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Arguably the most challenging of Disney’s five 18-hole courses, Osprey Ridge features native woodlands, elevated tees, fairly large greens, nine water holes, and more than 70 bunkers. Golf Digest’s “Places to Play” ranks it among Florida’s best public and resort courses. (Max yds: 7,101 [6,493 m]. USGA rating: 73.9.)

Jack Nicklaus designed these highly rated 45 holes; the New Course was actually inspired by the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. The club is semi-private with some public tee times. (Max yds: 6,906 [6,315 m]. USGA rating: 74.4.)

Pete Dye’s Disney design challenges even the best golfers, with dish-shaped fairways, large sand traps, and pine straw rather than grass in the roughs. Sixteen of the 18 holes have water hazards, due in part to the natural wetlands which line this course. (Max yds: 6,772 [6,192 m]. USGA rating: 72.3.)

Here’s a course with forgivingly wide fairways that let you hammer the ball. But don’t get reckless: 11 of the 18 holes contain water and the course has 97 bunkers, with many waiting to gobble your miss hits. Part of the PGA’s Funai Golf Classic is played here. (Max yds: 7,190 [6,574 m]. USGA rating: 73.9.)

The father-and-son team of Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Jr. came up with a course that has water on 17 of 18 holes thanks to natural wetlands, so bring an extra ration of balls. There’s also a three-hole junior course for 5-to 9-year-olds. (Max yds: 6,786 [6,205 m]. USGA rating: 73.)

Greg Norman created two 18-hole courses (the National and the International) located in this resort community southwest of Disney, featuring a terrain of woods, wetlands, and open land. Between them they have 13 water holes, and share double greens at the 4th and 16th holes. (Max yds: 7,048 [6,445 m] and 7,407 [6,773 m], respectively. USGA rating: 75.1 & 76.3.)

The elevation changes as much as 60 ft (18 m) in places on this 18-hole course, one of Golf Digest’s top “Places to Play”. It also gets high marks for course condition and pace of play. The course is surrounded by woodlands, while adjoining wetlands and lakes yield 13 water holes. (Max yds: 7,295 [6,670 m]. USGA rating: 75.7.)

This jewel of a course is surrounded by woodlands. Half of its holes have water, and its 94 bunkers create headaches for those whose shots stray. The 18th hole is one of the toughest on the PGA Tour. (Max yds: 6,957 [6,391 m]. USGA rating: 73.)

This tight course with its heavily bunkered fairways and greens also uses dense pine forest to challenge golfers. Its most unusual feature is an island green on the seventh hole. Perennially rated as one of Florida’s Top 20 in Golfweek . (Max yds: 6,819 [6,325 m]. USGA rating: 72.7.)

With just three water holes, the first nine may convince you to let your guard down, but seven of the last nine holes give you a chance to submerge a ball in two large lakes. This Rees Jones course opened in 1993 and hosts the Senior PGA Tour’s qualifying school. (Max yds: 6,901 [6,310 m]. USGA rating: 72.5.) (see Falcon’s Fire Golf Club).