The International golf course at ChampionsGate Golf Club offers a golf experience unlike any other in the Orlando area. The golf course follows a classical pattern of an outward nine and an inward nine returning to the clubhouse. With the exception of native Florida water hazards, Champions Gate Golf International course, has the look and feel of a links-style layout in the British Isles.
Champions Gate Golf Club was designated as one of the best golf courses in Orlando in 2020. Champions Gate offers an unmatched golf facility and is regarded as one of the most unique golf experiences in Orlando, Florida.
Featuring grassy dunes bordering the firm, fast fairway surfaces, the International course challenges golfers of all skill levels to navigate thru the numerous pot bunkers scattered randomly to create an authentic Scottish golf experience. The International course's common area rough has been allowed to grow natural and long. However, there’s also plenty of room to drive the ball with wide, reachable fairways.
Mishit shots may lead to difficult lies in thick grass in the wind swept dunes, or out of challenging pot bunkers. The Greg Norman designed course rolls its way through Central Florida Wetlands, adding both beauty and challenges to the round.
The green complexes are always in excellent tournament playing conditions. Green sizes and shapes vary greatly and most golfers will continually find themselves off the putting surface wondering how to navigate the bumps and steep slopes to get the ball back on.
ChampionsGate Golf Club in Orlando is home to both the National and International Courses. Greg Norman designed the 36 holes of golf to offer golfers a blend of tradition and modern elements and to create a unique golf experience.
Whether you choose to play the International, with its authentic links style golf reminiscent of the great courses of the British Isles, or the Champions Gate Golf Club National Course with its traditional American style, you will experience a challenging round of golf.
The International course at ChampionsGate completeted a greens resurfacing project to transform and rejuvenate the putting surfaces in the summer of 2016. All 18 greens of the International course were resurfaced with a transformation from Floradwarf to Champion Bermuda turfgrass. The new Champion Bermuda greens will provide optimal putting conditions on a daily basis.