All positive experience. I cannot give 5 star because the course is an old course, but the friendly staff made up for it. The green is in almost perfect condition. They put in a lot of work, bringing from almost run down course few years back, and keeping this historical course in such a good condition nowadays. Will definitely recommend and play again soon.

Beautiful course. Feels like you are anywhere but Florida. Very peaceful

A gem. The course is in immaculate condition. The greens run fast.

Home of the Florida Citrus Open 1966. Walking the fairways once walked by Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and many more legends. Front 9 is flat, back 9 has all the character. Driving is a premium. You’ll struggle if you miss fairways. Greens are small, undulating and really nice. Overall course is great and the best around the downtown Orlando area.

Pretty fun golf course. All flat, but it’s Florida; not many hills here.Also, the course didn’t have many hard features besides a few water hazards and sand traps.We ate here too and the food was awesome.I left my ID here and they mailed it back to me with five days, and I cannot thank them enough!Plus this place is know for having Fox Squirrels, and they are all over the course.

This course was in great shape for the time of year as well as the amount of people playing. If I remember correctly they were doing almost 200 rounds a day (meaning 4 people per group being 4 rounds).The greens were rolling smooth but the fairways were dried out. Not a big deal, had a great time for a great price.I would come back again.

Professional staff knows how treat guests. Beautiful greens

Its a very nice course. Challenging but not frustrating. I really had a nice time playing this course.

You cannot cut down and/or trim trees and leave everything in piles on the ground for weeks. On one hole on the front 9, the same tree log has laid for over a month. Over half the holes are lined with tree piles down in the rough and your ball is inevitably going to get lost in it if you miss the fairway at all. Its currently an unplayable course until they figure out they have to remove the trimmed tree parts along with cutting them down. Save your money.

Fantastic course, great greens, clean fairways, really enjoyable place

Sean, Pete, and Chris are amazing teaching staff at Rio Pinar. The staff provides good service. The restaurant has a great burger and the beer is cold. The golf course is being worked on daily which is a great sign of a course manager that cares.

I really like the layout and history of this course. However, our twosome asked for two separate carts because of Covid and they said we would have to pay an extra $20 for the additional cart. I havent had to pay an additional cart fee at any other course in Orlando, especially while Covid has been at all time highs, so this caught me off guard. I also wasnt aware the greens had recently been aerated when I booked my tee time. And finally, we werent allowed to play the back nine, which wouldve been fine if we had been notified when we booked. Overall, I think the courses communication was extremely poor which lead to a mediocre experience once we arrived.

It was okay. Nothing special about this place other than the PGA used to play here. The course looked the way a golf course should look. I was disappointed they did not offer a military discount.

Walk where mens and womens golf legends have played. Opened in 1957, the course has hosted both PGA and LPGA events from late 60s to early 80s. Challenging and fun, dont forget cashews for the locals(see photo).

Historic course. Built for a fade. Smaller greens. Foxtail squirrels that are friendly. Play course regularly. Good value. Wet after heavy rain. Potential, potential, potential.

$20 for each additional cart is a ripoff. I dont appreciate being told one price when you book and then getting charged extra when you turn up to play. I will not be going back.

As soon as we arrived the helpful staff greeted us and picked up a cart and loaded our clubs while we checked in. Everyone we met that worked there was super friendly and helpful. The course layout was nice fairly easy yet challenging approaches. The fairways and greens are in great shape very well maintained, except for only one green that was being rehabilitated this month. The squirrels are interesting, big guys. We had a wonderful time today.

We had a quinces at this venue and it was perfect! The location provided the food, the event planner Maria helped in every aspect of the process. She helped me find vendors, gave great ideas for decorations and helped prepare the day of. Everything here was so easy to plan, and the team truly helps take the pressure off. Highly recommend!!

Very relaxing course. Some spots in fairway/rough, but worth the price

Phenominal time, thank you Crystal for our beverages, course great shape, food/dinner very good.....back soon......

