I know what your thinking Florida again? Really? Wasn't your last trip write up Florida? Why don't you go someplace else? Well this time I had a very good reason to make the relatively short trip down to Florida, golf course #2000. I also made the mandatory stop at Streamsong as well as playing some very good courses in South Florida.
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| Everglades Club, biarritz par three 14th hole |
The trip began, as most Florida trips do for me, at Streamsong Resort. This was my 17th visit to Streamsong and I love the Red & Blue courses more every time I play them. This time I teed it up on the Tom Doak designed Blue course. One of my favorite courses that has one of my all time favorite holes: Top 18
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| Streamsong Blue Course, par four 4th hole |
When I left for Florida I had played 1998 courses so I needed to play somewhere in Central Florida for #1999 before I headed to South Florida for the big 2000. The course that was chosen was based on availability on a Sunday afternoon and really nothing else. The Country Club of Sebring is a Ron Garl design that had one decent hole pictured below.
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| CC of Sebring, par four 12th hole |
Day two of the trip began with golf course #2000, The Everglades Club in West Palm Beach. I wrote a very long explanation of how Everglades came to be #2000 that I will not repeat here. Check out my instagram or Facebook if you want the long explanation.  |
| Everglades Club, Punchbowl par three 8th hole |
Everglades is a Brian Silva design that sits very near the property of an old Seth Raynor course. Silva renovated the course in a Raynor theme and installed most of the Raynor templates.  |
| Everglades Club, the Redan par three 4th hole |
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| I had an interested spectator for my birdie putt on 4. |
Everglades is also in the top five of most interesting tee markers I have seen:
After my wonderful morning round at Everglades, I stayed in West Palm for a round at the Tom Fazio designed Emerald Dunes Club.
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| Emerald Dunes Club, rear view of the par three 4th hole |
Day two concluded with a quick trip around the par three St. Andrews Club in Delray Beach. A Pete & Alice Dye design. It features everything you like about Pete Dye designs yet is still very playable.
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| St. Andrews Club, par three 12th hole |
Day three of the trip began in the Boca Raton area with a visit to Boca Rio Golf Club. Recent host of an LPGA event, the course was originally designed by Robert Von Hagge in the 1960's. A recent renovation by Ron Forse and Jim Nagle breathed new life into this design. The course features well over 100 bunkers and I was very proud of the fact that I was only in three all day!
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| Boca Rio Golf Club, par three 3rd hole |
I headed back to the West Palm area for my next round at Banyan Golf Club. The course was originally designed by Joe Lee and was recently renovated by Kipp Schulltes.
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| Banyan Golf Club, par three 13th hole |
Day three wrapped up with a visit to Sailfish Sands Golf course and their brand new reversible nine hole course designed by John Sanford. I played the Black course with the Gold being the other option.
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| Sailfish Sand, Black course, par three 5th hole |
The last day of my quick trip to Florida began in Stuart at Floridian National Golf Club.
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| Floridian, par three 2nd hole |
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| Floridian, par three 8th hole |
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| Floridian, short par four 17th hole |
Before I began my long drive home, I checked out the par three course at Floridian, named the Harmon after it's designer, Butch Harmon. Known to many of us as the #1 ranked teacher in golf for the past twenty years. Harmon has a teaching school at Floridian and did a wonderful job creating a fun course on a very small and tight piece of property.
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| Floridian National, Harmon par three course, 8th hole |
