Cleveland Heights Golf Course a little oasis in downtown Lakeland

Cleveland Heights Golf Course is a little oasis in the middle of bustling, growing Lakeland, with lakes, ponds and the sort of critters you don't normally associate with a downtown. Peacocks, alligators, geese and hawks look at home amid the water and the moss-draped oaks. There is a noticeable lack of urban noise. "This is probably the nicest piece of property in Polk County," said course general manager Brock Witmyer.