Florida Golf Courses

Par 3 Courses (great for beginners)

A par-3 course is a golf course that consists of nothing but par-3 holes. A par-3 course is often only nine holes in length. Par 3 courses are particularly good for beginners, but are often played by skilled players with time constraints or those who want to work on their short games.

• Baypointe Golf Club     phone: 727-595-2095
  9399 Commodore Drive
  Seminole FL 33776
• Cypress Links             phone: 727-551-3333
  875 62nd Avenue NE
  St Petersburg FL 337702
• Largo Golf Course        phone: 727-518-3024
  12500 131st Street N.
  Largo FL 33770
• Pinecrest                     phone: 727-584-6497
  1200 8th Avenue, SW
  Largo FL 34640

Regulation Golf Courses

A full-size, or regulation golf course, ranges from (typically) 5,000 to 7,000 yards in length, meaning that is the distance you cover as you play all the holes from tee to green. The par for a golf course is the number of strokes an expert golfer is expected to need to complete play, typically 69 to 74, with par-70, par-71 and par-72 most common for 18-hole courses. Most of us aren't expert golfers, however, so ""regular"" golfers might need 90, 100, 110, 120 strokes or more to complete a golf course.

An executive course has par-4 holes as well as par-3s, and may even have a par-5 or two. It's simply a shorter, lower-par course than a regulation 18-hole course."

• Mainlands 727-577-4847  Mainland Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL337782
• Cove Cay 727-535-1406 2612  Cove Cay Drive, Clearwater, FL 33760
• Tides 727-393-8483  11832 66th Avenue, Seminole, FL 34462
• Clearwater Country Club 727-443-5078, 525 N. Betty Lane, Clearwater, FL 33755
• Mangrove 727-893-7800  875 62nd Avenue, St Petersburg, FL 33702
• East Bay Golf Club 727-581-3333, 702 Country Club Drive, Largo, FL 33771
• ChiChi Rodriquez 727-726-4673, 3030 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, Fl 33755
• Belleview Biltmore 727-581-5498, 1501 Indian Rocks Road, Belleair, FL 33576
• Seminole Lake Country Club 727-391-3318, 6100 Augusta Blvd., Seminole, FL 33777

Full-Sized Golf Courses

A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes ... and a full-sized golf course contains 18 holes which typically occupies around 200+ acres of land. The golf course includes elements of the holes such as teeing grounds, fairways and putting greens, plus rough and all other areas that are within the boundaries of the golf course. A full-size, or regulation golf course, ranges from (typically) 5,000 to 7,000 yards in length, meaning that is the distance you cover as you play all the holes from tee to green.

• Cheval Golf & Country Club 813-949-4231, 4312 Cheval Blvd., Lutz, Fl 33549
• Fox Hollow Golf Club 727-376-6333, 10050 Robert Trent Jones Parkway, New Port Richey, FL 34665
• World Woods 352-796-5500, 36 Holes** 17590 Ponce DeLeon Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34614
• Innisbrook 727-942-2000
• Bardmoor 727-392-1234
• Black Diamond 352-746-3446, Lecanto, FL
• Legacy Golf Club 941-907-7067, 8255 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch, FL