If you play golf, well or badly, then Orlando is for you. Everything is big in America and nothing comes bigger than golf in Florida.
Many PGA Tour players including Tiger Woods and Ernie Els alongside legends Arnold Palmer and Gary Player make Orlando their home. Why? Within an hour's drive of Orlando are more than 150 superb golf courses designed by the best players, Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Johnny Miller to name but a few. Designers like Robert Trent Jones, Tom Fazio, Ron Garl and David Harman have added to the plethora of challenging and spectacular courses on offer right on your doorstep.
Prices vary from as little as $20 per round without a cart in low season to $160/£90 per round with a cart in high season. With an average annual temperature of 72 degrees seasonal weather doesn't vary nearly as much as in Britain.
If you just want a bit of fun then fun you will have. If you want to improve your game, Orlando is home to six golf instruction academies including the renowned David Leadbetter Golf Academy where he personally teaches. Tuition courses vary from three hours to three days.
Kissimmee is in Osceola County which has many courses, the nearest to Indian Creek being Mystic Dunes which is literally two minutes in the car or just a ten minute stroll away. This 18 hole championship course offers an unprecedented golf experience, a dunes-style western nine similar to a British links course and an eastern nine of low American classic wandering through wetlands and oak forests. This course was rated 4 star and ranked number 2 in "Orlando's Top 5 Golf Courses".
A ten minute drive takes you to ChampionsGate International and National 18 hole courses both designed by Greg Norman. The International provides a British links-style experience and the national is traditional American style. It's next to here you will also find the David Leadbetter Golf Academy.
A fifteen minute drive and you could be in the Celebration Golf Club rated 4.5 stars and in the top 3 in central Florida for service and in the top two for course conditions in Golf Digests "Best Places to Play".
Possibly the Kissimmee Golf Club, fifteen minutes drive, offers the best value for money for the not so serious golfers. This course has long been a favourite of locals and visitors alike.