Golf Courses Near Disney World: A Quick Guide

A trip to Disney World does not have to mean a week without golf. There are four public courses inside the resort and a few more a short drive away. This guide covers the facts that matter when you book: par, yardage from the back tees, rating and slope, who designed each course, and whether you can play it without staying at the hotel next door. All numbers come from each course's official page as of November 2026. Rates and tee sheets change, so check the course before you go.

The four Disney courses

Disney's courses are run under golfwdw.com. All four are open to the public: you do not need a park ticket or a Disney hotel room to book a tee time. Carts are required on the three 18-hole courses and included in the fee.

Disney's Magnolia

• 18 holes, par 72.
• 7,505 yards from the Classic tees; rating 76.6, slope 142.
• Designed by Joe Lee, opened in 1971. Reworked in 2023 with new tees, bunkers and re-contoured greens.
• The longest of the Disney courses. The clubhouse honors winners of the PGA Tour event that was played at Disney from 1971 to 2012.

Disney's Palm

• 18 holes, par 72.
• 6,840 yards from the Blue tees; rating 73.3, slope 134.
• Built by Joe Lee in 1971 and fully redesigned by Arnold Palmer Design Company in 2013.
• Water comes into play on nine holes. Shorter than Magnolia, but the slope says it is not the easy one.

Disney's Lake Buena Vista

• 18 holes, par 72.
• 6,718 yards from the Blue tees; rating 71.7, slope 133.
• Designed by Joe Lee, built in 1972.
• It has hosted PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and USGA events, and the 7th is an island green.

Disney's Oak Trail (9 holes)

• 9 holes, par 36, about 2,800 yards.
• A walking course: no riding carts, pull carts for rent.
• Designed by Ron Garl, opened in 1980.
• It sits at Shades of Green, so bring a photo ID to get in. A good pick for a family round or a short afternoon.

What it costs at Disney

Disney does not publish a fixed green fee. Rates move by season and by tee time. The 2026-27 rate page lists fall (late September to early January) and spring at about 20% off the peak rate, summer at about 40% off, and January to March as peak season. A Sunset 9 rate of $55 to $65 runs from November 1, 2026 to January 7, 2027, for tee times after 3 p.m. The online booking page shows the exact price for your date.

Near Disney, outside the gates

• Celebration Golf Club: 18 holes, par 72, public. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Jr. and opened in 1996; the club calls it the last course the father and son designed together.
• Waldorf Astoria Golf Club: 18 holes, par 72, designed by Rees Jones, next to the Waldorf Astoria Orlando at Bonnet Creek. The resort says rates vary by date.
• Tranquilo Golf Club at Four Seasons Orlando: a Tom Fazio course, built in 1992 as Disney's Osprey Ridge and redesigned in 2014. It is for Four Seasons guests and club members only, so it is not an option unless you are staying there.

Tips for a round on vacation

• Book the earliest tee time you can. Central Florida afternoons are hot, and summer storms tend to roll in after lunch.
• Late fall is overseeding season, when courses close for a few weeks to replant the greens. Check the course page for closure dates before you plan the day around it.
• Early tee times mean wet grass. Your shoes will come back soaked and green at the toe, so pack a towel and something to clean them before the flight home.