Overview
- The National Golf Course Owners Association announced the selection on December 8, with its board president calling the resort a benchmark for resort-level golf experiences.
- Walt Disney World Golf will receive formal recognition at the NGCOA Golf Business Conference in Orlando on January 19–21, 2026.
- The complex comprises three championship 18-hole courses plus the nine-hole Oak Trail and is operated by Arnold Palmer Golf Management.
- Recent projects include a full overseeding across all four courses to improve year-round turf quality and playability.
- Disney’s Magnolia completed an extensive renovation with new teeing grounds, reworked bunkers, contoured greens, Disney-themed hole names, a stretch dubbed Grumpy’s Gauntlet, and a Mickey-shaped bunker on hole 6, while Palm, Magnolia, and Lake Buena Vista now feature a premium Advanced EV cart fleet with fob starts, LED displays, USB ports, and Bluetooth speakers.