Golfing in Northwest Florida

Florida golf courses offer their own unique attributes and share the destination's mild climate, making for a great year-round golf vacation. Known for their attention to detail and creative designs, some of the nation's best designers have created Florida courses. Tom Fazio, Davis Love III, Fred Couples and Greg Norman have used the area's rich natural landscape to fashion greens suited for everyone in the family.

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Golf Courses

Camp Creek Golf Club

An easy half-mile drive south of WaterSound is Camp Creek Golf Club, named "Course of the Millennium" by Travel + Leisure Golf. Camp Creek has also been recognized for its environmental stewardship by being designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System.

Origins Golf Club

The mission of the Origins Golf Club at WaterSound is to make golf more fun, accessible and attractive to families, beginners and casual golfers. A six-hole regulation course that alternatively plays as a nine-hole executive course and a 10-hole par-three layout, the Origins course was conceived with the "short course" concept at its core. This unique golf club is open to the public.

Shark's Tooth Golf Club

Designed by Greg Norman, Shark's Tooth is the centerpiece of the Wild Heron community. One of "America's Best Residential Courses" as named by Golfweek, Shark's Tooth sits on the shores of Lake Powell. The course stretches 7,209 yards from the back tees and features five fairways that border scenic Lake Powell.

SouthWood Golf Club

For the golf enthusiast, the SouthWood Golf Club is a highly ranked, challenging, Fred Couples signature course. The semiprivate course is designed for professional tournament play and as a teaching course comfortable for family play and was one of Golf magazine's "Best Courses You Can Play" in 2008. After your round of golf, enjoy lunch or dinner at the club.