The closest thing the Timacuan Golf and Country Club can be likened to is Grandma’s quilt. It is a patchwork of sorts – different elements, different sources, all working finely together to create one of the most talked about and respected golf vacation destinations in Florida.
At a close look, the Timacuan Golf and Country Club looks like a corkboard filled with things that are neither in the element of one and the other. That is the result of the accidental joint creation of such big
names in golf course design as Ron Garl and Bobby Weed. Although, they didn’t work at the same time. The original layout was a Garl, but drainage problems arose after some time that they had to seek help from Bobby Weed to fix them. Weed did not do more than fix what needs it, thus it was a “patchwork” of his and Garl’s design. Nature was not to be left out too! The golf vacation favorite is located in Lake Mary, Fl., and enjoys a sumptuous helping of the stunning lake.
And as distinct as it already is, the nines of the Timacuan Golf and Country Club are so varied as well it feels like being in two places at one time. But from a bird’s eyeview of the course – and from the perspective of the golfer playing it – this is one beautiful mess. The golf trip favorite located north of Orlando measures 6,915 yards from the longest tees, par 72.
truth, there is a more of Carolina golf course feel to the 
hazards as well. These forests of native growth trees are what separates the 
Not only is this golf course a bearer of a legendary name known for the best vacations around the world. It also bears the signature of an equally legendary name in golf design. And as if that weren’t yet enough, the course is located in one of America’s most favorite, not to mention, most beautiful places – Orlando, Florida. The Rees Jones-designed 
from the longest tees, par-72. There are five sets of tees to choose from making the course one for everybody. And, yes, one for everybody includes a great golf instruction program that would make even the least skilled of golfers enjoy what this course has to offer. One of the highlighted features of the course are the numerous bunkers that carry a classic design – a true and tested obstacle that will bring the the attitude that will make the 
the sport rejoice and celebrate the many wonderful things that makes this sport one of the best man has ever created, as well as the beauty of surroundings that only nature can give. The famed 
by Mother Nature herself. The course winds through a natural wetland environment – of old live oaks, pines and magnolias and shimmering lakes. The designers kept the natural topography untouched, thus golfers enjoy a layout of rolling terrain – generally challenging, utterly provoking, but fair. Fair enough, the course has five sets of tees to play from to keep things interesting for golfers despite their skill levels. The maximum yardage length is set at more than 7,200 yards, par 72. The course is so spectacular it not only is celebrated for 
star-rating from Golf Digest for no reason. It is a whooping 7,012-yards, par 71 layout. Four other sets of tees make the course playable for golfers of varied skill levels should the championship tees prove too overwhelming. And then there are very distinct nines – a glimpse of the Carolinas to open the game with – native wetlands and marsh areas, old growth cypresses and oaks – and travel to the British Isles – links-style, bunker-laden back nine – to close it with. If that is not enough a 
rough and edgy designs, the legendary Robert Trent Jones Sr. He created a true breather of a course – a break from his usual designs, and an break from the cookie-cutter designs. The course measures more than 7,000 yards from the longest tees and plays for a par of 72. Five sets of tees are available for golfers of all skill levels. The 
seem to exist in the same world, the 
tees, par-73. Some of the best and most interesting features of this golf course is that there 5 par-5s on course that golfers have to contend with. And the rest of the holes are even more so challenged by the bulkheads, over 90 bunkers and incessant Florida wind. For the challenge-seeking golfer, that is beauty right there – in its sheerest, cleanest, most beautiful form. Beauty of beauties. For the skill-challenged, there is not a reason to fret thought. The layout has five sets of tees to choose from. This is one 
And speak of beauty, there is literally a huge helping of beautiful sights here too. It has preserved its nature endowments so well that the course is actually a holder of an Audubon International Sanctuary certification. Supposedly, there are only 600 of them around the world, handpicked, for being eco-friendly. There can only be so much beauty and value in a 
27 holes, more than 7,000 yards, five sets of tees, and all the best of anything Orlando, Florida golfing – this sneak peek of what 
only the endless blowing of the Florida breeze and an array of 27 of the best holes in Florida bordered by world class bunkers that just brings the best features of the best links courses in the world. Now that is, without a doubt, one 
bustling city anywhere. There are, only healthy servings of natural wetlands, old-growth oaks and other forest trees, and a lot of nature’s sights and sounds that include but are not limited to gators, egrets, cranes, and otters. There’s a lot of golf here, too, and very few houses. The layout is a combination of European, some parkland, and some more Florida. Water plays on 13 of the 18 holes, and there are about 35 native sand bunkers on course that creates that generally fair play on whichever tee set it is being played on. And to complete the 
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