Let me ask you guys this… Is the road as close as it looks on video?
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It comes at your quickly, yes. On #3, for instance, the fairway is 50 yards at its widest, ~36 if you’re a big hitter going over the bunker. The roads bordering each side are ~65 yards apart. But there’s no rough to stop it.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve hooked it OB left on 3 (hence my name here). On that hole, especially, anywhere near it, and you’re on the road.
On 5, the road left is definitely in play as well. But unlike 3, there’s plenty of room on the other side (you’d just have some tree issues if you go TOO far right).
Enjoy 
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If that’s the case you will have no trouble getting there in half an hour at all. Enjoy!
The road is very much in play on 1, 3 (on both sides of the fairway), and 5 (tee ball and if you Icarito the green).
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…I’ve done this more times than I’d like to admit.
Thankfully, I’ve never done, seen, or even entertained this as a possibility. But I appreciate you putting that in my head for next time 
The skulled wedge over the back on 5 is definitely in my repertoire
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Typically, I’ve already yanked it down the road or overcompensated into the right trees and require a punch, so I rarely have the chance to skull that wedge 
As excited as I am to play it, I am equally nervous to smash someone’s Mercedes. I don’t have too much trouble with a hook or slice, but the big stick has been known to take a hard-line left of center on occasion. I think I might only take it out on 4. Might be a big day for the hybrid off the tee. I am way more looking for a relaxing walk in the warm(ish) weather than I am trying to make birdies and puckering up as I watch one sail OB.
You want to hit driver on 4 for sure. It’s fun to try to see how far left you’re willing to start it or to try to sling a hard draw over the bunker and catch a big kick. I usually hit driver on 3 and 5, too. If you’ve got wind behind you, 5 is actually borderline drivable (probably not before 8 am in December).
May the I 4 odds be ever in your favor
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I agree wholeheartedly here…despite the fact that my typical left-to-right flight never kicks in and I’m always up the right, leaving a second that’s “within reach” but super hard to hold the green (if I can even hit it).
Small sample alert, but the two times (out of 25ish loops) that I’ve laid back off the tee with 4 iron - 8 iron - sand wedge, I’ve made bird both times. But what fun is that?
As someone who grew up on WP9 I find this all hilarious and surreal at the same time.
As someone who may or may not have hit a car on #5…yes.
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I need to hear more about this.
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Didn’t imagine WP9 would be the Orlando golf destination (at least for the semi-woke crowd)?
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I grew up on the original and then the “redesign”. I understand it’s really nice now, primarily the green complexes, but it really isn’t that hugely different from before. So yeah, I love that it means so much to so many, but I admittedly still don’t get why purely from the course standpoint.
Please don’t lecture me on what it means from a community or cost standpoint for its quality. I totally get that and agree it should be a model nationally for the future of community 9-hole golf, but let’s also not forget that their tax base is not remotely like most cities in the nation. Winter Park as a City never has and never will hurt for funds.
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I can confirm this. Based on the cars I saw and almost hit, I would say the local tax bracket is different than the one I am familiar with.
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You could almost say WP9 isn’t even in Orlando, I couldn’t imagine someone staying in Kissimmee on vacation thinking they can get away for a “quick” 9
I could easily name 20 courses in Orlando I’d rather play than WP9
Depends on what you’re looking for. IMO, WP9 is good for an out of towner who wants to spend half the day in Winter Park. You’re exactly right that it isn’t in Orlando. That’s part of the charm of it. You can play a quick loop, walk down Park Ave and grab lunch or a drink and still have half the day ahead of you. A nice break from the attractions.
I would much rather spend 4 hours doing that than playing Falcons Fire, Mystic Dunes, or one of the other forgettable courses around Disney. Of course, everyone’s got their own perspective which is great.
Pulled my tee shot into the road left on #5 that swiped across the hood of a U-Haul truck. They pulled over near the green on #4 and I walked over. I ended up knowing the guy driving the truck from high school! The hood had a dent where my ball hit, but the truck was pretty beat up overall so it wasn’t a big deal. We chatted for a minute and went our separate ways. Made a birdie on #6 after lol.
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To your and Andy’s points, perhaps it’s not accurate to categorize WP9 as a destination, but rather as a successful example of what a local muni course can be. It just so happens that it’s so successful that it’s also become a destination.