BOWLING GREEN, Fla. – Even when Streamsong Resort is filled to capacity, this famed golf and outdoors destination here in Central Florida has little problem with social distancing. It’s a 16,000-acre property deep inside ancient phosphate pits and featuring a 216-room Lodge (made of wood, stone and glass) three golf courses and more than 20 lakes. [...]
The South Course at Quail Ridge Country Club, in Boynton Beach, Fla., redesigned last year by Bobby Weed Golf Design, will co-host the 74th Florida Open Championship, along with Pine Tree Golf Club, to be played July 17-19, 2020. Bobby Weed was on hand at Quail Ridge last November for the grand reopening of the complete redesign [...]
Audubon Country Club in Naples, Fla. has retained its designation as a "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program. Through participation in the Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary program, the private gated Audubon Country Club has been involved in numerous environmental projects, including adopting a comprehensive environmental [...]
When it comes to championship golf in a pristine gulf coast setting, The Dunes Golf & Tennis Club on Sanibel Island, a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico near Ft. Myers, delivers an incomparable experience. Year-round, golfers can enjoy 18 challenging holes of golf masterfully designed by 10 time PGA TOUR winner Mark McCumber, a [...]
The Jan Stephenson and Perry Dye design collaboration nestled in Mims on Florida's Space Coast, Indian River Preserve Golf Club, has been recognized as an Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary. Opened in 2003, Indian River Golf Club is an exceptional 18 hole championship golf course managed by Billy Casper Golf and open to the public. Former LPGA [...]
NAPLES, Florida – For a few years, I lived in Fort Myers, Florida and had the opportunity to play the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples on several occasions. There were several memorable holes; the finishing holes on each side and the first hole on the Gold Course, a reachable par five. More on that in a [...]
From the Panhandle to Key West, the State of Florida is rife with golf courses; there are over 1,250 across the State. That makes for a lot of competition when it comes to vying for your greens fees and membership dollars. And through it all, Juliette Falls in Dunnellon, FL continually rises to the top; year [...]
St. Andrews Country Club has been a coveted private residential country club for over 30 years, and it’s not by mistake. While it’s true that the club exudes and caters to a certain lifestyle that the majority of us will not attain in this lifetime, it also shows that the Club is on the right track [...]
The Daytona Beach golf scene is anchored by facilities like LPGA International, home to a pair of highly acclaimed championship courses, and Victoria Hills Golf Club, one of Florida’s top 15 public layouts. The appeal of the area’s premium properties is augmented by a thriving quartet of municipal layouts and the World's Most Famous Beach. Located [...]
I recently had the opportunity to play a round of Golf at Providence Golf Club in Davenport Florida. It had been about 8 years since my previous visit and the thing I remembered most was that, other than the golf course, there wasn’t a whole lot out there. My how things have changed; the community has [...]
