Golf that opened the same day as the Magic Kingdom.
Walt Disney World had golf before it had most of its rides. The Magnolia opened on 1 October 1971, the same day as the Magic Kingdom, and the Palm opened alongside it. Both share a clubhouse on West Magnolia Palm Drive, a short taxi ride from the monorail hotels, and both are open to anyone with a tee time. From 1971 to 2012 they hosted a PGA Tour event that Jack Nicklaus won three times and Tiger Woods won twice. Today Arnold Palmer Golf Management runs them, and a Magnolia redesign has given the older layout a sharper finish.
Disney’s Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses green fees and tee times.
Both courses are public, and Disney resort guests and day visitors book the same way. Tee times open 90 days ahead on golfwdw.com or by phone on (407) 939-4653. Rates are set at booking and move with season, weekday and time: Disney lists about 20% savings in autumn and spring, about 40% in summer and none in the January to March peak. Florida residents get 25% off, and Disney Vacation Club members, annual passholders, US military and AAA Diamond members get 15%. Juniors under 18 pay 25% less. Twilight is about 45% off the morning rate and super twilight about 60%; rain checks cover weather but not darkness. To change or cancel, call the Golf Master Starter on the same number.
INDICATIVE GREEN FEE · CHECKED NOVEMBER 2026From US$55
Sunset 9 rate for nine holes on Palm or Magnolia after 3pm, 1 November 2026 to 7 January 2027 (US$55–65 plus tax). Disney does not publish 18-hole prices; they are quoted when you book.
Sunset 9, 1 Nov 2026–7 Jan 2027 (after 3pm)
US$55–65
Sunset 9, 8 Jan–11 Feb 2027 (after 3:30pm)
US$65–75
Sunset 9, 12 Feb–13 Mar 2027 (after 4pm)
US$65–75
Prices change by season and booking route, so confirm the current rate with the operator. Official rates ↗
The courses at Disney’s Palm and Magnolia Golf Courses.
Magnolia
Joe Lee’s 1971 course and the longer, more open of the two. Five sets of tees run from 5,200 to 7,505 yards. Ken Baker’s redesign, begun in 2022, changed pars on the closing stretch: the 14th became a par four, the 15th a long par five, the 16th a dogleg left and the 17th a par three, reached from the 16th by a new wooden bridge.
Palm
Opened the same day as the Magnolia, with palms lining many holes and water on nine of them. Four tees run from 5,200 to 6,840 yards, so length matters less here than placing the ball between water and sand. The shared clubhouse’s Champions Room honours every winner of the old Tour event.
The round, in perspective.
Joe Lee designed both courses, and Golf Course Architecture notes that the Magnolia takes its name from the more than 1,500 magnolia trees on the site. It is the longest course on property: 7,505 yards from the Classic tees, with a 76.6 rating and a 142 slope, water on 11 holes and bunkers everywhere. The par-three 6th, called The Mouse Trap, has a sand bunker shaped like Mickey’s head in front of the green. Disney says the reimagining, finished in 2025, rebuilt every green and tee, turned rough into sandy waste areas planted with native grasses and wildflowers, and remodelled holes 14 to 17 as Grumpy’s Gauntlet. The Palm is shorter and tighter, at 6,840 yards from the blue tees, with water on nine holes and 59 bunkers. Arnold Palmer Design Company redesigned it completely in summer 2013.
Know before you go.
Booking window
90 days ahead, online or by phone
Transport
Complimentary taxi between Disney resort hotels and the courses
Dress
Collared shirt; slacks or Bermuda-length shorts; no denim jeans or shorts; non-metal spikes
Twilight
Rain checks for weather, not for darkness
Juniors
25% off the adult rate under 18
Make the trip work.
Give the two courses separate mornings rather than a 36-hole day, and book the Magnolia first if you only have one round: it is the one with the Tour history and the new finish. Disney’s seasonal calendar matters more than the day of the week. The January 8 to March 21 window is full price, while the autumn period from late September to early January carries a published discount, and from November the Sunset 9 rate starts at 3pm rather than 4pm. Lake Buena Vista, a third Lee course on the other side of the resort, and the walking-friendly Oak Trail nine are easy add-ons for a family day.
Orlando International (MCO) is about 25 miles north-east, roughly 30 minutes by car. The clubhouse at 1950 West Magnolia Palm Drive sits in the Magic Kingdom resort area. Disney’s help centre says guests at Disney resort hotels can ask the front desk for complimentary taxi transport to and from any Walt Disney World course, so you do not need a hire car for golf alone.
The closest hotels are the Magic Kingdom resort-area properties around Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake, from which the taxi to the clubhouse is short. Any Disney resort hotel qualifies for the complimentary golf taxi, which makes a Disney stay the simplest base if the trip is mostly parks. Golfers who want more courses than Disney’s four often stay south in Celebration or along US-192 and drive in.
Make a trip of it.
Celebration Golf Club, the last Robert Trent Jones father-and-son design, is about 15 minutes south. The Waldorf Astoria Golf Club at Bonnet Creek is inside the Disney boundary, and Orange County National is about 20 minutes north-west. Away from golf, Disney Springs has the resort’s main restaurant district, and the boats on Seven Seas Lagoon link the Magic Kingdom hotels without a car.
Find your season.
Disney’s rate calendar is the clearest guide to demand: peak pricing runs from 8 January to 21 March, spring savings return from late March to May, and summer brings the deepest discounts with heat and daily storms. The Palm closes for overseeding each autumn; in 2026 Disney listed it shut from 9 November, reopening on 27 November.
Can you play Disney’s golf courses if you are not staying at Disney?
Yes. Palm, Magnolia, Lake Buena Vista and Oak Trail are all public. Day visitors and resort guests share the same rate structure and 90-day booking window. Staying at a Disney hotel mainly adds the free taxi to and from the course.
Where is the Mickey bunker at Disney golf?
It guards the front of the green on the 6th hole of the Magnolia, a par three that Disney calls The Mouse Trap. The bunker has been part of the hole since the course opened in 1971, and Disney still features it in its course descriptions.
Which PGA Tour event was played at Disney?
The Walt Disney World Open Invitational began in 1971 and later ran as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. Nicklaus won the first three, Woods won in 1996 and 1999, and Charlie Beljan won the last edition in 2012.
Is there a cheaper way to play Disney golf as a local?
Florida residents receive 25% off public rates. Disney also sells a Player’s Club pass at US$49 a month, with late-afternoon access from US$24 plus tax, but it books only four days ahead and is designed for regulars.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
