History
The land itself told the story before a single hole was routed. What had been mined-over phosphate ground in Florida’s interior — territory the state’s mining companies had worked and reshaped for decades — became the improbable foundation for one of American golf’s most ambitious young resorts. Mosaic, the phosphate company that owned the acreage, partnered with developers to turn this unlikely terrain into a golf destination, and in 2012, Streamsong Golf Course Blue opened as one half of the resort’s debut pairing, its sibling Red rising alongside it.
Tom Doak took on the Blue course, and his arrival mattered. Doak had built his reputation on minimalism, on letting existing land dictate design rather than imposing an artificial vision atop it, and Bowling Green’s reclaimed mining terrain gave him something he rarely encountered in Florida: genuine elevation change and a canvas already scarred and sculpted by industrial history rather than flat citrus land. His willingness to work with what the mining had left behind, rather than smoothing it into something conventional, set the tone for what Streamsong would become as a resort.
Since its 2012 opening, the Blue course has held its place as one of the two original anchors of the property, predating the addition of Gil Hanse’s Black course and the resort’s later short course. It has hosted amateur and collegiate competition over the years as Streamsong’s reputation grew nationally, cementing Bowling Green — an unlikely corner of Florida — as a fixture on the modern golf traveler’s map.
Playing notes
At 7,276 yards with a 134 slope, Streamsong Blue demands distance off the tee and a plan for the wind that moves through this stretch of central Florida with little to stop it. The terrain here rolls and heaves more than typical Florida golf, a product of the sandy, reclaimed mining land it sits on, so expect uneven stances and blind approaches that make club selection tougher than the yardage alone suggests. Bunkering is aggressive and often runs deep enough to take a full swing away from you, so missing greens in the wrong spot can cost more than a stroke. Walking is an option and many golfers prefer it here, since the open layout gives you sightlines to the next hole and a caddie program is available if you want local eyes on the greens, which run fast and true but break in ways that aren't always visible from the fairway. Bring extra balls for the wind, a rangefinder for the blind shots, and be ready to play conservatively off several tees, since the course punishes anyone chasing distance without checking where the trouble sits first.
Tee boxes
| Tees | Yardage | Par | Slope | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 7,276 | 72 | 134 | 74 |