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Looking for some suggestions on where to play in the Tampa Area next week.  Looking for a nice course at a reasonable rate.  I’m looking at TPC Tampa Bay, but is it worth the money?

 

Looking for suggestions I can research beforehand. Thanks!

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Qualifier - visited my brother there twice a year for a dozen years, but haven't been since 2016 as he moved.

 

Don't know what your transportation options are, but World Woods in Brooksville (north of Tampa) is a trip I always made while visiting my brother.  Just a wonderful place.

 

I also played Fox Hollow a lot as he lived there.  Really liked that course.

 

I only played TPC of Tampa Bay once.  Nice course and conditions even though it was quite soggy while I was there after a storm.  I'm also guessing that is why the course seemed to play so short - I'm betting they moved the tees way up to account for the damp conditions.  Felt like I was playing the senior tees even though I picked tees that normally would have been my fit.

 

Copperhead at Innisbrook is a popular draw, but I think its a stay and play.  I was able to play it once without staying there, but cannot recall how (its been 10+ years).

 

If you're in the St. Pete area - Mangrove Bay impressed me for a muni.  I thought it a great value at the time.

 

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I believe world woods is currently closed:

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/world-woods-cabot-citrus-farms

 

I wont be much help.  Every trip I have been to Tampa with time to golf I head straight to Streamsong.  Its an hour and change to get there, and you will need a car as ubers are not to be found to get back to Tampa

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On 11/22/2022 at 8:10 AM, vallygolf said:

I believe world woods is currently closed:

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/world-woods-cabot-citrus-farms

 

I wont be much help.  Every trip I have been to Tampa with time to golf I head straight to Streamsong.  Its an hour and change to get there, and you will need a car as ubers are not to be found to get back to Tampa

 

 

Were you able to play at streamsong without staying on the grounds?

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3 hours ago, Jillas said:

 

 

Were you able to play at streamsong without staying on the grounds?


Nope, same thing at TPC Tampa.  I actually stayed up in Ocala and played at Juilette Falls, which I would highly recommend.  Outstanding and challenging course for the money.  Very well maintained as well.

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Tampa/St. Pete has to be one of the absolute worst areas for golf. 
 

TPC Tampa Bay isn’t worth what they charge. World Woods (still a bit of a hike from Tampa and St. Pete anyway) was great but is now closed for the foreseeable future. Not much else you could get on worth playing in that area. 

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This is expired, for you, but may help some others. Cliffs: drive toward Orlando and consider Lakeland. Tampa golf is crowded and expensive and largely poor maintenance/ conditions. I'm a member at Bloomingdale Golfers Club in Riverview, it serves my needs and has some history... but is unbearable during snowbird season/ winter. Across the bridge in Pinellas Co. you are limited on access, almost anything notable is fully private, and if not, extremely pricey (relative to value). 

 

There are a number of solid tracks west of Orlando (e.g. OCN, ChampionsGate), and then all the resort courses closer to the city and Disney. My favorite when I have time, is a 45 minute drive to Lakeland, play at Eaglebrooke... great course, plus conditions, and well-managed pace of play. I've gone out on a weekday afternoon in perfect weather, solo, and didn't see another golfer until 16 tee. I've been paired on busier days too but pace has never been a complaint. 

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I was just in the area, I played fox hollow and left unimpressed, especially for $115 with a bucket of balls. East lake was a nice course but I think it is private. I was very impressed with Bardmoor for a public course.  Countryside was a decent track as well.  I didn’t pay more than $69 a round after fox hollow. But one of the guys had this Paradise card that got us on some of the private courses at the $69 dollar rate. 

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On 2/15/2023 at 12:08 AM, el_caporal said:

drive toward Orlando and consider Lakeland.

This is a good suggestion. If you want a solid, under the radar, course that's always in good condition and always less than $50, give Big Cypress in Lakeland a shot. It's worth the 50 minute drive from Tampa. Click on the photo below for a photo tour of the course.

 

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5 hours ago, Snaphooker12 said:

I was just in the area, I played fox hollow and left unimpressed, especially for $115 with a bucket of balls. East lake was a nice course but I think it is private. I was very impressed with Bardmoor for a public course.  Countryside was a decent track as well.  I didn’t pay more than $69 a round after fox hollow. But one of the guys had this Paradise card that got us on some of the private courses at the $69 dollar rate. 

 

 

Which other Tampa area courses did you play that were private?

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