Courses, Travel & Tee Times

Golfer's guide to college football's bowl season in Florida

With six contests including the Discover Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida is the capital state for football action this season. That's good news for alumni who want to bring their golf clubs along for the trip.

Disney's Magnolia: A PGA Tour host with a Kodak finish

Over the weekend at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic on the PGA Tour, the players will take on the brawny Magnolia, which highlights the courses at Walt Disney World.

Central Florida Champion: El Campeon at Mission Inn Resort

A little glimpse of yesteryear is fully evident northwest of Orlando at the Mission Inn Resort & Club and one of Florida's great classic, public-access courses, El Campeon. With a rich history and some of Florida's most interesting land to work with, El Campeon is a sleeper pick for one of the Orlando area's top plays for golfers who like a classically styled course with subtle doglegs and raised, well protected greens.

Orlando's Waldorf Astoria Golf Club: Modern design meets state of the art tech

Yes, Waldorf Astoria Golf Club is linked to the grand Waldorf Astoria Orlando resort with its ties to the legendary and elegant hotel in New York City. But that's where tradition ends and a challenging golfer's test begins. It would be safe to say playing Waldorf Astoria Golf Club from the tips, all 7,108 yards, is the biggest golf test in and around Orlando.

The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate delivers great fun for all

The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate has the look and feel of a corporate retreat, a vibe that pleases adult vacationers and business travelers. But step outside and the resort transforms itself into a playground for the young and old, good enough to rival any family-oriented resort, Jason Scott Deegan writes.

Golfers rewarded at Grand Cypress Academy of Golf with free lesson and complimentary round

The Academy of Golf at Villas of Grand Cypress is rewarding students who take three lessons at full price with a free fourth lesson, plus a complimentary 18-holes of golf on a choice of Jack Nicklaus Signature golf courses. The Grand Cypress Academy of Golf Reward Package is valued at more than $200 and is currently available through September 2011.

International Course at ChampionsGate Golf Club offers Orlando golfers a linksy challenge

Greg Norman has always had a love affair with links golf. So when he began surveying the treeless landscape and moving dirt to create the International Course at ChampionsGate Golf Club in 2000, it became evident that the site was ideal for an inland links. And Norman created a playing experience unique to central Florida, Jason Scott Deegan writes.

National Course at ChampionsGate Golf Club in Orlando, Florida is playable for all

The National Course isn't as widely recognized as the International Course at Orlando's ChampionsGate Golf Club, but it serves a different purpose. The 7,128-yard National is the club's more resort-friendly layout. It delivers a more traditional Florida test cut through former orange groves and forest. Jason Scott Deegan has more on the National.

Grand Cypress Resort's North, South, East and New golf courses

Grand Cypress Resort features three nine-hole layouts and an 18-hole course modeled after the Old Course at St. Andrews. All of the holes were designed by Jack Nicklaus. The North, South and East nines offer a variety of holes with one constant: accuracy is more important than distance. The New Course at Grand Cypress features double greens, stone bridges and walls, gorse mounds, burns, and pot bunkers.

Waldorf Astoria Orlando Resort and Golf Club: Traditional design meets high roller service

Bordered on three sides by Walt Disney World, the Waldorf Astoria Orlando resort at Bonnet Creek is a nature preserve spanning 482 acres. Unlike Disney, adults are catered to here first. And the best part is the golf. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club is located next door to the hotel and upholds the best service you'll find at any of the best golf courses in Florida, resort or private.