Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 9
0 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 9
Even the deer like Tom Doak's Blue Course at Streamsong near Fort Meade, Florida. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 1
1 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 1
A look down the fairway of the par-5 first hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 3
2 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 3
No. 3 on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort is a 418-yard par 4 that works its way around water. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 4
3 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 4
Deep bunkers guard the green of the par-4 fourth hole of the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 5
4 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 5
The shortest hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort is the 157-yard, par-3 fifth. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 6
5 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 6
Large sand dunes and bunkers make the short par-4 sixth hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort challenging. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 7
6 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 7
The signature par-3 seventh on Tom Doak's Blue Course at Streamsong Resort in central Florida. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 8
7 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 8
Plenty of trouble looms on the par-4 eighth hole of the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue GC - 9th
8 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue GC - 9th
The tee shot on the uphill par-5 ninth hole of the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort plays left of the bunkers. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - 10th
9 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - 10th
A view of the 10th hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort in central Florida. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 11
10 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 11
The 487-yard, par-4 11th is the no. 1 handicap hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 12
11 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 12
Rolling terrain, like this fairway on the par 4 12th, is part of the formula for the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort in central Florida. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 14
12 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 14
With a good drive, the par-5 14th hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort can be reached in two by long hitters. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 16
13 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 16
The bunkers, like these on the par-3 16th, can certainly be hazardous on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 17
14 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - no. 17
Not only is the 17th hole on the Blue Course at Streamsong long at 590 yards, but it plays up and around some intimidating fairway bunkers. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue GC - 18th
15 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue GC - 18th
The par-4 18th on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort can play as long as 484 yards, but tee shots that make it over the hill shorten the journey considerably. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - Decider hole
16 of 17
Streamsong Resort - Blue golf course - Decider hole
An extra hole, a par 3 decider, can help settle bets after a round on the Blue Course at Streamsong Resort. Mike Bailey/GolfAdvisor
17 Images

Streamsong Resort's Blue Course: Tom Doak's tribute to links golf in central Florida

STREAMSONG, Fla. -- Tom Doak, the same architect who did Pacific Dunes at Bandon Dunes, brought his minimalist design philosophy to central Florida in the form of the 7,176-yard par-72 Blue Course at Streamsong Resort, which is unlike anything other golf facility in Florida.

Built on old phosphate strip mining site on top of sand dunes that reach as high as 75 feet, Doak's mostly walking Blue Course is the perfect complement to the Bill Coore-Ben Crenshaw-designed Red Course. Both courses are intertwined with each other, but the Blue Course doesn't feature as much water and seems to have landforms that more resemble Pacific Dunes without the Pacific Ocean.

The first hole, a shortish par 4, plays from a tee at the highest point on the property. And at the end, if you've still got a bet to be decided, there's an extra hole, the par-3 19th. Of course, most will simply not want the round to end after the 18th, making the decider hole too irresistible.

Mike Bailey is a former Golf Advisor senior staff writer based in Houston. Focusing primarily on golf in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America with an occasional trip to Europe and beyond, he contributes course reviews, travel stories and features as well as the occasional equipment review. An award-winning writer and past president of Texas Golf Writers Association, he has more than 25 years in the golf industry. He has also been on staff at PGA Magazine, The Golfweek Group and AvidGolfer Magazine. Follow Mike on Twitter at @MikeBaileyGA and Instagram at @MikeStefanBailey.
Now Reading
Streamsong Resort's Blue Course: Tom Doak's tribute to links golf in central Florida