Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club Golf Course - Orlando

Description of the golf course: It's a rare occasion indeed, when you have the opportunity to play one of the most popular courses on the PGA Tour. And more rare still to play where Arnold Palmer plays and lives. You will have that opportunity, only at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge.

Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge is your retreat for unforgettable tour-level golf...with private club pampering. The championship Bay Hill course sweeps across 270 acres along the shores of the Butler Chain of Lakes. It features 27 holes of unmatched golf, the 18 hole Championship track is show cased each spring as one of the most popular stops for the PGA TOUR with international television bringing the event into the homes of millions. It's a demanding test of golf for pros and amateurs alike, but eminently fair.

This is a private course - ranked among the world's very best - is open only to Club members and their guests staying in the cozy 70-room Lodge. When you stay at the Lodge, you're a member of the Club, sharing its membership privileges... golf, dining, full service salon & spa, and recreation facilities.

Here are just a few tasters of the challenges of Arnold Palmers Bay Hill Club:

Description of the 1st hole:
On this tough starting hole, large bunkers right and left await the first shot of the day. Favor the left center of the fairway for the best angle to the green. Avoid the greenside bunkers for an opportunity to make par.

Description of the 10th hole:
The back nine starts with this relatively short par 4. Fairway bunkers pose a serious threat to an errant tee shot. Long hitters will be tempted to carry the bunker on the right. Take half a club more as you approach the slightly elevated, two-tiered green.

Description of the 18th hole:
Tee shots on this great finishing hole must find the fairway to give you a chance to get home in two. From the tee, favor the fairway's left side. Then take enough club to carry the lake. Shots hit over or left of this green will find a bunker or heavy grass. Take deep breath and fire away.

Toughest Hole: #18
Best Chance for a Birdie: #16
Most Distinctive Course Feature: Devil's Bathtub #18
Speed of Play: 4 hours 10 minutes
Best Season / time to Play: Year Round
Best Local Restaurants: Christini's, Morton's, Charley's Steakhouse, Chatham's
Nicest Touch: Seeing Mr. Palmer on the course and in the dining rooms
Don't Miss: A visit to the Salon & Spa
Important Information: Must be a lodge guest to have access to golf course