Four rounds at Orlando's strongest public courses for roughly a third of the resort-tier price.
4 Days
Best Value Trip
$1200–$2000/person
4
Moderate
This itinerary proves that a quality Orlando golf trip does not require resort pricing. Four rounds across three of the region's strongest publicly accessible facilities, paired with mid-range accommodation and two off-course activities, deliver a trip that costs roughly a third of the bucket-list version without a proportional drop in golf quality. The courses here, particularly Orange County National's two layouts, compete on conditioning and design merit with properties charging significantly more.
Fly into MCO and drive 25 minutes to the Kissimmee corridor. Check into Comfort Suites Maingate East, where nightly rates of $90 to $150 include complimentary breakfast and a heated pool for recovery.
The centrepiece of the trip. Drive 20 minutes north to Orange County National's 900-acre facility and play Panther Lake in the morning.
Morning round at Shingle Creek Golf Club, 15 minutes from International Drive. The Arnold Palmer Design Company's 2016 redesign routes through the headwaters of the Everglades with water in play on 15 of 18 holes.
Complimentary breakfast at Comfort Suites, then drive 25 minutes to MCO.
Comfort Suites Maingate East provides the budget base, though groups willing to spend slightly more should consider Embassy Suites Lake Buena Vista at $130 to $200, where complimentary breakfast and an evening reception with drinks further reduce daily costs. A single accommodation base in the Kissimmee or Lake Buena Vista corridor keeps all four courses within 25 minutes. A rental car is essential. Groups of four splitting car rental, accommodation, and shared costs will achieve the lower end of the cost range comfortably.
$1200–$2000
per person
4 Days
3 nights
4
courses included