Golf Guide: Orlando - FL

With more than 300 days of sunshine every year, you'll want to spend some quality time outdoors on your Orlando holiday. Thankfully, with 176 golf courses within an hour's drive of Orlando, you'll find plenty of reasons to head outside for some fun in the sun.

Playing the Game
Eagles, birdies and pars are filling the scorecards at the Orlando-area golf courses that are designed by famed architects such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Robert Trent Jones and Tom Watson. Signature holes designed by these pros ensure that you find just the right degree of challenge on Orlando's links. If you don't want to bring your clubs, don't worry. Orlando's award-winning pro shops can outfit you - from rental clubs to the latest golf fashions.

Watch the Pros
PGA TOUR superstars like Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods regularly battle it out at Orlando's two annual tournaments, The Arnold Palmer Invitational in March and the Walt Disney World Classic in October. Held annually in April, the Ginn OPEN is one of the most anticipated events on the LPGA schedule - attracting many of the tour's top players to Ginn Reunion Resort. It's no surprise that several PGA TOUR and LPGA pros including Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Chris DiMarco, Se Ri Pak, Ernie Els and Mark O'Meara call the area home.