Four rounds across Tampa Bay’s public courses and a rental home near Westchase are the plan. A 13.5% lodging tax, golf bag fees, a big rental car, tolls and caddie or cart fees if you play Cabot Citrus Farms are what push the total up.
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419 courses around Tampa Bay that take public tee times, by city, with peak green fees. Private member clubs are left out.
Rugged sandy layout on the old World Woods site that ranks among the very best courses you can play in Florida.
golf.com cabot.comKaroo's partner course, with big strategic greens; golfers rated it No. 6 among public courses in Florida.
golfpass.com cabot.comHilly, pine-lined home of the PGA Tour's Valspar Championship, the best-known course in the Tampa area.
golf.com underpar.comInnisbrook's other championship course, mixing tight pines on one side and water on the other, included in every golf package.
progolfnow.com underpar.comThe shorter, easier Innisbrook course, a good second round on a package.
progolfnow.com underpar.comTour-quality daily-fee course through wetlands and cypress that hosted the Champions Tour for years.
ace.golfpactravel.com golflink.comCity-owned Donald Ross course reopened after a $6 million restoration that won Renovation of the Year.
dunedin.gov dunedingolfclub.comClassic resort course through cypress and lakes at a full-service golf and tennis resort north of Tampa.
teetimesusa.com golflink.comValue daily-fee course near Saddlebrook with water and oak-lined holes.
greenfeetracker.com golflink.comRolling hills rare for Florida, with views across the lake; golfers ranked it No. 19 in the state.
golfpass.com golflink.comWell-kept community course in the hills north of Tampa that golfers voted No. 16 among Florida public courses.
golfpass.com golflink.comFormer PGA Tour stop near the Pinellas beaches, with good greens and a creek-side par-5 16th.
visitstpeteclearwater.com golflink.comDemanding daily-fee course (slope 139) with lots of water, reopened after a closure and now in good shape.
lakerlutznews.com golflink.comDaily-fee course through wetlands and woods with wooden bridges, 15 minutes from Tampa airport.
golfnow.com golfnow.comCity course on Old Tampa Bay by the airport with water views on several holes.
golflink.com golflink.comShorter city course in north Tampa, cheap and easy to get on.
golflink.com golflink.comPrivate club on Snell Isle with bay views, open to guests of the Vinoy resort downtown.
visitstpeteclearwater.com golflink.comBusy, well-kept St. Pete city course along the bay, one of the cheapest full-length rounds in the area.
visitstpeteclearwater.com greenfeetracker.comRobert Trent Jones layout in Pasco County at a fair daily-fee price.
greenfeetracker.com greenfeetracker.comThe sample is 4 travelers for 4 nights. Your plan ($7,512) covers the main costs most people budget for, the ones you enter on the left. Costs people forget ($2,798, about 37% more for this trip) are the fees, taxes, tips and extras listed in the calculator. Prices were last checked on October 17, 2026.
Share of the $10,310 real cost. Nights and travelers multiply most of these costs, so changing either one moves the total the most.
15 of this trip's numbers link to a published price or rate. The rest are our estimates, and each one says what it is based on. You can also read how we calculate every trip.
