Florida has more golf than any state in the union, and most of it is a day trip from the bays. This guide covers 99 real courses you can actually get on — public, resort, and semi-private — organized by drive time from Wesley Chapel. Every entry was researched and independently fact-checked; green-fee bands are honest ranges, not teasers.
- Tampa Bay & Home Turf — 0–1 hour · 11 courses
- Orlando & the Attractions Corridor — 1–1.5 hours · 12 courses
- Central Florida & The Villages — 1–1.5 hours · 11 courses
- Sarasota & the Gulf Beaches — 1–1.5 hours · 11 courses
- Naples & Southwest Florida — 2.5–3.5 hours · 10 courses
- Jacksonville & St. Augustine — 2.5–3.5 hours · 12 courses
- Palm Beach & the Treasure Coast — 2.5–3.5 hours · 12 courses
- Miami, the Keys & the Panhandle — 4+ hours (trip territory) · 11 courses
- Space Coast & Daytona — 1.5–2.5 hours · 9 courses
Play it in the sim first: courses marked with an encyclopedia link have full write-ups, and many are in the GSPro catalog in the bays.
Related reading: The Florida Guide: Tampa Bay & Home Turf · The Florida Guide: Orlando & the Attractions Corridor · The Florida Guide: Central Florida & The Villages · The Florida Guide: Sarasota & the Gulf Beaches
Golf Balls: What You Should Actually Play
You can spend $600 on a new driver and gain four yards. Or you can spend $35 on the right dozen golf balls and change how every single shot behaves — off the tee, into the green, and on those little pitches that decide whether you make bogey or double. The ball is the only piece of equipment you use on literally every stroke, and it's the cheapest thing in your bag to get right. Most golfers never think about it. Here's what's actually going on inside that little sphere, and what you should really be playing.