Just an honest review and experience on this Sunday. Take this review as you wish.I Play central Florida courses 2 times a week. First time at Rio Pinar.Called the club house in the morning and asked if any tee times were available. We were told I can get you guys on (3 of us) anytime before 130pm or so. We also asked what kind of shape the course was in (are greens being aired? overall conditions , ect ...) Was told the course was in great shape. Ok great on our way thx. 1224 arrival great timing. Didnt seem busy at all for a Sunday at noon. $45 a person Arrive at the first Tee and realize someone was not honest when asked about the conditions. Hole 1 Tee boxes rough shape, weeds , uneven and bare spots. Ok maybe Fairways and Greens are better. Nope! First 9 same thing hole after hole poor tee boxes , poor rolling greens with bare spots and weeds.Onto the back 9.Tee boxes in somewhat better shape not the best but better than the front 9, thats about it .We Finish hole 10 notice a single behind us . drive to the 11th tee We pull off the cart path to the side and let him play through. He says thanks drives to the tee.Ranger pulls up behind us. Ranger says keep your carts on the cart path. I say sorry we pulled off to allow the single to play through . So we proceed to pull the carts back onto the cart path and ranger says you didnt have to move it now for future knowledge as he drives off the cart path on the grass and around us. Someone just the did the (do as I say not as I do ).Back to golf...6 out of the the back 9 holes the greens had the sprinklers on. Ball wont roll 5ft on a smashed putt. 17th and 18th holes were not even playable with a good 1 inch of standing water on the greens not draining and sprinklers still running.Went into the club house and spoke to the guy in the clubhouse which was the same person who told us the course was in great shape and checked us in. I said next time someone calls and asks what kind of shape the course is in to please be honest. I explained that the tee boxes and greens on the front 9 were not even close to great shape and the back 9 had sprinklers running on 6 of he greens and that the greens were flooded and had 1 inch of standing water on them and werent draining.He looked directly out of the window at the 18th green at the standing water and sprinklers running looked back at me and said sorry you guys had a bad experience. Then he just gave me the look as to say, to bad we got your money .... Yes you did and at $45 a person I can tell you 3 people will not be returning.The course has history which is what attracts golfers there.Beyond that its definitely not worth the money for what you get. Way better courses for that money and even cheaper. Like I said from the start Just an honest review and our experience.

Course in good shape. Feisty squirrels. IMO, it is worth it just to look at mens locker room. Great photos. Greens in very good condition. Fairways in good shape. T boxes in good shape. Fun time with K of C group.

The only course in Orlando where you have to pay a $20 fee to ride separate. Every other course lets you ride by your self for free. With all these Covid cases I dont understand how this makes sense.

Great course and exceptional layout. I believe in being able to play a course that once hosted some of the pass greats in a game I love. If you feel that way, or just want to play a course that has some fox squirrels who will steal your trail mix, this is that course. The course is tight, with quite a few trees lining every hole so spraying your ball is not an option. The greens are semi slow and in decent shape, same with the t boxes and fairways. Everyone is helpful and pleasant. I do fully endorse playing this course at least once.

Not a bad course (apart from all the branches they cut down and decided not to remove). However, don’t allow groups to book a 3:30 tee time, and kick them off the course at 7:03 on hole 16. Rude “kart guy” and groups still playing hole 4 when we were on our way back. Certainly will be our last time at Rio Pinar.

They are upgrading the facilities and the restrooms on the course are brand new. Now lets work on the course!

Played here twice. Older course but very nice. Hidden gem. Fox squirrels everywhere. Restaurant and bar area were bright and clean. Nice restaurant staff. Good value.

Beautiful golf course!

Really nice venue, I enjoyed performing there for the British American Chamber of Commerce.

Let me start out by saying this review pertains only to the practice facility. I did not play the course. Also, I know times are tough in the golf industry and it’s hard to keep everything nice this time of year. That all being said, let’s begin with the driving range. The range balls looked like they’d been in circulation for about three years and hadn’t been washed in months. The grass on the range looked like it hadn’t been cut in about a month, so you couldn’t see the ball land. The grass actually on the tees was okay, but was mowed very tall. Then I moved on to the chipping green, half of which was entirely dead, the rest was clumps it goose grass and crabgrass. The putting green was actually fairly nice and somewhat fast which was a pleasant surprise and what saved this review from being a one star. What I could see course consisted of holes 1,9,10,18 and it looked to be better than the practice area. If the entire course is like that I’d say it would probably be a 3ish star course.

