Mission Inn Resort Course

About Mission Inn Resort Course

El Campeón, or "The Champion," was built in 1926, making it one of the south's oldest golf courses. Course architect Charles E. Clarke, of the famous Troon Golf Course in Scotland, took advantage of the natural rolling landscape to create a 7,003-yard monster with the highest elevation change (85 feet) of any course in the state. Consistently ranked in the Top 10 of Florida's 1,500 courses, rated with Zagat's America's Top Golf Courses, El Campeón was recently named Florida Course of the year by the National Golf Course Owners Association. The course's signature 17th hole, dubbed "Devil's Delight" by its admirers and detractors, is a par 5, 556-yard double dogleg with a green guarded by bunkers and a pond. Mission Inn's Las Colinas, or "The Hills," was designed by former PGA Tour player Gary Koch. The course opened in 1992 with a nomination for "Best New Resort Course" by Golf Digest, "Top Fairways Award" by Golf for Women, and has been rated with Zagat's America's Top Golf Courses. Las Colinas suits a drastically different style of play from El Campeon, Mission Inn's other Championship golf course on site at the resort. The course resembles an inland links-design as shot placement is at a premium with its scenic fairways and expansive greens.