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The hardest golf courses in Florida, by slope rating

We ranked 15 Florida courses with a maps.golf guide using the numbers on their own scorecards. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club is the hardest: a slope of 145 from the Black tees (course rating 74.5).

Updated October 23, 2026

#CourseLocationSlopeRatingTees
1Waldorf Astoria Golf ClubOrlando, FL14574.5Black
2White Heron Golf ClubDavenport, FL14376.5Black
3Disney - MagnoliaLake Buena Vista, FL14276.6Classic
4Mission Inn - El CampeónHowey-in-the-Hills, FL14274.6Black
5Southern Dunes Golf & Country ClubHaines City, FL14075.0Black
6Bay Hill Golf ClubOrlando, FL13673.9Green
7Clermont NationalClermont, FL13672.7Black
8Disney - PalmLake Buena Vista, FL13473.3Blue
9Forest Lake Golf ClubApopka, FL13374.6Green
10Eagle Creek Golf ClubOrlando, FL13274.1Black
11Legends ClermontClermont, FL13272.9Gold
12Disney's Oak Trail Golf CourseLake Buena Vista, FL12667.6White
13Highlands Reserve Golf ClubDavenport, FL12371.9Black
14Dubsdread Golf CourseOrlando, FL12370.0Black
15Arlington Ridge Golf ClubLeesburg, FL11771.2Gold

How we ranked them

Slope rating measures how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer; 113 is average and 155 is the maximum. Each course is ranked by the highest men's slope on its own scorecard, from whichever tees carry it. Ties go to the higher course rating.

The list covers courses with a free maps.golf guide whose scorecard we’ve published, and it updates on its own as new guides go live. Numbers are as printed on each course’s card; courses re-rate and re-tee, so check the course’s own scorecard before you play. Running one of these courses and see a wrong number? Tell us.

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