Weaving through an undulating tree-lined landscape and several lakes, Abacoa is considered one of South Florida's finest public golf experiences. It's unusual for this part of the state, but Joe Lee's design provides elevation changes of 40 feet. These dramatic heights provide scenic views and create an array of exciting shots. In typical Lee style, hazards meet fairways with little obstruction, offering a challenging, yet fair course....
Just minutes south of the Palm Beaches, you'll find the exclusive community and golf club known as Atlantis. Designed in 1971 by Robert Simmons, an associate of famed architect Dick Wilson, this very interesting layout demands you to hit it straight. Tight fairways are framed by soaring pines, impressive oaks, and solid ficus trees. Golf Digest rated this course as a must play in Palm Beach County....
Take it all the way back to the blue tees and you'll find out how tough a Joe Lee layout can be. Lee's legacy of golf course design in Florida is amazing and Bonaventure's East course stacks right up there with the best of them. Players including Tiger Woods, Sergio Garcia, and Jesper Parnevik have competed here in the prestigious Dixie Amateur Tournament. In addition, the famous #3 waterfall hole has been voted one of the top eighteen holes in South Florida. The East course underwent an extens...
Bonaventure Country Club is a semi-private facility located in Weston, about 20 miles due west of Ft. Lauderdale. Unencumbered by residential areas, it's a unique South Florida location for golf. Watch for signs of Florida wildlife including wild parrots, blue herons, and snowy egrets as you make your way around. Although just 6128 yards from the back tees, the par-70 West course has a great selection of par threes (three on each side) and par fives. You probably hear this often, but the layout ...
Designed in 1972 by architects Devlin/Von Hagge, this championship course is maintained to perfection with fast, true greens and contoured fairways. It was redesigned in 1990 by Karl Litten and has played host to the PGA Tour's Honda Classic Qualifier. This interesting layout features water on 17 of 18 holes! Located 20 minutes northwest of Ft. Lauderdale, Carolina Club is a good choice for golfers staying in Ft. Lauderdale, Boca Raton, or West Palm Beach....
Comprised of two Robert Trent Jones designed courses, history abounds at the Country Club of Miami. We're not name dropping, but Arnold Palmer was the club's first professional when the club opened in 1961. The club was also home to "The Great One," Jackie Gleason, who often played host to celebrities such as Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. The East is not long from the tips, but the par-70 layout is tight and requires you to use your noggin as you make your way around....
At over 7000 yards from the back tees, the West is the big brother of the two with "treacherous" bunkers and slick greens. You'll be able to rear back and rip it on many holes as this layout provides rolling, lush Bermuda fairways that can only be found in South Florida. In addition, the club boasts a spacious restaurant and a new practice facility with grass driving range, pitching and chipping areas, and putting green. Country Club of Miami is located equidistant from Miami and Ft. Lauderdale ...
Located on Key Biscayne, Crandon Park was the well-known host to a Senior Tour event for 18 years. Here you can walk in the footsteps of legendary past champions Lee Trevino, Gary Player, Gene Littler, and others. Beginning with the risk-reward approach on the par-five first hole, to the demanding tee shot between hazards on #18, your game will be tested. Winds off the bay make club selection tricky, but make for an interesting and rewarding day on the links. This is one gorgeous track!...
You'll find Cypress Creek just south of West Palm in Boynton Beach. Designed by noted course architect Robert von Hagge, this fun course offers plenty of room off the tee. With hardly any water to be found, it makes for a perfect selection for the first day of your trip. However, don't consider it a breather as Von Hagge layouts always demand careful course management. Clubhouse facilities include a popular dining room and lounge serving mid-day meals....
Always in fantastic condition, Deer Creek was voted "Best Course in Broward County" by the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel's CityLink Magazine. Redesigned in 2004 by noted architect Arthur Hills, this course is regarded as one of the most challenging in South Florida. Hills' courses always seem to leave a lasting impression and Deer Creek is no different. You'll love the routing of holes with large oaks, rolling hills, and beautifully sculpted greens. Located in Deerfield Beach, the club is ...
Since 1962, this course has been the home of the PGA TOUR event that in 2007 will be the World Golf Championship's "CA Championship". The Blue course, known worldwide as the "Blue Monster", has just re-opened following a four-month renovation to enhance the overall playing experience and improve the CA Championship tournament setup while maintaining the course's attributes of character and competitiveness. The most significant improvement to the course was the re-grassing of all eighteen greens ...
This course was originally built in 1968 and designed by Bob van Hagge, together with the Devlin design team. It was renovated by Raymond Floyd in 1995. The course, a traditional Florida layout, features moderate undulating contoured greens, stategic bunkering and is surrounded by water on sixteen of its eighteen holes. In addition, the Gold hosted the final round of the 1999 PGA "Qualifying School"....
One of the resort's older courses has been completely renovated (February 2000) by Greg Norman. The new "Great White" Course, primarily landscaped with tightly packed coquina sand, is the only "desert-scaped" golf course of it's kind in the Southeastern United States. The course has the only triple green in South Florida; holes 11,13 and 17 share a putting surface of 25,000-square feet. There are some terrific holes here including the 8th, a 175-yard par three with an island green. In typical No...
