BY SPECTRUM NEWS 13
AUGUST 2023
From the inaugural Solheim Cup to the HGV Tournament of Champions, Lake Nona Golf & Country Club has long supported the LPGA and women of all ranks in golf. Spectrum News 13’s Josh Miller chats with LPGA rookie Ana Belac and Hall of Famer Annika Sörenstam to talk about why they chose Lake Nona.
Special thank you to LPGA players Ana Belac and the G.O.A.T., Annika Sorenstam, for sharing your perspectives and support of the Club!
In partnership with Junior Golf Preparatory Academy (JGPA), Lake Nona’s junior golf program utilizes a game-based methodology to introduce and engage young players to the sport, while elevating each players’ skills and experience. Led by Nicolas Otero, who will coach alongside Lake Nona’s team of golf professionals, the program features two divisions:
Learn 2 Play – Group skills and on-course clinics for beginners
Learn to Compete – Designed for juniors that are advancing in the game and beginning competition
LEARN 2 PLAY METHODOLOGY
The Learn 2 Play program is a unique approach to junior golf. JGPA coaches excel at creating high-energy training stations that allow juniors to develop skills naturally through golf-centric games, while building a passion for the sport. Through a structured play methodology, students will develop the three fundamental golf competencies: putting, chipping, and full swing. By focusing on long-term development in place of short-term results, the program successfully transitions children into active golfers.
JUNIOR GOLF SCHEDULE:
TUESDAYS
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Learn 2 Play Clinic
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Learn 2 Play On-Course Clinic
SUNDAYS
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Learn 2 Play Clinic
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Learn 2 Play Clinic
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Learn 2 Compete Clinic (Advanced)
All juniors (ages 4 – 10) welcome! No experience or equipment required.
ABOUT JGPA FOUNDER & INSTRUCTOR, NICOLAS OTERO
After working as a junior golf program director for five years, Nicolas Otero, founder of the Junior Golf Preparatory Academy (JGPA) noticed a lack of great golf programming available for young children. This led to the creation of JGPA’s Learn 2 Play program – built around utilizing game-based learning to teach the fundamentals of golf. Since launching in May 2022, the academy has rapidly expanded to become one of the largest junior programs for kids ages 2 – 8 in the state with over 260 weekly junior participants and over 200 coaches certified in the JGPA methodology.
Nicolas has an M.B.A. from Crummer Graduate School of Business and extensive experience in the world of junior coaching. He is certified with U.S. Kids Golf, Positive Coaching Alliance, and in Child Psychology from Yale. He is also the official junior coaching consultant for the Colombian Golf Federation, where he certifies coaches, audits classes to ensure junior engagement, and consult with clubs on how to build successful junior programs.
He is excited to coach alongside Lake Nona’s team of golf professionals as we continue to elevate the junior coaching and training experience for our Member families.
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MEMBERS:
A golf Member may make a tee time for a game with fellow Members or guests online on the Lake Nona ForeTees app or with the Professional Shop up to 30 days in advance. For reservations beyond 30 days, travel must be involved and approval from the Director of Golf is required. ForeTees allows Members to reserve three tee times in a 30-day period. To reserve additional tee times, you must contact the Professional Shop. Standing tee times (reoccuring tee time reserved more than three times in a 30-day period) are not permitted.
GUESTS:
A guest may play the golf course no more than one time per month or 10 times per year, regardless of the sponsoring Member. House guests and Lodge guests can play up to 10 times per year, but are not restricted to once a month. Club tournaments are not included in the count. This rule also applies to the use of the practice facilities including: the driving range, short-game areas, and putting greens.
Winter Season: January 1 – April 15
• Open Mondays: Members may host up to three guests. On holidays, Members may host up to three guests after 10:00 a.m.
• Tuesday – Thursday: Members may host up to three guests after 10:00 a.m.
• Friday – Sunday: Members may host up to three guests during the following times:
• 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
• 2:00 p.m. and later
• 24 hours prior to play, any available tee times after 10:00 a.m. may be reserved
• Unaccompanied play is not permitted.
Summer Season: April 16 – December 31
• Tuesday – Thursday: Members may host up to seven guests after 9:00 a.m.
• Friday – Sunday and Monday holidays: Members may host up to three guests after 10:00 a.m.
• Members may host three additional guests Friday – Sunday and Monday holidays, however, they must be accompanied by a member of the professional staff. Tee times must be reserved at least two weeks in advance and are subject to availability and fees.
UNACCOMPANIED GUEST PLAY POLICY
Members may make tee times one week in advance for guests whom they are unable to accompany. Unaccompanied guest tee times are available April 16 – December 31 on Tuesday – Thursday at times designated by the Professional Shop. Tee times subject to availability. Unaccompanied play is not permitted January 1 – April 15. All golf charges must be charged to the sponsoring Member’s account.
CHARGING POLICIES
All Member purchases (personal cart fees, merchandise, along with food and beverage) must be charged to the Member’s account. All guest green fees and cart fees (accompanied and unaccompanied) must be charged to the Member’s account. Guests may purchase merchandise along with food and beverage with a credit card.
MONDAY CLOSURES
The Club and golf course have select Monday closures during the fall, winter, and spring seasons with the exception of holidays. Dates and times will be announced and reflected on all Club calendars. The Club will continue its scheduled Monday closures through the summer months, as it has historically done. The Club reserves the right to close the golf course in consideration of charitable and corporate outings.
