st pete florida golf

[jest]

My wife and I will be at Treasure Island the first week of Dec. we normally head south and play in and around Bradenton. It's a long drive and takes all day to play 18. We would rather sacrifice some quality for a short trip and back to the beach early.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[kpaulhus]

Try Rocky Point. Its right across the Bay. I know how long that trek is to bradenton. I know there are some locals here that can chime in. I lived in tampa until 4 months ago so there is a ton of golf within 20 mins of st. pete beach.

[RocketSauce]

not much "good" golf in st pete. however, there are quite a few "decent" tracks in the surrounding towns:
Lansbrook
Tarpon Springs
Bardmoor
Dunedin Country Club
Isla Del Sol (very close to Treasure Island)
Mangrove Bay

Your best bet is Hillsborough county or like you said, the 1 hour drive down to Sarasota/Bradenton areas. Lots of good courses down there:
Buffalo Creek
Imperial Lakes
Legacy at Lakewood Ranch (one of my favorites)
The River Club
University Parkway

For Hillsborough Country, you can try:
Heritage Harbor (about 1 hour from T.I.)
TPC Tampa
Buffalo Creek
The Eagles
Links of Lake Bernadette
Northdale
Pebble Creek
Westchase

[Clubchucker]

I was definitely going to suggest Bardmoor. Played it a couple of times and it's pretty enjoyable. Did make the drive to play TPC Tampa Bay also...not a bad drive and definitely worth it.

We used to vacation in that area all the time, including right in Treasure Island (and also Isla del Sol). I'll also highly recommend Vito & Michaels Pizza for dinner. Great pie and the wife loves the lasagna.

[TinCupTampa]

Mangrove and Bardmoor are your two best bets in Pinellas.

Head south... better golf, nicer tracks... hands down.

[kleraudio]

Play Cheval. Its a nice course, private, but open to the public for another month or so. Its like 39 bucks if you book on golfnow.com, I enjoyed playing there.

Also, Westchase golf course is one of my fav's and its in pristine condition right now.

I am a member at Rocky Point, its very reasonably priced and they let me walk, I wouldnt really recommend it though if your looking for a course to "remember", but if you just wanna play a quick 18, its a fun little track.

TPC Tampa Bay would be really memorable too. I havent played there but drove by it a few times Beautiful looking course....

Jim

[Josh1369]

its a lil bit of a drive from st. pete but i like the claw at USF its not the nicest place but i liked it and its cheap. good luck with whatever you do

[RocketSauce]

its a lil bit of a drive from st. pete but i like the claw at USF its not the nicest place but i liked it and its cheap. good luck with whatever you do

if you want cheap, yes. if you want to play a nice course, not so much

[Josh1369]

^ yea its not that nice but its fun and cheap works for me lol