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Price: $10.75 (2nd
round ½ price)
Par: 56 (Winter
Course), 56 (Summer Course)
Winter Course Summer
Course
Difficulty: 2 Difficulty: ?
Creativity: 8 Creativity: ?
Atmosphere: 9 Atmosphere: ?
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The winter course features various winter/north pole/Santa themed obstacles including a snow castle, pond hockey and ski runs. Several of the holes feature motion sensor-based events (a very cool addition) including one where your ball gets twisted up the North Pole (though it didn’t do much to lower your score). The course was also well maintained and the obstacles were in good shape (though the rubberized starting mats were strange and we bypassed them). The course itself plays very easy (both of us were well under par and had holes-in-one on 7 of the 18 holes). Many of the greens near the cup were funneled towards the cup, assisting those shots that were only a bit offline.
Being a Disney property the course was a bit more expensive
that it warranted (though you do get ½ off the second round, any time during
the day, at either of the Disney courses), but the overall play and atmosphere
here was very good. We’d recommend
visiting if you find yourself in the
Reviewed by Pat, Liz & Putt
Reviewed in 2006
Note: Half of the Putting Penguin team originally reviewed this course in 2006. The other half reviewed this course in 2008 and in 2010.
Price: $12.75
Par: 52 (Winter
Course) 56 (Summer Course)
Winter Course (2008) Summer Course (2010)
Difficulty: 3 Difficulty: 5
Creativity: 10 Creativity: 9
Atmosphere: 10 Atmosphere: 9
Typical of anything associated with Disney, this course is
one of the nicest we’ve reviewed so far.
There are 2 18-holes courses, the Sand Course and the Snow Course. We only played the Snow Course this
time. The Snow Course is not difficult
at all. It’s a great course for
children. There are no unnecessarily
difficult shots, and most holes have slopes toward the cup. The course is very clean, and there isn’t
anything in the way when taking a shot.
It’s spread out so there’s plenty of space to wait in-between
holes. There’s also a lot to look at on
the course, and there’s even things that pop up when triggered by the movement
of the ball. The only negative aspects
of the course were that 1 hole was closed because it was under construction
(for painting), and the 18th hole was not working. Both courses end in the same place so we were
able to use the 18th hole of the Sand Course instead. This is likely because we played this course
in November, and it was the off-peak season for Disney. Even though the admission price is rather
high, every player receives a free golf ball at the end of play. We also got free mini Sharpies and mini candy
canes. We would recommend this course to
people of all ages. This is a great
family venue. It’s located close to
2010 Update
The Putting Penguin
reviewed the Winter course in 2006 and again in 2008. The Summer course is just as enjoyable to
play. The premise of this course is that
Santa is on vacation at the beach. The
course has themed music (mostly the Beach Boys). There are creative hazards such as the inner
tubes on the “river” and Santa sleeping in the “sand.” Even though there’s a lot to look at on the
course most of the shots are straight-forward and relatively easy.
Overall the course
rates very high and we don’t have many complaints. There was a lot of leaf litter on the
course. Generally it did not interfere
with play, but it would have been nicer if it had been swept up. Unfortunately, there were a couple holes
where the balls got stuck on the ramps.
Once the players are
done they are given a free Disney golf ball.
This course is great for families and people of all ages. It’s the perfect thing to do if you want the
Disney experience without paying for Park admission.
Reviewed by Mandy & Julie
Reviewed in 2008
Reviewed by Mandy, Jesse, Julie, Katie & Sonja
Reviewed in 2010
Course Pictures (click to enlarge)
2008 & 2010 Pictures
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