Waldorf Astoria Golf Club

This Rees Jones design, opened in 2009, was voted best new public course that year. The course winds through a large wetland preserve, and stretches to 7108 yards from its Professional Tees. Holes are visually arresting from tee to green and require intelligent management of the game. Bunkers are carved to be reminiscent of the hazards designed on courses a century ago. Majestic stands of pine and cypress trees line the fairways. The style of this meticulous Orlando golf resort was dictated by the land's existing contours, which Jones then enhanced always mindful of the natural elements and environmental issues. (description courtesy Waldorf Astoria)