Streamsong Blue delivers Tom Doak’s vision of windswept, sand-driven golf that feels thrillingly out-of-place in Florida. It’s a bold, artistic course that draws design devotees nationwide and rewards creative play at each turn.
Hit the taco stand after No. 10 — fresh tacos and cold drinks are served right on the course before you head to the back nine.
Streamsong Blue is Tom Doak’s vivid exercise in minimalist, strategic golf — a course sculpted from the remnants of a mine, where wind, sand, and broad contours become both defense and canvas. Routed across ragged dunes and vast sandy wastes, Blue forces players to chart bold lines both off the tee and to sprawling, high-paced greens. Doak’s commitment to letting the land dictate play is evident in every undulation and nuance; the result is a course that constantly tempts and intimidates, demanding creativity and nerve from every club.
Tom Doak is famed for minimalism, bringing out each site’s purest strategic golf — Streamsong Blue is among the finest expressions of that philosophy.
A bracing early par 5 framed by sprawling sandy waste, hole 2 tests nerve and placement from the tee. With a subtly angled green protected by wild contours and deep runoffs, only well-positioned golfers can attack for birdie.
Favor accuracy and leave an approach from the best angle, rather than chasing maximum yardage with each swing. Laying up to a favorite number and angle is often the smart play.
Miss left or long on any shot, and you’ll face punishing sand or awkward stances for your recovery.
Firm, fast, and beautifully maintained — greens are quick, and the ground game is always in play.
Allow 4.5+ hours on busy days; bold holes and strategic waits can lengthen play, especially during high season.
Remote, architecture-first, and electric — destination golf without pretension.
Collared shirts and tailored shorts or slacks. No denim or gymwear.
Bring gear for exposed, breezy conditions — gusts can shift the course’s entire character from morning to afternoon.
Practice low chips and punch shots ahead of time; the firm turf makes traditional Florida flop shots a dangerous gamble.
Get a feel for Mach 1 bermuda and subtle interior contours on the practice green before your round. Your speed control will be tested all day.
Streamsong Blue opens alongside Red as centerpiece courses of the new resort
Earns 'Best New U.S. Course' honors from several national outlets
Streamsong Blue debuts in Golf Digest's America's Second 100 Greatest
All greens regrassed with Mach 1 ultradwarf bermudagrass
Remains in national Top 30 of Golf Digest’s public course rankings
Streamsong Blue sits atop what was once a barren landscape scarred by phosphate mining. Tom Doak transformed this post-industrial wasteland into an architectural pilgrimage, proving that beauty — and great golf — can emerge from the most unpromising ground.
The Blue’s wild contours weren’t created — they were found. Doak’s design leans into the site’s natural undulations, allowing the wind, sand, and native grasses to shape decision-making just as much as bunkers or water hazards.
Paired with Coore & Crenshaw’s Red and Hanse & Wagner’s Black, Streamsong Blue helps form arguably the most significant trio of modern public designs in America under one resort roof. Architecture fans flock here to immerse themselves in today’s most important golf philosophies side by side.
The course’s wild movement and dunes are relics of 20th-century phosphate mining.
Streamsong Blue’s greens are among the largest and most contoured in Florida, rolling up to 10,000 square feet.
Architect Tom Doak played the opening round with Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw — both designed the Red next door.
Wind direction can flip the strategy on many holes from one day to the next.
Coore & Crenshaw’s distinctive counterpoint — intricate greens, softer movement
Bolder, modern, wild visuals and Marmite design — must-play for contrast
Central Florida’s premier daily-fee test, strong regional acclaim
Championship routing, annual PGA Tour stop
Streamsong Resort — no better way to access all three top courses and soak in the architectural feast
Courses with the most similar DNA profile — matched by deviation shape across all eight playing characteristics.
Why it matches: What links these two? A comparable balance of challenge, variety, and character — a familiar feeling, expressed in Siwanoy Country Club's own setting.
Why it matches: There is real overlap here. Prairie Dunes Country Club a comparable balance of challenge, variety, and character, making it a compelling counterpart to Streamsong Blue.
Why it matches: If Streamsong Blue is your kind of course, Stonewall (North Course) is worth a look because it a comparable balance of challenge, variety, and character.
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