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Golfing<br />
It isn’t hard to figure out<br />
the most popular sport in<br />
Highlands County. With<br />
17 public golf courses and<br />
weather that makes it possible<br />
to play almost any day of<br />
the year, hitting the links is a<br />
popular activity locally and an<br />
attraction that draws tourists<br />
and new residents to the<br />
Greater <strong>Sebring</strong> area.<br />
Ten of those courses are in<br />
the <strong>Sebring</strong> area, with two<br />
more — Highland Ridge<br />
North and South — technically<br />
being in Avon Park but<br />
sitting closer to downtown<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong> that its neighbor to<br />
the north.<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong>’s first golf course<br />
was carved out of the pines<br />
and oaks just a pitching<br />
wedge away from the shores<br />
of Lake Jackson. The first<br />
nine holes were built along<br />
with the Harder Hall hotel<br />
back in the 1930s. In the<br />
1950s, those holes were<br />
given to the city and are<br />
22 Welcome to <strong>Sebring</strong><br />
now part of the <strong>Sebring</strong><br />
Golf Club, known to locals<br />
as “the Muni,” when Harder<br />
Hall built its 18-hole course<br />
across Golfview Road. That<br />
course hosts the best amateur<br />
female golfers in the<br />
world for January’s Harder<br />
Hall Women’s Invitational.<br />
Sun ’n Lake features two<br />
championship length<br />
courses, as does Spring Lake,<br />
which also has an executive<br />
course. The Country Club of<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong> course sits on the<br />
edge of Highlands Hammock<br />
State Park, and nearby<br />
Golf Hammock winds its<br />
way through the pines in a<br />
unique layout.<br />
Most courses have on-site<br />
driving ranges and fully<br />
stocked pro shops and restaurants.<br />
From long to short,<br />
challenging to forgiving,<br />
historic to modern, <strong>Sebring</strong>,<br />
and the rest of Highlands<br />
County has something to<br />
offer golfers of all ages.<br />
Sun ’n Lake Golf Club<br />
Kile Brewer<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong> Golf Courses<br />
Country Club of <strong>Sebring</strong>: 6,700 yards, par 71.<br />
4800 Haw Branch Road; 863-382-3500.<br />
Golf Hammock: 6,431 yards, par 72<br />
2222 Golf Hammock Drive; 863-382-2151.<br />
Harder Hall: 6,300 yards, par 72 (2,022 yard, par<br />
33 executive course open during winter months)<br />
3600 Golfview Road; 863-382-0500.<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong> Golf Club: 6,062 yards, par 71<br />
3129 Golfview Road; 863-314-5919.<br />
<strong>Sebring</strong> Golf Links: 1,167 yards, par 36<br />
1062 Lake <strong>Sebring</strong> Drive; 863-402-4653,<br />
Spring Lake Bobcat Run: 2,561 yards, par 34<br />
100 Clubhouse Lane; 863-655-0202.<br />
Spring Lake Cougar Trail: 6,924 yards, par 72<br />
100 Clubhouse Lane; 863-655-5555.<br />
Spring Lake Panther Creek: 5,886 yards, par 70<br />
100 Clubhouse Lane; 863-655-5555.<br />
Sun ’n Lake Deer Run: 6,731 yards, par 72<br />
5223 Sun ’n Lake Blvd.; 863-385-4830.<br />
Sun ’n Lake Turtle Run: 6,500 yards, par 72<br />
5223 Sun ’n Lake Blvd.; 863-385-4830.<br />
Avon Park Golf Courses<br />
Crystal Lake Club (private): 2,573 yards, par 61.<br />
533 E. Crystal Lake Drive; 863-385-0575.<br />
Highlands Ridge North: 7,234 yards, par 72.<br />
4100 Carter Creek Road; 863-453-9991.<br />
Highlands Ridge South: 6,176 yards, par 71.<br />
3455 E. Fairway Vista Drive; 863-471-2299.<br />
Pinecrest Golf Club: 6,574 yards, par 72.<br />
2250 W. Little Lake Bonnet Road; 863-453-7555.<br />
River Greens Golf Course: 6,400 yards, par 72.<br />
47 Lake Damon Drive; 863-453-5210.