Florida Golf Course Reviews
Mangrove Bay Golf Course: A St. Petersburg public golf institution
Mangrove Bay is one of those municipal courses nobody seems to ever bad-mouth. A lot of St. Pete golfers learned the game here, and most seem to have fond memories. It's been around since 1977 and has the three main ingredients you want in a muni: Cheap green fees, good conditioning, and a convenient location.
... full article »Slammer and Squire a nice backup for Nicklaus and Palmer at World Golf Village
The Slammer and Squire at the World Golf Village, designed by Bobby Weed with input from Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen, is not meant to challenge the WGV's marquee King and Bear course by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. But the course does an excellent job of combining playability with a layout that occasionally demands difficult shots.
... full article »St. Johns Golf Club near St. Augustine: Honest price for an honest day's play
There are some very well-known and expensive golf courses around Ponte Vedra Beach and St. Augustine. If you're looking for green fees on the lighter side, Check out St. Johns Golf Club in nearby Elkton, Tim McDonald writes.
... full article »Golf Club of Amelia Island well suited to the well heeled
Everything about the Golf Club of Amelia Island screams "resort course," from the impeccable conditioning to the well-dressed and manicured golfers, from the relative ease of the course to the backdrop of the Ritz-Carlton, flags waving in the Florida ocean breeze.
... full article »Daytona Beach Golf Club: Come one, come all
They used to show up at the Daytona Beach's municipal golf course at 3 a.m., hunched up in their lawn chairs or even camping out - everybody waiting for a tee time. Of course, this was a century ago, when the muni was pretty much the only game in town.
... full article »Las Colinas: The Hills are alive with the sound of golf and development
Mission Inn Resort & Club is home to two golf courses. El Campeon (The Champion) is the more difficult of the two, with some startling elevation. Flatter, friendlier Las Colinas (The Hills), with its forgiving fairways and soft, receptive greens, is the favored venue of the resort crowd.
... full article »Green fees are the best thing about Fleming Island golf
Fleming Island doesn't really look like an island as you drive south past Jacksonville, Fla., down U.S. 17, and the Fleming Plantation doesn't showcase its plantation history like, say, some of the Carolina plantation courses. But, the plantation's golf course is one of the cheaper, "upscale" courses along Jacksonville and the First Coast, home to the NFL Jaguars and more than 80 courses in this spread-out Florida city, the largest in the U.S. when it comes to total land area.
... full article »Nicklaus moved heaven and earth at sublime Ocean Hammock Golf Club
Purists be damned: Sometimes, bulldozers on golf courses are good. Sometimes you have to go around nature to truly appreciate it. That's why we should all be happy Jack Nicklaus got out the heavy machinery at the Ocean Hammock Golf Club in northeast Florida.
... full article »Golf Club at Cypress Head a muni? You'd never know it
The Golf Club at Cypress Head doesn't sound like the name of a municipal golf course. The name implies a ritzy resort course, or maybe an expensive, la-te-da affair in a swank neighborhood, with CEOs strutting around like peacocks. When you pull into the parking lot and get your first glimpse of it, it doesn't look like a municipal golf course. Even when you walk off No. 18, it doesn't feel like you've just played a municipal golf course.
... full article »Come join the family at Hidden Lakes golf course
Hidden Lakes in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., is one of those rare, family owned, family run golf courses that's as enjoyable for the atmosphere as it is for the golf. The regulars show up early, looking to get a cup of coffee and walk nine holes to get their day started. Walking is encouraged; no rush to herd the masses through with carts.
