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Orlando: a destination for world-class golf

With dozens of golf courses, Central Florida has become a true golfer's paradise. If you are a beginner who wants to take classes at one of the academies in the area renowned golf or an experienced golfer who seeks new challenges, there is a golf course in the Orlando area to meet their needs required.

Walt Disney World Resort are five golf courses: Osprey Ridge, Palm, Magnolia, Eagle Pines and Lake Buena Vista. Designed by the legendary architect Tom Fazio, Osprey Ridge is definitely the hard way at Disney World. The Palm Course has been rated 4 stars by Golf Digest. The Magnolia Course is known for the abundance of Magnolias beautiful line the streets. Eagle Pines is a par 72, 18 holes designed by Pete Dye. Opened in 1971, the par-72 Lake Buena Vista offers 6819 meters golf course. Disney World also offers a nine-hole, par-36 Oak Trail golf course.

A lot of golf championship-caliber are just minutes from Walt Disney World Resort. For example, the award-winning MetroWest Golf Club was designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., and offers a wide range of challenges, including many bunkers and abundant water hazards and wide streets. Celebration Golf Club, located just 5 minutes from Disney World, was also designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., with his son Robert Trent Jones Jr. ChampionsGate Golf Resort has 36 holes of championship golf and is also home to the world famous David Leadbetter Golf Academy. Designed by Ron Garl and Howard Swan, par-73 Eagle Creek Golf Club has five par 5. The new Shingle Creek Golf Club has received the "Greens of Distinction" Magazine award for corporate travel and incentives.

Two courses in the area, Grand Cypress Golf Club and The Golden Bear Club at Keene Pointe, were designed by "The Golden Bear "himself, Jack Nicklaus. The award-winning Grand Cypress Golf Club has three nine-hole, as well as the new 18 holes. It is also home to The Grand Cypress Academy of Golf. Facilities at the Golden Bear Club at Keene Pointe include a clubhouse of 24,000 square feet, full service restaurant, fully equipped for and driving range.

Orlando is also home to several golf tournaments on the PGA Tour as the Arnold Palmer Invitational (formerly known as the Bay Hill Invitational) in Bay Hill Golf Club in March and the Walt Disney World Resort Classic (formerly known as the FUNAI Golf Classic) Walt Disney World Palm Resort Magnolia courses in mid-October. Of these two very popular tournament draw some of the best professional golfers in the world as Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson.

"The presence of golf courses, theme parks with world-class Orlando makes the ideal destination for family holidays," said Kyle Collins, Interactive Marketing Manager HotelsCorp.com. "Visitors can choose from a variety of discount vacation packages that allow them to live in Disney World and enjoy some quality time on the links during their stay. "

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