Best Tampa Bay & St Petersburg Golf Courses, Stores, Driving Ranges & More
Today we will be breaking down the Tampa Bay and St Petersburg golf scene. Courses, stores, driving ranges, Topgolf, and miniature golf in your area will all be discussed in full detail as this post goes along.
With that said we can’t come up with a better way to get this going than by listing the best public and private golf courses near you. They are the star of the show and deserve the top billing.
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After they have been covered we will move on to the best local golf stores to buy new clubs, bags, balls, tees, apparel, and whatever other gear you might need. Then we will get into Tampa Bay and St Petersburg golf driving ranges and putting greens for when you want to get some practice in.
Our final two things to mention will be about Topgolf and miniature golf courses in the area. We suggest that you stick around for the map towards the end so that you can figure out where all these courses and other spots are located.
This is a region we have written quite a few other posts on in the past if you are interested.
Best Golf Courses In Tampa Bay & St Petersburg
The best public and private golf courses in Tampa Bay and St Petersburg would be:
Rocky Point Golf Course opened in 2015 while Babe Zaharias Golf Course opened in 1974 and both have 18 holes with pars of 71 and 70, course ratings of 71.7 and 68.9, slope ratings of 122 and 121, and lengths of 6,444 and 6,163 yards respectively.
The Claw offers one of the best 18-hole golf courses near you with a length of 6,863 yards for a par of 71, course rating of 73.6, and a slope rating of 135.
Countryside, Feather Sound, and Silverthorn Country Clubs have private 18-hole golf courses with course ratings of 73.3, 74.3, and 73.1, slope ratings of 132, 137, and 136, and total lengths of 6,183, 7,215, and 6,900 yards respectively.
A fun 18-hole par 72 course can be found at Timber Pines which has a 117 slope rating, 69.4 course rating, and 6,306 total yards.
For a couple of fun local par 3 golf courses with total lengths of 1,311 and 1,067 yards try Cypress Links and Twin Brooks.
Mangrove Bay opened in 1997 and features 18 holes with a course rating of 71.5, slope rating of 120, and 6,779 total yards for a par of 72.
Anyone that is trying to find the best golf lessons in your area would be wise to start their search at one of the above, many of which will have PGA certified trainers on staff.
Best Local Golf Stores
When you want to buy new clubs, balls, bags, apparel, or anything else shop at one of these golf pro shops near you:
A wide selection of clubs, balls, bags, tees, shoes apparel, and the latest tech like rangefinders from top brands are available at Golf Galaxy.
With more than 50,000 hittable head and shaft combinations Club Champion ensures that you are playing excellent clubs for your game. They offer over 50 different brands including PXG and have all sorts of custom club fittings.
Fore Some Golf Shop provides great local custom club fittings, repairs, lessons, and high definition simulators.
Club repairs, lessons, accessories, equipment, and apparel are also available at Southern Golf of Pinellas.
Bob VanSweden Golf has been offering quality clubs, balls, bags, gloves, and other accessories as well as customization, repair, and regripping since 1994.
Driving Ranges & Indoor Simulators
You can really hone your skills by spending time at one of these local driving ranges and indoor simulators:
We wish we had more to share but for the time being that is all we’ve got. You read about the best public and private golf courses, local pro shops, driving ranges, practice putting greens, Topgolf, and miniature golf courses near you and should be prepared to plan your next move.
Please use the comments to let us know if we got anything wrong or if anything we posted has become dated. Now go have fun playing golf in Tampa Bay and St Petersburg.
