Which of Florida’s public courses should be on your itinerary? We asked the Golf Digest Course Ranking Panel to give each course they’d played a score of 1-10 (10 being the highest). Their picks, ranked 1 to 75.
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1. Streamsong Resort Red (Coore-Crenshaw)
Streamsong / streamsongresort.com. / 8.45
2. TPC Sawgrass (The Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach / tpc.com/tpc-sawgrass / 8.35
3. Streamsong Resort Blue (Doak)
Streamsong / streamsongresort.com / 8.17
4. World Woods G.C. (Pine Barrens)
Brooksville / worldwoods.com / 7.68
5. PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens / pgaresort.com / 7.49
Palm Harbor / innisbrookgolfresort.com / 7.47
Panama City Beach / campcreekgolfclub.com / 7.44
8. Trump National Doral G.C. (Blue Monster)
Miami / trumpgolfdoral.com / 7.43
Orlando / bayhill.com / 7.36
10. Hammock Dunes Club Links Course
Palm Coast / hammockdunesclub.com / 7.24
11. Ocean Course at Hammock Beach Resort
Palm Coast / hammockbeach.com / 7.19
12. World Woods G.C. Rolling Oaks
Brooksville / worldwoods.com / 7.05
13. Conservatory Cse. at Hammock Beach Resort
Palm Coast / hammockbeach.com / 6.97
Ponte Vedra Beach / tpc.com/sawgrass-dyes-valley-course / 6.84
15. Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne
Key Biscayne / golfcrandon.com / 6.80
Boca Grande / the-gasparilla-inn.com / 6.75
17. Orange County National G. Ctr. (Crooked Cat)
Winter Garden / ocngolf.com / 6.70
18. Orange County National G. Ctr. Panther Lake
Winter Garden / ocngolf.com / 6.68
Port St. Lucie / pgavillage.com / 6.62
T-20. Burnt Pine G.C. at Sandestin
Miramar Beach / burntpinegolfclub.com / 6.56
T-20. Tiburón G.C.
Naples / tiburongcnaples.com / 6.56
DeLand / victoriahillsgolf.com / 6.53
23. King & Bear
St. Augustine / golfwgv.com / 6.51
Palm Harbor / innisbrookgolfresort.com / 6.50
T-25. Kelly Plantation G.C.
Destin / kellyplantationgolf.com / 6.49
T-25. PGA National Resort & Spa (Fazio)
Palm Beach Gardens / pgaresort.com / 6.49
27. Southern Dunes G. and C.C.
Haines City / southerndunes.com. / 6.48
28. TPC Tampa Bay
Lutz / tpctampabay.com / 6.47
29. Mission Inn Resort & Club (El Campeòn)
Howey-in-the-Hills / missioninnresort.com / 6.46
30. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club (Ocean)
Ponte Vedra Beach / pontevedra.com / 6.43
31. Biltmore G. Cse.
Coral Gables / biltmorehotel.com / 6.42
Port St. Lucie / pgavillage.com / 6.41
33. Grand Cypress Resort (The New)
Orlando / grandcypress.com. / 6.40
T-34 PGA G.C. (The Ryder Course)
Port St. Luci / pgavillage.com / 6.38
T-34 Ritz-Carlton G.C. (Grande Lakes)
Orlando / grandelakes.com / 6.38
Orlando / waldorfastoriaorlando.com/golf / 6.36
Estero / oldcorkscrew.com / 6.35
38. LPGA International (Jones)
Daytona Beach / lpgainternational.com / 6.34
T-39. Grand Cypress Resort (North/East/South nines)
Orlando / grandcypress.com / 6.32
T-39. Reunion Resort (Palmer)
Kissimmee / reunionresort.com / 6.32
41. Lake Jovita G. & C.C. (South)
Dade City / lakejovitagolfcc.com / 6.30
T-42. Naples Grande G.C.
Naples / naplesgrande.com / 6.28
T-42. Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort (Ocean Links)
Amelia Island / omnihotels.com / 6.28
44. PGA National Resort & Spa (Palmer)
Palm Beach Gardens / pgaresort.com / 6.27
T-45. Omni Amelia Island Plantation Resort (Oak Marsh)
Amelia Island / omnihotels.com / 6.24
T-45. Turnberry Isle (Soffer)
Aventura / turnberryislemiami.com / 6.24
Kissimmee / reunionresort.com / 6.18
T-48. LPGA International (Hills)
Daytona Beach / lpgainternational.com / 6.17
T-48. Osprey Point G. Cse.
Boca Raton / pbcgov.com/parks/sports/golf / 6.17
Miramar Beach / sandestin.com / 6.16
Dunnellon / juliettefalls.com / 6.12
T-52. Palm Beach National G. & C.C.
Lake Worth / palmbeachnational.com. / 6.10
T-52. Reunion Resort (Watson)
Kissimmee / reunionresort.com / 6.10
T-52. Slammer & Squire
St. Augustine / golfwgv.com / 6.10
T-55. Lake Jovita G. & C.C. (North)
Dade City / lakejovitagolfcc.com / 6.09
T-55. Walt Disney World Golf Courses (Magnolia)
Orlando / golfwdw.com / 6.09
57. Fox Hollow G.C.
Trinity / foxhollowgolfclub.com / 6.07
T-58. Bay Point Resort G.C. (Nicklaus)
Panama City Beach / baypointgolf.com / 6.06
T-58. Gateway G. & C.C.
Fort Myers / gatewaygolf.com / 6.06
T-60. N. Palm Beach C.C.
North Palm Beach / npbcc.org / 6.05
T-60. Ocala G.C.
Ocala / ocalagolfclub.com / 6.05
T-62 Deer Creek G.C.
Deerfield Beach / deercreekflorida.com / 6.00
T-62. Hombre G.C.
Panama City Beach / hombregolfclub.com / 6.00
T-62. Legends at Orange Lake Resort
Kissimmee / experienceorangelake.com / 6.00
T-62. Lely Resort G. & C.C. (Flamingo Island)
Naples / lelyresortgolfandcountryclub.com / 6.00
T-62. Regatta Bay G. & C.C.
Destin / regattabay.com / 6.00
67. PGA National Resort & Spa (Squire)
Palm Beach Gardens / pgaresort.com / 5.96
68. Mission Inn Resort & Club (Las Colinas)
Howey-in-the-Hills / missioninnresort.com / 5.95
69. Turnberry Isle (Miller Course)
Aventura / turnberryislemiami.com / 5.94
70. Lely Resort G. & C.C. (Mustang)
Naples / lelyresortgolfandcountryclub.com / 5.93
T-71. Baytree National G. Links
Melbourne / baytreenational.com / 5.92
T-71. Miami Beach G.C.
Miami Beach / miamibeachgolfclub.com / 5.92
73. Trump National Doral G.C.(Great White)
Miami / trumpgolfdoral.com / 5.91
74. Links G.C. at Sandestin Links
Miramar Beach / sandestin.com / 5.90
75. ChampionsGate G.C.International
ChampionsGate / championsgate.com / 5.88
Source: Golf Digest