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Florida: Empire of the Sun

1930

Florida golf courses are conceded to rank among the finest in the country. Many are placed in unique tropical settings and others have been laid out in the picturesque hill country sections of the state. Some of the foremost course architects in the world have employed their ingenuity in perfecting the arrangement of fairways and greens and, as a result, many national championship matches have been held in Florida during the winter season.

City and Golf Course	Length in Yards	Miles from Town
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
Altamonte Hotel Course	2,000
Sanlando Golf and Country Club	6,300	2
ARCADIA
Arcadia Country Club	3,200	2
AVON PARK
Pine Crest Lakes Country Club	3,092	3
Highland Lakes Golf & Country Club	6,400	3
BABSON PARK
Golf and Yacht Club	3,685	3
Webber College	. . . . .	1
BARTOW
Municipal Golf Course	6,200	¾
BELLEAIR
Belleair Country Club (No.1)	6,200
Belleair Country Club (No. 2)	6,220
BOCA GRANDE
Gulf Shore Golf Links	3,050	½
BRADENTON
Bradenton Golf and Country Club	6,530	2
CHIPLEY
Chipley Country Club	2,800	3 ½
CLEARWATER
Clearwater Country Club	6,192	1
CLERMONT
Palisade Golf Course	6,240	4
COCOA
Poinsett Golf and Country Club	2,785	2 ½
CORAL GABLES
Coral Gables Golf and Country Club (Municipal)	3,030
Miami-Biltmore Country Club (No. 1)	6,407
Miami-Biltmore Country Club (No. 2)	6,466
DADE CITY
Lake Jovita Golf Course	6,499	4
DAVENPORT
Holly Hill Country Club	6,319
DAYTONA BEACH
Daytona Beach Golf and Country Club	6,100	½
Daytona Highlands Course	3,015
Seabreeze Golf Course	6,700
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS
De Funiak Country Club	3,140	1
DE LAND
College Arms Golf Club	6,240
De Land Hills Golf and Country Club	6,074	3
DE LEON SPRINGS
Ponce Springs Golf Course	3,059	1
DELRAY BEACH
Delray Golf Club		2
DUNEDIN
Dunedin Isles Golf Course	6,225	1 ½
EUSTIS
Lake County Country Club	6,528	1
LAKE WORTH
Lake Worth Municipal Country Club	6,120	½
LEESBURG
Country Club	3,889	2
LIVE OAK
Live Oak Golf and Country Club	3,063	4
LYNN HAVEN
St. Andrews Bay Club, Inc	6,710
MELBOURNE
Melbourne Golf and Country Club	6,405	1
MIAMI
Miami Country Club	6,244	1
Miami-Hialeah Golf Course	6,000	7
Golf Park Country Club	6,000	7 ½
Opa-Locka Municipal Golf Course	6,188	8
MIAMI BEACH
Municipal Golf Club	6,088
Bay Shore Country Club	6,300
La Gorce Golf Course	6,420
MOUNTAIN LAKE
Mountain Lake Club	6,240
MOUNT PLYMOUTH
St. Andrews Golf Club	6,300
NAPLES
Naples Golf Club	2,900
NEW SMYRNA
New Smyrna Golf and Country Club	6,200
OAKLAND
West Orange Country Club	6,565	½
OCALA
Ocala Highland Club	3,058	2
Ocala Country Club	3,015	1
ORLANDO
Orlando Country Club	6,154	1
Dubsdread Country Club	6,250	2
ORMOND BEACH
Hotel Ormond Golf Course	6,006	½
PALATKA
Municipal Golf Course	6,327	1
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach Golf Club	5,700
Palm Beach Country Club	5,917
Everglades Club (Private Club)	6,257
Belvedere Country Club	6,000	3 ½
PALMETTO
Golf and Country Club	6,227	2
PANAMA CITY
Bunkers Cove Country Club	3,803	½
St. Andrews Bay Club, Inc	6,710	7
PENSACOLA
Pensacola Country Club	6,001	3
Osceola Golf Course (Municipal)	3,254	4
PLANT CITY
Golf and Country Club	3,305	2 ½
PUNTA GORDA
Punta Gorda Country Club	6,365	2

Source:
Excerpt from "Florida: Empire of the Sun" Published by the Florida State Hotel Commission, Tallahassee, Florida. 1930.

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