Florida Golf Course Reviews
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course ReviewKissimmee, FL
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Reunion Nicklaus Golf Scorecard, as of the date of last review
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Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Overview: This is the third golf course in the Reunion trio of golf options in Kissimmee, Florida. It is more separate from the other golf courses physically and is also the most challenging to play. Many of the classic Nicklaus golf course design elements are present and angled, small greens are the norm, with enough water hazards thrown in to add some shots that will get the adrenaline pumping. The best golf holes are reviewed below:
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 2: This par four is a tough driving hole with hazard down the left and OB to the right. There is a bunker to the right that the perfect drive will fly (if possible) or stay just to the left of. The green is guarded by a deep bunker to its left so approaches from the right are far easier.
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 2: This par four is a tough driving hole with hazard down the left and OB to the right. There is a bunker to the right that the perfect drive will fly (if possible) or stay just to the left of. The green is guarded by a deep bunker to its left so approaches from the right are far easier.
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 3: This par five has a pretty wide open drive but the lake to the right will come into play on the second and third shots. The aggressive second is better off the farther it goes, but too far right is left and too far left brings the left greenside bunker into play and a very tough angle towards the water. The green is relatively flat, but narrow and deep.
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 4: This par is medium length and plays a little uphill. Going way left or right will yield a penalty stroke, but the pot bunker in the fairway will also yield essentially the same thing. The green is fronted left by a small pond that can come into play if a poor shot is hit, but the bunkers left and right will be more likely found by a shot that just misses its mark.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 5 (left): This is a long par three with a sand trap running down the entire left side and into a bunker that fronts most of the front of the green. There is also a bunker long and one right for good measure. All told, with the green also sloping pretty strongly, this is one of the more difficult pars on the course.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 7 (below): This relatively short par four has a tee shot that can be squeezed between the bunkers or the more aggressive play can try to fly the large bunker to the right, but there is hazard for one going too far right. The green slopes strong from left to right, off of the main bunker there.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 7 (below): This relatively short par four has a tee shot that can be squeezed between the bunkers or the more aggressive play can try to fly the large bunker to the right, but there is hazard for one going too far right. The green slopes strong from left to right, off of the main bunker there.
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 8: The best part of this short par three is actually the drive on a wooden bridge cart path over a Florida swamp. The hole itself is quite short and provides a good opportunity to score. However, the key difficulty is the one main bunker that needs to be avoided directly, but also as it relates to being behind it, trying to chip over it as there is not a lot of room in any direction for a shot that is misplaced in that manner.
Reunion Nicklaus Golf Course Hole 9: The final hole on the front has a very difficult green to hit as it is narrow and has steep slope drop offs on all sides but the front. Thus, the drive really needs to be hit well to leave a short of an iron in as possible to be able to find the putting surface.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 10: This par four has OB on both sides but has a pretty wide fairway to attack, which is needed, as the hole is long and the green is angled with plenty of trouble in the form of steep slopes and bunkers to catch the wayward effort.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 13: The bunkering on this hole is nicely laid out and provides plenty of obvious landmarks to miss on the way to the green on this fairly long par four.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 14: The unsuspecting or unfocused player may find this hole simple off the tee, and the drive may appear so, but the second shot is so tough, that challenging the bunkers off the tee and hitting a long drive is a must. The water is cut left just off the putting surface and anything right will find itself down in a bunker or a low hollow or on a downslope with a narrow green to chip to with the water lurking on the other side.
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 16: The signature hole is a very tough par three as, not only is it over the water, but there is also a bunker to negotiate short and two long, and the green is angled and not very deep in most places (except back-right, which is the hardest pin to access anyway).
Reunion Nicklaus Course Hole 18: The last hole is a cool par five with a drive over a creek but one that has a very wide landing area should the player want to stay safe. However, the hole doglegs left and a good drive can cross the bunkers and make the second shot relatively short, setting up a better shot at birdie. The green, however, is wide and undulating so finding the right quadrant is key.
