Florida is the premier destination for great weather and top-notch golf—take a look at the GolfDay Top 25 Golf Resorts-Florida 2026 and start making some plans.  

Our Top 25 is listed by GolfDay Rating with web-site links as well as course descriptions, accommodations and map locations to make it easy to browse.

New to our Top 25 with two wonderful eighteen-hole layouts by Kyle Franz and Mike Nuzzo, Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville comes in at No. 5.

Tom Fazio designs are included in 4 of the Top 25, including PGA Village (No. 5), the Ritz-Carlton Members Club in Sarasota (No. 9), Omni Amelia Island (No. 12) and PGA National (No. 21).

Arnold Palmer Design has a strong presence with 5 among the Top 25, beginning with Bay Hill (No. 8), Reunion Resort (No. 13) and Shingle Creek (No. 22).

Sandestin (No. 6) and The Breakers (No. 10) each include Rees Jones designs, and Jack Nicklaus weighed in as well with PGA National’s Champion course and the iconic “Bear Trap,” as well as the Nicklaus Course at Reunion Resort).  

The architectural genius of Pete Dye is on display at both TPC Sawgrass and PGA Village, as well as 2 additional courses among the Top 25 (Gasparilla Inn and Amelia Island).    

Streamsong, our No. 1 Florida golf resort with 3 fantastic layouts by Tom Doak, Coore & Crenshaw and Gil Hanse, got even better with the addition of a new fabulous short course (“The Chain”).  

Click Top 25 Florida Resorts for a map overview of the resort locations (hover over a flag and the resort name will come up, and click for details).

For a complete list of Golf Resorts in Florida by GolfDay Rating, click Top Florida Resorts

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1. Streamsong Resort/Bowling Green

• Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Tom Doak/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw/Gil Hanse
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Blue:               74.0 Rating/134 Slope
  Red:                74.1 Rating/137 Slope
  Black:             74.7 Rating/135 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunker, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
• Course Descriptions
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 100.0
• Location

2. TPC Sawgrass/Ponte Vedra Beach

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Pete Dye/Alice Dye/Jerry Pate/Steve Wenzloff/Bobby Weed
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Stadium:                      76.8 Rating/155 Slope
  Dye’s Valley:               74.0 Rating/134 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Tour Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Junior Golf
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 100.00
• Location

3. Trump National Doral/Miami Florida

• Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Gil Hanse/Greg Norman/Raymond Floyd/Jerry Pate
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Blue Monster:          77.4 Rating/146 Slope
  Red Tiger:                  71.8 Rating/136 Slope
  Silver Fox:                  74.9 Rating/148 Slope
  Golden Palm:           74.2 Rating/139 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Lighted Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with bunkers and Rick Smith Golf School.
• Course Descriptions
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 100
• Location

4. PGA Village/Port St. Lucie

• Holes: 70 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses and 6 Hole Par 3)
• Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Wanamaker:          75.2 Rating/145 Slope
  Dye:                           75.7 Rating/142 Slope
  Ryder:                       73.2 Rating/133 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Extensive including Lighted Grass Range with Targets, Wedge Range, Putting Greens, Chipping Greens with Multiple Bunkers and PGA Golf School.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy/Junior Golf
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 100
• Location

5. Cabot Citrus Farms/Brooksville

• Holes: 56 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses, Nine Hole Course and Eleven Hole Par 3)
• Course Architects: Kyle Franz/Mike Nuzzo
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Karoo:               75.2 Rating/140 Slope
  Roost:                76.1 Rating/143 Slope
  The Squeeze:  32.6 Rating/107 Slope
  The Wedge:     24.8 Rating/69 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets and Trackman Technology, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
• Course Descriptions
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 99.5
• Location

6. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort/Miramar Beach

• Holes: 27 Holes (3 Nine Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Rees Jones/Robert Trent Jones, Jr./Tom Jackson
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Burnt Pine:    74.4 Rating/148 Slope
  Raven:             73.2 Rating/137 Slope
  Links:              72.7 Rating/139 Slope
  Baytowne:     73.7 Rating/141 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges, Putting and Chipping Greens at each course (Burnt Pine includes Bunker, Baytowne Irons Only) with Sandestin Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy/Junior Golf
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• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 98.2
• Location

7. ChampionsGate Golf Club/ChampionsGate
Omni Hotels & Resorts

• Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Lighted Nine Hole Par 3 Course)
• Course Architects: Greg Norman/Mathew Dusenberry
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  International:             75.3 Rating/138 Slope
  National:                     75.0 Rating/136 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Target Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers and Leadbetter Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 97.5
• Location

8. Bay Hill Club & Lodge/Orlando
Arnold Palmer Golf

• Holes: 27 Holes (3 Nine Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Bob Lee/Arnold Palmer
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Champion:                   37.9 Rating/142 Slope
  Challenger:                  38.5 Rating/133 Slope
  Charger:                      35.3 Rating/129 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Double Sides Grass Driving Range with Targets, Edge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Leadbetter Academy and Pelz Golf School.
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 97.1
• Location

9. Ritz-Carlton Members Club/Sarasota
Ritz-Carlton

• Holes: 18
• Course Architects: Tom Fazio
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9 Rating/135 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets and Fairway Bunkers, Multiple Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
• Course Description
• Photos
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 95.0
• Location

10. The Breakers/Palm Beach

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Alex Findlay/William Langford/Theodore Moreau/Joe Lee/Brian Silva/Willard Byrd/Ken Green/Rees Jones
• USGA Course Course/Slope Rating:
  Ocean:             67.8 Rating/126 Slope
  Jones:              74.5 Rating/143 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Ranges, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker (Irons Only-Ocean/Full Length-Jones) and John Webster Golf Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 94.1
• Location

11. The Seagate/Delray Beach
Autograph Collection Hotels

• Holes: 18
• Course Architects: Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Gene Bates/Jeff Sluman/J. Drew Rogers
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/134 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets Greens, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers.
• Course Description
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• GolfDay Rating: 94.0
• Location

12. Omni Amelia Island/Amelia Island
Omni Hotels & Resorts

• Holes: 46 (2 Eighteen Hole Regulation Courses and Ten Hole Par 3 Course-Little Sandy)
• Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Pete Dye/Bobby Weed/Beau Welling
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Long Point:                 73.3 Rating/136 Slope
  Oak Marsh:                 70.9 Rating/129 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 93.5
• Location

13. Reunion Resort & Golf Club/Kissimmee, FL

• Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Tom Watson/Jack Nicklaus
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Nicklaus:                     74.8 Rating/140 Slope
  Watson:                       75.0 Rating/136 Slope
  Palmer:                        73.6 Rating/141 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 93.2
• Location

14. LaPlaya Club/Naples
LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort

• Holes: 18
• Course Architects: Bob Cupp
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/138 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
• Course Description
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.7
• Location

15. The Resort at Longboat Key Club/Longboat Key
The Opal Collection

• Holes: 45 (Eighteen Hole Course and 3 Nine Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Willard Byrd/William Mitchell/Ron Garl
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Links:              74.6 Rating/142 Slope
• Red Hawk:    36.9 Rating/144 Slope
  White Egret: 36.9 Rating/138 Slope
  Blue Heron:  37.2 Rating/153 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Chipping and Putting Green with Bunker.
• Course Descriptions
• Photos
• Accommodations
• Marina
• GolfDay Rating: 92.6
• Location

16. The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort-Tiburon/Naples
Ritz-Carlton

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Greg Norman/Tad Burnett
• USGA Course/Slope Rating
  Black:              73.5 Rating/144 Slope
  Gold:               75.7 Rating/145 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker and Golf Academy.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.5
• Location

