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Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course, which has played host to the PGA Tour Children’s Miracle Network Classic for 40 years, is this week’s featured golf course at www.OrlandoGolf.com  the leading site for anyone planning to play golf in Orlando.

The Magnolia is the longest of all the Walt Disney World Resort golf courses.

Lower-handicap golfers commonly favor it over the three other 18-hole courses at Disney for its championship pedigree. It’s been a mainstay on the PGA Tour since it opened.

Joe Lee’s design is classic, with very wide fairways, but 11 of the 18 holes have water, and there are 97 bunkers scattered around the scenic landscape and greens.

The golf course gets its name from the more than 1,500 fragrant Magnolias. Elevated tees, spacious greens and tranquil water hazards make it a natural setting.

In a recent review of Disney’s Magnolia Course, Erik Peterson wrote:

At more than 7,500 yards from the professional tees, Magnolia easily measures as the longest of the four Disney golf courses, though it plays much shorter for resort guests.

It was lengthened through the years to keep up with long-hitting pros, but the Joe Lee design has retained most of its original characteristics.

www.OrlandoGolf.com, part of GolfChannel’s TravelGolf network of sites, offers golfers a complete online guide to the best in Orlando golf.

Wide fairways give long hitters an advantage, but 97 bunkers and water on 11 holes present plenty of bite.

In 2008, bunkers were deepened to make them more penal. Trees are also a factor as the golf course is named after 1,500 magnolias sprinkled across the landscape.

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