10400 County Rd 48,
Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida FL 34737
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+1 (352) 324 3101 (Resort)Pro shop
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Mission Inn Golf Academy / Bird Golf Academy / Gary Gilchrist Golf AcademyThe Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Gently undulating terrain
Surroundings:
Residential and woodland.
Designer:
Gary Koch
18-hole par-72 El Campeon course (7003 yds from the back tees)
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33 miles NW of downtown Orlando
Take Florida's Turnpike north from Orlando. Leave the Turnpike at exit 285. Turn left onto US 27 south for one block. Turn left onto SR19 north, direction Howey-in-the-Hills. After 6 miles, and at the top end of Howey-in-the-Hills, Mission Inn is on your left.
Mission Inn (Las Colinas)
Located amidst rolling countryside to the northwest of Orlando, the Mission Inn Resort & Club boasts two excellent golf courses. Las Colinas (The Hills) is quite a different layout from its more renowned sibling, the El Campeón course.
This much more recent design is flanked in part by golf-side residences, but also makes good use of the indigenous forest and swamp, ensuring a variety of habitat on your way round.
Most of the time you'll enjoy wide-open fairways, but there are some tightish drives to make, not least at the par-5 12th, known as Alligator Alley; it is not so much water that will concern you as the towering oaks and firs through which your ball must be accurately threaded.
After a relatively flat front-nine, the hills that give the course its name arrive at the 14th and 15th holes, although the elevation changes you'll experience aren't quite as pronounced as on El Campeón. The greens here are large and undulating, while the course's classic styling requires good shot placement if you want to score well.
Stay&Play at Mission Inn: luxury onsite accommodation available, see Where2Stay section below.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts compulsory.
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10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida 34737
+1 (352) 324 3101
Visit websiteMission Inn (El Campeon and Las Colinas courses)
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