Highlands Reserve Golf Club
500 Highlands Reserve Blvd, Davenport, FL 33897, USA
Tap a hole for its details · gold dots = bunkers, blue = water · the Wind and Elevation buttons color each hole by today’s wind and by climb · OpenStreetMap
The lay of the land.
How the course above sets up: its routing, character, and what to expect.
Highlands Reserve Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course in Davenport, FL, playing 4,532–6,702 yards from 4 sets of tees (slope 101–120, course rating up to 71.6).
It's a gently rolling walk, roughly 177 feet of total climb over 18 holes.
Expect 68 bunkers, with water on 1 hole; the back nine plays tougher.
The word on the course.
How golfers talk about it, summarized from public reviews. Their opinions, not our scoring.
A daily-fee favorite on the Green Swamp Ridge that golfers praise for genuine elevation rare in Florida, mixing pine-lined and open, Scottish-feeling fairways with undulating greens. Affordable, walkable and friendly, with pace of play the main gripe.
Consistently praised
- Real elevation and rolling terrain unusual for Central Florida.
- Variety from pine-lined to wide-open holes, plus a welcoming family feel.
Worth knowing
- Undulating greens are hard to read and ask for careful pace control.
Golfers recommend
- Walk it to enjoy the topography that sets it apart from flat local courses.
- Build in extra time on busy days when pace can drag.
Tee fit & expected score.
Set your handicap for the right tees, a realistic score, and the holes where you'll get a stroke.
Play the WHITE tees, 6152 yds
How to play it
- Scoring chances at #2, #4, #9, #17, so make your birdies count.
- Card-wreckers at #7, #14. Bogey is fine here; don't compound mistakes.
- 4 reachable par 5s, so get aggressive for eagle looks.
- 1 driveable par 4, a chance to steal a shot.
Tagged scorecard.
Per-hole tags for hazards, length, and scoring chances from your selected tee.
| Hole | Par | Yds | SI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1• | 4 | 417 | 15 | Birdie |
| 2• | 4 | 307 | 9 | Driveable |
| 3• | 3 | 188 | 3 | Tough |
| 4 | 5 | 476 | 17 | ReachableBirdie |
| 5• | 4 | 419 | 5 | |
| 6• | 4 | 417 | 11 | |
| 7• | 4 | 401 | 1 | Tough |
| 8• | 3 | 160 | 13 | |
| 9• | 5 | 507 | 7 | Reachable |
| Out | 36 | 3292 | ||
| 10• | 4 | 387 | 6 | |
| 11• | 4 | 398 | 14 | |
| 12• | 4 | 365 | 16 | Birdie |
| 13• | 3 | 192 | 12 | |
| 14• | 4 | 413 | 2 | Tough |
| 15• | 3 | 225 | 4 | Long 3 |
| 16• | 4 | 408 | 8 | |
| 17 | 5 | 507 | 18 | ReachableBirdie |
| 18• | 5 | 515 | 10 | Reachable |
| In | 36 | 3410 | ||
All tees & ratings
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK | 6702 | 71.6 | 120 | 72 |
| WHITE | 6152 | 69 | 117 | 72 |
| GOLD | 5675 | 66.9 | 113 | 72 |
| JADE | 4532 | 61.6 | 101 | 72 |
Conditions & terrain.
Today's wind by hole, the climbs and drops, and a seven-day playability outlook.
Wind today
Climbs & drops
Tee→green elevation change, estimated from terrain.
7-day outlook
Best window this week: Thu 05-28 · 75/100
Where the trouble is.
Sand and water by hole, plotted from OpenStreetMap.
Most bunkered: #14 (11) · #9 (10) · #7 (8) · #13 (7). Water on 1 hole: #10.
Frequently asked.
- How long is Highlands Reserve Golf Club?
- Highlands Reserve Golf Club plays 4,532–6,702 yards across 4 sets of tees, to a par of 72 from the back tees.
- How difficult is Highlands Reserve Golf Club?
- Its slope rating ranges 101–120, with a course rating up to 71.6. The back nine plays tougher.
- Which tees should I play at Highlands Reserve Golf Club?
- A mid-handicap golfer (around 15) best fits the WHITE tees at 6,152 yards. Match your own driver distance or handicap with the tee selector on this page.
- Is Highlands Reserve Golf Club walkable?
- It's a gently rolling walk, with roughly 177 feet of total elevation change over 18 holes.
- How many bunkers does Highlands Reserve Golf Club have?
- Highlands Reserve Golf Club has 68 bunkers, and water comes into play on 1 hole.
Nearby & similar.
Other courses within reach, and the closest matches by difficulty and length.