The Guide
How to play golf in Florida.
Evergreen, independent answers to the questions that actually matter — how to book, where to play by budget and access, when to go, and how to build the trip around the round.
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Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Orlando
Bay Hill, Orange County National, Reunion and the Disney courses. What to play in Orlando, what it costs, and how to get on.
When to Play
Florida Golf Season Guide: When to Play
Florida golf is a year-round proposition — but the experience shifts dramatically by season. Here is what each window actually looks like.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Palm Beach County
PGA National, The Park, The Breakers and the county courses. Most of Palm Beach golf is private -- this is what you can actually book.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Miami
Crandon, the Biltmore, Doral and the old municipals. Miami's best golf is older and cheaper than visitors expect, and mostly public.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Tampa Bay
Innisbrook's Copperhead hosts the Valspar. Streamsong sits on a former phosphate mine. Tampa Bay is where Florida golf stops looking like Florida.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Naples & Southwest Florida
Old Corkscrew has no houses on it. Tiburon hosts the CME Group Tour Championship. Naples is private country -- but not entirely.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Jacksonville & Ponte Vedra
TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra's 1928 Ocean Course, and the only Palmer-Nicklaus collaboration. Florida's oldest golf country.
Where to Play
Best Golf Courses in Fort Lauderdale & Broward
Jacaranda has hosted PGA and USGA events. Orangebrook is nearly a century old. Broward is the part of South Florida golfers skip.
Trip Planning
Florida Golf Trip Planning Guide
Florida's 1,000-plus courses spread across 500 miles of peninsula. Here is how to build a trip that actually makes geographic sense.
Best Courses
Best Public Golf Courses in Florida
Private clubs get the headlines, but Florida's public and resort courses are genuinely world-class. Here are the ones worth building a trip around.
Florida Regions
Florida Golf by Region
Florida's golf landscape covers 500 miles of coastline. Each region has a distinct character, price point, and course lineup.