Course is in decent shape and greens were pretty well maintained. A couple of greens were stressed, but overall a really solid track for the money. Paid $25 for the round.

Great golf great food.

After having my wedding here a month ago- here is my honest opinion.We met with Maria and were originally quoted a certain amount an hour to rent the room. She went on vacation before we could sign the contract and I met up with her when she got back and could fit me in and it doubled in price.. she said she would ask the owner to bring it to the original price due to the circumstances.. it never happened.It gave us bad vibes but I convinced my fiancé to go through with it because I was tired of looking at venues. Maria also mentioned that there would be no golfers in the background during our ceremony. Yet we have numerous photos with a guy in the background pretty close to us practicing his short hand.And she casually mentioned in a joking way that awhile ago they had a bad storm and the power short circuited and the women’s locker room so they took over the men’s locker room. Well guess what happened on our wedding day? No ac in the women’s locker room. It was practically a sauna. They provided two stand fans which did nothing. My hair frizzed almost instantly. We took over the guys locker room but they only have mirrors above the sinks starts at about 5 feet 8 inches high. Every single one of my bridesmaids had to sit on the counter in the sink to do their hair and makeup. Our contract also said we had to pick up our decorations by the next day. They told us at the END of the night the centerpieces need to go now or they are throwing them out. Who wants to know at 1030 pm after their wedding they need to coordinate someone to pack them up NOW? I made them by hand and they took over an hour a piece. It was upsetting I couldn’t facilitate someone taking them home and having to toss them. We planned on picking them up the following morning. We put hours into those centerpieces.But at the end of the day, we got married. And the food was surprisingly delicious.I’m just upset about doubling the rental price and it sounded like she very well knew the women’s locker room wouldn’t have AC. We could have made accommodations if we knew before hand and not 4 hours before my wedding and scrambling for the bridesmaids and grooms men’s to get ready.If you’re having a wedding with only a few months to plan and can deal with a few headaches, get married here. But if you have sometime and don’t want to deal with the headache and last minute issues that clearly could have been addressed earlier if they were honest.. I would have your wedding elsewhere

One of my favorite golf courses in the area. Arnold Palmer likes this one as well and supposedly was deciding between buying this one or Bay Hill. Well maintained course and very affordable.

This is one of the most challenging courses that Ive had the pleasure to play. If you happened to leave your A game at home, you should know that you will definitely be struggling all round. It definitely challenges your shot making abilities. Youre either in the fairway or youre in the trees. The fast greens are also fun to putt in. So, even though its a tough course its one that I always enjoy playing.

I love this course! Great lay out and friendly staff!

Beautiful country club. Great staff

Some of my favorite coworkers!

Great location for special events. Staff is friendly and service was great!

Perfect course for walkers and friendly staffs.

Squirrels are awesome and golf course is pretty nice as well.

Great course for the value! Greens were well cut and rolled fairly true and were easy to read. Bunkers were a little hard packed on half the holes but overall very enjoyable course. Clubhouse and pro shop are a little dated and lacking in amenities but I was here to play golf and had a great time.

Best place for weddings and quinceañeras

Great time on the links this morning. The course is well maintained and the staff are super helpful. The drink cart is stated with expert bar tenders and a variety of snacks to satisfy most tastes. The weather was nice and the course was beautiful.

Not impressed with the course and the facilities, range is not in good shape -very little grass, fairways looked like the rough, 3 out of the 18 greens are ate up with a fungus, tee boxes not maintained... won’t return even @$25 Green fees

Beautiful space, lovely staff, yummy food! You should go!

Played a round on Monday, wasn’t very enjoyable at all. To begin, I was greeted by a particularly rude, snarky management staff upon arrival. Spent some time on their practice facility before my round, or what they call a practice facility. Practice green was basically dried dirt, to match their atrocious bunkers littered throughout the course. The actual course not much better. Fairways looked like an overly abused dog track, might as well of hit it in the rough all day because at least there was some consistent grass in the rough. Greens were spongy and you can’t hit one out without it bouncing 2-3 times. Overall, bad experience not at all worth the money and time wasted at this so called golf course. Don’t waste your time with this place.

