Golf course rankings: See which Flagler County courses made Golfweek's Florida Top 30
Whether you are a Top-10 player on the PGA Tour or a weekend hacker, one of the attractions of the game of golf is getting to play different golf courses. People living in Florida or visiting the Sunshine State can never be disappointed by the numerous golf course options.
Florida is also a mecca for some of the very best golf courses in the country and the world. Many of these courses are off-limits because of their private membership status or they are in gated communities and not open for public play.
When it comes to playing what are considered elite, high-end courses, Golfweek makes it a little easier by ranking the best public access courses in the U.S. That includes a list for each state.
Florida had 30 courses on this year's list, including two in Flagler County: Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean) and Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory) courses in Palm Coast were ranked at No. 10 and 11, respectively.
Golfweek uses a nationwide network of raters to compile the rankings.
According to Golfweek's website, the hundreds of members of its course-ratings panel continually evaluate courses and rate them on 10 criteria on a points basis of 1 through 10. They also file a single, overall rating on each course. Those overall ratings are averaged to produce all our Golfweek’s Best course rankings.
What are the best public-access golf courses in Florida?
The courses on this list, according to Golfweek, allow public access in some fashion, be it standard daily green fees, through a resort or by staying at an affiliated hotel. If there’s a will, there’s a tee time – no membership required. (There are a handful of courses on this list that some players might consider to be private, but they do allow non-hosted, non-member guest play in some limited form, normally through a local hotel or similar arrangement.)
Here are the Florida golf course rankings for 2023:
1. TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium)
Ponte Vedra Beach
2. Streamsong (Red)
Bowling Green
3. Streamsong (Blue)
Bowling Green
4. Streamsong (Black)
Bowling Green
5. Bay Hill Club and Lodge
Orlando
6. Trump National Doral Miami (Blue Monster)
Miami
7. PGA National Resort (Champion)
Palm Beach Gardens
8. Innisbrook (Copperhead)
Tarpon Springs
9. Camp Creek
Watersound
10. Hammock Beach Resort (Ocean)
Palm Coast
11. Hammock Beach Resort (Conservatory)
Palm Coast
12. JW Marriott Miami Turnberry (Soffer)
Aventura
13. Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort (Burnt Pine)
Miramar Beach
14. JW Marriott Marco Island (Hammock Bay)
Naples
T15. Southern Dunes
Haines City
T15. Juliette Falls
Dunnellon
17. PGA Golf Club (Wanamaker)
Port St. Lucie
18. TPC Sawgrass (Dye’s Valley)
Ponte Vedra Beach
19. PGA Golf Club (Dye)
Port St. Lucie
20. Orange County National (Panther Lake)
Winter Garden
21. Omni Amelia Island Resort (Oak Marsh)
Fernandina Beach
T22. Club at Ibis (Heritage)
West Palm Beach
T22. Orange County National (Crooked Cat)
Winter Garden
24. Trump National Doral Miami (Golden Palm)
Miami
T25. Crandon Park
Key Biscayne
T25. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club (Ocean)
Ponte Vedra Beach
27. World Golf Village (King & Bear)
St. Augustine
28. Kelly Plantation
Destin
T29. Gasparilla Inn & Club
Boca Grande
T29. The Breakers (Rees Jones)
West Palm Beach
Staff Writer Jim Abbott contributed to this story.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Two Palm Coast golf courses make Golfweek's list of Top 30 in Florida
