Best golf courses: Around Tampa

Besides its status as an important business destination, Tampa is full of culture, beaches and of course, golf courses. The Dunes Golf Club and TPC Tampa Bay deliver the definitive championship course experience, while the two golf courses at Saddlebrook Resort are Arnold Palmer designs at their finest. Streamstrong Resort is home to two dramatic sandbelt golf courses, which have drawn comparisons with such gems as Canada's Cabot Links and the world-class Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in Tampa on our customised maps.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2015)
Tampa
Hills, Arthur

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(Closed in 2015)

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Original layout (1988) and significant modifications (2008) designed by Arthur Hills

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
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Tampa
Dye, Pete

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Tampa

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Pete Dye

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Rsrt guests only
Tampa
Packard, Lawrence

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Lawrence "Larry" Packard

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
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Tampa
Packard, Lawrence

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Lawrence "Larry" Packard

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Tampa
Packard, Lawrence

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Lawrence "Larry" Packard

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
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Tampa
Packard, Lawrence

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Lawrence "Larry" Packard

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Diddel, William

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Tampa

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William Diddel

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
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Tampa
Garl, Ron

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Ron Garl

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Harman, David

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Tampa

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David Harman

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Powell, Chip

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Tampa

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Chip Powell

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Garl, Ron

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Tampa

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Ron Garl

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Sandness, Steve

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Tampa

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Steve Sandness

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Lehman & Sandness

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Tampa

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Tom Lehman & Kurt Sandness

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Palmer, Arnold

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Palmer course designed by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1986), incorporating nine holes from the resort's original 27-hole Dean Refram-designed Saddlebrook course.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Lee, Joe

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Tampa

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Joe Lee

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Weed, Bobby

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Tampa

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Bobby Weed (architect) and Chi Chi Rodriguez (player consultant)

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Clifton, Lloyd

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Tampa

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Lloyd Clifton

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Fazio, Tom

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Original design by Tom Fazio (1993); revamped by Kyle Franz (2022).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Fazio, Tom

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Tampa

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Original design by Tom Fazio (1993); revamped by Mike Nuzzo, Kyle Franz & Ran Morrissett (2022).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Garl, Ron

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Ron Garl

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Pate, Scott

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Tampa

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Scott Pate

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr and constructed by golf course architect, Roger Rulewich.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Refram & Palmer

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Tampa

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Original design by Dean Refram (1976); modifications by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1986).

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Doak, Tom

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Tampa

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Tom Doak of Renaissance Golf Design.

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Hanse, Gil

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Tampa

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Gil Hanse

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Ross, Donald

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Donald Ross

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Garl, Ron

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Tampa

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Ron Garl

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Tampa
Coore & Crenshaw

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Visitors welcome

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Tampa

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Bill Coore & Ben Crenshaw.

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