Played Tranquilo on Saturday 5/13 with a 2pm tee time. This kicked off an 8 round barrage over the following 4 days (you'll see reviews on each one!) which saw 12 guys play 144 holes of golf from Satu... Continue »

Played Tranquilo on Saturday 5/13 with a 2pm tee time. This kicked off an 8 round barrage over the following 4 days (you'll see reviews on each one!) which saw 12 guys play 144 holes of golf from Saturday afternoon to Wednesday.

We were all very excited about Tranquilo, it got great reviews on Golf WRX and even the Golf Channel had a very good review on it. I played it as Disney's Osprey Ridge years ago, but it's no longer a Disney course and the routing is significantly different. Fazio re-designed the last 5 holes (largely because a hotel is now on where #18 used to be) and empty lots dot many of the fairways.

First the conditions. Conditions here are very good, but in May in Orlando you expect every course to be in nearly immaculate condition, so take that with a grain of salt. Greens here were smooth, medium fast, held approach shots nicely and were generally very playable. Tee boxes were flat, but a little shaggy. Fairways were lush but you'd want them to be a cut a little tighter.

The course design is typical Fazio. Big, bold bunkering, big greens and generous landing areas. You won't lose many balls out here but if you're out of position it'll be tough to make par.

Service here is fantastic. Red carpet service all the way around. Bad attendant meets you at your car in the parking lot and escorts you to the proshop, locker room, and directs you to the range and 1st tee. Very enjoyable experience.

The only downside here is the price. Rack rate is $175 in the AM and $115 for the twilight. For those prices in Orlando you can get Bay Hill, Reunion, or Streamsong. And while Tranquilo is nice, it's NOT Streamsong, not even close. Just because it's got the "Four Seasons" name on it doesn't make it a great value. The probably need to re-align with the Disney course prices, which are $50 less and virtually the same courses.