17. Waldorf Astoria Golf Club/Orlando
Waldorf Astoria

• Holes: 18
• Course Architect: Rees Jones
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.5 Rating/145 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens
• Course Description
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.5
• Location

18. JW Marriot Marco Island/Marco Island

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Courses Architects: Joe Lee/Bob Cupp/Robert von Hagge/Bruce Devlin/Peter Jacobsen/Jim Hardy
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Rookery:                     75.4 Rating/142 Slope
  Hammock Bay:        73.9 Rating/138 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 92.3
• Location

19. Gasparilla Inn & Golf Club/Boca Grande

• Holes: 18
• Course Architects: David Wallace/Pete Dye/Alice Dye
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.9 Rating/132 Slope
• Practice Facilities Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens
• Course Description
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.3
• Location

20. Innisbrook Resort/Palm Harbor
Salamander Golf & Beach Resort

• Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Larry Packard/Roger Packard/Jerry Pate
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Copperhead: 75.6 Rating/144 Slope
  Island:            75.5 Rating/142 Slope
  North:             69.9 Rating/126 Slope
  South:             71.9 Rating/133 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Extensive with Grass Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens, Practice Bunkers and Golf Institute
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.2
• Location

21. PGA National Resort/Palm Beach Gardens

• Holes: 90 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses, Match-Play Course and Nine Hole Par 3 (Staple))
• Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Jack Nicklaus/Arnold Palmer/Ed Seay/George Fazio/Karl Litten/Andy Staples
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Champion:               75.4 Rating/144 Slope
  Palmer:                      74.7 Rating/142 Slope
  Fazio:                          74.4 Rating/138 Slope
  Estate:                        72.6 Rating/138 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Double Sides Grass Driving Range with Targets, Edge Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers, Leadbetter Academy and Pelz Golf School.
• Course Descriptions
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.1
• Location

22. Shingle Creek Golf Club/Orlando, FL
The Rosen Hotel

• Holes: 18
• Course Architects: Dave Harman/Arnold Palmer/Thad Layton
• USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.3 Rating/137 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Expansive Grass Driving Range with Targets, Putting Greens (3), Chipping Green with Bunkers and Golf Academy.
• Course Description
• Golf Academy
• Accommodations
• Golf Packages
• GolfDay Rating: 92.1
• Location

23. Walt Disney World/Lake Buena Vista

• Holes: 63 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses and Nine Hole Course)
• Course Architects: Joe Lee/Rocky Roquemore/Ron Garl/Ken Baker/Thad layton
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Magnolia:                  76.6 Rating/142 Slope
  Palm:                           73.7 Rating/137 Slope
  Lake Buena Vista:   72.3 Rating/133 Slope
  Oak Trail:                    33.8 Rating/126 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Grass Driving Range (2) with Targets, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunkers
• Course Descriptions
• Golf School
• Junior Golf/Golf Camps
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 92.0
• Location

24. Turnberry Isle Resort & Club/Aventura
JW Marriot

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Roger Rulewich/Raymond Floyd/Harry Bowers
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
  Soffer:             72.2 Rating/138 Slope
  Miller:              69.6 Rating/126 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Double Sided Grass Driving Range with Targets, Chipping and Putting Greens with Bunkers
• Course Descriptions
• Photos
• Accommodations
• GolfDay Rating: 91.9
• Location

25. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club/Ponte Vedra Beach
Florida Historic Golf Trail

• Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses)
• Course Architects: W. D. Clark/Herbert Strong/Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Joe Lee/Robert Walker/Bobby Weed
• USGA Course/Slope Rating:
• Ocean:   73.5 Rating/141 Slope
• Lagoon: 68.4 Rating/126 Slope
• Practice Facilities: Driving Range, Putting and Chipping Greens with Bunker.
• Course Descriptions
• Accommodations
• Florida Historic Golf Trail
• GolfDay Rating: 91.8
• Location

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