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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7221 yards
Slope 133
Rating 74.6

Course Details

Year Built 1994
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Clifton, Ezell & Clifton (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collared Shirt, No denim and no cut-offs

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Reviews

2.3
24 Reviews (24)
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0

The golf course is okay. But, parking lot security leaves a lot to be desired. My auto was broken into while I was playing golf. Called the Ocoee police who were not surprised at the break-in. Course management indicated that there have been several instances of vehicle break-ins. At a minimum, course management should patrol the parking lot to avoid future break-ins.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 56
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Fun course with no houses and little water

This is a nice fun course in Central Florida right off the 429. Course conditions are pretty good, but there are some holes where the fairways and some of the rough are mushy and wet. All the courses in Central Florida right now are wet because it has been raining so much, so this is not a knock on the course. Greens were pretty good as were the fairways. Tee boxes can use some TLC for sure.

No houses on the course that you can hit and it is a fairly wide open course. Saw the cart girl seveveral times in our round and they have bathrooms on the course, but they are closed for "Covid reasons". I think the price was little more expensive than other area courses, but still a great time and I would play again!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Surprisingly good public course

A buddy hit me up for a quick afternoon round. I had low expectations, but was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the quality and condition of the course. Fairways were the best I’d seen this summer and the greens were in good condition as well. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Exceptional golfing opportunity

It was my first time, the golf shop made me feel special. The golf course was in great shape greens were fast, and It would be a great challenge. I will come back again and everyone should play the course. Thank you Forest lake.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 32
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
4.0
First Time Playing

Great layout but needs some work

Great layout ! Great par 3’s ! Greens had been over seeded but will be great in a few weeks . Fairways and rough are well ROUGH . Needs some work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great Course

Great course. Real challenging especially water holes on back 9.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
Incentivized Review
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Golf Experience

Very impressed with the shape this course.is in. Great job by all. You can see all the hard work put in over the past few years to bring it to this level.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 241
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 25 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Always a very pleasant round…

Played as twosome. Pace was very good (3 3/4h). Course is in good condition, though some places fairways would need some attention. Greens are rather fast, but seem to be partly under reparation (!?). Bunkers and tee boxes are in good condition. Overall the course is very well playable and has partly an interesting layout.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Pretty good track

First time here, Course condition is good. Greens shrinkage is a little on the aggressive side. Greens officially were small with a nearly 3 foot fringe. Really looked like they forgot to cut the outer edge of greens. Makes greens artificially small and those original sizes were fine. That’s my only gripe. The course layout was good, glad I had someone with course knowledge, a little hard to figure out where to hit sometimes. GPS machine in carts is very detailed on front center and back, but also nice reminders about cart path only when you got to par 3’s, as well as pace of play reminders with the current play time and what time you should be at. We were well ahead of that time. Staff was polite and sent me off a little earlier since I was a single and they had a twosome going out. Paula Creamer shot a 68 here. I love her...lol
Pub looks a little like a dive bar, but server was nice and the burger was Very very good. Not a complex menu but they did make a mean burger. Price is definitely good too, well worth it.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Nice track

Played Forest Lake on vacation. They have a real nice range and multiple chipping areas. The greens were very well maintained. Some real nice par 3's . course played harder when the wind kicked up, i would play it again

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 134
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great experience at Forest Lake

This was my first time playing Forest Lake. While I've heard great things about the course, they are not on golfnow and I hadn't ventured out to this part of town. Boy, I am glad my group and I decided to play here. We tee'd off at 830 on a friday morning and finished our round at about noon.The pace of play was fantastic. We decided to play another 18 since we finished so quickly so the pro shop attendant sent us out again right after lunch. Again, the pace of play was great! Lunch by the way was excellent. The best $6 sandwich I have ever had.

The course itself is unique in that this part of Central Florida offers some fun elevation changes that the course takes advantage of. Their most unique holes to me were two of the par 3's on the back 9. The tee boxes are mostly all in good condition as are the fairways and greens. Overall, I found the course to be unique, challenging and most importantly fun. It was also a good challenge but also fun for my girlfriend and my dad.

The staff at the course was very friendly, helpful and you feel like you wanted to return. Even though they are not on golfnow, I would certainly recommend playing here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 09/21/2017

Thank you for the comments. Please come back when your in the area. We are making improvements each month!

Played On
Reviews 259
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 25 Contributor
Florida Advisor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

Forest Lake Golf Club

3:00 pm tee time w/ buddy for $20/ea direct thru course web site. Nice fun course in better than good condition. Tee boxes, fairways & greens plush. Greens rolling medium fast paced but not true on some holes. Like most of Florida, fairways need water.Most of course is links style w/ wide tee shot landing areas. No homes on most of course but not serene, a lot of traffic noise because of proximity to Toll Road 429. Still a fun course w/ lots of man -made scenic nature. Has nice Pro shop that well stocked. Gas powered carts w/ windshield, rain cover in back, & no frills GPS.Will replay again in near future.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 09/21/2017

Thanks for playing and taking the time to download some pictures. Look forward to your return.

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Local Gem!

Our threesome played the course on a sunny, warm saturday in March. They had a nice warm-up area complete with 2 chipping areas and a very tricky practice green.
The carts have a basic GPS system which showed the distance to the hole. The fairways were in great shape as were the bunkers. The greens were a little bumpy, but it is March so I wasn't expecting pristine conditions.
The staff was great, and they even had a ranger that helped keep pokey golfers moving so as to minimize backups. There was a beverage cart that came around several times, and the club house bar/grille was very nice.
Overall, we enjoyed our experience and would definitely play the course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Gem

This is mostly a locals course, and it is a little rough around the edges -- the rough is spotty, the tee boxes are not manicured, there's very little service beyond the cart girl. That said, the layout is outstanding. The green complexes are interesting and challenging, and the greens themselves always roll true.

If you like great golf and are willing to pass up the frills, you will have an excellent time at Forest Lake.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great out of the way course

Not overly long, but challenging all the same. Well placed bunkers. Generous fairways.
Only course we played in a week that had on-board GPS.
Fairways, traps and greens were in excellent condition. Rake is in the cart, so don't leave it behind.
Overall, a definite to add to your playlist.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

No Homes! Rare for Orlando!

I played Forest Lake with a super senior(83)and appreciated our friendly welcome from the staff. They offered a flag and we accepted.

Course was in great shape. We're from Ohio and Maryland and surprised to hear that many Orlando course's didn't have a good winter and are in very rough shape.

Not this one!! Greens were quick, and consistent. The full white sanded bunkers were trimmed. Fairways were green, well defined with a fresh cut. Great GPS to help keep pace. The golf course is straight forward. Multiple tees allow you to choose how much of this great design you want to see. The layout is great and all golf, NO homes..rare for Orlando!

Clubhouse served a very nice after round lunch. Great price and super value. 25 minutes from downtown Orlando and well worth the drive!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 241
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Top 25 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

A hidden good course…

I played this course since +/- 20 years several times per year and it is just a very good track with interesting layout, although not too difficult. Tee boxes and bunkers in good condition. Fairways need a little attention some places. Greens are rather fast and true. Staff cordial, but in pro shop only, no one at the bag drop or outside, but it is OK.

Overall – a very good track near Orlando with very considerable rates, but tee times can be booked directly with the pro shop (phone or online – after registration) only.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Fun course and easy to access!

Much improved conditions from last time I played here( 6 months ago) lots of new signage and all bunkers were well raked and maintained. Greens were in nice shape and speed was good. Restaurant food was excellent as well. Easy to get to off 429.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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