"Really, when you go to the different resorts, you don't like to see the same thing all the time," he relates. "It's like here -- Disney World's got so many attractions -- and when people come to play golf, they love to have the variety."

With that resolve, the world-renowned golf architect went to work, laying out an impressive "low-profile" 18 holes just east of Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort. What exactly is a low-profile course? Simply, it's a design where the course is built on the same level as, or lower than, the surrounding land.

Dye is no stranger to developing low-lying links. As a matter of fact, he used many of the ideas he put into his famed design of the Old Marsh course in Palm Beach County, Fla.

Transition areas of pine straw and sand are common between the tee boxes and the fairways, and the concave fairways maintain proper drainage into the natural wetland areas that are prevalent throughout the course -- in fact, 16 holes boast water. Eagle Pines features Dye's signature undulating greens, which are well-guarded by strategically placed bunkers. The result is a visually intimidating course which is a complete joy to play.

The course has a wide variety of distances and hole designs. For example, the par-4 holes range from 296 yards to 463 yards from the back tees.

According to Robert McCord's The 479 Best Courses to Play in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, "Shot-making and course management rather than length are important on this course. By the end of the round, you will have used every club in your bag, but it will be helpful to bring along your short game."

Facts and Figures about the Eagle Pines Course  

	Course opened in 1992
	Par is 72
	Course record: 61 (Jay Overton)
	Length ranges from 6,772 (pro yardage) to 4,838 (forward tees); men's yardage: 6,309
	Course rating from the men's tees is 70.1
	Slope index from the men's tees is 129
	Water figures in the design of 16 holes
	Greens are Tifdwarf
	Fairways are Tifway 419
	The course shares Bonnet Creek clubhouse facilities -- including a pro shop, locker rooms, the Sandtrap Bar & Grill and a function room -- with the Tom Fazio-designed Osprey Ridge course
	Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home": the PGA TOUR Walt Disney World Golf Classic (1994), LPGA Tour HealthSouth Tournament (1995), Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Tournament benefiting United Negro College Fund (1993-)
	Eagle Pines is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored as one of America's Silver Medal resorts by Golf Magazine (1998 biennial survey)

Styled in a classic country club setting combining thick Florida forests and Walt Disney World Resort residential areas, Lake Buena Vista is barely more than 6,800 yards from the back tees and less than 5,200 yards from the front tees.

But don't let its length fool you: the Lake Buena Vista golf course is one "shorty" that can also be a bully. The combination of dense pine forests, narrow fairways, thick bermuda-grass rough and small, well-bunkered greens make this course a full-fledged golf challenge requiring accurate shot-making.

Constructed in 1972, one year following the construction of the Magnolia and Palm courses, LBV continues to be a favorite of many who have played all six courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. Course architect Joe Lee returned in 1994 to direct construction of new greens for the entire course.

LBV offers golfers a new adventure at every tee and green . . . from the 157-yard No. 16 island green to the demanding 448-yard dogleg finishing hole.

Complementing this championship layout are the Disney Vacation Club ownership villas and the campus of Disney Institute. Accommodations at these resorts offer golfers the opportunity to spend their vacations on the golf course while being just a few miles from the magical Walt Disney World theme parks.

As with all the Disney courses, teaching and practice facilities are plentiful. Lessons are available to all guests, both groups and individuals.

It all adds up to a golf experience that truly reflects the philosophy of course designer Lee, who says it is an "exciting challenge . . . yet fun to play."

Facts and Figures about the Lake Buena Vista Course  

	Course opened in 1972
	Par is 72
	Course record: 61 (Bob Tway)
	Length ranges from 6,819 (pro yardage) to 5,194 (forward tees); men's yardage: 6,268
	Course rating from the men's tees is 70.1
	Slope index from the men's tees is 129
	Water figures in the design of 11 hole
	Greens are Tifdwar
	Fairways are Tifway 419
	Lake Buena Vista is one of three Walt Disney World Resort courses designed by Joe Lee; others: Palm and Magnolia
	The course clubhouse facilities -- including a pro shop and locker rooms -- are on the campus of Disney Institute
	Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home" are the PGA TOUR Walt Disney World Golf Classic (1980-1993, 1995-97), LPGA Tour HealthSouth Tournament (1996-1997) and USGA 1st Centennial Women's State Team Tournament (1995).
	Lake Buena Vista is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored as one of America's Silver Medal resorts by Golf Magazine (1998 biennial survey).

Like "sister courses" Palm and Lake Buena Vista, the Magnolia was designed by Floridian Joe Lee. Opened on the same morning as the Magic Kingdom in 1971, the Magnolia sports a second description: a classic Florida golf course.

Every year since 1971, the Magnolia has been host to the final round of the Walt Disney World Golf Classic -- currently the National Car Rental Golf Classic. The course has entertained many of the world's finest golfers, including Jack Nicklaus, who earned victories in the first three Disney tournaments. Tiger Woods capped his rookie season with victory here in 1996 and won again in 1999.

The course, aptly named for its more than 1,500 magnolia trees, winds through 175 acres of thick Florida wetlands. It features 97 bunkers including the world famous "Mouse Trap" fronting the par 3 No. 6. Water comes into play on 11 holes. Six stately bridges carry players across the many creeks that cross the course.

In Robert McCord's The 479 Best Courses to Play in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, it is concluded, "The combination of water hazards, sand traps, length, challenging greens and well-designed golf holes make the Magnolia Course a beautiful and memorable test of golf."

In 1993, 23 years after opening, the Magnolia received a refreshing facelift. Course architect Lee returned to redesign all 18 greens and the main putting green.

The putting surfaces, which had lost their shape through years of routine maintenance, were restored to their original condition.

"The main thing we changed on the golf course was the elevation of the back of the greens," Lee said. "We have created 'spectator mounds' on most holes for better viewing during golf tournaments."

The original Tifgreen/328 grass was replaced with Tifdwarf, a grass that Lee describes as "superior and faster."

Aside from the greens, Lee had teeing areas realigned to their original form. He also changed many of the tees used by women. With women making up such a large portion of the world's golfers, he said he is "trying to do a much better job with ladies' tees."

"I think the guy who said this is one of the greatest golf complexes in the world would have to be right," Lee said. "I think what we have done here with reconstruction may be better than when it was originally done."

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 Resort 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 Walt Disney World Golf Classic (currently the National Car Rental Golf Classic) (1971- ), 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 Silver Medal Resorts by Golf Magazine (1998 biennial survey)

The family-play, par 36 layout measures 2,913 yards, 2,552 yards from the front tees, and features fairways lined with majestic oak trees.

"Oak Trail is an excellent 9-hole course," says Disney head pro Kevin Weickel. "It has small, challenging greens and two of the best par fives on property.

"On this course, golfers have a chance to use every club in their bag," Weickel continues. "It's a great place for the developing golfer to learn the game, and for the experienced player to hone skills."

The heart of the walking-only course can be found in holes No. 5, 6 and 7, where golfers of all skills are met with a formidable challenge:

• At 517 yards, No. 5 is the longest hole on the course. It features a double dog-leg, bending left and then right to a green guarded by bunkers. In addition, golfers must guard against a ribbon of water running along the right side of the fairway the last 150 yards into the green.
• Mature oaks and tall Florida pines create a chute effect for the fairway of No. 6, a straight-away, 378-yard par 4. The approach to a small undulating green guarded by water and framed with tall trees reminds golfers of sylvan courses a thousand miles north.
• A narrow water hazard which crosses the fairway 120 yards in front of the white tees on No. 7 challenges golfers' nerves. The 489-yard par 5 dog-legs right with water providing a hazard to the right of the fairway near the green. Large bunkers guard the green left and back.

Considered by many to have some of the best putting surfaces on property, Oak Trail's greens are anything but easy to putt.

"It's a hidden jewel of Walt Disney World golf," Weickel says. "There's more undulation than on our TOUR courses [Magnolia and Palm used for the annual National Car Rental Golf Classic at Walt Disney World Resort]."

Most greens and tees are elevated, mirroring the character of the Joe Lee-designed Walt Disney World championship courses -- Magnolia, Palm and Lake Buena Vista.

A nine-hole round at Oak Trail costs $20 for juniors (ages 17 and under) and $35 for adults. Rental clubs are $15 (no charge for junior-size clubs).

In fact, Osprey Ridge was a picturesque, challenging layout in Fazio's eyes long before golfers began reviewing his creation in 1992. He had studied the hundreds of acres of wilderness in the northeast corner of the Walt Disney World Resort and, like an artist who sees the finished painting before the first pigment is applied to the canvas, he saw great things.

"Some of the factors that excited us about the project were the vegetation, the water areas and the wetlands which became part of the background and framing for the holes," he said.

One of the challenges for a resort course designer is to create a layout that would prove an equal challenge for the expert and the player with lesser ability. At Osprey Ridge, playing options produce that versatility -- from the positioning of tee boxes to the choices the player can make concerning a route from tee to green on the many holes where water is a factor.

Fazio notes that the design of Osprey Ridge uses the existing land patterns to their fullest while preserving all of the adjacent wetlands and other natural areas. Its positive characteristics include remote areas and high ridges with some tees, greens and viewing areas 20-25 feet above grade.

With its dramatically elevated greens and tees, Osprey Ridge is in sharp contrast to the adjacent Eagle Pines course with its "low-profile" design.

More than 70 strategically placed bunkers, mounds and a meandering ridge that runs through the course provide interesting obstacles, banking and elevation changes.

According to Robert McCord's The 479 Best Courses to Play in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean, "The links-style layout . . . has an abundance of beautiful and sometimes golf-threatening foliage, including pine, scrub oak, palmetto, bay trees, cypress and other varieties. Wind is another element [to challenge golfers.] Often the winds here are swirling and unpredictable.

"The front nine starts out with some of the easier holes on the course but includes two long par 3s before you reach the 582-yard par-5 seventh, the number-1 handicap hole, largely due to distance. The course gets more difficult on the back nine. The three finishing holes at Osprey Ridge are excellent tests of golf."

Facts and Figures about the Osprey Ridge Course  

	Course opened in 1992
	Par is 72
	Course record: 65 (David Young)
	Length ranges from 7,101 (pro yardage) to 5,402 (forward tees); men's yardage: 6,680
	Course rating from the men's tees is 72.3
	Slope index from the men's tees is 129
	Water is a factor on nine holes
	Greens are Tifdwarf
	Fairways are Tifway 419
	The course shares Bonnet Creek clubhouse facilities -- including a pro shop, locker rooms, the Sandtrap Bar & Grill and a function room -- with the Pete Dye-designed Eagle Pines course
	Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home" are the Guess Watches Zinger Stinger Pro-Am benefiting the Leukemia Society of America's Lymphoma Research (1995) and the Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Tournament benefiting the United Negro College Fund (1993- )
	Osprey Ridge is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored as one of America's Silver Medal resorts by Golf Magazine (1998 biennial survey)

Like "sister courses" Magnolia and Lake Buena Vista, the Palm requires careful club selection.

More than the other Joe Lee-designed courses at Walt Disney World Resort, however, the Palm uses water hazards as a penalty to errant shots. Water comes into play on nine holes. Flamboyant Chi Chi Rodriguez, upon tumbling from the lead of an early Walt Disney World Golf Classic when play moved to the Palm, announced, "I'm allergic to water."

The water challenge is nowhere more evident that at No. 6. This 412-yard par 4 requires avoiding water left off the tee, and water fronting the green on approach. Meanwhile, thick Florida forest on the right requires players to tread lightly along the water's edge.

The Palm is shorter, but tighter, than its neighbor, the Magnolia, and overall is characterized as a precise layout carved from dense woods.

Opinions about the toughest holes vary. No. 6 carries the No. 1 handicap rating. No. 18, a long par 4 to a small, forward-sloping green, has been a nemesis for PGA TOUR players, ranking among the 10 toughest holes on the entire TOUR four times since 1986. It is the No. 2 handicap hole.

Larry Nelson, winner of the Walt Disney World Golf Classic in 1984 and 1987, rated No. 4 toughest. It's a 422-yard par 4 that oddly enough has no water hazards. "For me it's hard to find a driving spot," Nelson said. "It's hard to drive it in the fairway."

Another toughie, Nelson said, is the 450-yard No. 10 -- "especially as a starting hole."

And then there is No. 18, a par 4 that measures 454 yards from the tips. Trees to the right and a hazard to the left swallow tee shots that stray from the fairway. Then it's a long approach over water to the green.

There is also water to the right of the green, water behind the green, and a series of sand bunkers hugging the fringe of the green on three sides.

