Gallery: America’s Two Best New Courses
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At a time when new golf courses are few and far between and there seem to be more closures than openings in the headlines, Streamsong Golf Resort in Florida provides a positive and stunning antidote to the current trends.
The resort is situated 85 miles south-west of Orlando and boasts two stunning courses, the Red and Blue. It welcomed its first golfers in mid-December 2012 and enjoyed an official opening in late January this year, prompting rave reviews from everyone fortunate enough to play there.
Respected American publication Golf Magazine has given the title of the Best New US Course You Can Play 2012 to Streamsong Red, with Streamsong Blue gaining an honourable mention.
The two courses are built on a reclaimed phosphate mining field and were each designed by different architects – Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw on the Red and Tom Doak on the Blue – but unusually the trio collaborated on the routing of both layouts.
The result is two brilliant and playable courses that are unlike the majority of Floridian tracks and combine seamlessly, yet have their own characters.
The Red has more roll-offs, intricate bunker edges and most of its water on the par-3s, while the Blue features bigger greens, deeper bunkers and more gambling water carries off the tee.
Cost: £250 (day ticket) and stay and play packages from £315.
Website: www.streamsongresort.com
