The Venetian course, designed by Chip Powell, is more open than Tampa Palms, with fewer trees, larger greens, and a more forgiving layout, said Souchak.

Scorecard rating: 17 + DESCRIPTION: This is Tampa Palms' signature hole and arguably the area's most picturesque because of the regal clubhouse looming behind the green.

Sherrock and his fellow golfers watched as the alligator, nicknamed “Elvis” by officials at the golf course, slowly meandered on the grass. “That is a monster, an absolute monster,” one ...

The New Tampa golf and country club opened in 1987 and has grown in popularity as more residents moved to the area, the Tampa Tribune said. The overhaul includes more than $1 million toward ...

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Jake Sherrock says he encountered a giant alligator slowly making its way across the Bay Palms Golf Course at the South Tampa base. In video recorded on his ...