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Southeast · FL

Streamsong

Sand-mine dunescape - Florida golf that isn't Florida golf

Best season

November–April

Getting in

TPA - Tampa (75 min) or MCO - Orlando (90 min)

Golf cost / round

~$300

Lodging / night

~$230/person

Plan a Streamsong trip

Streamsong is what happened when a phosphate company handed 16,000 acres of moonscape dunes to Doak, Coore & Crenshaw, and Hanse and said 'go.' The result is three top-100 courses (plus The Chain short course) with firm turf, massive elevation for Florida, and zero condos. It's a pure golf-monastery trip: fly in, walk 36 a day, eat, repeat.

The courses, graded

Tiers are our editorial call: what's worth the green fee versus filler. Constraint badges are researched facts.

$200–$350Coore & Crenshaw

C&C threading dunes and lakes with the trip's most playable-but-thrilling golf. The par-3 16th over water might be the best one-shotter on property.

Par 72 · 7,148 yds · Slope 137 · Rating 74.1

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$200–$350Tom Doak

Doak working at full scale: enormous greens (the 5th is a legend), big dune carries, endless recovery options. Most first-timers' favorite.

Par 72 · 7,176 yds · Slope 134 · Rating 74

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$200–$350Gil Hanse

The biggest, boldest, and most polarizing of the three - punchbowl greens and a 9th you'll discuss for years. Has its own clubhouse and swagger.

Par 73 · 7,331 yds · Slope 135 · Rating 74.7

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The Chain

Strong
$95–$150Coore & Crenshaw

A 19-hole short course with holes from 90 to 300 yards and no pars printed anywhere. The best emergency-evening golf in Florida - bring money for the games.

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When to go

Winter is prime and priced like it; summer rates drop by half but bring serious heat and afternoon lightning. Bermuda greens are at their best Dec–Apr.

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Getting around

Fly TPA, drive 75 minutes of phosphate country. Once there, shuttles handle everything - you won't touch the car until departure.

Where to stay

Stay on property - there's nothing else within 30 minutes, and resort guests get the tee sheet. The Lodge is the modernist main base; the clubhouse rooms put you 50 steps from the Red/Blue first tees.

resort

Streamsong Lodge

The glass-and-steel monolith over the lake; rooftop bar for sunset debriefs.

Resort guests get advance tee times and package rates - and there is no realistic off-property alternative.

~$250/night

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