REUNION RESORT Palmer Course (844-374-2091)
Florida Golf Course Review
General information
Reunion Resort is one of the most prestigious golf resorts in the Southeast regions that is built on 2300 rolling acres near Walt Disney World. The focal point of this upscale
residential and resort environment is golf - with three championship courses designed by Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. This is not only a golfer's paradise
however - but also a family retreat, as Reunion combines the best of resort amenities with small-town life.
Ownership opportunities are available in residences that include single family homes, condominiums and townhouses. The resort includes award-winning tennis courts,
boutique spa, fitness center, 5-acre water park and 10 additional swimming pools, miles of biking and walking trails, plus 6 dining options throughout property. The courses are
open to members and resort guests only – with stay and play packages available year round (two-night minimum stay required). You can call 844-374-2091 for information - and
we also recommend you visit our page for the resort with abundant photos, text and direct web links to the Reunion website by clicking here!
This is a wonderful place for a golf or family vacation!
The Arnold Palmer and the Tom Watson courses were both selected by Golfweek Magazine as two of the top 40 new courses in the United States for 2004.
The courses are serviced by a beautiful clubhouse with outstanding Golf shop, restaurants, lounge and outdoor patio that serves a gourmet menu as well as bar items. The
practice facilities are comprehensive - with targeted grass range, putting greens and short game areas for chipping, pitching and bunker practice. Each cart is equipped with "To
The Green" GPS, a cooler and rear canvas covers to protect clubs during inclement weather. There also are comfort stations set up along the course that feature ice and water. All
the tee boxes are marked, and sprinkler heads are also measured to the center of the green. This is truly an exquisite private club experience!
The Palmer Course
The Palmer Course is the shorter of the three layouts on property, and features a few holes with trees that come into play on either side of the sloping fairways. Five sets of tee
areas play to distances and slopes measuring 6916 yards/137 slope, 6419 yards/132 slope, 6058 yards/128 slope, 5529 yards/116 slope for men and 124 for women, and 4802
yards with a slope of 106 for men and 113 for women playing from the forward tees.
Water comes into play in the form of ponds or natural marshes on 7 of the holes with forced carries on numbers 7, 8, 14 and 15. These carries are reasonable in length from the
mid tees and challenging from the tips. Offering even more of a challenge on the Palmer are the fairway bunker complexes that can make scores of par or better quite a chore. The
green complexes also test the skills of golfers, as water, sand and greenside swales and collection areas make getting up and down from offline approaches a difficult task. Like
the Watson Course, the Palmer course features tiers and ridges - and the oversized putting surfaces here are more undulating. Players will seldom encounter a straight putt!
Altogether, there are 80 sand bunkers/waste areas along this track.
This is an outstanding resort golf experience, and one that can be enjoyed by all levels of players. Again - golf at Reunion is available to members, residents and resort guests only
. You can stay and play here on a variety of packages with a two-night minimum stay required. For more info on the Palmer Course at Reunion, visit our page for the course, with
direct link to their website by clicking here.
|
