I must admit when Streamsong Resort opened in January 2013, I had some doubts about whether it would be a long term success. After all, its location in a remote part of Polk County about 30 miles south of Lakeland was not the easiest drive from Tampa or Orlando. I couldn’t imagine golfers driving...
On Location: Streamsong Black

A couple of days before the 2022 PGA Show in Orlando I got a call from Art Stricklin, CEO of The Art of Golf Travel, a highly respected Dallas-based golf travel company that escorts golfers around the world to some of the best courses on the planet. Stricklin was brief. “Hey, you’re going to...
UPDATE on Streamsong Resort’s Upcoming Black Course
Streamsong Black No. 7 (Photo by Larry Lambrecht) When golfers find out the Guru resides in Central Florida, one of the more frequent questions I get is about the much anticipated new Black Course at Streamsong Resort near Lakeland.
What’s New for Golf Vacationers in 2014
If you’re sick and tired of the constant drumbeat of gloom and doom economic news, I hope I can remedy that problem for you. Finally, here’s some good news about exciting happenings in the golf travel world in 2014: Slated to debut early 2014 is a luxury 210-room main lodge at Streamsong Resort in...
The Golf Travel Guru T.V. Is Launched
You gotta see it to believe, right? If a picture tells a thousand words, then a video tells much more. The Golf Travel Guru has launched a new Youtube channel, The Golf Travel Guru T.V., where you can see phenomenal footage of great golf courses, resorts and other golf related entities. I cordially invite...