Florida has long been known as the “golf capital of the world” for its sheer volume of courses and sunny, warm weather that lends for year-round play.
The Sunshine State alone has 1,264 golf courses, well more than California (955), Michigan (867), New York (829) and Texas (818). So the million-dollar question remains: Where should you play?
Golfweek has you covered.
Judged by hundreds of voters (and golfers) nationwide, Golfweek has identified its annual top-30 public-access golf courses in Florida. And this year there are four new additions.
The courses listed below allow public access in some fashion, be it through standard green fees or through a resort or affiliated hotel stay. Simply put, no membership is required to play the courses that range as south as Miami’s Trump National Doral and as northwest as Watercooler’s Camp Creek on 30A. Here’s where to tee it up.
Florida’s best public-access courses
KEY: (m) modern, built in 1960 or after; (c) classic, built before 1960. * indicates new or returning to the rankings
1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach (m) – book your round today
2. Streamsong (Red)
Bowling Green (m) – book your round today
3. Streamsong (Blue)
Bowling Green (m) – book your round today
4. Streamsong (Black)
Bowling Green (m) – book your round today
5. The Park West Palm
West Palm Beach (m) – book your round today
6. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo)
Brooksville (m) – book your round today
7. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Orlando (m)
8. PGA National Resort (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens (m)
9. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
Palm Harbor (m)
10. Seminole Legacy Golf Course*
Tallahassee (m)
11. Cabot Citrus Farms (Roost)*
Brooksville (m) – book your round today
12. Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean)
Palm Coast (m)
13. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Miami (m) – book your round today
14. PGA Golf Club (Dye)
Port St. Lucie (m)
15. Camp Creek
Watersound (m)
16. Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory)
Palm Coast (m)
17. Juliette Falls
Dunnellon (m) – book your round today
18. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)
Ponte Vedra Beach (m) – book your round today
19. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)
Naples (m) – book your round today
T20. Sandestin (Burnt Pine)
Miramar Beach (m)
T20. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)
Port St. Lucie (m)
T20. Omni Amelia Island (Oak Marsh)*
Amelia Island (m)
23. Dunedin Golf Club*
Dunedin (c) – book your round today
24. Crandon Park
Key Biscayne (m) – book your round today
25. Southern Dunes
Haines City (m) – book your round today
26. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)
Aventura (m)
27. Orange County National (Panther Lake)
Winter Garden (m) – book your round today
28. Gasparilla Inn & Club
Boca Grande (c)
29. Omni Amelia Island Club (Long Point)*
Amelia Island (m)
30. Trump National Doral Miami (Golden Palm)
Miami (m) – book your round today
This article originally appeared on Northwest Florida Daily News: Florida’s top 30 public-access golf courses ranked by Golfweek
Reporting by Seth Stringer, Northwest Florida Daily News / Northwest Florida Daily News
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By Seth Stringer, Northwest Florida Daily News | USA TODAY Network
