Florida’s Tampa Bay region is ideal for golf. Weather temperatures range between daytime highs of 70 and 90 degrees throughout the calendar year; and are nearly perfect for year-round outdoor recreation. Further, Tampa Bay offers a cosmopolitan setting for other attractions such as Busch Gardens and Gulf Coast and Gulf Coast beaches. These conditions attract numerous hotel operators into the area to compete for business. Find lodging according to your objectives.
Emerald Greens Golf Resort and Country Club
Emerald Greens is a private club that does offer vacation packages to its luxury resort. Golf vacations include unlimited use of on-site driving ranges and practice areas. All guest suites feature two bedrooms, two bathrooms, one living room and separate kitchen for entertaining your party. Tampa’s Stay and Play family vacation combines golf, tennis, spa treatment and swimming at Emerald Greens.
Emerald Greens Golf Resort and Country Club
13941 Clubhouse Drive
Tampa, FL 33618
(866) 97-GREEN
Holiday Inn & Suites – Busch Gardens (Babe Zaharias)
Tampa’s Holiday Inn & Suites is located within one-mile of the University of South Florida (USF), Busch Gardens and Adventure Island. The University Square neighborhood is home to several hotels and motels that provide access to USF and Busch Gardens. The Holiday Inn & Suites feature two-room suites, lush greenery and discounted packages to the local amusement parks. Meanwhile, golfers can take Florida 582 – Fowler Avenue for three miles across I-275 to the public Babe Zaharias golf course. “The Babe” is a small 6,244 yards, but is one of the better courses in all of Tampa. The Claw and Rogers Park golf courses are also nearby.
Babe Zaharias Golf Course
11412 Forest Hills Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 631-4374
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
Palm Harbor’s Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club is Tampa Bay’s most exclusive setting for golf. This site is home to Copperhead and three other championship golf courses that play host to the PGA Tour’s Transitions Championship. Guests at Innisbrook may choose from 620 different rooms that are set up amidst 28 lodges on the property. The resort categorizes its offerings into deluxe guestrooms alongside executive, one and two-bedroom suites. Golf packages include lodging accommodations, golf clinics, breakfast and at least 18 holes of golf, daily.
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club
36750 U.S. Highway 19 North
Innisbrook, FL 34684
(727) 942-2000
Island Grand
The Island Grand is a four-star TradeWinds resort hotel that is located at St. Pete Beach. St. Pete Beach lies upon barrier islands off St. Petersburg proper and into the Gulf of Mexico. The Island Grade provides direct access to white sand beaches, water sports and dolphin watching. In terms of golf, PGA authority Jack Lima is often on site to recommend area golf courses, while the TradeWinds Golf Concierge assists you to book tee times. Island Grand guests are eligible to receive discounted golf travel packages to Tampa Bay area golf clubs. Isla Del Sol and Mangrove Bay Golf Course are nearby facilities. GolfLink readers rate Saint Petersburg’s Saint Petersburg’s Mangrove Bay as the third best golf course in the state of Florida.
Island Grand Beach Resort
5500 Gulf Blvd.
St. Pete Beach, FL
(866) 547-2961
La Quinta Inn—Tampa Bay Airport
La Quinta operates a recognized chain of hotels that are notable for clean rooms at an affordable price. La Quinta does have a presence adjacent to the Tampa Bay Airport, which is relatively close to downtown, the Florida aquarium and Raymond James Stadium for Buccaneers football. Additionally, this La Quinta provides direct access to all of Tampa Bay’s major highways and the Campbell Causeway to Clearwater. Golfers should enjoy the nearby Rocky Point and Westchase Golf Clubs. These sites are ideal for your last few rounds of golf before boarding flights out of Tampa International.
La Quinta Inn—Tampa Bay Airport
4730 Spruce St.
Tampa, FL 1497
(813) 287-0440
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