CaddieTrail Guide
Florida offers year-round golf across two distinct worlds — the spectacular public resort courses at TPC Sawgrass, Streamsong, and Cabot Citrus Farms, and a private club scene anchored by Seminole, one of the most coveted invitations in golf.
Twenty courses spread across Florida. TPC Sawgrass, Streamsong (Red, Blue, Black), and Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo) offer five accessible rounds. But Seminole, Calusa Pines, The Concession, The Dye Course at White Oak, McArthur (Front Yard), and ten other private clubs make up 75% of this trail. Completing it requires serious connections across Florida's most exclusive clubs.
#1 on trail
Seminole Golf ClubJuno Beach, Florida
Donald Ross's 1930 masterpiece on Florida's Atlantic coast uses natural sand ridges and relentless ocean wind to demand precise shotmaking. Consistently ranked among the top 20 courses in the U.S.
#2 on trail
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Pete Dye's 1980 design hosts The Players Championship annually. The island-green par-3 17th is golf's most-played pressure shot. Resort access, Ponte Vedra Beach.
#3 on trail
Calusa Pines Golf ClubNaples, Florida
Bobby Weed design carved through native Florida flatwoods and wetlands. Private access, 18 holes of strategic risk-reward routing built around natural preserves.
#4 on trail
Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course)Tequesta, Florida
Private Tequesta layout carved through natural Florida scrubland with significant elevation changes rare for the region. Designed by George Fazio and opened in 1970, it is a demanding test favored by serious players.
#5 on trail
The Concession Golf ClubBradenton, Florida
Private layout in Bradenton co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin. Named for Nicklaus's famous concession putt at the 1969 Ryder Cup.
#6 on trail
Streamsong (Red)Bowling Green, Florida
Coore & Crenshaw routed this 2012 design across reclaimed Florida phosphate mining land, producing dramatic elevation changes rare for the state. Wide, contoured fairways reward strategic play.
Ten public courses in Florida — TPC Sawgrass, Streamsong (Red, Blue, Black), Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo and The Roost), The Park West Palm, Trump National Doral, Bay Hill, and Innisbrook Copperhead. Every course is resort-bookable with no membership required.
#1 on trail
TPC Sawgrass (Stadium Course)Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Pete Dye's 1980 design hosts The Players Championship annually. The island-green par-3 17th is golf's most-played pressure shot. Resort access, Ponte Vedra Beach.
#2 on trail
Streamsong (Red)Bowling Green, Florida
Coore & Crenshaw routed this 2012 design across reclaimed Florida phosphate mining land, producing dramatic elevation changes rare for the state. Wide, contoured fairways reward strategic play.
#3 on trail
Streamsong (Blue)Bowling Green, Florida
Tom Doak–designed across former phosphate mining land in central Florida, this 2012 resort track plays through dramatic elevation changes rare for the state. Expect exposed ridgelines, deep falloffs, and wide-open angles demanding precise shot-shaping.
#4 on trail
Streamsong (Black)Bowling Green, Florida
Gil Hanse's 2017 design cuts through central Florida's phosphate mining terrain, delivering dramatic elevation and sandy waste areas rare for the state. Resort access.
#5 on trail
Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)Brooksville, Florida
Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner routed this 2023 layout across a former Florida phosphate mining site alongside Streamsong, with dramatic elevation changes rare for the state. Resort-accessible and immediately ranked among America's finest new public courses.
#6 on trail
The Park West PalmWest Palm Beach, Florida
Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner's 2023 design brings minimalist, links-influenced architecture to West Palm Beach. Wide fairways, firm turf, and ground-game routing reward shot-making over power.
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