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Window Shopping: Golf beyond Innisbrook in Tampa

Innisbrook's four golf courses are just the tip of the finger lakes in Tampa. We've got some area golf courses for all levels and price in this edition of Window Shopping.

Other Worldly: Extraordinary Florida golf awaits at World Woods

World Woods Golf Club's location is remote, and its entrance is humble. But the golf, as the name implies, is nothing short of world class. Tom Fazio brought his artful eye to this large, untouched piece of wooded and sandy property and delivered two very different courses that are among the most accessible and affordable course in his entire portfolio, not to mention among his best works in the U.S.

Scenic Tampa golf with a friendly atmosphere awaits at Pebble Creek Golf Club

Some of the most pleasant golf course experiences in the Tampa area come thanks to mature, mossy oaks shading the fairways. Pebble Creek Golf Club offers not only a preserve-like setting for golf but also a low-key, friendly environment that makes any golfer feel like they're at their home club.

Palm Harbor's Brooker Creek Golf Club is back among the elite in Tampa golf

If you live in the Tampa Bay area, you may have heard Brooker Creek Golf Club wasn't in the best shape. Don't listen. The course is one of the best in west Tampa and a great stop on the way to some of the more well known courses that are minutes away. It's not a long track, but it's one of the most scenic around, Jeff Berlinicke writes.

North Course is the perfect opening play at Innisbrook golf resort near Tampa

The North Course at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor is the shortest of the resort's four courses, playing to 6,325 yards. It's a great way to start a week at Innisbrook and the perfect warmup for its sister courses, Copperhead and Island. The North is in immaculate shape, and Innisbrook offers a great week for a golf junket with superior facilities and challenging golf courses.

It's worth playing all 27 holes at University Park Country Club in Sarasota

University Park Country Club in Sarasota has a lofty reputation to live up to. Always near the top of any rankings among golf courses on the west coast of Florida, University Park offers 27 holes that can bring the best golfer to his knees. With three nine-hole tracks, it can make for a long day, but it's worth it. University Park isn't designed to break your spirit, but it offers a fun day with some of the best customer service anywhere in the area.

Accuracy is everything at Pebble Creek Golf Club in Tampa

Pebble Creek Golf Club in New Tampa isn't going to stun you with fabulous scenery or memorable holes. But it's tough 'and' fair. You can play all 18 without remembering much except that, darn, those greens were hard to hit. With wide-open fairways and not a lot of bunkers, Pebble Creek looks tame on the scorecard -- a par 71 that plays to 6,436 yards from the tips -- but it's not. The golf is challenging, but you can go low with an accurate short game.

North of Tampa, Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club offers challenges for every handicap

Get ready for a leisurely round of golf when you tee it up at the Heritage Harbor Golf & Country Club, located north of Tampa in Lutz. The golf course is never crowded, but it always is in immaculate shape. It's one of the most enjoyable courses in the Tampa Bay area and a nice respite from some of the more difficult tracks, Jeff Berlinicke writes.

Cheval Golf Country Club near Tampa isn t the way you remember it

Cheval Golf & Country Club in Lutz, Fla. fell into disrepair a few years ago, but a makeover has the golf course ready to take its place among the best in the Tampa area, Head Professional Tom Shea says. Jeff Berlinicke has more on Cheval.

Westchase Golf Club near Tampa International Airport: Tough on the scorecard easy on the wallet

Located only 20 minutes from Tampa International Airport, Westchase G.C. is one of the most challenging golf courses in the Tampa area. It's a tough course and fair from each of the three tee boxes, but Westchase also has its quirks, and you had better be ready to use every club in the bag. Quite simply, Westchase is one of Tampa Bay's best bargains.