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Palm Golf Course

Palm Golf

This course is a challenging one, with narrow greens, plenty of water hazards and sand traps.

Size of course: 6,461 yards from the middle tees

What is the cost:  
Resort Guests; $75-120 
Day Visitor; $80-125
Twilight Special: $39-69

Does the cost include a golf cart: yes

Misc: The golf course has two driving ranges, putting green, locker rooms, and a beverage cart on the course. 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 Magnolia Golf Course is located in the Magic Kingdom Resorts Area.

Parking: There is free parking near the Pro Shop for Walt Disney World resort guests (non-resort guests are charged about $5 to enter and park in this area).  Complimentary taxi service to and from the golf course is available to resort guests. 

What resorts are near by: Shades of Green, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Contemporary, and Wilderness Lodge.

Facts and Figures about the Palm Course:

  • Course opened in 1971
     

  • Par is 72
     

  • Course record: 61 (Mark Lye)
     

  • Length ranges from 6,957 (pro yardage) to 5,311 (forward tees); men's yardage: 6,461
     

  • Course rating from the men's tees is 71.6
     

  • Slope index from the men's tees is 130
     

  • Water figures in the design of nine holes
     

  • Greens are TifEagle
     

  • Fairways are Tifway 419
     

  • Palm is one of three Walt Disney World courses designed by Joe Lee; others: Lake Buena Vista and Magnolia.
     

  • The Palm course shares clubhouse facilities -- including a pro shop and locker rooms -- with the Magnolia course.

    Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home": the PGA TOUR fall Classic (1972- ) -- currently the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort; the Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Tournament benefiting the United Negro College Fund (1989-91); and the AJGA/Polo Golf Junior Classic (1995- ).

    Palm No. 18 has ranked among the toughest 50 holes on the PGA TOUR eight times since 1983.

    Palm is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored as one of America's Gold Medal Resorts by Golf Magazine (2002 biennial survey).


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