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INTERCOT - Walt Disney World Inside & Out - Info Central
Oak Trail Course
The Oak
Trail Course is jokingly called the Family Course.
Size of course: 2,913 yards from the middle
tees
What is the cost:
Resort Guests - Adult; $38.00
Junior (17 and under); $20.00
Adult Replay; $19.00
Junior Replay; $10.00
Does the cost include a golf cart: No,
it includes a
pull-cart. Walking only.
Misc: The Pro Shop carries golf apparel,
equipment, and
accessories.
Reservations: Resort guest can make a reservation up to
sixty days in
advance. Non-resort quests may reserve up to thirty days ahead.
Call WDW Golf
(407-939-4653) or visit www.golfwdw.com
Where is it: The Oak Trail Course is
located in the Magic
Kingdom Resorts Area.
Parking: There is free parking near the Pro
Shop
(non-resort guests are
charged about
$5 to enter and park in
the area).
What resorts are near by: Shades of
Green, Grand
Floridian, Polynesian,
Contemporary, and
Wilderness Lodge.
Oak Trail Facts:
The family-play, par 36 layout measures 2,913 yards, 2,552 yards from the
front tees, and features fairways lined with majestic oak trees.
"Oak Trail is an excellent 9-hole course," says Disney head pro Kevin
Weickel. "It has small, challenging greens and two of the best par fives on
property.
"On this course, golfers have a chance to use every club in their bag,"
Weickel continues. "It's a great place for the developing golfer to learn
the game, and for the experienced player to hone skills."
The heart of the walking-only course can be found in holes No. 5, 6 and 7,
where golfers of all skills are met with a formidable challenge:
At 517 yards, No. 5 is the longest hole on the course. It features a double
dog-leg, bending left and then right to a green guarded by bunkers. In
addition, golfers must guard against a ribbon of water running along the
right side of the fairway the last 150 yards into the green.
Mature oaks and tall Florida pines create a chute effect for the fairway of
No. 6, a straight-away, 378-yard par 4. The approach to a small undulating
green guarded by water and framed with tall trees reminds golfers of sylvan
courses a thousand miles north.
A narrow water hazard which crosses the fairway 120 yards in front of the
white tees on No. 7 challenges golfers' nerves. The 489-yard par 5 dog-legs
right with water providing a hazard to the right of the fairway near the
green. Large bunkers guard the green left and back.
Considered by many to have some of the best putting surfaces on property,
Oak Trail's greens are anything but easy to putt.
"It's a hidden jewel of Walt Disney World golf," Weickel says. "There's more
undulation than on our TOUR courses [Magnolia and Palm used for an annual
PGA TOUR fall event]."
Most greens and tees are elevated, mirroring the character of the Joe
Lee-designed Walt Disney World championship courses -- Magnolia, Palm and
Lake Buena Vista.
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