Resort golf
Hammock Beach’s Ocean Course (Jack Nicklaus) and Conservatory Course (Tom Watson) are the postcard. Grand Haven and other gated communities have their own clubs. Public-access tee times exist; weekend mornings book out.
Everyday golf
Palm Harbor Golf Club sits in the original east-side plan and remains the municipal-feeling option. Several other courses serve the inland sections. If golf is why you’re moving, tour both a resort day and a Tuesday municipal round before you pick a neighborhood.