Bone Valley Could Be Streamsong’s Next Great Leap

Streamsong's Newest Creation - Bone Valley (1:19)

Why Bone Valley Feels So Right

Bone Valley is not just a clever name. It is a direct nod to the land beneath the fairways. Streamsong’s official background on the course ties the name to a prehistoric sea and one of North America’s richest fossil beds, while reports around the project noted that Kidd and his team kept uncovering fossils, including megalodon teeth, during construction. The alligator skeleton logo makes the concept even sharper. This is branding, yes, but it is also place-making. Bone Valley sounds like something that could only exist right there.

From a golf architecture standpoint, the fit is just as intriguing. Streamsong says Kidd’s routing follows natural ridgelines and bowls shaped by shifting sands and reclamation. Earlier reporting on the project noted that the course sits between Red and Black and shares the Black clubhouse, giving Kidd a dramatic site with plenty of movement and strategic complexity to work with. In other words, this is not a resort simply adding inventory. It adds another voice to a place already known for having several.

Not Just Another Course, the Next Chapter

That matters because Streamsong is already one of the most compelling golf properties in America. Its existing lineup features original designs by Coore and Crenshaw, Tom Doak and Hanse and Wagner. Bone Valley adds David McLay Kidd to that roster. Streamsong itself calls that collection one of the most compelling gatherings of modern golf architecture anywhere, and GOLF.com went even further when the project was announced, describing the resort as the only property in the world with original layouts by all four design camps. For architecture nerds, that is catnip. For everyday golfers, it simply means elite variety in one place.

What excites me most, though, is that Bone Valley does not sound like it is being built to replace the soul of Streamsong. It sounds like it is being built to amplify it. Streamsong’s own language around the course keeps returning to ideas such as raw, elemental and discovered rather than built. That is exactly the right direction. The enduring magic of Streamsong has always been that it feels uncovered, not manufactured. Bone Valley has a chance to preserve that sensation while pushing it forward.

There is also a bigger-moment feel to all of this. The PGA of America is bringing the 2027 PGA Professional Championship to Streamsong Red and Blue, another sign that the resort’s profile keeps climbing. Bone Valley will not be the competition course for that event, but its arrival in the same broader window only strengthens the sense that Streamsong is not standing still. It is still growing, still refining and still giving golfers new reasons to make the trip.

For me, that is why Bone Valley has the makings of something special. I have already seen enough of Streamsong to know the place can blow you away. Black and Red did that. The atmosphere did that. The stay did that. Bone Valley now looks like the next evolution of a resort that was already unlike anything else in Florida. And if Streamsong already transported golfers to another world, Bone Valley may be the course that makes the trip feel even more complete.

PGA of America Golf Professional Brendon Elliott is an award-winning coach and golf writer who serves as Athlon Sports Senior Golf Writer. Read his recent “The Starter” on R.org, where he is their Lead Golf Writer. To stay updated on all of his latest work, sign up for his newsletter or visit his MuckRack Profile.