4 Day Florida Golf Itinerary
Florida has more golf than any state in America, which is exactly why a short trip needs a ruthless route. This one takes the strongest four days in central Florida: the Valspar's Copperhead at Innisbrook, two days in the sand dunes of Streamsong, and a finale at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill, with TPC Sawgrass as the stretch alternative. Drive times are short, the contrast is the point.
Photograph: Streamsong Resort, Frank Casey Jnr, via Google
Who this trip suits
This is a route for golfers who want variety over volume: one tour tested parkland slog, two days of wide open, walking first sand belt golf unlike anything else in the state, and a finish line with a tour pedigree. Fly into Tampa, out of Orlando, and the longest drive of the trip is around ninety minutes. It suits a foursome in November to April chasing peak conditions, or a value minded pair in the shoulder months. If your idea of Florida golf is gated communities and water on every hole, Streamsong in particular will recalibrate you.
Budget realistically: these are some of the most expensive public tee sheets in the Southeast in season, and two of the three stops are stay to play resorts where the room unlocks the golf. The reward is that nothing here is filler; every round is a course that hosts, or has hosted, championship golf, or sits on national top 100 public lists.
The 4 day plan
| Day | The golf | The drive | The night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Land Tampa, afternoon on the Copperhead at Innisbrook, the Valspar Championship course; stay to play resort, with Copperhead upgrade fees on golf packages indicatively $85 Monday to Thursday and $115 Friday to Sunday in 2026 | Tampa airport to Palm Harbor, around 35 minutes | Innisbrook Resort |
| Day 2 | Morning drive to Streamsong; afternoon round on Streamsong Red, Coore and Crenshaw's routing through the old phosphate dunes | Innisbrook to Streamsong, around 1 hour 30 | Streamsong Resort |
| Day 3 | Streamsong Black, Gil Hanse's big, brawny inland links; add a twilight loop on Blue if the legs allow. Walking culture: caddies indicatively $120 single bag, $100 double bag, forecaddie $45, all plus gratuity; carts $35 where taken | On property | Streamsong Resort |
| Day 4 | Drive to Orlando and finish at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill, host of the Arnold Palmer Invitational; access is for members and Lodge guests, so book the final night at the Lodge. Stretch alternative: push to TPC Sawgrass, $550 June to August and $750 peak in 2026 with cart and forecaddie included, and fly home from Jacksonville | Streamsong to Bay Hill, around 1 hour 30; Streamsong to TPC Sawgrass, around 3 hours 30 | Bay Hill Lodge, or Ponte Vedra |
Green fees and policies verified June 2026 from resort and course sources; all fees indicative and seasonal. Always confirm directly before booking. Check Florida tee time availability.
Why this routing works
The trip is built on contrast and short drives. The Copperhead is the disciplinarian: tight, tree lined, played every March by the tour at the Valspar Championship, and the right place to find out early what your swing brought to Florida. Streamsong is the release, 16,000 acres of mined out phosphate land turned into America's most convincing inland links country, where the Red and Black run through genuine dunes and the resort's walking and caddie culture sets the tone; tee times before 8 a.m. are foursomes only with a walking or group caddie, which tells you what the place values. Bay Hill closes the loop twenty minutes from Orlando's airport, a course you watch the tour play every March and can only access by sleeping in Mr. Palmer's Lodge.
Sequencing notes: book Streamsong as the two night anchor and the other stops around it. Day guest tee times at Streamsong currently work on a 21 day booking window, while resort guests book with the room, another argument for staying on site. If your group prefers the stretch finale, swap Bay Hill for TPC Sawgrass, accept the three and a half hour drive across the state, and fly out of Jacksonville instead; the Stadium Course's island green 17th is the most famous closing stretch in American public golf and the green fee prices it accordingly.
When to go and what it costs
November to April is the dry, settled prime season and the expensive one; this is when the trip plays firm and the afternoon storm risk is lowest. May and October are the smart shoulders. Summer brings heat, humidity and a near daily afternoon storm cycle, but also the year's softest rates; early tee times make it workable. As a rough planning frame, peak season green fees across this route sit in the premium bracket for Florida public golf, before caddies, carts and lodging, and packages at the stay to play stops change the math, so have the whole route costed as one piece. Our Florida green fee guide and when to play Florida break the numbers and the weather down in detail.
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Florida itinerary questions
Can you play Bay Hill without staying at the Lodge?
No. Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club and Lodge reserves its courses for members and guests staying at the Lodge, so the way onto the Championship Course is to book a night. That makes it a natural final night stop on a central Florida route: stay, play the course that hosts the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and fly home from Orlando. Always confirm current access policy directly before booking.
How much does TPC Sawgrass cost in 2026?
The Stadium Course rack rate is 550 dollars from June through August and 750 dollars in peak season for 2026, including cart, range balls and a group forecaddie, with the tip separate. Walking with a caddie is around 130 dollars for one bag or 85 dollars each for two bags. It sits about three and a half hours' drive from Streamsong, so it suits this route best as a fly out extension from Jacksonville. Always confirm directly before booking.
Do you need a caddie at Streamsong?
Caddies are optional but worth it, especially first time. Indicative 2026 rates run 120 dollars plus gratuity for a single bag walking caddie, 100 dollars per player for a double bag, and 45 dollars per person for a forecaddie. Tee times before 8 a.m. are reserved for foursomes and require a walking or group caddie. Carts, where taken, are 35 dollars per person on top of the green fee. Always confirm directly before booking.
When is the best time for this Florida itinerary?
November to April is the prime window: dry, settled and warm without the summer's heat, humidity and afternoon storms. That is also peak pricing across all three stops. May and October are the value shoulders, with good mornings and softer rates. Summer works for the budget minded who tee off early and accept a storm risk most afternoons. Always confirm seasonal rates directly before booking.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and indicative fees verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.