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Apopka Courses & Clubs
There are plenty of great golf options in Apopka. When you're considering moving to this area of Central Florida, if you're a golfer, you'll want to know where the golf courses are found. Join a country club, play a round once in a while, hit the driving range or take a lesson or two in Apopka.
Most of the golf courses found near Apopka are private country clubs. You will need to join to enjoy these incredible courses. However, for the avid golfer, it will be well worth it. Even those just looking to golf occasionally, the country clubs offer much more than just golf.
Top Golf Courses Near Apopka
- Sweetwater Golf and Country Club - This Private golf course located in Apopka features 1, 18 hole, par 72 course designed by Lloyd Clifton. The course as small greens that have a medium speed and narrow fairways that are lined with mature oak trees. Water hazards also come into play on several holes.
- Zellwood Station - This Semi-Private golf course located in Zellwood features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by George Maddox. The course is known for its large, well-maintained greens that putt fast and true. Water hazards come into play on five holes and there is strategic bunkering throughout to provide some challenges.
- Forest Lakes Golf Club - This Public golf course located in Ocoee features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by Clifton, Ezell & Clifton. The course follows the naturally flat terrain of the land with the exception of the greens complexes, which are a real strength both in terms of conditioning and interest. Forest Lake Golf Club also makes good use of water hazards and trees in a parkland-like setting.
- Dubsdread Golf Course - This Municipal golf course located in Orlando features 1, 18, par 71 course designed by Chris Gray, Mike Dasher, Tom Bendelow. The course was built in 1924 and was host to a number of early professional golf tournaments and matches that included such golf greats as Ben Hogan, Sam Snead and Babe Zaharius. It now challenges golfers of all skill levels with its narrow fairways and heavily bunkered, “postage stamp” style greens.
- Casselberry Golf Club - This Public golf course located in Casselberry features 1, 18, par 69 course designed by Lloyd Clifton, Paul McClure. The course opened in 1947 and is one of the oldest golf courses in Florida. The fairways are lined with trees and water comes into play on twelve holes.
- Red Tail Golf Club - This Semi-Private golf course located in Sorrento features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by David Harman. The course features four lakes with water coming into play on the last five holes. Holes 14-18 work their way around the largest lake on the course, while the finishing hole's approach shot plays over another body of water in front of the clubhouse.
- Mount Dora Golf Club - This Semi-Private golf course located in Mount Dora features 1, 18, par 70 course designed by unknown. The course began to form in 1945, shortly after World War II when returning G.I.'s petitioned the city for land to build a golf course. A second nine was added in 1959 and the clubhouse was build in the 1960s. Set on just 85 acres, the course bills itself as "The longest 5,700 yards in Florida" thanks to an abundance of water and up and downhill lies that will demand precision over power.
- Country Club of Mount Dora - This Private golf course located in Mount Dora features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by Clifton, Ezell & Clifton. The course features water on 16 of 18 holes, as well as raised greens and bunkers. The course is set on mature landscape and affords views of the nearby horse farms and lakes.
- Deer Island Country Club - This golf course located in Tavares features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by Joe Lee. The course is a 400-acre course with a lake surrounding it from all sides. The unique island location of the golf course winds through environmentally protected Florida wetlands, providing beautiful scenery as well as abundant wildlife. Deer Island Country Club layout features strategically placed sand bunkers that surround the undulating greens and wide fairways.
- Eagle Dunes Golf Course - This Semi-Private golf course located in Sorrento features 1, 18, par 72 course designed by Mike Dasher. The course offers plenty of length, stretching to 7,024 yards from the back tees. While distance is important, ball placement is a key factor. The course can be severely punishing even if you're only slightly off target.
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