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Green fees per golfer (whole trip) | $710 per traveler | Four public rounds at typical peak rates: TPC Tampa Bay about $249, Saddlebrook about $160, Lake Jovita $160 and Dunedin $140 before 1 pm (Dunedin is published; the others are estimates from GolfLink and GolfPass listings). Judgment call. Source |
| Rental home per night (whole group) | $375 a night | Our estimate for a 4-bedroom rental home near Westchase and north Tampa in peak winter season; no current rental-market figure was checked this run. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Airfare per person | $393 per traveler | US DOT (BTS) average domestic fare for Tampa (TPA), Q2 2026: $393.16 (Q1 2026 $366.56). Source |
| Food per person, per day | $80 per traveler, per day | Federal FY2027 meals and incidentals (M&IE) rate for Tampa / St. Petersburg (Hillsborough and Pinellas counties): $80 a day. Source |
| Cost | Default | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Checked bag fees | $90 per traveler | Major US airlines charge about $35 to $50 for a first checked bag each way, so about $90 round trip. Source |
| Golf bag fees | $110 per traveler | American, Delta, United and Southwest treat a golf bag as a standard checked bag; a second bag is $55 each way. Source |
| Shipping your clubs Off by default | $108 per traveler | Ground shipping for a golf bag starts around $54 each way. Source |
| Lodging taxes | 13.5% of the rental home (whole group) | Hillsborough County: 6% tourist development tax (Hillsborough tax collector) plus 7.5% sales tax from June 1, 2025 (https://www.joneswalker.com/en/insights/blogs/perspectives/hillsborough-county-fl-sales-tax-increase-june-1-2025.html) = 13.5%. Pinellas (Innisbrook, Dunedin) is 13%, Pasco (Saddlebrook) 12% and Hernando (Cabot) about 11.5% (2026 state + TDT chart: https://www.floridasalestax.com/florida-tax-law-blog/2026/january/2026-fl-transient-hotel-rent-tax-rates-by-county/). Source |
| Rental car | $85 a day | KAYAK Tampa airport (Nov 2026): vans average $91 a day (cheapest May, about $64); minivans listed from $39–56 a day before fees. We use $85 with taxes and fees for peak season. Judgment call. Source |
| Florida tolls | $8 a day | Florida's Turnpike West Central Florida toll map (Apr 2026): Veterans Expressway plus Suncoast Parkway to SR 50 (Brooksville, for Cabot) is about $9.20 one way with SunPass ($13.60 toll-by-plate); other days are a few dollars. $8 a day averages a Cabot day with shorter trips. Judgment call. Source |
| Cart fee (Cabot Citrus Farms) Off by default | $35 per traveler | Carts on Karoo and Roost are $35 per player. Source |
| Forecaddie and tip (Cabot Citrus Farms) Off by default | $70 per traveler | Forecaddies are $40 plus gratuity per player and are mandatory with carts on Karoo and Roost from December 1 to March 31; the $30 tip is our estimate. Judgment call. Source |
| Caddie and tip (Cabot Citrus Farms) Off by default | $160 per traveler | Bag caddies are $100 plus gratuity per player, required before 10 am on Karoo and Roost from December 1 to March 31; the $60 tip is our estimate. Judgment call. Source |
| Rental clubs Off by default | $300 per traveler | TaylorMade rental clubs are $75 plus tax a round; we price four rounds. Source |
| Drinks on the course | $80 per traveler | Our estimate of about $20 a round for beverage-cart drinks and snacks. Judgment call. Our estimate |
| Golf balls | $55 per traveler | A dozen Titleist Pro V1 balls lists at $55. Source |
| Tips for bag drop and cart staff | $20 per traveler | A few dollars at bag drop and the turn; we use $5 a round. Judgment call. Source |
| Side bets and prizes | $50 per traveler | Our estimate for skins, team bets and a small trophy. Our estimate |
| Lessons and extras you picked Off by default | $0 for the trip | Set by the extras you pick in the tee-time planner. Our estimate |
| Travel insurance | 6% of your plan | Squaremouth says a comprehensive plan averages about 6% of the trip cost, usually 4% to 10%. Source |
| Pre-trip shopping | $60 for the trip | Our estimate for travel-size toiletries, sunscreen and small things bought before a trip. Our estimate |
| Pet boarding or sitter | $50 a day, if you check Pets | Dogster puts regular kennel boarding at about $35 to $85 a night. Overnight sitters at home cost more. Source |
For 4 golfers spending 4 nights in peak winter season, with four rounds each, a rental home, flights and food, plan on about $7,510. Once you add golf bag fees, lodging taxes, rental car, florida tolls, drinks on the course, balls, tips and side bets, it's closer to $10,310, or about $2,580 each. Use the tee-time planner above to price the courses you want.
Only as a resort guest or member. Stay-and-play packages include the Island or South course, and Copperhead is an upgrade of about $85 Monday to Thursday or $115 Friday to Sunday when tee times allow. The peak rack rate has been about $500, with cart and a forecaddie. Source
Summer. At Cabot Citrus Farms, Karoo and Roost drop from $369 in peak season to $199 from June through August. Dunedin Golf Club falls from $140 in January–April to $85 from July to late November. Afternoon storms are common in summer, so book early tee times. Source
From December 1 to March 31, yes before 10 am, and anyone taking a cart must have a forecaddie. A forecaddie is $40 a player and a bag caddie $100, plus a cash tip. The rest of the year caddies are optional, and carts are $35 a player. Source
Yes, for the price. It's a 1927 Donald Ross course that reopened after a $6 million restoration by Ross expert Kris Spence, which won Golf Inc.'s public-course Renovation of the Year. Peak rates are $140 with a cart before 1 pm. Source