The best courses you can play in The Villages, Florida
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 17,089 rounds in Florida and rate what they played. These are the 4 highest-rated public courses within about 25 miles of The Villages, Florida, ranked by those community scores.
Deer Island Country Club
Tavares, FL, USAPublicJoe Lee
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
El Campeon
Mission Inn Resort
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, USAPublicC.E. Clarke
- 4.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 5.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
I was surprised by the elevation change on the front. Holes 15-18 provide an amazing finish with tons of amazing views. Great conditions, practice area, and all-around hospitality.
Written by
@coachkodo
- Challenging
Laurel Valley/Riley Grove
Palmer Legends Golf Club
The Villages, FL, USAPublicArnold Palmer
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
Las Colinas
Mission Inn Resort
Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, USAPublicGary Koch
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
Mission Inn was a fun experience but this course is tight and very challenging. If you get out of position or if your ball is not in play this course will punish you. Fairways are super tight and the landing zones are very narrow.
Written by
@maustingreen
- Driving range
- Challenging
- Fast greens
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of The Villages, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in The Villages, Florida.
The top public golf courses in The Villages, Florida on Course Vaults are led by Deer Island Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 7.8. This page ranks 4 courses, including Deer Island Country Club, Mission Inn Resort, Palmer Legends Golf Club.
Course Vaults ranks public golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to public or guest-friendly courses. City pages include public golf courses within about 25 miles of The Villages, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The The Villages, Florida list includes public golf courses within about 25 miles of The Villages, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Deer Island Country Club is currently #1 among public courses in and around The Villages, Florida on Course Vaults at 7.8 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 4:01 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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