Greens and staff excellent.

If you hit a ball in the rough there is a good chance you will never see it again.

Always love Rio Pinar. Great course with some fun holes. Some of the tee blocks are a little sparse but still well worth the price.Highly recommend

Great condition. Greens rolled true.

Great course, greens in good shape but were surprisingly slow. Fairways in great shape. To be picky the secondary rough was cut a bit uneven seems like mower not adjusted properly. With a tight fairway you need that cut to be accurate. At 6600 yards a great challenge. Loved the course.

A really nice gem in Orlando. The course plays like the old fashioned and classic courses of the past with the tree lined fairways it has. It’s a fair test of golf that will only punish you if you hit wayward tee shots.What I love about the course layout and design is that you don’t see many houses that line up the fairways or behind the greens that create an eyesore. The wonderful aesthetics of nature take over here as you see plenty of beautiful backdrops hitting into your fairways and greens.Some of the tee boxes need work, but overall the condition of the course is very good. The sand traps have very playable sand that is nice and fluffy. The greens roll firm and true, although a few of them are small. I grew up in Chicago and almost every course there, grows out the rough to 4 to 7 inches. Here, at this course, the rough is non-existant (thank goodness) and the grounds crew does a great job of making the fairways appear seamless with the absence of rough.This is a great course for the money and a treat to play. A pure and fun test of golf.

Nice course and maintain quite well.

Nice course Nice coach Nice Club

The course is very challenge, farways are narrow, greens are a little bit slow but are in good conditon, you must play in a smart way to shot a good score

Hidden Gem and they are making it better

Golf course is in good shape. Staff are always friendly and accommodating.

Course in great shape. Good food in restaurant

Great golf course the food was excellent and the service

First time playing there, I love it. Nice staff, course layout is awesome , is a very old course with lots of trees so you best know where to hit it. The greens are in great shape but I had a hard time reading them. I end it up going pretty much straight at the hole.

IGreat course and very friendly staff. Will continue going here. The fox squirrels r cool

Great location for Diversity and Inclusion planning meeting for CFDLS

Struggling a little bit with weed control but playable with friendly staff and good rates.

Course was very wet and played long. Beverage cart was on top of it. Will return when things dry up.

Greens were good but bunkers need work and fairways are sparse. But solid test of golf.

Great golf course - nice pace

Well below average. The facility was very outdated. The course had incredibly annoying fox squirrels that have no fear of humans and come within feet of a person trying to make a golf shot.

This course Used To Be a PGA course but it ain’t no more!!! Course is made of dead grass and dirt. Tee boxes are indistinguishable. Don’t bother!!

This course has really taken a dive in recent years. It is not as well maintained as it use to be and the club house needs a refresh along with actual inventory to sell. The grass was in such bad shape that it was not uncommon to lose balls on the fairway.

Great course. Fun to play where Arnie had his first tournament.

Looking forward to getting back there

Hated it!!! Lousy shape. Greens, fairways, carts, and traps were all beat up.Then charged $4.75 for a Mchelob Ultra. There are tons of Orlando courses than are better than this relic!!

Not a bad golf course, but they pair you with other people, and if they dont want to stop and take a break, you have to play all the way through. The course itself is not bad, not very many water hazards, which is nice. Id play there again if I could play on my own at my own pace.

Decent local course, upkeep and customer service could be better from clubhouse and starter/ranger

Love this hidden gem!

My sons and I drove over from the coast on a Wednesday. The guy in the pro shop said they were not very busy but we were sandwiched between others with no visible gaps ahead or behind.The course is in great shape. Long narrow fairways with pines and a few oaks along the sides. Not much water but I did lose a ball in the only deep ditch we saw. Lost a few balls among the pines because there are so many it’s hard to see exactly where an errant drive landed.The restaurant closes early on Wednesdays, which was a bummer because we would have bought food. Also the beverage cart girl went home early.We will probably play here again.

