Mission Inn Resort & Club - El Campeon Course

I played thanksgiving day. Green was very good condition. But last saturday12/18/21 green was OK conditoon. I live Orlando and drove more than 50 minutes with toll. That kind of green conditon do not attract golfer who live in orlando.

The course is in the best condition I have ever seen it in. Greens were perfect. Anything putted from above the hole was impossible to stop within 5 feet. The layout is terrific,: elevation changes, forced carries, deep bunkers, short and long par 5s. The 17th hole is one of the best par 5s in all of Florida. If you have not played El Campeon now is the time to challenge it, if you have played it before- now is the time to play it again. Pay attention to the pin placements, you have to play all your approach shots underneath the pin- if not you better have a great short game and the ability to make 5 footers for par.

The course was in great shape. Everyone in the pro shop is always so nice. The practice area is the best in the area.
The greens were fast and true. Can’t wait to play it again.

The course was in fine shape, and El Campeon has one of the finest layouts of the 60 or 70 courses I have played in Florida, A combination of hills, trees, water, and sand produces many beautiful golf holes. The 17th hole, the Devils Delight, lives up to its name by the way. My partner, a championship flight golfer visiting from Wisconsin, absolutely loved the course.

El Campeon is always in great shape. There was a state amateur being contested so the course set up was extra challenging. Enjoyed it so much, I am going back this week.

We were so excited to play El Campeno but there was an hour wait from our scheduled tee time. They were letting players there for the Sunshine State Amateur out on the course to practice that did not have tee times. The other course was OK but we drove over an hour for our tee time at El Campeno….disappointing.

Great golf course. Restaurant was under staffed for lunch

We finally teed off 45 mins after our scheduled tee time. It felt like a large group of players were squeezed into our tee time slots. The round took over 5.5 hours with a 5 minute wait between each shot. The course is great albeit very challenging however the slow play affected the enjoyment of the day

This course needs a lot of improvements.

Drainage on 1 and 18 are terrible. Spots on the course need fill brought in as there are exposed tree roots everywhere. Trees on certain holes need manicured.

Course is in dire need of a manicure. 1 and 17 are two of the dumbest par 5’s on any course I have played. The trees in the fairway are stupid and should be removed. Will help with drainage in those areas as well by removing.

Trees on 3 need to be manicured and trimmed back off the tee boxes.

Hole 7 might be the dumbest hole in golf particularly for woman and seniors having to lay up for a longer second shot than they can even drive the ball.

Too many holes look the same and becomes boring.

This course is really hard. The typical weekend golfer will slow this course down to a snails pace.

I have played a lot of courses in Florida and I give the overall rating a 3. It is not a dump, but a lot of better options out there to play. For anyone over a single digit handicap this course is a beat to play.

Always a tough track, greens were in excellent condition. A couple of downhill putts were extremely fast. Watch out for the gator on number 10.

Mission Inn is a great place to play and it usually in very good shape.

While we have played the Las Colinas course at Mission Inn a few times, this was our first time at El Campeon. The course was in outstanding condition, possibly due to it hosting an NFL alumni tournament a few days before, and a Latinoamerica Qualifying tournament a few days after we played. The course is certainly challenging, but rewards good shots. Play was a bit slow on a Friday afternoon, with at one point, three groups waiting at a tee box. Rain hit late in the round, but we completed it anyway. Congrats to the group of gentlemen of a wedding party, who very courteously allowed us to play through them. Will certainly play here again!

Had a 3 some 2 groups in front of us playing the blue tees, red tees were out of their range. 2 some in front of us watched to much tv as their skill level didn’t match their ego. We were looking forward to this round for weeks and they ruined it. 4:30 hours and we only got 16 holes in rain washed us out. Players need to be told to keep pace and play to their ability, we will be back but, hopefully things get better. Thanks greg