Mystic Dunes Golf Club

Mystic Dunes Golf Club sits in Celebration, Florida, a planned community near Orlando developed by The Walt Disney Company in the mid-1990s. The course was designed by Gary Koch, a former PGA Tour player who turned to course architecture after his competitive career. Koch played on tour from the 1970s through the 1990s and brought a player's perspective to his design work in Florida and beyond. The course occupies rolling terrain unusual for central Florida, with elevation changes of up to 80 feet that create a more dramatic landscape than the typically flat topography of the region. This undulating ground allows for strategic variety in hole design and produces sight lines uncommon in Florida golf. The property incorporates natural sand areas and native vegetation alongside the fairways, giving the course a links-inspired aesthetic despite its inland location. The routing takes advantage of the elevation shifts, with several holes playing uphill or downhill and offering views across the property. Water features appear on multiple holes, consistent with Florida golf design, while the sandy waste areas provide both visual definition and strategic challenge. The course serves daily-fee golfers and visitors to the Orlando area, offering a contrast to the flatter resort courses common to the region. Mystic Dunes operates as a public-access facility, catering to tourists and local players seeking the more dramatic terrain that Koch's design emphasizes throughout the layout.