 Holes – 6,603 Yards – Par 72
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $400,000 to $900,000 Plus

WINTER GARDEN

STONEYBROOK WEST GOLF COURSE (Public)
Designed by Arthur Hills (ASGCA)
18 Holes – 7,101 Yards – Par 72
Security Guard Gated Community
Price Range of Golf-Front Homes:  $180,000 to $550,000 Plus

There are over 170 golf clubs/courses in the Metro Orlando area with more than half of them being public golf courses.  Some of the public courses: