Grand Cypress Golf — Local services in Dr. Phillips

The course itself is in great condition! It’s a true links course with velvet-like fairways and excellent, albeit undulating greens. The stone bridges and fences give the course a Scottish feel. It’s wide open, so you can just swing away. However, there are SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS with how this course is being operated.

I tried to call (yesterday) to change my tee time and was bounced between 3 different people none of whom was able to help me after 20 minutes. No one offered to take care of my request and call me back. Getting to and from the first and last tee is an adventure, with all the construction going on in the area. I was escorted out (a very long way) to the first tee box. At the end of the round, a maintenance guy had to help me find my way back to the clubhouse. Signage is intermittent, at best.

On the course, finding your way around was an adventure, too. Which green goes with which hole was not clear, despite different colored flags (yellow & white, according to which 9 you were playing) on the double greens. Green to tee box routes were similarly obscure on a few holes. This course needs a lot more arrows pointing the way. Or, the non-existent management could provide each golfer with a course guide handout. There was no GPS on the cart to help with directions. With a round of golf costing about $100 (off-season), this course is a rip-off. By the way, a can of Coke on the course cost $4.50.

I have played a lot of great courses in the Orlando area without the need of a seeing-eye dog AND without getting lost on the course. I will play those courses,...

Course Review: Cypress Course at Grand Cypress ⛳️

Located at the incredible Evermore Resort, the Cypress Course is pure Florida golf. Wide fairways, plenty of water, and some massive bunkers placed exactly where you want to hit it. It’s a course that keeps you thinking — but never feels unfair.

Hole 3 is a highlight — a true island green that immediately gives off TPC Sawgrass #17 vibes. It’s the kind of hole you take a video of before you even tee off.

One of my favorite things? The natural tee boxes. You tee off from the same surface as the fairway, which just adds to the flow and visual appeal of the course.

Best stretch? 13 to 15 — two gettable par 5s and a drivable par 4 in the middle. That three-hole run gives you a real chance to go low or lose it all. It’s the perfect mix of fun and pressure.

The greens were pure, the layout was smooth, and the whole property has an elevated, tournament-ready feel without being too serious. It's challenging for better players, but playable for all levels.

What impressed me most? The conditions. Orlando’s been in a pretty serious drought, and most courses in the area have understandably been feeling it. But Cypress? Hands down the best-conditioned course I’ve seen this season — even with the lack of rain. Hats off to the team for keeping it that dialed in.

If you’re anywhere near Orlando, this course needs to be...

There’s definitely two sides to this coin. If you’ve never been there this is the way it went for me. When you arrive there are 2 guys receiving guest, but neither approached me at my car. So l carried my bag to a cart and put it on. Then if you want to warm up there are nets to hit into (pass…). Then you take a journey through the outback, pass the construction to the 1st tee. I asked for ice for the cooler and they said it was behind the pod on 1. No there wasn’t. It was empty. I finally got some on the 5th tee. And both of the divot fill shakers were empty. Then the quirkiness starts. I was hitting the ball mostly down the middle, but l rarely ever knew if l was ok. You can’t see what’s in front of you. It’s like playing golf on the moon, because of the features. With all that said… the conditions are amazing from tee to green, including the bunkers. Even the tee boxes l only picked up one broken tee. And when you’re on the course the only time you really come in contact with the construction is the 9th tee. The conditions were easily worth $89. The total experience not so much. It’s kind of like “high end golf lite”. Now time for a burger and a beer somewhere else, because there’s nothing there for after. P.S. Who came up with a 23mph...