Military Golf Free at Disney World

Free Disney Golf for Military

April 26th, 2009

I hope your sitting down with 9-1-1 pre-dialed into your phone when you read this, it is amazing news that just might test the strength of your heart!

FREE GOLF at Disney World!! I am not talking about a buy one get one free thingy, no no – FREE as in show up and play because you’ve already earned it FREE.

Walt Disney World, amongst its PGA golf courses, has a little known 9 hole executive course available for play. What most people don’t know, even those currently staying here at the Shades of Green, if you have your Disney’s Armed Forces Salute complementary ticket one of the additional benefits is FREE GOLF on the 9 hole course. You do not have to be staying at the Shades of Green or any of Disney’s resorts to participate – the ticket is all you need.

Today was the first day of the discounted tee times for the PGA courses here at Disney World as I mentioned in a previous post about the military discounts. Our tee time was 1009 – I learned you want to show up at least an hour before. The rate includes a bucket of balls to use on the driving range and there is also a lot of space set aside for practicing your short game and putting before hitting the course. Just be careful of all the turkeys running around, they seem to be everywhere.

I have played many courses over the years from Keflavik, Iceland to Scottsdale, Arizona and today was the first time I have had the benefit of a GPS equipped golf cart. The screen is mounted between the driver and passenger above the console. It not only showed the holes layout with distances to the hole and all its dangers and traps. It also allowed you to input your scores and displayed how far out the group in front of you is! The use of a golf cart is included in the fee, there is no additional cost.

Back quite a few years ago, just before graduating high school, I had to make a decision about what I was going to do for a living. One of the choices I had was to play golf professionally but, I had absolutely no skill or talent for the game – nothing has changed. My score today, as usual, was higher than the temperature of someone’s body with the worst case of swine flu and just short of a NASCARs speed in the far turn. I guess you can say I got my monies worth?

My Dad, however, was up to the challenge. The Magnolia course was his music and his clubs his instrument, he played like a man possessed! Here is a video of him driving with his 3 wood for about 240 yards down the center of the fairway;

We had a great time and as I usually do when I play my father in golf I say, “I’ll get you next time” and he responds with no words and what can only be described as a devilish grin, that grin scares me…

Thank you Disney for the years of support to our Military!

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