It may be hot out, but that’s why hats and sunscreen were invented. There is usually less competition to get tee times in Florida in the summer and here are courses that are worth beating the heat on.
Golfweek put together a list of the top public-access courses in each state you can play in 2025. The courses were determined by a panel consisting of hundreds of members who continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points scale of 1 through 10.
The courses on this list allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required.
Take a look at the 20 best the Sunshine State has to offer for public courses.
Best public golf courses in Florida
1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium), Ponte Vedra Beach
2. Streamsong (Red), Bowling Green
3. Streamsong (Blue), Bowling Green
4. Streamsong (Black), Bowling Green
5. The Park West Palm, West Palm Beach
6. Cabot Citrus Farms (Karoo), Brooksville
7. Bay Hill Club and Lodge, Orlando
8. PGA National Resort (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens
9. Innisbrook (Copperhead), Palm Harbor
10. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster), Miami
11. Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean), Palm Coast
12. Camp Creek, Watersound
13. Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory), Palm Coast
14. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley), Ponte Vedra Beach
15. PGA Golf Club (Dye), Port St. Lucie
16. Juliette Falls, Dunnellon
17. Southern Dunes, Haines City
18. Sandestin (Burnt Pine), Miramar Beach
19. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker), Port St. Lucie
20. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay), Naples
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: These are the best public golf courses in Florida to play in 2025, according to Golfweek
Reporting by Ed Reed, Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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