1 · POSITION
Streamsong Black opened in Florida in 2017, adding a course by Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner to the resort’s existing golf. Its broad sandy landscape and strongly contoured greens made the round a distinct reason to visit. The course is the subject here: the lodging and the wider resort support the experience, but have their own histories. [1, 2]
2 · A WORKED LANDSCAPE
Streamsong occupies land shaped by phosphate mining. The resort’s historical account describes the resulting lakes, ridges and expanses of sand as material for its later golf development. Black’s appearance should therefore be read through several layers of work: industry altered the terrain before golf architects selected routes and fashioned playing surfaces within it. [3]
3 · FINDING THE NINTH GREEN
The ninth hole makes a specific design decision visible. An old windmill supplies a directional reference for an approach to a punchbowl green that is partly concealed from the player. The large, undulating putting surface then changes the problem from finding the target to negotiating its contours. The landmark, surrounding ridge and green work together to structure the hole. [2, 4]
4 · SPACE BEYOND THE ROUND
The resort’s brochure places The Gauntlet putting course and The Roundabout short-course practice area alongside Black. These facilities extend play beyond the eighteen-hole round. They allow a different pace of use, making the course precinct a place to practise or spend additional time rather than simply a route completed once before returning to the lodge. [1]
5 · ⚑ CANDOUR
Some summaries foreground Hanse alone, but the resort’s own brochure credits both Hanse and Wagner. That joint attribution is retained. Descriptions of the terrain as natural should also acknowledge its industrial history. The adaptation of former mining land into golf does not, by itself, establish the project’s wider ecological performance. [1, 3]
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Sources & Further Reading
Sources checked 24 September 2026.