As I mentioned in my last post, I was able to work from Florida this week. I worked full days on Monday and Tuesday, then left a little early on Wednesday for some golf!

My commute took me along the 429 toll road and I got over to Orange County National about 3:30pm. I’ve played the two regulation courses and sadly didn’t have enough time to play Panther Lake again (I played Crooked Cat last year)! I got rained out trying to play the short Tooth Course last year, so I was back this year to check it out.

I went to the main proshop first, but was told to head over to the driving range building for the Tooth Course. That is on the other side of the parking lot and a bit tricky to find! I guessed right and was able to pay my $15 (I think) to go walk this 1,563 yard nine-hole course.

The Tooth Course is located between a fairly busy road and Crooked Cat’s opening holes, on a small hill. The holes aren’t far from each other and the hills aren’t too big, so it turned out to be a nice walk on an 80 degree day!

The Tooth gets overshadowed by the other two fantastic courses at Orange County National, and rightfully so. However, as far as a short course goes, I thought it was pretty good. It has some modern elements – for example, bunkers, tiered greens and water.

It plays as par-29 with seven par-3’s and two par-4’s. The par-4’s are short so you can hit the driver or lay back for your favorite yardage. The par-3’s range from 104 to 179 yards, so you’ll get to mix up your club selection.

The par-3 8th, at 134 yards, was my favorite hole on the Tooth Course. It plays over a water hazard that can come into play on a mis-hit. The green angles around a large bunker to the left and the flag was tucked between the water and bunker!

The conditions here were above average for a short course. As you’d expect the tees had plenty of divots, but the tees and fairways were overseeded. The greens had a light layer of sand, however they rolled fine.

The Tooth Course isn’t on the level of Winter Park or Sweetens Cove, but it was a nice place to relax after a day of work. If you need to settle some bets from either of the other courses on the property or want to bring the family out, this would be a good place.

Course Pictures (click any picture to scroll through the gallery):