The best courses you can play in 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 25 highest-rated public courses across Florida, ranked by those community scores.

The Players Stadium
TPC at Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USAPublicPete Dye
- 4.5Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 2.4Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
Played this course with very low expectations as I generally don’t favor target golf courses compared to courses that give you multiple ways to play a hole. Boy was I wrong. Several holes in I realized the genius of Pete Dye on this layout.
Written by
@txmidam94
- Must play
- Challenging
- Pristine

The Park West Palm
West Palm Beach, FL, USAPublicGil Hanse & Jim Wagner
- 4.3Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.8Value
- 3.6Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
I absolutely loved this place. Every city needs a public course like The Park — one that gets everything right from start to finish. From the practice area to the food and beverage setup to the course itself, it’s dialed in and built for golfers who just love the game.
Written by
@TGUN312
- Must play
- Walkable
- Caddies

Red
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, FL, USAPublicBill Coore & Ben Crenshaw
- 4.1Conditions
- 4.3Layout
- 3.6Value
- 4.1Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
From start to finish I found Red to be the least polarizing of the 3 on property. With the short grass everywhere, the runoffs are much less obvious from a distance compared to the bold features of Blue and the scale of Black.
Written by
@alpino
- Must play
- Walkable
- Caddies

Emerald Dunes Golf Club
West Palm Beach, FL, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 1.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Must play
- Pristine
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Black
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, FL, USAPublicGil Hanse
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.9Scenery
- 4.4Facilities
Black has the biggest and craziest greens I've ever played, the punchbowl 9th is truly ridiculous (in a good way). The course is a little less flowing compared to Red/Blue, which is why I don't have it rated quite as high, but it's still a bucket list course!
Written by
@golfingwxman
- Must play
- Caddies
- Driving range

Blue
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, FL, USAPublicTom Doak
- 3.9Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 3.5Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 4.3Facilities
Tough for me to settle on a rating for Blue, I found the front 9 to be the best 9 at Streamsong and the back the relative weakest (still great). So much more interesting than typical Florida golf, Streamsong Blue has strategy, elevation changes, and drama without the constant threat of losing balls.
Written by
@alpino
- Must play
- Walkable
- Caddies

Champion/Challenger
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
Orlando, FL, USAPublicDick Wilson
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
- Driving range
- Pristine
- Restaurant

Karoo
Cabot Citrus Farms
Brooksville, FL, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.2Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 3.3Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 4.1Facilities
Played Cabot citrus during its first preview play season. Absolutely love the property and offerings from the Cabot portfolio, especially here at Citrus The proshop has a ton of awesome branded merch, gotta get yourself a Florida orange headcover The course itself was in great…
Written by
@Eli
- Must play
- Halfway house
- Friendly

Ocean
Hammock Beach Resort
Palm Coast, FL, USAPublicJack Nicklaus
- 3.0Conditions
- 4.2Layout
- 3.0Value
- 5.0Scenery
- 3.7Facilities
The ocean course is a Jack designed track that boasts the most ocean side holes in Florida. The finishing stretch of 16,17,18 are phenomenal and the closing stretch of the front 9 are also stellar. The wind on the ocean side courses plays a huge factor…
Written by
@Tom Doakito
- Views
- Driving range
- Must play

Oak Marsh Golf Course
Fernandina Beach, FL, USAPublic
- Hidden gem

The Chain
Streamsong Resort
Bowling Green, FL, USAPublic
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.8Layout
- 2.5Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 4.0Facilities
The beauty of this course is you can make it as easy or as hard as you want. You can also play it with a full bag or even just one club. You can make holes play from 30 yards to 185 if you so choose. The highlight of the chain to me is the views and the incredible green complexes…
Written by
@Young Tom Morris
- Must play
- Walkable
- Fast greens

The Roost
Cabot Citrus Farms
Brooksville, FL, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.0Conditions
- 2.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 2.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
Roost nails the essence of old Florida as the designers intended. Enjoyable walk and memorable holes. Saw the infamous Osceola turkeys roaming #16. Course was in fantastic condition. Forgiving fairways are largely offset by a handful of blind approaches and challenging green complexes.
Written by
@TrippG
- Must play
- Challenging
- Pristine

Interlachen Country Club
Winter Park, FL, USAPublicJoe Lee & Steve Smyers
- 4.0Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Pristine

Gasparilla Inn & Golf Club
Boca Grande, FL, USAPublicPete Dye
- 4.5Conditions
- NRLayout
- NRValue
- NRScenery
- NRFacilities

Don Veller Seminole Golf Course and Club
Tallahassee, FL, USAPublicBill Amick & Robert Walker
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 5.0Value
- 4.5Scenery
- 3.9Facilities
- Fast greens
- Challenging
- Driving range

Bonita National Golf and Country Club
Bonita Springs, FL, USAPublicGordon G. Lewis
- 5.0Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- NRValue
- 3.0Scenery
- NRFacilities
- Driving range
- Strategic
- Walkable

Dye's Valley
TPC at Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USAPublicPete Dye & Bobby Weed
- 4.2Conditions
- 3.6Layout
- 2.9Value
- 3.2Scenery
- 3.4Facilities
The quieter sibling with just as much bite. Wider off the tee but full of tricky angles and subtle movement, it’s classic Pete Dye—clever, demanding, and never the same round twice.
Written by
@Gary
- Driving range
- Fast greens
- Locker rooms