DRESS CODE
All players must be appropriately attired on the golf course and driving range at all times. For men and boys, Bermuda-length shorts or slacks, sports shirts with collars, sweaters, vests, golf jackets, etc. are acceptable. Hats are to be worn with the bill forward and shirts must be tucked in at all times. We kindly ask gentlemen to remove their hats when entering the Clubhouse. For women and girls, golf shorts, skirts, pants, and skorts are acceptable. Shirts with sleeves may have a round neck or collar; sleeveless shirts must have a collar. Ladies are permitted to wear hats in the Clubhouse. Swimwear, halter tops, tank tops, cut-off shorts, jeans, leggings, athletic shorts or slacks, T-shirts, flip-flops, sandals, and bare feet are not permitted.
GOLF CARTS
The Club maintains a fleet of golf carts for Members and their guests which are strictly for use on the golf course only. Club carts are not permitted for use around the community and are strictly prohibited from driving off golf course property. Cart privileges will be affected should this policy not be followed.
At busier times, when necessary, Members who are playing together may be asked to pair up in a cart in order to best manage the fleet’s availability and schedule. We appreciate your cooperation.
Members who reside within the Lake Nona Estates Community may operate a privately owned golf cart on the golf course or driving range (trail fee applies). All privately owned carts must initially be approved by the Director of Golf and then registered with the community security department on an annual basis. In order to operate a golf cart (Club-owned or privately owned) on the course, the driver must hold a valid driver’s license.
PACE OF PLAY
The GPS-enabled golf carts are effective in monitoring the daily pace of play. By having complete vision of the movement of all carts, the professional staff can track players falling behind and can communicate to that cart directly, in addition to the ranger’s efforts to ensure play remains at an enjoyable pace. As the USGA standard pace of play for Lake Nona is 4 hours and 10 minutes, we try to adhere to a maximum pace of 4 hours, a reasonable time for a round of golf. Should you be playing at a much faster pace, please be respectful of your fellow Members and allow them to play at our standard pace. If you have any concerns, Members are to contact the Professional Shop for assistance. In the interest of harmony and community within our Club, at no time, should Members police other Members.
BUNKERS
Select bunkers are designated as waste bunkers, or native areas, which become part of the general area of the course. In these areas, players may ground their clubs but must not improve their lie. Practice swings are permitted in waste bunkers as these are a general area. Waste bunkers are identified as:
All other bunkers remain as bunkers, which are defined in the USGA rules of golf as specially prepared areas of sand and will have rakes present.
MOBILE PHONE USAGE
The use of mobile phones on the golf course is strongly discouraged; however, if it must be used, the following courtesies apply:
WALKING POLICY
Members and their guests are permitted to walk the golf course.
JUNIOR PLAY
Juniors (children of Members under the age of 18) may play the golf course with a parent Member or adult Member during the times allocated for Members and guests. Juniors may play the golf course unaccompanied by the parent Member or adult Member dependent on their age and skill level. Juniors may be required to pass a player’s ability test, as administered by a member of the Lake Nona professional staff. Juniors under the age of 16, or without a
valid U.S. driver’s license, are strictly prohibited from operating a golf cart either owned by the Club or a privately owned golf cart.
LOCKER ROOM FACILITIES
The Club has full-service locker room facilities for both men and lady members and their guests. Shoe care and minor repair (laces, spikes, etc.) are available daily. Annual locker rental is offered as space is available.
GOLF BAG STORAGE
Golf bag storage is available for members and their guests at no charge.
HANDICAPS
All Lake Nona Members that wish to play in any Club-sponsored event must establish a U.S.G.A. handicap. The Club covers Golf Members’ enrollment in the U.S.G.A. GHIN system. Members, and/or guests of Members, wishing to play in any Club event that does not have an established handicap may be denied entry or be assigned a handicap by the Handicap Committee. Please contact the Professional Shop for information on establishing a handicap.
OUTINGS
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club is available for golf outings on Mondays when the Club is closed. Please contact the Professional Shop for further information at proshop@lakenona.com.
GRATUITIES
Tipping is customary and encouraged with our Golf Services team, to include: cart barn staff, bag staff, and the locker room attendant. No Member of the Club shall offer any tip or other payment to employees of the Club, with the exception of our Golf Services team.
TRAIL FEE
The trail fee at Lake Nona is an optional program for residents of the community with their own carts. Resident-Members may join the trail fee or pay a cart fee each time they use their personal cart on the golf course. This fee includes standard amenities such as water, sand, towels for your cart for each round and general pre- and post-round service of your carts via our golf services team.
PERSONAL CART SERVICES
On Fridays, a cart technician is available onsite for personal cart services. There are fees associated with any service, maintenance, or repair which are dependent on the needs of each cart. Please contact the Professional Shop to schedule a service with the cart technician.
| WINTER SEASON: | JANUARY 1 – APRIL 15 | |
| Open Mondays | 7:30 a.m. – Dusk | Open Play |
| Monday Holidays, Tuesday-Thursday | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Dusk |
Members Only Open Play |
| Friday – Sunday | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Members Only |
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. – Dusk |
Open Play Members Only Open Play |
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| SUMMER SEASON: | APRIL 16 – DECEMBER 31 | |
| Tuesday-Thursday | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – Dusk |
Members Only Open Play |
| Friday – Sunday & | 7:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Members Only |
| Monday Holidays | 10:00 a.m. – Dusk | Open Play |
| ACCOMPANIED GUESTS | ||
| Guest | $175/person + tax | |
| Family* & Junior Guests | $75/person + tax | |
| UNACCOMPANIED GUESTS | ||
| Sponsored Guest & House Guest | $275/person + tax | |
| Family Guest* | $150/person + tax | |
| Re-Play Guest Fee (Second Round) | $80/person + tax | |
| Cart Fee | $30/person + tax | |
| Annual Trail Fee (Private Cart Use Only) | $2,250 + tax | |
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*Family guests are considered immediate family (i.e. Mother, Father, Son, Daughter, Grandparent, Grandchild, Son-in-Law, Daughter-in-Law, Brother, Brother-in-Law, Sister, Sister-in-Law).
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