Streamsong

[Jim_Kennedy]

Looks fantastic, thanks for the article/photos/

[Carl Nichols]

Resort wise, my top four, in order, are Bandon Dunes, Pinehurst, Pebble Beach and Hilton Head.  They are all great.  I have hope that Streamsong could quickly slide into the fifth position, given the anticipated quality of the architecture, the Florida weather, the ease of travel and the anticipated amenities of the resort.  That's pretty amazing when you think about it, because there are a lot of other resorts in America that I've frequented that I really enjoy, like Innisbrook, Sawgrass, LaCosta, Boca Raton.

To me, there are pluses and minuses at every resort.  The golf, in my opinion, is simply unparalleled at Bandon Dunes.  But, there's precious little else to do on property and the lure of the town is not that great.  The food is good, but not great.  And, not for nothing, it is somewhat arduous to get to Bandon for most people, amounting to a day travel each way without golf arriving or departing.  Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill are awesome golf courses, but Spanish Bay is several notches below, at best.  The Lodge is just great, but there's an attitude of superiority at Pebble that gets a little tiresome as a guest, as does the ridiculous pricing structure.  But it's Pebble Fricking Beach, with its majestic views and terrific institutional history and Carmel is about as good as it gets, with Big Sur not that far away.  Pinehurst, to me, is really special.  The town is great, the variety and quality of golf on the resort is waaaaay above average and #2 is a national treasure.  Hilton Head has a bunch of great golf (public and private), terrific restaurants and isn't that hard to get to.

Streamsong has a lot of potential.  It's a little remote, but not that bad.  The quality of the architecture is going to be top drawer.  To think that it could vault into the top five resorts in America is bold, but not out of the question.  And that's a pretty cool thing.

Terry-
Have you been to Sea Island? 

[Jud_T]

Terry,

No love for the beer and brat cruise on the way to Whistling Straits?   

[Josh Tarble]

Just booked my tee times....pumped for February.

[Jason Connor]

It seems like Streamsong will also be a little out of the way, even if not nearly as much as Bandon.

What if any non-golf activities will be available? And how convient/close to the resort?

Orlando International Airport is a super busy yet easy-to-navigate airport with direct flights to most American cities.  Then Streamsong is an easy drive.

I live in & fly out of MCO a few times a month, tourism is the main industry, millions of people a year don't find it 'out of the way'.

[Howard Riefs]

"Parts of the Red and Blue looked like Royal Melbourne in Australia. Others resembled Lahinch in Ireland. Still more holes clearly like nothing else. Everywhere you look are sharp ridges, lakes, mounds and dunes of all sizes and shapes. There are green complexes filled into cozy corners and others cut up into elevation. There is sweep. There is majesty. THere is variety. And there are idiosyncrasies."

Another great feature on Streamsong courtesy of Global Golf Post:

http://digital.globalgolfpost.com/globalgolfpost/20121022#pg12

It's accompanied with a video on how TD and C&C divvied up the site to create their respective courses.

http://digital.globalgolfpost.com/globalgolfpost/20121022#pg13