The best private courses in Tampa, Florida
Course Vaults is a golf course logging app where members have logged 17,088 rounds in Florida and rate what they played. These are the 6 highest-rated private clubs within about 25 miles of Tampa, Florida, ranked by those community scores.

Old Memorial Golf Club
Tampa, FL, USAPrivateSteve Smyers
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.4Scenery
- 4.9Facilities
- Locker rooms
- Caddies
- Challenging

Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club
Tampa, FL, USAPrivateTom Bendelow & Bobby Weed
- 4.0Conditions
- 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
Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club
Temple Terrace, FL, USAPrivateTom Bendelow
- 3.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar

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

Avila Golf & Country Club
Tampa, FL, USAPrivateRon Garl & Jack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 3.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
- Driving range
- Restaurant
- Bar
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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 Tampa, 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.
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Common questions about private course rankings in Tampa, Florida.
The top private golf courses in Tampa, Florida on Course Vaults are led by Old Memorial Golf Club with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 6 courses, including Old Memorial Golf Club, Palma Ceia Golf and 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 Tampa, 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 Tampa, Florida list includes private golf courses within about 25 miles of Tampa, not only courses whose city field is an exact match. Nearby suburbs can appear when they fall inside that metro radius.
Old Memorial Golf Club is currently #1 among private courses in and around Tampa, Florida on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:01 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
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