1400 Masters Blvd,
ChampionsGate, Florida FL 33896
Office
+1 (888) 558 9301Pro shop
+1 (407) 787 4653Fax
+1 (407) 787 4650Website
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Kenny Winn (Director of Golf)Academy
David Leadbetter Golf Academy (ChampionsGate is the world headquarters of the Academy, which has over 20 worldwide locations).The Course:
18 holes. Links-style. Relatively flat terrain.
Surroundings:
Woodland and rural countryside.
Designer:
Greg Norman
Above distances are for the International course. Also at ChampionsGate Resort is the 18-hole National course (par-72; 7128 yards).
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27 miles SW of downtown Orlando
Southwest of Orlando take exit 58 from i-4. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp and follow signs to ChampionsGate.
ChampionsGate (Intl)
ChampionsGate Golf Club (International course): The wonderfully natural setting at ChampionsGate is home to two great golf courses - the International and National. In addition the location boasts a towering, modern resort hotel and a marvellously varied range of birdlife (including a resident bald eagle).
The International course is certainly up there with Orlando's best. This excellently crafted course contains all the hallmarks of an authentic, British links-style layout. The flowing, rolling fairways are beset with small but menacing pot bunkers, while an abundance of these small, straight-faced sand traps also pose a significant greenside threat.
Rolling dune-like mounding defines the holes, which you launch into from neat, square-cut tee-boxes. Unlike the majority of British links layouts, expanses of water also come into the equation on several occasions.
Among many excellent holes the par-5 3rd carries distinct resemblances to the par-5 14th at Royal St George's in England, with OB all the way up the right side, and a heavily bunker-defended elevated green as your eventual target. This Greg Norman design lays down the full array of golfing challenges, in a setting that is markedly different from many of its Florida peers.
Stay&Play at ChampionsGate: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts compulsory.
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For many years Championsgate's International course was the home of the Office Depot (and later Dell-Webb) Father/Son Challenge, a PGA Champions Tour event. For more details see Top Golf Tournaments at ChampionsGate Golf Club.
ChampionsGate is a member of Omni Hotels & Resorts, which operates several prestigious Stay&Play golf resorts across the United States. These facilities include many well-known resorts, some of them regularly hosting PGA and LPGA Tour events.
Included in the Omni golf collection are: Tucson National (AZ), La Costa and Rancho Las Palmas (CA), Grove Park Inn and Hilton Head Oceanfront (Carolinas), Interlocken (CO), Amelia Island Plantation and ChampionsGate (FL), Mount Washington (NH), Bedford Springs (PA), Barton Creek (TX), and The Homestead (VA).
1500 Masters Boulevard, ChampionsGate, Florida 33896
+1 (321) 677 6664
Visit websiteSurrounded by 36 holes of championship golf and headquarters to Leadbetter Golf Academies, this prestigious Orlando resort is one of Florida's premier golf, meeting and leisure retreats. With 720 guest rooms and suites, as well as two- and three-bedroom villas, the resort is equipped with every modern convenience and a host of luxury amenities. In addition to walk-out golf, guests can relax in a signature Mokara spa, dine in one of seven restaurants or enjoy 15-acres of pools and recreation activities.
ChampionsGate (International & National courses)
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Falcon's Fire; Grand Cypress courses; Disney courses (Palm, Magnolia, Lake Buena Vista); Tranquilo; Orange County National; Southern Dunes; Diamondback.
8101 Champions Circle, ChampionsGate, Florida 33896
+1 (407) 997 2900
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ChampionsGate courses
Falcon's Fire; Grand Cypress courses; Disney courses (Palm, Magnolia, Lake Buena Vista); Tranquilo; Orange County National; Southern Dunes; Diamondback.
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Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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