Camp Creek Golf Club
Panama City Beach, FL, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 3.8Conditions
- 4.1Layout
- 3.7Value
- 3.7Scenery
- 3.8Facilities
I find camp creek to be one of the toughest courses in the Florida panhandle. This course is almost always in great shape. Tons of water comes into play and the green complexes are absolutely massive with multiple tiers and are extremely undulating.
Written by
@its_lux
- Pristine
- Halfway house
- Challenging

The Sqeeze
Cabot Citrus Farms
Brooksville, FL, USAPublicTom Fazio
- 4.7Conditions
- 4.4Layout
- 4.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 4.8Facilities
Really exceptional place..semiprivate… like sculpted carpet from as far as the eye can see. It’s all par fours except for one par five. Played some of the best Golf of my life here. “The Porch” overlooking all the courses has fantastic pizza. Walking course… free bag cart.
Written by
@CallahanWrightGolf
- Must play
- Pristine
- Scoreable

Harborside ~ Blue/Red
Longboat Key Club
Longboat Key, FL, USAPublicWillard Byrd
- 4.0Conditions
- 3.0Layout
- 3.0Value
- 4.0Scenery
- 3.2Facilities
Immaculate shape. Very challenging on the marquee 9 hole (think it’s red), lots of water come into play as you navigate the harbor. Tons of fun overall.
Written by
@classiccharles
- Pristine
Copperhead
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
Palm Harbor, FL, USAPublicLarry Packard & Roger Packard
- 3.5Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.6Facilities
A really tough Championship test. A great use of a rather flat piece of land. Probably the best collection of Par 5’s that I’ve seen. Despite being so close to the Gulf, it really has the forest feel of an Augusta. Hole 6 (Sidewinder) is my favorite.
Written by
@BirdiesAvenue
- Challenging
- Driving range
- Must play

Juliette Falls Golf Club
Dunnellon, FL, USAPublicJohn Sanford
- 1.0Conditions
- 1.0Layout
- 1.0Value
- 1.0Scenery
- 1.0Facilities
- Driving range
- Grass range
- Putting area

Pelican Course
Belleview Biltmore Golf Club
Belleair, FL, USAPublicDonald Ross
- 5.0Conditions
- 3.5Layout
- 3.0Value
- 3.0Scenery
- 3.0Facilities
- Must play
- Pristine
- Walkable

Ocean
Ponte Vedra Club
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, USAPublicHerbert Bertram Strong & Robert Trent Jones
- 4.0Conditions
- 4.5Layout
- 2.5Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 2.5Facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Views

Gold
Tiburon Golf Club
Naples, FL, USAPublicGreg Norman
- 3.5Conditions
- 4.0Layout
- 2.7Value
- 3.5Scenery
- 3.3Facilities
- Challenging
- Links
- Resort
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How we rank
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Florida. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
FAQ
Common questions about public course rankings in Florida.
The top public golf courses in Florida on Course Vaults are led by TPC at Sawgrass with a Course Vaults score of 8.7. This page ranks 25 courses, including TPC at Sawgrass, The Park West Palm, Streamsong Resort.
Course Vaults ranks public 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 public or guest-friendly courses. State pages include public golf courses across Florida. Rankings refresh about hourly as new ratings come in; each page shows when it was last generated.
Yes. The Florida list ranks public golf courses across the state that meet Course Vaults eligibility (open, public or guest-friendly courses, and at least 5 explicit ratings).
TPC at Sawgrass is currently #1 among public courses in Florida on Course Vaults at 8.7 out of 10.
This ranking was last refreshed Nov 12, 2026, 3:36 AM EST. The page revalidates about every hour as golfers add new explicit ratings that meet the 5-rating minimum.
Cities in Florida
- Orlando
- Naples
- Kissimmee
- Palm Beach Gardens
- West Palm Beach
- Boca Raton
- Bowling Green
- Brooksville
- Lake Buena Vista
- St. Augustine
- Bradenton
- Destin
- Fernandina Beach
- Miami
- Ponte Vedra Beach
- Sandestin
- ChampionsGate
- Jacksonville
- Palm Harbor
- Plantation
- Pompano Beach
- St. Cloud
- Tampa
- Winter Park
- Aventura
- Bonita Springs
- Celebration
- Clearwater
- Coral Springs
- Dade City
- Daytona Beach
- Fleming Island
- Fort Myers
- Howey-in-the-Hills
- Jupiter
- Lake Worth
- Lakewood Ranch
- Miami Beach
- Miramar Beach
- Palm Beach
- Palm Coast
- Panama City Beach
- Stuart
- Tallahassee
- Amelia Island
- Atlantis
- Belleair
- Boca Grande
- Boynton Beach
- Casselberry
- Coral Gables
- Davenport
- Deerfield Beach
- Delray Beach
- Deltona
- Dunedin
- Dunnellon
- Elkton
- Fort Pierce
- Freeport
- Gainesville
- Haines City
- Hobe Sound
- Jacksonville Beach
- Key Biscayne
- Key West
- Lake Mary
- Lakeland
- Largo
- Longboat Key
- Longwood
- Lutz
- Merritt Island
- Miami Shores
- New Smyrna Beach
- North Palm Beach
- Orange Park
- Oviedo
- Panama City
- Pensacola
- Port Orange
- Port St. Joe
- Port St. Lucie
- Punta Gorda
- Rockledge
- Saint Augustine
- Sanford
- Sanibel Island
- Seminole
- Shalimar
- Sorrento
- St. Petersburg
- Tampa Bay
- Tavares
- The Villages
- Trinity
- University Park
- Venice
- Vero Beach
- Viera
- WaterSound
- Wesley Chapel
