The Founders of Diamondback selected a gem of a site for their golf course. It has varied geographical locations that includes natural swamp areas and high sandy, rolling hills completely covered withtrees and native wildlife of all sorts. It was a pleasure for me to route out the 18 holes so that so that each 9 encompassed these varied characteristics of the terrain and vegetation following the natural lay of the land.

The Ridgewood Lakes golf course opened in 1994 with both nines featuring strategically placed hazards and fairways framed by sparkling white sand bunkers. Par-4 and par-5 holes have generous tee shot landing areas, all of which are plainly visible form the tee. Ridgewood is not one of those courses with “gimmicks” or hidden trouble; just a great layout made for an enjoyable golfing experience. Ridgewood Lakes’ greens are among the finest to be found at any Orlando or Davenport-area golf course because we are the only central Florida course with CHAMPIONS TURF greens. We meticulously maintain the grounds now that we have leveled every tee box on the course and replenished each greenside bunker with new sand. Our huge investment in landscaping makes you feel like you are in a true tropical paradise….

We believe there is a difference between “playing” a golf course and “experiencing” the game of golf on a course that was inspired by its Old World legacy. Welcome to Celebration Golf Club! It’s here that you’ll do more than play a course—you’ll feel what it’s like to play the final course co-designed by the renowned masters of golf course architecture, Robert Trent Jones Senior and Junior. In designing Celebration Golf Club, their combined talents created a course unlike any other in the nation. It’s lush, almost like a natural park with undulating swells and topography, a course reflective of the very best of every course they have created around the world. This design delivers a golfing experience that can challenge the pros and yet offer a rewarding time for juniors and those just learning the game. We call it Celebrating Golf at Every Level. As Robert Trent Jones put it like this, “With the beauty of the course, the design…everyone will have fun because it can be enjoyed here on many levels.” Celebration Golf Club has hosted events such as the U.S. Senior Open Qualifier, Robert Gamez Celebrity Invitational, Florida State Public Links Championship, Buick Scramble National Championships, and The Golf Channel’s Drive, Chip and Putt Finals. Celebration Golf Club is located in Celebration, Florida embedded within the Orlando Resort area. We are just minutes from the Walt Disney World Resort and no more than 20 minutes from other major area attractions including: Sea World - 7 Miles, Discovery Cove - 7 miles, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure - 11 miles, the Orange Country Convention Center - 9 Miles, Orlando Internaltional Airport - 16 miles, Downtown Orlando - 17 miles. Whether you are coming on vacation or on your next corporate business trip, Celebration Golf Club's location has something to offer everyone.

ChampionsGate Golf Club in Orlando, Florida features two premier 18-hole championship golf courses designed by accomplished architect and golfer, Greg Norman. The International Course brings a unique "down under" style of coastal links from Norman’s homeland to Orlando golf. The links style course is designed around scenic natural wetlands, and features long carries, deep pot bunkers, tall grass-topped dunes, and large undulating greens. The International course has hosted many of the top players in golf, at the Father Son Challenge. The National Course is a completely different experience, and is designed in the "Florida golf resort" style. The lush Orlando golf course is weaves its way through the naturally rolling central Florida plains, and features mature Pine, Oak, and Cypress groves, spring fed lakes, bunker protected fairways and greens, and small, challenging putting surfaces. ChampionsGate Golf Resort is a Central Florida golf masterpiece – when on the golf course it seems that you are miles away from civilization, and yet the Orlando Golf Resort is less than 15 minutes from Walt Disney World. Together, the National and International golf courses bring a unique combination to Orlando Golf. Two totally different Greg Norman signature designs married with Florida’s natural habitat, with every hole featuring beautiful natural vistas. With its 36 holes of championship golf, its Orlando’s best golf outing and tournament venue.

