18 TEE BOX THE BIG PICTURE The par-four seventeenth hole on the new Bone Valley course at the Streamsong Resort in Florida, as photographed by Evan Schiller. The new course, designed by David McLay Kidd, will open for preview play in October 2026 ahead of a grand opening in January 2027. It will be the fifth course at the resort, joining the Red, designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw; Blue, by Tom Doak; Black, by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner; and The Chain, a 19-hole short layout by Coore and Crenshaw. Hole seventeen has been built over an area of duneland that also accommodates holes three and four on Streamsong Red. The left side of the hole is dominated by a sandy waste area that reaches into large dunes by the green. Kidd has positioned three fairway bunkers at a distance that will factor into tee shot selection for longer hitters. The green is best approached from the right, to avoid a menacing bunker to the left and take advantage of the ground game option. David McLay Kidd talks about Bone Valley and more in a recent episode of The Greenprint podcast, available on most streaming platforms.
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