St. Pete/Tampa Area

[JAYDEE3]

Fellow board member, i am heading down to this area in FLA for 4 days of golf , can anyone suggest some course in this are that may be open to the public.

thanks

jdd

[Mrd19abhs]

There are a ton of public courses read the reviews of courses on this forum as well as going to golfnow.com you will have no problem finding courses. when are you coming down and what are you looking to spend on a round and we may be able to suggest some courses to fit your price range.

[JAYDEE3]

we are heading down the 16th of fed till the 20th and for the amount 25-100 bucks is what we are looking at

[Mrd19abhs]

All public courses down here that arent resort courses like innisbrook are well under a 100 so you will be able to play just about anywhere. And if your staying near the airport (TIA) you can find a dozen+  courses within 30mins of you easy.

[meenman]

As a non resident you are looking at more towards $50+/round at the public places worth playing. Any place that lets you in on the low end will be a classic example of getting what you pay for.

[Mrd19abhs]

  meenman said:

Originally Posted by meenman

As a non resident you are looking at more towards $50+/round at the public places worth playing. Any place that lets you in on the low end will be a classic example of getting what you pay for.

If you book thru golf now their isnt a non fl resident price its all same.

[meenman]

  Mrd19abhs said:

Originally Posted by Mrd19abhs

Quote:

Originally Posted by meenman

As a non resident you are looking at more towards $50+/round at the public places worth playing. Any place that lets you in on the low end will be a classic example of getting what you pay for.

If you book thru golf now their isnt a non fl resident price its all same.

They are also pretty pricey if you look for a tee time too far into the future

[Mrd19abhs]

  meenman said:

Originally Posted by meenman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrd19abhs

Quote:

Originally Posted by meenman

As a non resident you are looking at more towards $50+/round at the public places worth playing. Any place that lets you in on the low end will be a classic example of getting what you pay for.

If you book thru golf now their isnt a non fl resident price its all same.

They are also pretty pricey if you look for a tee time too far into the future

Hes only five days away chris. lol I love how everything becomes a debate when we post on same topic.

[meenman]

Look up next Saturday and Sunday in the Tampa area and tell me what you see.

It is not a site I would recommend for someone on vacation unless they do not care where they drive to and like to golf at odd times. It is a good site when you play with a bunch of cheapos, but I cant recommend alot of those courses to anyone.

[Mrd19abhs]

  meenman said:

Originally Posted by meenman

Look up next Saturday and Sunday in the Tampa area and tell me what you see.

It is not a site I would recommend for someone on vacation unless they do not care where they drive to and like to golf at odd times. It is a good site when you play with a bunch of cheapos, but I cant recommend alot of those courses to anyone.

Yeah for Saturday and Sunday they have higher prices and weird times but during the week he can play a Saddlebrooke or Lake Jovita which are both supposed to be really nice in the 75 dollar range and then if he wants he can play a cheaper course on the weekend or he can save the money during the week and pay more to play the nicer course on the weekend and spend the extra money.

[TampaGolfer]

Plantation Palms, Bardmoor, Lake Jovita, Belleair Country Club... you cant go wrong with any of these courses....I live in the Tampa Bay area and play them regularly.

[JAYDEE3]

I found three i want to play AIRCO, on Thursday , Friday BEBA-ZAHARIAS, Then on Sat Brooker Creek or the Badmore(sp) or if we can get on the Boyou.....

thanks all ad for the guy from Tampa ,if you see two  WHITE guys playing look out we have not been out this year and the driving ranges here in ohio are snowed in..... lol

[Mrd19abhs]

  JAYDEE3 said:

Originally Posted by JAYDEE3

I found three i want to play AIRCO, on Thursday , Friday BEBA-ZAHARIAS, Then on Sat Brooker Creek or the Badmore(sp) or if we can get on the Boyou.....

thanks all ad for the guy from Tampa ,if you see two  WHITE guys playing look out we have not been out this year and the driving ranges here in ohio are snowed in..... lol

Only course Ive played that your mentioned was Babe Zaharias and I actually like that course alot. Its a short little course and will give you the possiblity of driving a couple of holes. I normally drive about 240 but if I catch one really good I can get it out to about 280 and I have driven three holes there. Greens are normally in good shape but always putt really slow. Have fun.

[meenman]

I have heard good things about bardmoor and bayou (they are sister clubs of ours that I havent played yet). Bayou is private and Bardmoor is a bit pricey unless you play in the afternoon. Bardmoor does get alot of out of staters in the winter so even my *preferred rate* is $75 during peak season.

[JAYDEE3]

well thanks fla for taking all my balls out of my bag for me... lol   We played Mangrove Bay , St Pete CC and Seminol CC , I would say i liked the first and the third the best , Thanks