The Florida Historic Golf Trail is the state DEP's roster of 50+ public-access pre-1955 courses — Donald Ross originals, Toomey & Flynn, Willie Park Jr. anchors — 12 courses in our catalog, $$ pricing, MCO airport, best played November through April.
Florida DEP's roster of 50+ public-access pre-1955 courses, with 12 marquees in our catalog: four Donald Ross originals (Hollywood Beach, Biltmore Coral Gables, Dunedin, Fort Myers CC), Mandell's restored Bobby Jones Sarasota, Toomey & Flynn at Cleveland Heights, Willie Park Jr. at Miami Beach, Hanse's 2023 muni The Park West Palm. Most under $100; 800-mile span requires picking a cluster.
12 courses
Donald Ross (1925), Brian Silva restoration (2007)
Donald Ross (1924)
Donald Ross (1926) - restored by Richard Mandell (2023)
Donald Ross (1926) - restored by Kris Spence (2025)
Gil Hanse, Jim Wagner & Dirk Ziff (2023)
George O'Neil (1917) - back nine by Charles Clarke of Troon, Scotland (1926)
Donald Ross (1917) - renovated by Steve Smyers (2014)
Donald Ross (1923, opened 1926)
Tom Bendelow (1924) - redesigned by Mike Dasher (2008)
Harley Ward & Dow George (1914) - reimagined by Keith Rhebb & Riley Johns (2016)
Howard Toomey & William Flynn (1925)
Willie Park Jr. (1923, originally Bay Shore) - redesigned by Arthur Hills (2002)
Photos by Google
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Build Your TripFlorida Historic Golf Trail data is part of Scramble's catalog of 131 destinations and 1026 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published April 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.