The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club at Grande Lakes Orlando

Tucked in Marriott’s Lakeshore Reserve of Grand Lakes Orlando, the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club is a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary with wetlands, ponds, cypress heads and oaks. This signature 18-hole course designed by Greg Norman features gently landing regions, wide fairways, contoured greens, minutely mowed turf for creative play, short roughs for enhanced enjoyment, strategically placed obstacles for challenging play and five-tee system to encourage variegated shots. The award-winning property offers single-rider cart rental and has a dress-code that requires tailored mid-thigh shorts, collared shirts and shoes without metal spikes.

Open from 7 AM till 4 PM, the course has an all-grass driving range, chipping and putting greens for practice of all levels while veteran golfer Larry Rinker offers tailored golf instruction sessions. Check out the clubhouse equipped with practice bunkers, private lockers and shoe cleaning facility while the Fairways Pub Restaurant and the Turn offers a great selection of meals, scotches and draught beers. The award-winning Pro Shop has an extensive apparel collection.