Phillip

June 21, 2020 10:34 PM

Hands down — southern hills country club (in brooksville as well) Love this Pete Dye design, which makes it eye popping, hard, but not too punishing.

Bob

March 23, 2019 08:33 PM

Please take the time to Che k out Skyview at Terra Vista, part of Citrus Hills golf complex. You will be both challenged and very pleased by the Tom Fazio design and playability you will experience. It makes World Woods seem absolutely out dated. And, the price will surprise you. It is the vest kept "non-secret," in Citrus County.

Steve

March 19, 2019 09:21 PM

Can’t believe Mountain Lake in Lake Wales is not on anyone’s list. It’s very private and hard to get on but well worth the effort. A Seth Raynor original with all the McDonald-Raynor characteristics. A true encyclopedia of design.

Paul Kenyon

March 4, 2019 09:48 AM

I might be a Limey (ie. English) but have played around 80 courses in FL

Most of my top 10 are mentioned somewhere above but honourable mentions go to :
Victoria Hills, LPGA Hills course, River Strand, King & Bear, Grand Cypress (New ... just for fun!), both OCN courses ... and 2 private courses: Grand Haven and The Concession, which is just about one of the toughest exams I've ever played, but was a great experience

Dave

March 1, 2019 03:08 PM

Played Brookesvill CC last month for the first time, unbelievable! Its 15 minutes from my parents house and I was always going to World woods. WW is great but for 40 bucks, I dont think there is a better course ANYWHERE, never mind just Florida. Another for the list is Lakewood Ranch. This is an awesome course with some of the most incredibly fast greens you will play in florida.
As for a private course, check out Black Diamond ranch...no matter what they say at the pro shop, you can get on it and you wont forget the quarry course!

David

March 1, 2019 03:12 PM

Another, Grand Cypress, ALL courses there. Especially the New "old course," great fun!

Tim G. Staff

March 1, 2019 03:18 PM

Dave, glad you share in the Brooksville CC love. I put it up with Deltona and Riviera for the best sub-$50 golf in the state that I've seen so far. Lakewood Ranch has a bunch of courses, including Lakewood National, which I haven't seen but have heard is nice. I have played Black Diamond Ranch-Quarry and really like it, too; for the purposes of this list I did consider it "private" because ordinarily outsiders need to stay on site in order to play.

David

March 1, 2019 03:26 PM

You are right about Black Diamond. The Lakewood course I played just last month, right before they hosted the Web event was Lakewood National. It may be my top course that I have played as far as greens go. I am not a real fan of typical bermuda grass so these 18 greens of, I think, Championship Tif Dwarf were unreal! The course layout was no laydown either. If they can keep the homes filled and get the other course built there, this getaway will be an all time favorite in Florida for many, I believe. BTW, it was "The Kings" last layout so it makes it all the more special to play. Also, they only chared 37 bucks to REPLAY!!

Alex B.

March 1, 2019 08:23 AM

My top 10: Bay Hill, Palm Beach Par three (Think WP 9, but on ocean), Pablo Creek, Panther Lake at OCN, Camp Creek, Old Corkscrew, Sawgrass Country Club (East, West rotation), Timuquana Country Club, Isleworth, Winter Park 9

John

February 26, 2019 03:11 PM

Southern Dunes, in Haines City, is definitely in my top 2 or 3 in FL !