Mission Inn Resort & Club - El Campeon Course

This course did not disappoint. The course itself was immaculate. We played on the same day as an amateur tournament and man was it tough. I lost at least 6 balls, and only 1 went into the water. The other 5 vanished in the rough. The rough had to have been at least a foot deep. We watched every shot down, would drive immediately to it, and the ball would be nowhere to be found, just feet off of the fairway. I’ve heard this called “The Augusta National of Howey-In-The-Hills,” and I see why. The hills, thick rough, and tight pine-tree-lined fairways were unlike anything else in the Central Florida area. Fairways were in great condition. Greens rolled pure. It was something special.

Pace of play was a little slow. It was a Saturday which is to be expected, but there was really only one foursome causing the traffic jam. Don’t remember seeing a marshal out, but it wasn’t too bad. The only other gripe was that the pro shop wasn’t aware of any GolfPass Perks. It’s shown on the course page, but three different pro shop employees had no clue what it was referring too. Overall, it was a challenging course that exceeded my expectations. Can’t wait to play again.

Great course layout is awesome. I had a great time yesterday. I'll be back. The course is in great shape from tee to green.

Second time playing El Campeon and it was just as amazing as the first. Plenty of elevation changes, some being pretty extreme. Some blind fairway shots. Greens were spectacular. Smooth and fairly fast. Not lightning quick. Ideal I'd say. Staff was friendly. Only issue was some inexperience with the food service. Time will fix that. Not a typical Fla course by an means. Worth the trip. Did not stay at resort so cannot attest to anything there.

Course is well maintained, ponds and lakes are not. It is a challenging course, wide variety of hole layouts. They let the members play in groups of 5 and they will not let you as a single play with any two or three-somes, so if you can't get out before 11 in the summer, you will get hit by the afternoon rains.

The course is in beautiful shape and the greens are fantastic with very consistent roll and pace. The scenery is gorgeous and the staff is polite and friendly. We stayed 2 nights and played El Campeon twice. Great time and a true but fair test of golf. 100% recommend Mission Inn and El Campeon golf course

Greens had been punched but have grown in nicely. They need to cut them or rile them because they’re rolling at about 7. Should be 10-11. Conditions overall in great condition. Cart girl was absent most of round on this course it’s important as no half way house. Overall great track and history

Course layout is good with elevation changes. Some quirky holes with risk/reward. If I had known the greens had been punched recently (they were healing up but extremely slow) I wouldn't have booked this team time. Tee boxes were beat up. Overall, due to the greens and tee boxes, not worth the money I paid.

Course is challenging but many tee boxes were beat up. Should have had a disclaimer that the greens had been punched recently. They were beyond slow. Not worth the price I paid.

The course was amazing from tee to green. It was beautifully laid out. The only issue was gnats on several holes that swallowed us up. It is as nice of a course as you can play. PGA level

This course is one of the nicest I have played. Everything about the course itself was amazing. The course was in top shape from tee box to greens and the views of the course is like playing a world class course. The only problem I ran into were the gnats. They were pretty bad on some holes, to the point that I slapped my ball and got in the cart and took off because they were covering my ball and legs and swirling all around me.

The layout is always one of the best in the state, but the condition is better than ever. After hosting the LPGA event, the greens were like glass, fairways perfect and the 2-3 inch rough rightly penalized a wayward drive. If you are a low handicapper, there has never been a better time to test your skills. Higher handicaps will enjoy the pristine conditions, but they might want to bring an extra sleeve of balls.