The Golf Course at Feather Sound is one of Tampa Bay's most prestigious private clubs. With an open, airy, natural feel, there isn't a place on the golf course where you feel enclosed on both sides by houses and condos. A very good test of golf, the dedicated golfer will appreciate the challenges that are offered in the well-guarded, elevated greens. Multiple sets of tees offer a challenge that can be enjoyed by players of all skill levels. Designed by Joe Lee and updated by Bob Cupp, the par 72 course at Feather Sound plays like one of the longest 6,900 yard courses you've ever played. You can swing away with your driver off the tee - you don't feel cramped like you have to hit a lot of long irons and play target golf - but the main thing to playing well here is precision with your approach shots. And while there is a pretty significant amount of bunkers, the majority of those are greenside bunkers. There is some fairway bunkering, for example on hole number 2, where bunkering comes into play a bit on the right. Most of the difficulty to be found at Feather Sound is around the Pinehurst-style elevated greens, the signature feature of the course. The challenge in playing well is first in hitting these small, subtly contoured greens, and how you manage your short game once you're around those greens as well. And with the new, TifEagle Bermuda greens, the course is able to maintain very good pace on the greens, but at the same time they're quite receptive.
