More than 170 courses, a tournament venue at its heart, year round warmth and the theme parks next door make Orlando the easiest big group golf trip in the United States. Here is who it suits, the courses to build around, a sample week and what it costs.
Orlando is the most flexible golf trip in America. Buddies groups come for the density of championship courses, the value and the chance to play a real PGA Tour venue at Bay Hill. Families and mixed groups come because the same resorts that hold the golf sit minutes from Walt Disney World and Universal, so non golfers are never short of something to do.
It is also dependable and easy to reach. Direct flights land in around nine hours, the climate keeps the courses playable all year, and the road network makes moving between tee times simple. For a first trip to the States or an annual fixture that has to please everyone, few destinations deliver as reliably.
Arnold Palmer's home club and host of the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational since 1979. Open to members and lodge guests only, it pairs a genuine tournament test with the chance to walk the same closing stretch the pros play each March. Indicative guest green fee around 230 to 475 dollars in peak season, 2026.
Jack Nicklaus designed both layouts here, and the Links is his celebrated homage to the Old Course at St Andrews, all double greens, pot bunkers and humpback fairways. Now part of the Evermore Orlando Resort. Indicative green fee around 150 to 220 dollars, 2026.
The only resort in the world where you can play designs by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson side by side, fifteen minutes from Walt Disney World. A complete three course base for a buddies week. Indicative green fee around 130 to 200 dollars, 2026.
A Rees Jones design at Bonnet Creek, a par 72 of 7,108 yards threading through a wetland preserve with long stretches of shimmering lake. Polished, playable and a short hop from the Disney parks. Indicative green fee around 130 to 210 dollars, 2026.
Photographs via Google, contributed by the Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill, Grand Cypress, Reunion Resort and Waldorf Astoria Golf Club listings. Green fees are indicative for the 2026 season; always confirm directly before booking.
Fly into Orlando International, collect the hire car, check into a resort base and warm up on the range before dinner.
Ease in on the Rees Jones layout at Bonnet Creek, then an afternoon by the pool or at the parks for the group.
Play the Nicklaus links tribute to St Andrews, double greens and all, with lunch at the clubhouse after.
The marquee round. Walk the tournament course at Mr Palmer's home club, then stay on at the lodge.
Pick one of the three signature courses, or play two in a day, fifteen minutes from Disney.
Add a park day, a round at ChampionsGate or Streamsong further south, or simply rest before the flight home.
Third party figures for the 2026 season, shown as a planning guide only. Prices move with season, group size and availability, so always confirm directly before booking.
| Item | Indicative 2026 |
|---|---|
| Bay Hill guest green fee (Jan to May peak) | approx. $230 to $475 |
| Grand Cypress green fee | approx. $150 to $220 |
| Reunion Resort green fee | approx. $130 to $200 |
| Waldorf Astoria green fee | approx. $130 to $210 |
| Bay Hill Lodge, per person per night (room only) | from approx. $265 to $620 |
Best time to book: reserve a Bay Hill stay and play two to three months ahead for the February to April window, the prettiest and busiest. October to December and the summer bring the best value, with early tee times to beat the afternoon storms.
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February to April brings the finest weather, warm and dry. The wider peak season runs October to April, while the fall and the hot, humid summer offer the best value, when an early tee time beats the afternoon storms.
Bay Hill is open to members and registered guests of the Club and Lodge only, with no outside visitor play. Each night's stay entitles a guest to a round on the Championship course, and we arrange the stay and play as part of the trip.
Yes. The best courses sit minutes from Walt Disney World and Universal, so a mixed group or a family can pair championship rounds with park days. It makes Orlando one of the easiest golf trips to sell to non golfing partners.
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