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Hawk's Landing Golf Club
& The Orlando World Center Marriott
An Award-Winning Combination
Courtesy of GolfOrlando Magazine
Every now and then you have the good fortune of discovering a golf course with panache. Stylish, groomed, cared for. Distinctive. Even swank without ostentation. Panache.
When you discover that this course is on the grounds of the Orlando World Center Marriott, you've uncovered one of Orlando's best-kept secrets. What makes a great vacation golf experience? Luxurious accommodations, fantastic dining, and a fun, demanding golf course that seems better each time you play it.
The Orlando World Center Marriott. Suite dreams and wide open spaces. Balconies with lofty views. Comfortable beds with down pillows. Sofas to fall back on after your round. Rooms and suites that feel more like bedrooms than hotel rooms. And, with ten restaurants and lounges, serving everything from burgers to sashimi and Certified Angus beef, the dining choices are seemingly endless.
To meeting planners all over the world, bigger and better go hand-in-hand. It means more options, more expertise, more opportunities for a seamless and successful meeting, and... golf tournaments! The World Center's Catering and Golf Event planning professionals have the experience, the imagination and the creativity to produce perfect golf outings of any size.
The recently re-designed golf course, a beguiling layout by Robert E. Cupp, is right outside the front door. Water on fifteen holes, including the entire back nine. Nooks and crannies, mounds, greens that are deeper than wide. Winds that subtly change during the scintillating odyssey around the resort complex.
At 6,800 yards from the championship tees, Hawk's Landing carries a slope rating of 134. Holes 12-14, sometimes referred to as Orlando's "Amen Corner," offer testimony to the value of straightforward challenges in golf course design and the rewards of a sound game plan.
The 12th is a menacing par four of 412 yards from the championship tee. Water on the left and Out of Bounds on the right demand a steely nerve and abundant confidence. The approach must carry water to find a small green perched unthreateningly in a picturesque enclave of mounds and short grass collection areas. No bunkers, but choose clubs wisely.
The par three 13th turns back toward the resort and into the prevailing west wind. The bow-tie-shaped green awaits only 160 yards away, but the carry is all over water and a second pond lurks behind. Again, no bunkers.
The par four 14th ,at 432 yards, calls for a solid drive or the second will be a daunting long iron or fairway wood play. Water will catch the weak approach, and three steep-faced bunkers guard the green. As challenging a par four as there is in Orlando.
The signature hole is the 18th, a par 5 of 565 yards that features a memorable approach shot that will make your round!
Hawk's Landing Golf Club and the Orlando World Center Marriott. An award-winning combination conveniently located at exit 67 (I-4) on SR 536, adjacent to Disney World.
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For more information, reservations or tee times, please call toll free, 866-342-4782
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