Streamsong Tips & Recommendations

[azgolfer64]

7 hours ago, ESOX ZO said:

Hey, I just took Orlando and had no problems at all. Just got back last night as well, if you have any questions feel free to ask.

 

 

I'm heading there in a couple of weeks. What did you think about the food and which restaurants would you recommend?

[ESOX ZO]

Just now, azgolfer64 said:

I'm heading there in a couple of weeks. What did you think about the food and which restaurants would you recommend?

Bone Valley Tavern was everyone's favorite and Sotta Terra was really good too, highlight being the Scallops at Sotta and Fish Fry Snapper at Bone Valley. The Poke Bowl is a great value and huge portion size that was top tier. Lobster Mac n Cheese just missed the boat in terms of seasoning, but high quality lobster no doubt. 

 

The Barbacoa Tacos at Blue were FIRE. 

[azgolfer64]

52 minutes ago, ESOX ZO said:

Bone Valley Tavern was everyone's favorite and Sotta Terra was really good too, highlight being the Scallops at Sotta and Fish Fry Snapper at Bone Valley. The Poke Bowl is a great value and huge portion size that was top tier. Lobster Mac n Cheese just missed the boat in terms of seasoning, but high quality lobster no doubt. 

 

The Barbacoa Tacos at Blue were FIRE. 

Thank you for the info.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

PS: EAT at Johnson BBQ in Lakeland on your way there or on your way out, thank me later.

[cassel191919]

On 9/5/2023 at 5:41 PM, azgolfer64 said:

Thank you for the info.

I haven't been in awhile, but if anything says Florida Lobster please Don't Do It

[azgolfer64]

I forgot to ask this earlier. Since I am from California and we don't have a lot of bugs, how are the bugs at Streamsong?

[Dancin]

It's Florida and nowhere near the coasts. Once dusk hits the mosquitos will be all over you unless the wind is really whipping. Generally avoid being outside when it is getting dark.

[mshills]

Daytime….no problem. 
 

Dusk? You’re below the gnat line. Look out!

[ESOX ZO]

14 hours ago, azgolfer64 said:

I forgot to ask this earlier. Since I am from California and we don't have a lot of bugs, how are the bugs at Streamsong?

 

Skeets at night are the only problem 

[srs06d]

14 hours ago, azgolfer64 said:

I forgot to ask this earlier. Since I am from California and we don't have a lot of bugs, how are the bugs at Streamsong?

Just remember, every non saltwater body of water in Florida has gators in it. If you have to ask, do you think there are gators in there? There are. 

[azgolfer64]

40 minutes ago, srs06d said:

Just remember, every non saltwater body of water in Florida has gators in it. If you have to ask, do you think there are gators in there? There are. 

Thank you for those of you who commented on the bugs.

 

I'm not asking about gators!

[srs06d]

46 minutes ago, azgolfer64 said:

I'm not asking about gators!

What an unnecessarily cocky way of saying you don't hit your ball in the water!

 

And trust me, I've seen enough clueless bozos from commiefornia when it comes to wandering the waterside looking for balls.

[italianstallion]

13 hours ago, srs06d said:

What an unnecessarily cocky way of saying you don't hit your ball in the water!

 

And trust me, I've seen enough clueless bozos from commiefornia when it comes to wandering the waterside looking for balls.

Absolutely no need to bring that into an advice thread, it violates forum rules. 

 

Bugs come out bad the second the sun disappears over the horizon. I live in Florida, not every body of water has a gator in it. However, the real thing you need to be afraid of are water moccasins, which are much harder to spot. Best advice is to only go down to the water’s edge if you don’t have to wade through long grass to do it, and if you see a ball in the water only use a club to retrieve it (no hands). The starters at Streamsong will probably remind you not to go wading around in the tall grass either for the same reason. 

[srs06d]

8 hours ago, italianstallion said:

Absolutely no need to bring that into an advice thread, it violates forum rules. 

 

Bugs come out bad the second the sun disappears over the horizon. I live in Florida, not every body of water has a gator in it. However, the real thing you need to be afraid of are water moccasins, which are much harder to spot. Best advice is to only go down to the water’s edge if you don’t have to wade through long grass to do it, and if you see a ball in the water only use a club to retrieve it (no hands). The starters at Streamsong will probably remind you not to go wading around in the tall grass either for the same reason. 

So a suggestion to keep an eye out for gators does not qualify as advice in an advice thread? Sounds like advice to me.

 

Since qualifications seem to be necessary...born, raised and lived my whole life in Florida. Guaranteed to have played more rounds of golf in Florida from Key West Golf Club to the Panhandle. Actually have never encountered a moccasin on the golf course. Plenty of gators though (if I can say that)! 

 

P.S. There's actually crocodiles in South Florida so watch out for those too!

[mshills]

That was a little aggressive, and had nothing to do with gators.

[srs06d]

54 minutes ago, mshills said:

That was a little aggressive, and had nothing to do with gators.