The Palm has been listed by Golf Digest in the nation's top 25 resort courses and rates as a 'classic' Florida course.

• Course opened in 1971
• Par is 72
• Course record: 61 (Mark Lye)
• Length ranges from 6,957 (pro yardage) to 5,311 (forward tees); men's yardage: 6,461
• Course rating from the men's tees is 71.6
• Slope index from the men's tees is 130
• Water figures in the design of nine holes
• Greens are Tifdwarf
• Fairways are Tifway 419
• Palm is one of three Walt Disney World Resort courses designed by Joe Lee; others: Lake Buena Vista and Magnolia
• The Palm course shares clubhouse facilities -- including a pro shop and locker rooms -- with the Magnolia course
• Among the prestigious events that have called the course "home": the PGA TOUR Walt Disney World Golf Classic (currently the National Car Rental Golf Classic) (1972- ), the Bryant Gumbel/Walt Disney World Celebrity Tournament benefiting the United Negro College Fund (1989-91) and the AJGA/Polo Golf Junior Classic
  (1995- )
• Palm No. 18 has ranked among the toughest 50 holes on the PGA TOUR eight times since 1983
• Palm is part of a 99-hole Walt Disney World golf resort complex honored as one of America's Silver Medal Resorts by Golf Magazine (1998 biennial survey)

Lake Buena Vista

Rates are per person for Greens Fees and includes the following:
Use of Electric Cart
Pre-round Practice Balls
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)

NOTE: Special Rates such as the Price Slice and 3:00pm Special include:

Use of Electric Cart
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)
(Pre-round Practice Balls are not included.)

Day Visitor 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 149.00
Disney Resort Guest 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 139.00
Ride Along (Before 3pm Ages 11+) 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 15.00
Twilight Special 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 N/A (0-100 yrs) USD 79.00

Magnolia

Rates are per person for Greens Fees and includes the following:
Use of Electric Cart
Pre-round Practice Balls
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)

NOTE: Special Rates such as the Price Slice and 3:00pm Special include:

Use of Electric Cart
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)
(Pre-round Practice Balls are not included.)

Day Guest 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 169.00
Twilight Special 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 89.00

Oak Trail

Rates are per person for Greens Fees and includes the following:
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)
Pull Carts are available at $6 each
(Pre-round practice balls are not included)

Day Visitor Adult (18-100 yrs) USD 38.00
Day Visitor Junior Junior (0-17 yrs) USD 20.00

Osprey Ridge

Rates are per person for Greens Fees and includes the following:
Use of Electric Cart
Pre-round Practice Balls
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)

NOTE: Special Rates such as the Price Slice and 3:00pm Special include:

Use of Electric Cart
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)
(Pre-round Practice Balls are not included.)

Day Visitor 1/17/08 - 5/11/08 USD 169.00
Ride Along Fee (Before 3pm) 1/17/08 - 5/11/08 USD 15.00
Twilight Special 1/17/08 - 5/11/08 USD 89.00

Palm

Rates are per person for Greens Fees and includes the following:
Use of Electric Cart
Pre-round Practice Balls
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)

NOTE: Special Rates such as the Price Slice and 3:00pm Special include:

Use of Electric Cart
Use of Putting Greens and Driving Ranges
Use of Locker Rooms, Lockers and Showers (pick up/return key at Pro Shop)
(Pre-round Practice Balls are not included.)

3:00pm Special 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 79.00
Day Visitor 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 149.00
Ride Along Fee (Before 3pm) 1/18/2008 - 5/11/2008 USD 15.00

Tee Times

• Call 407/WDW-GOLF (407/939-4653) from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Eastern Time
• WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort Guests may book times ninety (90) days in advance, with a confirmed reservation number.
• Non-Resort Guests may book tee times thirty (30) days in advance.
• Tee times must be guaranteed with an American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diner's Club, Discover Card, Japan Credit Bureau or Disney credit card
• Tee times must be canceled at least 48 hours prior to the tee time to avoid payment responsibility.
• Spikeless golf shoes required; only the use of metal-spike alternatives or tennis shoes are permitted.
• Proper golf attire required, including men's/boy's shirts with a collar and Bermuda length shorts, or slacks.
• Group Outings may be arranged by calling the Golf Group Sales Office at (407) 824-3001.
• Rates are subject to change without notice.
• All rates are subject to sales tax.