Great Davenport Florida Golf Courses – Ridgewood Lakes Golf Club

Here are some good, relatively cheap golf courses in Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. (June 11, 2007) - Envision a scenario in which you're in Orlando to golf and the kids are running amok at Disney World spending money on everything Disney throws at them while the wife is burning up your credit score at the Mall at Millenia. Not hard to imagine, is it? There's precious little money left over for green fees. The only thing left to do is go cheapo. Don't sweat it: Orlando doesn't just offer high-priced resort and upscale daily-fee golf courses. You can play golf in Orlando on the relative cheap and still have a challenging and fun time. Here is our guide to some of the better-value courses in the Orlando area. Must plays for the money Ridgewood Lakes is an excellent alternative to the higher-priced golf courses of Orlando. Green fees are in the $45 range, though you can play as cheaply as $25. For the money, this is an excellent bargain. The conditioning and service won't remind you of, say, the Marriott courses, but both are fine. The maintenance crew overseeds the entire course. The semiprivate course is a Ted McAnlis design that opened in 1994 and has become extremely popular for locals and visitors, hosting nearly 50,000 rounds a year. It's a fairly open course, with only a few holes on which trees dramatically affect your play - No. 7 comes to mind, with its big oaks both side of the fairway. There is a good practice area, with a driving range, large bunker and chipping area and a practice putting green. –By Tim McDonald, National Golf Editor, Golf Publisher Syndications