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The punchbowl ninth green at Streamsong (Black).
LC Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
Courtesy of Laurence Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
Courtesy of Laurence Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
LC Lambrecht
Streamsong Resort: Black
Bowling Green, FL•Public
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Streamsong Resort: Black
5000 Glove Trl
Bowling Green, FL 33834-0200
United States
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Overview
Gil Hanse’s Black Course at Streamsong, Golf Digest’s Best New Public Course of 2018, sits a mile south of the resort’s Red and Blue courses, with its own clubhouse and personality. Reshaped from a decades-old phosphate strip mine that produced tall spoil mounds, Hanse provided strategic character by building a hidden punchbowl green at nine, dual putting surfaces at 13, incorporating a meandering creek on the par-5 fourth and a lagoon cove to guard the 18th green. Both the putting surfaces and the chipping areas surrounding them were grassed in MiniVerde, and today both are mowed at a single height, resulting in some of the biggest, most complex greens found on our national ranking along with Landmand, No. 155. One Streamsong insider calls the Black greens “polarizing;” we call them tremendous fun.
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“Streamsong Black has some very interesting holes. I thought the tee shot of the par three fifth (uphill over what appears to be a sheer wall of sand) and the approach if going for the 18th green in two were outstanding visually and very challenging shots. The course had wide fairways and the the largest set of greens that I can remember. The staff keeps the greens at manageable speeds and its a fun course to play."
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“A strong test - especially in a strong afternoon wind. A collection of 18 of the largest greens I’ve ever seen on a course. It makes hitting greens in regulation a bit easier; but 3 putts are easy to come by!"
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“I really enjoyed this course. I played it in the Golf Digest National Championship and due to pace of play, I had plenty of time to consider each hole. The shot options are numerous, layout variety is exceptional and from the tips it's plenty of challenge. This course instantly became one of my favorites. I can't wait to get back there."
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“Designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, this inland links course is perhaps the most fun of the three Streamsong Resort courses with its huge fairways, massive undulating greens, and its distinctive signature hole #9 the punchbowl. Many purists eschew this course, calling it gimmicky, but there is no mistaking the wow factor."
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“Designed by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, this inland links course is perhaps the most fun of the three Streamsong Resort courses with its huge fairways, massive undulating greens, and its distinctive signature hole #9 the punchbowl. Many purists eschew this course, calling it gimmicky, but there is no mistaking the wow factor."
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“I came to Streamsong most excited about playing Black Course, and I left Streamsong loving this course the most! Such a beautiful track with so much sand, and large green complexes that made the round so challenging yet fun!"
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“Two number 13 greens. Very large greens because the greens surrounds were grassed with Mini Verde Bermudagrass that is maintained at greens mowing height. Greens will be converted to TifEagle Bermudagrass and the greens surrounds with Celebration Bermudagrass in the not too distant future. Only 2 mowing heights: the greens and everything else. Playing firm and fast."
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“Huge driving areas with a lot of very sloped greens makes for a fun round. Par 5s are mostly reachable. Good mix of par 3s"
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“Big and bold shapes, slopes, and fun on this often unconventional 18 holes."
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“Big and bold shapes, slopes, and fun on this often unconventional 18 holes."
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