Picnic Island Park

Beautiful greens, excellent signage and layout. A little challenge for everyone. This park is very windy and has very thick brush along the fairways. Not a good course for a novice.

Giving it a b+ only because it's 9 holes. Otherwise, it's a great park in general, even has restrooms, shelters with picnic tables and a grill, great place to take a dog and disc golf. Family could come here too. 7-9 are within sight of the water and 8 is right along the water, possibly a hazard especially on a windy day. Often it is windy due to the proximity to the water. Also, the brush is the thickest I've seen in Florida. I your disc goes in there, be sure to keep an eye on it exactly where you saw it disappear. Very scenic overall though.

This score posted is on the new format design 18 hole course from Blue Pads playing a par 59

Absolutely love this course. Originally 9 holes, but had a redesign to 18 holes summer 2015. With holes weaving and bending through beautiful foliage and 2 holes directly along the beach (watch out for sharks) it's hard not to enjoy yourself. Minor elevation on some holes which is definitely missing at other courses down here. A must play if in Tampa.

Pros;
- beautiful manicured parkland course,
- tee signs
- "next hole" indicators on all baskets,
- a variety of challenges - lots of tight technical short holes, 2 water holes, O.B., long par 3s, some par 4s,
- map of the course layout near the first hole.
Cons;
- Hole 1 - too tough a starting hole - especially when it's blowing 30 mph head wind with the bay on your right and vegetation on your left and only clears at 300 ft.
- long walks between holes,
- badly planned sequence of holes.

Greg Hossfield designed one of the best courses in the country here. This was a 9 hole course, its now a full 18. It ranges from par 61 to par 56 depending on pin placements. There are 3 different pin locations on each hole. Mosquitoes are no longer an issue as the city has now sprayed! I'm not sure how this is rated 501st in the country, because i believe its top 5. Check this course out!

Such a fun course for every level.

One of the best courses I've ever played! It's beautiful, challenging, and fun all at the same time.