Award-Winning Courses “Drive” Golf Enthusiasts to Walt Disney World Resort

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  • OBJECTIVE'S IN SIGHT -- as are the hazards -- from the tee on the par 3 No. 16 at Disney's Lake Buena Vista Course. Designed by longtime Florida course architect Joe Lee, the LBV Course is part of 99 holes of golf five championship courses and a nine-hole executive course offered at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Permission is hereby granted to intended addressee magazine and newspaper to reproduce this picture for addressees editorial news use only. Copyright 2003, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.) CB 4-79
  • MOUSE TRAP
  • SWING AWAY: A favorite draw for PGA TOUR golfers and fans is the 2007 Children's Miracle Network Classic presented by Wal-mart, at Walt Disney World Resort. The tournament will be played Nov. 1-4 on Disney's Magnolia and Palm courses, with practice rounds Oct. 29-31 on the same Walt Disney World Resort layouts. Tickets can be purchased online at childrensmiraclenetworkclassic.com. Guests can call the Children's Miracle Network Classic hotline at 407/824-2250 for more information. EC8B5682
  • Mouse Trap -- The signature hole among the 99 holes of Walt Disney World golf is the Magnolia No. 6, a par 3 on which a bunker in the form of none other fronts the green than you know who. CB4-82
  • SWINGING FUN FOR THE FAMILY -- With 81 holes of quality golf, Walt Disney World Resort ranks among America's favorite golf resorts, and as the only golf resort in the world that also offers four theme parks, two water parks and abundant nightlife, it is the premier family golf resort on the planet. 0730AX_089KP
  • TOUGH WAY TO FINISH - The long, tight No. 18 on Disney's Palm Course is a challenge for all who test it. Playing at up to 454 yards (with a strategically placed canal crossing the fairway and hazards around the green), the par 4 hole has been among the 10 toughest holes on the PGA TOUR four times since 1986. Joe Lee designed the course at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Permission is hereby granted to intended addressee magazine and newspaper to reproduce this picture for addressee's editorial news use only. Copyright 2002, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.) CB 4-89
  • DISNEY'S MAGNOLIA GOLF COURSE -- As one of the two original Disney golf courses, the Magnolia opened in October 1971, and immediately became home for the Walt Disney World Golf Classic. In true PGA TOUR style, this beautifully manicured course has all the earmarks of a golfer's paradise: Elevated tees and greens, rolling terrain, and a very special bunker on the sixth hole in the shape of you-know-who. The Joe Lee-designed course is aptly named for its over 1,500 magnolia trees.
  • FORE! - Walt Disney World Resort includes the championship 18-hole Lake Buena Vista course (pictured), plus four additional 18-hole courses and a 9-hole walking course. RG 7-72 and RG 7-74
  • DISNEY'S PALM GOLF COURSE -- The natural beauty of Florida woodlands makes the Palm not only a pleasure to play but also one of Walt Disney World's toughest. Rated one of Golf Digest's "Top 25 Resort Courses," this Joe Lee course measures 6,957 yards from the back tees, 6,461 from the middle and 5,398 from the front. With greens recently rebuilt from the drainage basin up, this course is perhaps better than new. Save a sprinkle of pixie dust for No. 18 -- it's been rated as high as fourth toughest on the PGA TOUR.
  • TOWERING PALMS add to the beauty of Disney's Palm Course, a challenge for amateurs and pros alike. In the fall, PGA TOUR players tee it up on the Palm during the annual Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. The rest of the year, the Joe Lee-designed layout is available to resort guests as part of Disney's 99 holes of golf. Here golfers test the par 3 No. 16. CB4-90
  • DISNEY'S LAKE BUENA VISTA GOLF COURSE -- Built in 1972, Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course stretches to 6,819 yards from the championship tees. LBV is a tough challenge to many, as native foliage looms close to the narrow fairways. The course is somewhat more forgiving from the middle and forward tees which measure 6,268 and 5,176 yards, respectively. The Lake Buena Vista course is located near Downtown Disney and Disney's Old Key West Resort.
  • Great Exercise For The Whole Family -- can be had at Disney's Oak Trail course. It is a nine-hole walking course with two sets of tees that make the length 2,552 to 2,913 yards. The course, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., features challenging greens with lots of contour. CB 4-33
  • DISNEY'S OSPREY RIDGE GOLF COURSE -- Osprey Ridge is a course unlike any other. With uncharacteristically rolling Florida terrain, Osprey Ridge is enjoyable for the resort guest as well as the accomplished professional. Located in the northern section of Bonnet Creek Golf Club, Osprey Ridge is 7,101 yards from the back tees.
  • A GAME OF GOLF - A family enjoys a game of miniature golf at Fantasia Gardens at Walt Disney World Resort, where whimsical tees pay tribute to "Fantasia." Fantasia Gardens is one of two miniature golf facilities at Walt Disney World Resort. Q 4-74
  • CUTTING CORNERS - Golfers on the tee at No. 17 of Disney's Magnolia Course need to know the carry of their drives and proceed accordingly. The green of the par 4, Joe Lee-designed hole is hidden behind trees at the upper left, meaning there's an opportunity off the tee to shorten the approach. However, there's also a risk: a longer carry over water. The Magnolia has hosted a PGA TOUR event annually since 1971 tenth longest current streak among TOUR courses. (Permission is hereby granted to intended addressee magazine and newspaper to reproduce this picture for addressee's editorial news use only. Copyright 2002, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.) CB 4-86
  • OBJECTIVE'S IN SIGHT -- as are the hazards -- from the tee on the par 3 No. 16 at Disney's Lake Buena Vista Course. Designed by long-time Florida course architect Joe Lee, the LBV Course is part of 99 holes of golf -- five championship courses and a nine-hole executive course -- offered at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Permission is hereby granted to intended addressee magazine and newspaper to reproduce this picture for addressee's editorial news use only. Copyright 2002, THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY.) CB 4-79
  • Beauty and a Beast -- A spectacular view awaits golfers at Disney's Osprey Ridge, No. 3 -- and the prospect of a gigantic waste bunkers that gobbles up arrant shots to the right confronts them on the scenic par 3 as well. Walt Disney World golf head professional Kevin Weikel offers a practice drill golfers can do at home to get out of the sand. CD 2-77
  • FORE! - Walt Disney World Resort includes the championship 18-hole Lake Buena Vista course (pictured), plus four additional 18-hole courses and a 9-hole walking course. RG 7-72 and RG 7-74
  • Disney's Palm Course Beauty -- is evident at the par 3 No. 3. It's 165 yards from the tips and is not a good place for a slice! The Palm course, a Joe Lee design, is a great opportunity to test a course the pros play: it is played annually by PGA TOUR players during the FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort. CB4-34