How to Make the Most of a Citrus Golf Trail Trip
A golf trip should feel like a break from your normal routine, not another schedule to manage. With multiple courses throughout Highlands County and plenty to do between rounds, the Citrus Golf Trail makes it easy to build a trip around good golf without overcomplicating the itinerary.
Whether you are planning a weekend with friends or staying for several days, a little planning can help you experience more of the Trail while still leaving time to enjoy the destination.
Mix Up Your Courses
One of the best parts of the Citrus Golf Trail is the opportunity to play different courses throughout your stay. Rather than returning to the same layout each day, plan your tee times so you can experience several Trail properties.
Sun ’N Lake Golf Club and Highlands Ridge Golf Club each offer two courses, while Pinecrest Golf Club, River Greens Golf Course, and Country Club of Sebring add even more variety to the trip.
Each course brings something different to the itinerary, from historic layouts to familiar local favorites. Playing a mix gives your group something new to look forward to each morning.
Leave Room Between Rounds
It can be tempting to fill every available hour with golf, especially when traveling with a group. But some of the best golf trips leave a little room in the schedule.
An early tee time can give you the afternoon to explore, relax, or find somewhere local for lunch. On another day, your group might decide that 36 holes sounds better. Keeping the itinerary flexible gives you the freedom to do both.
Explore Beyond the Course
Your scorecard does not have to be the only souvenir from the trip.
With courses located throughout Highlands County, a Citrus Golf Trail trip can take you through Sebring, Avon Park, and the surrounding area. Between tee times, visitors can explore local restaurants, downtown areas, lakes, outdoor attractions, and other destinations throughout the county.
Making time for a few non-golf stops can turn a weekend of tee times into a trip everyone remembers for more than the final scores.
Make It a Group Trip
Golf is always better with the right group. The Citrus Golf Trail is well suited for friends, golf associations, and other groups looking to get away for a few days and play somewhere new.
Instead of planning the trip around one course, build a lineup. Add a little friendly competition, switch up the foursomes throughout the trip, and save some time after the round to settle the day's leaderboard over dinner.
By the end of the trip, chances are everyone will have a different favorite course and at least one round they want another chance at.
Build Your Own Citrus Golf Trail Experience
There is no single itinerary for playing the Citrus Golf Trail, and that is part of the appeal. Your trip can be a packed weekend of golf, a relaxed few days with one round each morning, or something in between.
Choose your courses, bring your group, and leave a little room for whatever comes after the 18th hole. Sometimes the best golf trips are the ones that do not need much more than that.
