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INTERCOT - Walt Disney World Inside & Out - Info Central
Magnolia Golf Course
This golf
course has the unique "mousetrap" on the sixth
hole, a sand trap
shaped like
Mickey.
Size of course: 6,642 yards from the middle
tees
What is the cost:
Resort Guests; $75-120
Day Visitor; $80-125
Twilight Special: $39-69
Does the cost include a golf cart: yes
Misc: The golf course has two driving
ranges, a putting
green, locker rooms, and a
beverage cart on
the course. The Pro Shop carries golf
apparel, equipment,
and
accessories.
Reservations: Resort guest can make a
reservation up to
sixty days in advance.
Non-resort guests
may reserve up to thirty days ahead.
Call WDW Golf
(407-939-4653) or visit www.golfwdw.com
Where is it: The Magnolia Golf Course is
located in the
Magic Kingdom Resorts
Area.
Parking: There is free parking near the Pro
Shop for Walt
Disney World resort guests
(non-resort guests
are charged about $5 to enter and park
in this area).
Complimentary taxi
service to and from the golf course is
available to resort
guests.
What resorts are near by: Shades of
Green, Grand
Floridian, Polynesian,
Contemporary, and
Wilderness Lodge.
Facts and Figures about the
Magnolia Course:
Course opened in 1971
Par is 72
Course record: 61 (Payne Stewart)
Length ranges from 7,190 (pro yardage) to 5,232 (forward
tees); men's yardage: 6,642
Course rating from the men's tees is 72.3
Slope index from the men's tees is 130
Water figures in the design of 11 holes
Greens are Tifdwarf
Fairways are Tifway 419
Magnolia is one of three Walt Disney World courses designed
by Joe Lee; others: Lake Buena Vista and Palm.
The Magnolia course shares clubhouse facilities -- including
a pro shop and locker rooms -- with the Palm course.
Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home": the PGA
TOUR fall Classic (1971- ) -- currently the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney
World; the Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Tournament benefiting
the United Negro College Fund (1989-91); and the AJGA/Polo Golf Junior
Classic (1995- )
Magnolia is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored
as one of America's Gold Medal Resorts by Golf Magazine (2002 biennial
survey)
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