Our Picks for The 10 Best Golf courses in Florida
1. Seminole
Address: 901 Seminole Blvd, North Palm Beach, Florida 33408, Palm Beach County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 145
Course Rating: 73.8
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,836
Scorecard: Link
Designed by Donald Ross in 1929, it is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 courses in the nation. It is considered by critics to be one of the finest examples of golf course routing. Throughout its history, the club has long been known as a golf club for the corporate elite.
2. TPC Sawgrass
Address: 110 Championship Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 155
Course Rating: 74.6
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,245
Scorecard: Link
It was the first of several Tournament Players Clubs to be built. It has two individual courses, namely the Stadium Course and the Valley Course. The course has been featured for many years on the best-selling Tiger Woods PGA Tour series of video games.
3. Streamsong (Red)
Address: 1000 Streamsong Dr, Bowling Green, FL 33834
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 130
Course Rating: 74.2
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,148
Scorecard: Link
Designed by the legendary team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw–architects of seven designs in the Top 100 in the United States.Ranked no. 20 on America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses. The Red has a wonderful mix of bump-and-run links holes and target-like water holes.
4. Calusa Pines Golf Club
Address: 2000 Calusa Pines Dr, Naples, Florida 34120, Collier County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 148
Course Rating: 75.3
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,203
Scorecard: Link
Layout designed in 2001 by Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry which is considered a flagship design. The duo that is also largely responsible for the design of 2017 U.S. Open host site Erin Hills. It is seated on the highest land point in south Florida.
5. McArthur Golf Club
Address: 6550 SE Osprey St, Hobe Sound, Florida 33455, Martin County
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 146
Course Rating: 75.5
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,251
Scorecard: Link
McArthur’s original course was built in 2002 by Hall of Fame designer Tom Fazio and Hall of Fame golfer Nick Price, and they produced a top 100 layout – a layout that doesn’t disappoint. The course has been designed with multiple tees for the low and high handicapper.
6. John’s Island Club
Address: 3 John’s Island Drive, Vero Beach, Florida (FL) 32963, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 132
Course Rating: 73.6
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,828
Scorecard: Link
Located in the John’s Island community in Vero Beach , Florida. Nestled between the sandy beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon. Established in 1969, the three championship golf courses are designed by Pete Dye, Jack Nicklaus and Tom Fazio that club members will surely enjoy.
7. Mountain Lake
Address: 2300 N Scenic Hwy, Lake Wales, FL 33898, USA
Type of field: Links
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 122
Course Rating: 69.9
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 6,621
Scorecard: Link
An Iconic Seth Raynor Golf course. Seth built Mountain Lake, completing one nine in 1917 and the other four years later. The “father of American landscape architecture” Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. designed the Mountain Lake.
7. Streamsong (Blue)
Address: 1000 Streamsong Dr, Bowling Green, FL 33834
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 131
Course Rating: 74.1
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,176
Scorecard: Link
Created by Renaissance Golf Design’s renowned architect Tom Doak, who already has four designs ranked among the top 100 in the world. Tom Doak and Bill Coore actually collaborated on Streamsong’s original 36-hole routing. The course was opened for play in 2014.
8. Streamsong (Black)
Address: 1000 Streamsong Dr, Bowling Green, FL 33834
Type of field: Links
Course access: Public
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 135
Course Rating: 74.7
Total par (men’s tees): 73
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,331
Scorecard: Link
Designed by acclaimed architect Gil Hanse and dubbed as the 2018’s Best New Golf of the Year according to Golf Digest. This exciting new addition to Streamsong is big, bold and features The Gauntlet, a two-acre putting course. The Black course at Streamsong was unveiled in September 2017.
10. Jupiter Hills Club
Address: 11800 SE Hill Club Terrace, Tequesta, Florida 33469, Martin County
Type of field: Parkland
Course access: Private
Length of play: 18-hole course
Slope index: 152
Course Rating: 77.3
Total par (men’s tees): 72
Total yardage (men’s tees): 7,344
Scorecard: Link
George Fazio blended features of both of those great courses into his design at Jupiter Hills. George and his nephew Tom Fazio designed both 18-hole courses at the Jupiter Hills Club. The Hills layout came first in 1970 and was followed by the Village course in 1978.