Originally built in 1962, and renovated in 1987, the Red course provides the resort guest with beauty, and challenges them without the length of the Blue or the water of the Gold course. The signature holes wind picturesquely around a man made lake that forces the golfer to think about placement rather than "driving for show". The Red course is also played host to the LPGA's Office Depot Pro-Am in 2001....
Originally built in 1984, designed by Bruce Devlin/Bob van Hagge, the Silver course was recently renovated by Jerry Pate. The state-of-the-art greens, tees and irrigation system makes it one of the most challenging courses at Doral Golf Resort & Spa. This championship course with narrow fairways and water on uniquely elevated greens is designed for all levels of play. It is most commonly known for its famous island green on the 14th hole....
Imagine a sprawling 240-acre wildlife preserve filled with hundreds of species of birds, animals, and waterfowl. Envision a challenging, invigorating, and well-maintained Tommy Fazio golf course. Eagle Marsh blends these two images into one unforgettable golf experience! The builders took every effort to preserve the natural beauty of the land while creating a course that tests all levels of players. Located in Jensen Beach, you'll find Eagle Marsh an easy drive east of Port St. Lucie and north ...
Originally designed in 1975 by George Fazio and his nephew Tom, this private course is a "must play" for any golfer staying in the Palm Beaches. Over the summer of 2007, the club completely rebuilt all eighteen greens and converted them to state-of-the-art TifEagle turf grass, thus providing players with far superior putting surfaces than ever before. Additionally, as part of the renovation, every bunker on the course was rebuilt, and all tees were laser-leveled. Set on 135 acres, the layout fea...
Open since 1969, this Devlin/Von Hagge layout received an extensive facelift in the summer of 2000 with many improvements including new TifEagle greens, tees, and bunkers. The ownership continues to improve the course every year, and has since added numerous coquina waste bunkers and native grass plantings to add additional character and challenge to the impeccably maintained layout. The course features generous landing areas for most tee shots, but requires precision approach shots into lightni...
Redesigned by Ward Northrup, Grand Palms is 25 minutes southwest of Ft. Lauderdale in Pembroke Pines. This golf resort consists of 27 holes: the Grand, the Royal, and the Sabal. All three nines are maintained in superb condition year round. While fairways are open and gently rolling, sculptured Tifdwarf Bermuda greens ensure fast, smooth putting surfaces.
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Opened since 1996, this is Florida's first course co-designed by the father and son team of Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus, Jr. Located in Palm City (south of Port St. Lucie, west of Stuart), the club hosted events on the Golden Bear Tour and is a grueling test from the championship tees. It offers rolling, perfectly maintained fairways, multi-tiered greens and tees, and holes that wind through natural pine forests and wetlands (water comes into play on 10 holes). It provides a truly unique rou...
Heron Bay Golf Club was built for and hosted the PGA TOUR's Honda Classic from 1997 to 2002. Vijay Singh, Stuart Appleby, Matt Kuchar, Dudley Hart, Mark Calcavecchia and Jesper Parnevik became Honda Class champions at Heron Bay. PGA Tour veteran and golf course architect Mark McCumber sculpted 18 championship holes through wetlands, canals, and lakes bordering the Florida Everglades. With over 100 bunkers, placement off the tee is vital to a successful round. As one of Florida's first Audubon Co...
Originally opened in 1967 this formerly private Devlin/Von Hagge Design matured into a classic layout. In May 2001 Hillcrest reopened to rave reviews following a highly successful redesign by Joe Lee. "Gentleman Joe" did a superb job of maintaining many classic features of the course, and added mounding, new sand traps, improved tee boxes, new lakes, and entirely different looking TifEagle green complexes. The lush landscaping and pristine lakes will appeal to all discerning golfers. The signatu...
Even if you're staying in Ft. Lauderdale, take the drive south for a round on the International Links Miami. At almost 7200 yards, this par-71 provides quite a test with five lakes, waste areas, and cypress wetlands to avoid. Set on 135 acres of ground near Miami International Airport, the former Melreese G.C. was completely redesigned by Charles Mahannah in 1997. The result has won over legions of locals. We're sure you'll like it, too....
Ironhorse Country Club is a championship golf course designed by famed golf course architect, Arthur Hills. In harmony with the natural beauty and wildlife habitat, the course winds peacefully through wetlands and forests enhancing the "Carolinas" feel of Ironhorse. With multiple tee locations, elevated greens, and 18 uniquely designed holes, the course provides and enjoyable and fair test of golf for all skill levels. The course has been selected by Golfweek magazine as one of the 50 best deve...
Jacaranda Golf Club completed a major renovation project on their two courses over the summers of 2005 and 2006 including installation of new irrigation, cart paths, and Sea Dwarf Paspalum tees and fairways. Well known architect, Bobby Weed, was brought in to basically rebuild both original Mark Mahannah designs from the ground up. Completed in 2005, the East is now over 7200 yards from the tips and features interesting collection areas around the greens. Although long, the course also puts an e...
