rental home with golf possibilities

[sabine]

Hello everyone,
we're going to WDW april 4 till april 17th, we already have a rental pool-villa booked, but only have to pay when we get there and there's no cancellation fee. Since after the booking my DH got into golf, I was wondering if anyone knows about a home that's in a golfing community with the possibilities of playing there
for free or at reduced green fees. Maybe then I can check whether they have late availability and then change my reservation. It sure would be a big surprise to DH !!

 

[vernon]

One I know that does this is in a development called Southern Dunes. this is a great golf course, some really nice houses and they did reduced rates. The major downside is that it is 30 minutes drive to WDW, I wouldn't be suprised if there are people would would have reported worse drive times than that last year or two , but I think the road works on the 192 are now completed and journey times of 30 minutes would be fair. Generally the nearer to Disney the house/course is the more expensive ( for it's quality) that house or course tends to be. If I was looking for a golf holiday ( and making a few trips to the parks I'd happily pick Southern Dunes, if my priority was WDW and the atractions I'd pick a house nearer WDW and drive to the golf.
http://www.southerndunes.com


You don't say how keen a golfer he is, there are dozens of top class championship courses in Orlando ( with prices to match), even more decent quality and keenly priced courses and also a good selection of cheap but still reasonable courses. A really great idea is http://www.progolfguides.com I did this a couple of years back and for a golfer it is a great treat. Phil ( the guy that runs it) is a PGA pro and he will collect you from you villa, drive you to the course, provide clubs and give you a one to one ( or if you prefer you can have up to three people in your group) playing lesson round one of the local courses. I found this so much more help than a lesson on the range because rarely do you find players hit the same on the range as they do on the course, coupled with tips on "course management".

 

[neo's white rabbit]

Vernon's idea sounds a good one. But if you do want to look at Southern Dunes Sabine there are whole bunch of them here

http://www.villas2000.com/central/southern.html

and I'm sure a whole lot more elsewhere!

 

[sabine]

Thanks both Neo's white rabbit and vernon for your replies. I'm going to check out the sites you recommended. For us a 30 min drive to the parks is not that much of a problem.
I'll let you know what we decided.