... full article »- North Hampton: A superlative Palmer design in northeast Florida
- Royal Amelia: A nice play except for the nasty price
- King & Bear: A great golf course, but not quite as great as its designers
- Head for the Hills: DeLand golfers head to Victoria Hills Golf Club
- Scenery or challenge: Golfers can take their pick at Amelia Island Plantation
- Matanzas Woods: pines, palmettos and punches in bunches
- Cue the trumpets: Palencia Club a private golf jewel
- Jacksonville's Bent Creek Golf Course gives munis a good name
- Hampton the Lesser: South is a good golf course to let it fly
- Eagle Harbor: take away the homes and you have a great course
- Better hit it long(and straight) at Longboat Key Club's Harbourside Course
- Looking for trouble? Try LPGA Legends course
- Long Marsh friendly for beginners and women golfers, but it's no bargain
- There are no "pink tees" at Champions Club at Julington Creek in Jacksonville
- Windsor Parke Golf Club: Easy on the eyes and scorecard
- Retirees love to golf, not fish, at St. Andrews South in Punta Gorda
- Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass to close after Players Championship
- Slammin' Sammy should have stuck around: He'd have enjoyed Jacksonville Beach golf
- The Jaguars, kings of Jacksonville, love Queen's Harbour Yacht and Country Club
- At Rotonda's Palms course in Port Charlotte, golfers make the challenge
- Riverwood Golf Club: Bring some extra balls and a sense of humor
- Twin Isles fights diversity to produce worthy golf on Gulf
- Swing away at the Venetian on Florida's golf, err, Gulf coast
- Overdevelopment amid great golf is Legacy's legacy
- Islandside at Longboat Key Club boasts great golf, old Florida feel
- Couples' fingerprints all over Kelly Plantation Golf Course in Destin
- Lemon Bay Golf Club - oh so pretty and the smell so sweet
- Pelican Pointe in Venice is easy on the eyes and easy on older golfers
- Monster to a muffin: Bay Point golf course in Panama City evolves behind the bulldozers
- Duran Golf Club in Viera challenges your heart's - and driver's - desire
- Prepare to part with your driver at Bonaventure C.C.'s West golf course
- Perched on the edge of the Everglades, golfers at Bonaventure face both wildlife and water
- Fun course, Banyan trees, lavish feel make Diplomat a good resort choice
- Duran Golf Club in Viera can challenge your heart's - and driver's - desire
- Perched on the edge of the Everglades, golfers at Bonaventure face both wildlife and water
- TPC at Heron Bay: Let the Fla. wind blow and let her rip
- Coral Ridge Country Club: One of a handful of old-time, classic Florida golf courses
- Who's your hard-rockin' daddy, South Florida golfers? Emerald Hills
- Southern Oaks: Don't drive past, stop and play this not-quite-so-hidden gem
- Highlands North, Copperhead's baby sister, no easy walk in the Westin park
- Westin Innisbrook's Island course prettier than famous sister
- Copperhead Course at Innisbrook has plenty of venom for resort guests and the pros
- Saddlebrook courses are both good resort plays, but green fees are too steep
- Don't bother filling your divots at Grand Cypress' North-South Course - just play
- Quiet Pines at Moody Air Force Base a casualty of tight, military budgets
- New Course at Grand Cypress pays tribute to Old Course in Scotland - but don't get "burned"
- Revamped Boca Raton Resort & Club ready to host modern golfers
- Kinderlou Forest shows Valdosta golfers a lot of Love
- Wallace Adams is Georgia course that time forgot
- Highland Walk is a peach of a state course in northeast Georgia
- Georgia Veterans Memorial a place for Civil War buffs to play golf
- Golfers have it made in the shade at Tallahassee's GC of Summerbrooke
- ChampionsGate International Course starting to take its place near the front of the pack
- Doral's Blue Monster still has some bite for the average golfer
- Amelia Island Plantation is true nature's paradise
- Arrowhead Pointe most scenic of six Georgia state park courses
- Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge is a self-contained golf oasis
- Raptor Bay is a virtual sanctuary
- After 90 years, Belleair Country Club ready for a makeover
- GreenLinks offers suites and concierge service at Lely Resort
- World Woods Golf Club a world away, and a world apart
- Florida's Camp Creek, a unique seaside creation
- Lely Resort in Naples stands out in the crowd
- Riverwood Country Club a true hidden gem
- SouthWood starts to put Tallahassee golf on the map
- University Park Country Club: Ron Garl Designs with a Classic Touch
- University of Florida Golf Course: Luxury Golf at a Luxury Price
- Osprey Cove Golf Club Still the Jewel of South Georgia
- The Legacy Golf Club: Luxury Golf at a Luxury Price
- The Legends at Orange Lake: Ready to Go the Distance
- St. Johns Golf and Country Club: Johnston Does it Again
- Course Review: Dunes Golf Club at Seville
- The Ravines Golf and Country Club: You May forget you are in Florida
- Westchase Golf Course is on the Way and Worth it
- Silva retools Ocean Course at The Breakers
- Bay Hill Club and Lodge: Arnold Palmer Welcomes you to Orlando
- Sawgrass Marriott Resort's Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass: Stadium Course
- World Woods Golf Club: Rolling Oaks Course
- The Golf Club at North Hampton: A Truly Ambitious Layout in Northern Florida
- The Resort at Longboat Key Club
- Victoria Hills Golf Club: Florida's Garden of Golf
- Halifax Plantation Golf Club: A Touch of Serenity in Ormond Beach
- Ocean Hammock Golf Club: Nicklaus Brings the Atlantic into View
- Sawgrass Marriott Resort's Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass: Valley Course
- Sawgrass Marriott Resort: At the Head of the Class
- Mystic Dunes Golf Club at The Palms
- Royal Amelia Golf Links: A Unique Illustration of Natural Consistency
- Long Point at Amelia Island Plantation
- Oak Marsh at Amelia Island Plantation
- Ocean Links at Amelia Island Plantation
