Tampa Bay —
the Snake Pit and Streamsong.

Tampa Bay's golf story has two chapters. Chapter one: Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, the Gulf Coast's flagship multi-course resort and home of the Valspar Championship. The Copperhead Course is the showpiece — rolling, pine-framed terrain that defies Florida's flat reputation, bookended by the Snake Pit finishing stretch (holes 16, 17, 18). The Island, North, and South courses fill out Innisbrook's portfolio across its pine-studded hills. Chapter two: Streamsong Resort in Bowling Green, some sixty miles southeast of Tampa, on land reclaimed from phosphate mining. Coore and Crenshaw built the Red Course (firm, fast, dunescape), Tom Doak designed the Blue alongside it (wild native grasses, deep ponds, hauntingly un-Florida), and Gil Hanse later completed the Black (vast sculpted greens, links sensibility). Three different architects, three radically different experiences, one address. Between Innisbrook and Streamsong, the Tampa Bay region holds two of Florida's most distinctive golf destinations — and TPC Tampa Bay in Lutz adds honest public access with a tournament pedigree. South of the bay in Bradenton, The Concession is the private standout: Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin's design, named for the putt Nicklaus conceded at the 1969 Ryder Cup, and fifth in Florida on Golf Digest's ranking. Sarasota adds TPC Prestancia, a private club with two courses, the Stadium and the Players.