“Mike Dasher's Highlands Reserve Golf Club (opened in 1998), located 10 minutes southwest of Disney World is a golf course unlike anything you would expect in Florida. What makes it so is a piece of land that's unlike most everything else in the region, topped by a spirited design that matches the property's unique character. The course sits on the edge of a long sand shelf called the Green Swamp Ridge near the town of Davenport, with elevations spanning 120 feet from top to bottom. Dasher's holes fairly dance around it, two-stepping from a high point at the first green all the way to the low basin of the 13th fairway. We say two-step because that's exactly what it does. Dasher's directive was to build an affordable, walk-able, and fun golf course for all to enjoy. Dasher used several methods to prevent monotony and claustrophobia on bordering holes. Thirteen through 17 are terraced into the side of gently rising bowl, separated by elevation, planted vegetation, and bunkering. Linear rows of pine trees similarly seclude sections of the parallel second and third and the 10th and 18th. Because Highlands Reserve Golf Club is situated on what's basically a giant sand hill, natural waste areas were available to Dasher wherever he needed them. The waste areas serve as divisions between holes, strategic bunkers that cut into the angle of play (challenging aggressive drives at the par-4 seventh and 10th, or the approaches at 10, 11 and 12), and as turf and irrigation-saving washes. Most often they function as all three. Dasher's diverse, uncommon design punctuates the distinctiveness of the natural site. The tidy tournament yardage of 6,647 will not overpower or intimidate anyone, but the routing keeps the player engaged with three sub-400-yard par-4 starting holes, back-to-back par-5s at eight and nine, several potential drivable par-4s for long hitters, continuous changes of direction, and holes that provide the option to work the ball left or right or simply go for broke over a hazard. Accompanying all this is one of Orlando golf's three or four most sporting sets of green complexes. "The design really begins at the greens," Dasher says, noting the design's roomy fairways. Most are open to the fairway and fall away into chipping and drainage lows on several sides. The variety of size, shape, and orientation is staggering: - the first green is 52 yards deep and roughly 12 paces across with a swale across the center; - the third green is tilted and almost perfectly round; - five is crowned and elevated, a perfect foil for the short pitch shot approach; - number nine green features upper and lower levels; - the remarkable 10th offers a front left pin location sunk nearly six feet below the rest of the green; - the 16th fulfills the promise hinted at the first. Modeled after the Gate hole at North Berwick, the Biarritz green is 53 yards deep and cut in half by a trough roughly two feet lower at the center than either the front or back. "I've always been looking for a place to do that, and that's where I decided to do it," says Dasher. Highlands Reserve offers a different experience for all player types. For the average to beginner golfer, the course provides wide open fairways and forgiving landing areas. For low handicap golfer, the challenge comes in the vast undulating greens strategically placed throughout the course. In short, we are sure you will enjoy this unique taste of Florida golf unlike any other in the Orlando area.

Located only minutes away from the Disney area, Kissimmee Oaks Golf Club offers a beautifully natural golf experience. You'll play 18 championship holes amidst the magnificent 100-year old oaks that are the signature of this fine course. Graceful sloping fairways wind around crystal lakes. Wild turkey and sand heron provide a "gallery" as well-placed shots land on meticulous greens. Enjoy Kissimmee Oaks, where the beauty of Florida and great golf come together! The comfortable Clubhouse at Kissimmee Oaks is the perfect place to start and finish your golf experience. Warm up on the large practice facility that features 20 range stations, along with separate chipping and putting greens. Shop in the well-stocked Pro Shop that carries the latest in golf accessories and apparel. At the end of your round, relax with a cool drink in the air conditioned Clubhouse or sit out on the patio and have lunch. Our staff of PGA Professionals will help create an event for you and your guests. Our experts will set up your tournament, handle scoring formats, and prepare post-round prizes and awards. And to top off your outing, treat your guests to an outdoor barbecue on the patio, or lunch and hors d'oeurves in the Clubhouse. Whatever your group size, the specialists at Kissimmee Oaks will make it a memorable day of golf.