Excellent conditions, challenging without major punishment designs. Highly recommend this be on your short list and in the golfers rotation.

We had a KISS kids in support of soldiers event there.

First time in the course...Love the place....Definitely will be back.

Club house is under renovation, course is in good condition and lots of work going in cleaning up the brush and ponds and overall aesthetics of the course. Got to give them a thumbs up for the work done so far and what they are still working on. Getting this course back to a competitive state and it shows. Highly recommend you play.

Great history and very classy!

Good track with great history of professional tournaments Good condition and improving.

Good course, very few water hazards, which is great for an every now and then player like me. Prices are very reasonable. Clubhouse is nice, with pool table and couches in the lounge.

A decent course layout, poor staff attitude.My brother in law took me here while I was on vacation last weekend. The fairway was indistinguishable from the rough, the greens had many dead spots, and the starter and the ranger were both beyond rude to both of us. If it was well kept it would be a very nice course, a lot of water and sand traps all layer out in a very cool way. Its too bad the staff doesnt have a better attitude.

Had a formal with large rooms. Good staff and service. Reasonable rates.

Ver nice place

Great bang for your buck! Very long and friendly course. Front and back give two very different looks.

Very nice course!! Reasonably priced and well maintained

A good golf course with an interesting history

Good old course loved playing through the trees.

Driving range closed

Very forgiving course. Super job on the greens

Good course/layout, good value and nice staff... That being said its a semi-private course where members think its still okay to hold up play by searching long periods of time for lost balls (theirs and others) and play in groups of 5, 6, or more- a little ridiculous.Advice to management and members... If you were making money, it would be a private club, so please dont waste everyones time with your pace of play- we are not members for a reason and dont have time to waste.

Nice course. A lot of trees. Rough is tall, so keep an eye where the ball lands. Friendly squirrels :)

Good golf course price is high.

Always nice.

Im not a member nor do I play golf. I attended an Friday evening 09-07-18 Tribute to Sinatra and Friends show put on by friends of mine. This was my first time here. On arrival the view of the clubhouse you see the great 50s style architecture of the buildings with lots of large floor to ceiling picture windows and original roof. The interior has a club look and kinda of dated decor. But with a updated decor that blends old and new it could be specatular. I dined in the restaurant during the show. No hostess greeting as she was assisting in serving...short staffed only 2 servers for the evening? The tables were square with oversized (wrong size) long black tablecloths that had fabric piled up on the floor which made sitting at the table hazardous. The layoff of the tables looked thrown together. There were Beta fish type glass bowls with candles and red rocks in them on the tables (dated decor again). The chairs were a mixture of rolling club chairs and bamboo/rattan. I ordered a Cabernet Sauvignon. It was served in the wrong type of glass. My second glass of the same wine was also served in a different, but wrong type of glassware. There was a special dinner menu for the show. I ordered a rare NY strip steak that came with twice baked potato and veggie skewer. The potato and veggie skewer were seasoned well and cooked properly. I ordered the steak rare. It came out medium and would have been better had it been seared with grill marks. Nice plate presentation. But our steaks came out without steak knives. My companion waited to eat his until he could flag down our server for steak knives. I began eating mine with the dinner knife. I also ordered the sampler appetizer coconut shrimp, boneless wings and onion rings. It was pretty bland and the sampler came out after our steaks. The boneless wings were just chicken nuggets. I attended the show as Rio Pinar would like to have more entertainment type events and also to show support for my entertainer friends. But members treat guests like outsiders and not very welcoming to the public! This show was not sold out. And the Rio Pinar FB post wasnt updated to include the other performers besides Sinatra. But more promotion/marketing, truiy welcoming the public (non members/guests) and making some changes to the venue will go a long way in putting Rio Pinar back on the map. Rio Pinar needs to put in the effort to appeal to young and old, golfer or not. The rich history of the place is a wonderful starting point. My opinion is based on my experience as a former caterer and as a recent guest.

Always a great place to enjoy what you love!

Beautiful coarse. Its challenging from the tee box on number 1, to the green on 18. The coarse resides in a historic neighborhood of east Orlando. Rio Pinar County Club is a semi-private coarse, that is always in great condition.