As noted in the description for the East course, Bobby Weed was brought in to update the two courses at Jacaranda. The East was completed in 2005 and the West was ready for play in late 2006. Although the two layouts at Jacaranda are built over similar terrain, they play quite a bit differently from tee to green. The West is more exacting than the East and requires accurate play with both the driver and long irons. Fairways here are framed by tropical foliage and your approach shots will be to e...
Upon opening, Florida Golf Magazine called The Links at Madison Green "the best new course in Florida." John Sanford did a fabulous job designing this unique golf course. Located just a short drive from West Palm in Royal Palm Beach, Madison Green is becoming a popular venue for both out of town golfers and locals. Sanford's vision of what championship golf should be comes alive with this collection of challenging holes. The holes are tremendous, but the layout's best feature is arguably ...
The Majors at Bayside Lakes is a fantastic Arnold Palmer Signature Course complete with a practice facility that was named in the "Top 10 in the World" by The Golfer Magazine. The course is reminiscent of Carolina layouts with large amounts of pine forests and sand spread out over 240 acres. A stunning 6000-square-foot Augusta style clubhouse overlooks this beautiful layout. The Majors was home to the 2003-2005 PGA Sunshine State Championship. See for yourself why all the pros were raving...
If you've ever played golf in Miami, you might remember Bayshore, the local municipal course. If so, you'll never believe what now rests on the same property. The City of Miami Beach has done an incredible job transforming the old Bayshore into Miami Beach Golf Club. They brought in Arthur Hills and Steve Forrest and Associates to completely redesign the entire site. Lakes were drained, irrigation systems replaced; they even built a new clubhouse. The results are simply fantastic!...
Miccosukee offers 27 holes of championship caliber golf in a beautiful tropical setting amidst sparkling lakes. Many recent improvements have helped pave the way to the club's selection as host to the Nationwide Tour's Miccosukee Championship each October. With water hazards aplenty and lightning-fast Tifdwarf greens, we're sure you'll find the layout as entertaining as the pros do! Just make sure you choose the right set of tees for your game. After your round, enjoy a cold beer and sandwich in...
North Palm Beach Country Club reopened in the fall of 2006 after undergoing an extensive renovation by Jack Nicklaus. Mr. Nicklaus' work here was his way of personally giving back to the community in which he has lived and raised his family for over 30 years. The redesign of the course stretched what was once a 6,300-yard layout to 7,030 yards from the tips, while offering a challenging yet playable course for members and visitors of all ages and abilities. The design features a nice balance of...
The CYPRESS, by Tom & George Fazio, has hosted several Nike Tour Events the Florida Open and many other amateur and professional tournaments. The fairways, lined with Cypress trees, lateral and parallel water hazards and bunkers, lead to large, well trapped and undulating greens. Come play where the pros choose to play and enjoy golf, a course that will prove to be a true test of your golfing skills!...
Located just north of Ft. Lauderdale in Pompano Beach, Palm Aire is a 72-hole golf complex. The "mighty" Oaks underwent a $3 million restoration in 1998 by the Fazio design group and has been receiving rave reviews ever since. Playing on the Oaks will be a golfing experience that you will be reliving with your golfing friends for months to come....
The Palms originally designed by William Mitchell, in 1959 was remodeled the summer of 1996 by the direction of golf course designers, Karl Litten and Lorie Viola. The Palms Course has undulating and well-bunkered greens. Parallel and lateral water hazards border the spacious fairways, with giant palms, pines and casuarina pines lining this tropical course. The Palms Course will prove to be a pleasurable day of golfing....
The area's most challenging municipal course, Palm Beach Gardens lies 15 minutes northwest of the Palm Beaches, just minutes off I-95. Designed by Roy Case, who also designed Cobblestone in Stuart, the course features tight, rolling fairways with water on 13 holes. A natural habitat borders the entire course so there are no homes in sight! Do not let the shorter length fool you; emphasis is on shot placement and proper club selection....
A member of WCI's family of outstanding golf facilities, Parkland is a private golf club located just southwest of Boca Raton in Coral Springs. WCI courses are known for combining first-class service with exceptional club amenities and imaginative golf course designs. Greg Norman was brought in as course architect to take advantage of the natural Florida setting and add those creative Norman flourishes. The course finishes with a unique 19th hole where all bets can be settled. If you're visiting...
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The PGA of America and famed golf course architect Pete Dye are ecstatic about the unveiling of the newly renovated Dye Course on October 6, 2007. Golfers who have played here in the past will discover a bold new contrast to what they may remember as soon as they reach the first tee. Where golfers used to step off the pavement of a "residential atmosphere" onto the golf course, new landscaping "to the nines and then some" gives this opening hole a completely different ambiance and has cr...
With its rolling hills, majestic pine trees and challenging water hazards, The Ryder Course (North) has a distinctive Carolina feel. The layout borders a large wildlife sanctuary and offers rolling fairways, large-target greens, and a beautiful environment. In fact, Audobon International awarded its "Signature Status" environmental award in 1996. A magnificent clubhouse and exceptional service complete this superb golf experience. Located in Port St. Lucie, 45 minutes north of West Palm Beach - ...
