The best private courses in St. Petersburg, Florida
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 17,089 rounds in Florida and rate what they played. These are the 5 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of St. Petersburg, Florida, ranked by those community scores.

Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
Tampa, FL, USAPrivateTom Bendelow & Bobby Weed
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Sara Bay Country Club
Sarasota, FL, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 3.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

West
Belleair Country Club
Belleair, FL, USAPrivateJohn Duncan Dunn
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Hidden gem

East
Belleair Country Club
Belleair, FL, USAPrivateDonald Ross
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

Isla del Sol Yacht and Country Club
St. Petersburg, FL, USAPrivateMark Mahannah & Charles Mahannah Jr.
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 4.0Scenery
- 2.8Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
How we rank
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Petersburg, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about private course rankings in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The top private golf courses in St. Petersburg, Florida on Course Vaults are led by Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.1. This page ranks 5 courses, including Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club, Sara Bay Country Club, Belleair Country Club.
Course Vaults ranks private golf courses by Course Vaults Score (CV score), a community rating from golfers who have played and rated each course. Only open courses with at least 5 explicit ratings qualify, and this list is limited to private courses (not guest-friendly). City pages include private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Petersburg, so nearby suburbs can appear on the same list. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The St. Petersburg, Florida list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of St. Petersburg, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around St. Petersburg, Florida on Course Vaults at 8.1 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:40 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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