You're right! It had to do with crocodiles. 

[azgolfer64]

22 hours ago, srs06d said:

What an unnecessarily cocky way of saying you don't hit your ball in the water!

 

And trust me, I've seen enough clueless bozos from commiefornia when it comes to wandering the waterside looking for balls.

Wow, I can't believe a question about bugs turned in this direction? Well let's go there! I was actually born and raised in AZ and only moved to CA for a job 14 years ago. I do agree with you about how left CA is, which I am not. Don't assume things you don't know. If you are a conservative your making us look bad! I also never claimed that I don't hit the ball in the water. I have played in Orlando and have seen my share of gators. Although my question about bugs stemmed from my up coming trip to Streamsong where we are planning 36 holes for three straight days and I was concerned about the evening when bugs usually start to come out. It was that simple of a question.

[azgolfer64]

9 hours ago, italianstallion said:

Absolutely no need to bring that into an advice thread, it violates forum rules. 

 

Bugs come out bad the second the sun disappears over the horizon. I live in Florida, not every body of water has a gator in it. However, the real thing you need to be afraid of are water moccasins, which are much harder to spot. Best advice is to only go down to the water’s edge if you don’t have to wade through long grass to do it, and if you see a ball in the water only use a club to retrieve it (no hands). The starters at Streamsong will probably remind you not to go wading around in the tall grass either for the same reason. 

Thank you for the great advice.

[srs06d]

1 minute ago, azgolfer64 said:

It was that simple of a question.

Just as simple as a post suggesting to keep an eye out for gators to someone from out of state.

[azgolfer64]

On 9/14/2023 at 7:26 AM, srs06d said:

Just remember, every non saltwater body of water in Florida has gators in it. If you have to ask, do you think there are gators in there? There are. 

It was that simple of a question.

 

Just as simple as a post suggesting to keep an eye out for gators to someone from out of state.

 

It would have been if that was your original comment, but it wasn't (see above)!

 

[italianstallion]

1 hour ago, srs06d said:

So a suggestion to keep an eye out for gators does not qualify as advice in an advice thread? Sounds like advice to me.

 

Since qualifications seem to be necessary...born, raised and lived my whole life in Florida. Guaranteed to have played more rounds of golf in Florida from Key West Golf Club to the Panhandle. Actually have never encountered a moccasin on the golf course. Plenty of gators though (if I can say that)! 

 

P.S. There's actually crocodiles in South Florida so watch out for those too!

I didn’t say qualifications were necessary…I was responding to your ridiculously non-factual comment that every single non-saltwater body of water has a gator in it. 
 

But your claim you’ve never seen a water moccasin proves the point I was trying to make: you’re more likely to see a gator coming than a water moccasin. 

[srs06d]

Boy this place is sensitive. Italianstallion? more like a ponybolgna.

 

My apologies for simply pointing out that it is important to look out for gators on golf courses in Florida to someone from out of state in response to a question about bugs on golf courses in Florida. I had no idea that gators and bugs are so far off and unrelated in topic categories that they should not be mentioned together in the same thread. I will do my best to try harder next time. Carry on!

[azgolfer64]

I just return from a three day four night stay at Streamsong. Two of my friends and I shared a Parlor Suite and the accommodations were amazing. If there was any negative, it was only that the Suite was located at the furthest point from the elevator (not a big deal). I terms of restaurants and food, we had the opposite experience from everyone else. We stopped at Johnson's BBQ on the way in from Orlando and it was so so. Our first dinner at the lodge was at Canyon Lake Steakhouse and two of us had the Cowboy Ribeye and the other had the Fillet with a nice bottle of Pinot Noir. We also ordered three sides that were top notch (Brussel Sprouts, Cream Corn and Mushroom's & Onions. In our opinion, they were all excellent along with our waitress. We finished it off with desert and again it was just great.

 

Our second dinner was at SottoTerra and again the food and service were excellent. Breakfast and lunch were typical, nothing to mention. On our third night we drove into Tampa and had dinner at the Hard Rock (wasn't impressed). I would have rather had dinner at the Steakhouse again.

 

Overall it was a great trip, we played 108 holes in 3 days. The Black course was the least favorite of all. For us it was just too goofy golf especially the greens. I will definitely go back and the Chain should open by the end of the year.

[graveydellic]

28 minutes ago, azgolfer64 said:

The Black course was the least favorite of all. For us it was just too goofy golf especially the greens.

 

This is interesting.  So I've played a couple Hanse renovated courses and they were amazing, but I have not played an original design.  I was at The Golf Club of Tennessee in the last couple months and toured the new Hanse course that opens next spring.  There were some really goofy holes, but particularly of concern were some of the greens.  A few were straight up ridiculous and labeled "a mess" by others who had seen them.  There were many holes and green complexes that an individual compared to SS Black, so your "goofy golf" comment now makes sense to me.  I was shocked to see how non-traditional his work was considering how stellar his renovations of iconic properties has been.