Wekiva Golf Club

Wekiva Golf Club sits in Longwood, a suburb of Orlando that occupies the northern fringe of one of Florida's most golf-saturated corridors. The course takes its name from the Wekiva River, a Florida state canoe trail that winds through the surrounding forest of cypress, live oak, and longleaf pine — one of the few stretches of genuinely wild, spring-fed Florida that Central Orlando's sprawl hasn't swallowed. That natural setting gives the layout a character distinct from the manicured resort courses that dominate the region.

As a semi-private or daily-fee club in a densely populated Orlando suburb, Wekiva has long served as a home course for local golfers rather than a destination for visiting tourists chasing the area's theme-park marquee names. That local focus tends to produce courses with honest, unpretentious playing conditions and regulars who actually know every break on the greens.

Central Florida golf means year-round playability, afternoon thunderstorms that clear quickly, and Bermudagrass fairways that firm up fast in the heat — rewarding a ground game that pure aerial players often forget they need.