Streamsong Resort

Recently played this one and the companion Red a bunch of times over a few days. We all started off thinking the Red was the best course.....but I don't know. Certainly Crenshaw and Coore seemed to get the more dramatic land. Doak did an amazing job with what he had though. A lot of very interesting holes where you have lots of choices.

The greens are tricky because of the grain.....thank God for the caddie. Downhill putts can screech to a halt like they hit valcro.

We played 36 each day and tried to be done by 4:30 when daily the big thunderstorms would roll in . This apparently is near the place in the US which gets the most lightning strikes per year! They blow a horn when the lightning is 10 miles away but our caddie kept us on the course .....foolish or not we always finished.

I could happily play the Blue and the Red every day for a LONG time. Different, interesting and conveniently side by side. Looking forward to returning.

The first tee shot of the day is freaking intimidating!! The first hole is really a par 5 disguised as a par 4 just as strangely the 18th hole is a long par 4 listed as a 5. Quirky. The second hole (in the morning) involves a heroic carry straight into the sun over an alligator ridden pond. You get the picture.

Really one beautiful hole after another. It is visually a lot more frightening than it turns out to be. If you take a conservative line off the tee and keep it in play you can score.

I've played a lot at Bandon and this course is a little different in the look of the terrain and the amount of water hazards but also similar in the pure golf experience. No houses or condos. Incredible wildlife albeit slightly scary animals.....we saw lots of gators and snakes and an amazing variety of birds.

I love to walk and the course was pretty good for that though it was about 95 degrees and humid. Our caddie Greg was fabulous. Encyclopedic knowledge of all aspects of golf, good humoured, and very hard working.

I would have to rank this among my favourite golf courses. Scenically gorgeous, a lot of fun to play and the bonus of seeing a lot of nature. A long way from home but I can't wait to go back.

We walked the Red course first thing in the morning after playing the Blue course the day prior. The Red course is the more difficult of the two courses. But, in my opinion, the better of the two designs. Tee shots need to be precise and the greens' subtle breaks are the courses best defenses. The meat of the golf course are holes 13-18. Especially when playing into the breeze as we had on this day. This course is in the Top 5 I've played in my lifetime. Right up there along with Tobacco Road, LaHinch, Old Collier, Etc.

3 hrs 15 minute round for our twosome walking. Done by 11am The caddies were just as happy as we were.

I've been looking forward to playing the courses at Streamsong. We walked the Blue course as a twosome first thing in the morning. We had two excellent caddies (Blake and Chew) and the course conditions were perfect; especially for this time of year. The Blue course is much more open off the tee than the Red course. The Blue's defense is without a doubt its greens. They are extreme in contour. You need to keep the ball below the hole and hopefully hit your approach to the same section of the green as the pin. The caddies were very helpful when guiding us through the many blind shots on this course. My caddy in particular was great in knowing when I needed help reading a green and when I didn't. He knew the right times to step in and suggest a different club or shot shape as well. We played in about 3 hours and 15 minutes. Then went back to the lodge and enjoyed the pool and spa.

This course is truly spectacular - well designed and very peaceful. A buddy and I walked the course, which was very hilly so I recommend renting the push/pull cart to make the experience a little easier. The course was designed by Crenshaw and Coore, lending itself to have little to no rough but has natural dunes and bunkers, which makes the course very scenic. The fairways play very firm, which is great to help the tee ball roll out, but the greens are pretty receptive to low irons and wedges. Unbeknownst to us, the greens were just top dressed and caused the greens to not roll perfectly but they were still in good condition (the only reason the course condition received 4 stars instead of 5). However, the rest of the course was in great condition. I highly recommend this course but maybe call before to learn about the conditions of the greens (if this is important to you).

I have been the benefactor of playing some very nice courses in my short time playing golf. Sage Valley in South Carolina, Ritz-Carlton Members Club, Pine Barrens, and a few TPC courses. I left stream song very impressed with what lies ahead. Clearly they are in the process of making things better as the same day I played they fired their Head Caddie Master. As time moves on I believe they will run the operation smoother. I will be heading back soon to play the blue course at summer's end.

Full disclosure, I goofed. I drove there from Orlando (2 hours) and only played 18 holes - the Blue instead of the Red.

The Blue (Doak) was good, but from most reviews it sounds like the Red (Coore/Crenshaw) is clearly the crown jewel of the resort. So if you only have time for 18 holes, play the Red. If you go 36 holes then take a crack at both.

The Blue was good, but you have to be ready for the tricky greens. In fact, a couple of them seemed over the top. If you're above the hole you're going to have a tough time keeping the ball on the green. That happened to me a couple times, and I feel like I hit the ball well most of the day.

Make sure you select the proper tees too. The silver (6,200 yards) were to short and the black (6,700 yards) were to long on this fairly windy day. So we had our forecaddie figure out a hybrid of tees that made the day enjoyable.

This one is a local members type of course. We waited every shot for the first 6 holes and got hit into 4 times- they must have been blind golfers.... I did collecte 6 really nice golf balls in the process. No practice range, tiny putting green, decent greens, poor rough, spongy around the greens, 11 holes were nice....

Best thing is the clubhouse... VERY good food.