A look at some of the top courses in South Florida
By Martin Lenkowsky
There’s an abundance of golf courses in South Florida, but which ones are the best? SFBW wanted to find out, so we looked at top courses as rated by Golf Digest, Golf.com and the U.S. Golf Association.
Options range from exclusive, member-only courses, high-end resorts, to a public course on Key Biscayne that’s owned by Miami-Dade County.
One factor in how a course is rated is its USGA slope ratings—a mark that describes the measure of difficulty for a bogey golfer relative to a scratch golfer.
SFBW contacted the top-ranked courses to confirm the information provided about each listing. Those responding to our information requests are presented.
The Breakers,
Palm Beach
(Ocean Course)
Holes: 18
Par: 70
Slope: 127
Length: 6,167 yards
Course design: Brian Silva (2000)
Contact: 561.659.8466, thebreakers.com
Breakers West,
West Palm Beach
(Rees Jones Course)
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 140
Length: 7,104 yards
Course design: Rees Jones
Contact: 561.653.6320, thebreakers.com
Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 151
Length: 7,295 yards (championship course)
Course design: Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge
Contact: 305.361.9129, golfcrandon.com
Emerald Dunes Golf Club,
West Palm Beach
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 146
Length: 7,218 yards
Course design: Tom Fazio
Contact: 561.687.1700, emeralddunesclub.com
Jupiter Hills Club,
Tequesta
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 152
Length: 7,344 yards
Course design: George and Tom Fazio
Contact: 561.746.5151, jupiterhillsclub.org
The Loxahatchee Club,
Jupiter
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 153
Length: 7,531 yards
Course design: Jack Nicklaus
Contact: 561.427.1270, theloxahatcheeclub.com
Normandy Shores Golf Course,
Miami Beach
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Slope: 129
Length: 6,805 yards
Course design: Arthur Hills
Contact: 305.868.6502, normandyshoresgolfclub.com
North Palm Beach Country Club,
North Palm Beach
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Slope: 140
Length: 7,071 yards
Course design: Jack Nicklaus
Contact: 561.691.3433, village.npb.org
Old Marsh Golf Club,
Palm Beach Gardens
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 152
Length: 7,215 yards (tour tees)
Course design: Pete Dye
Contact: 561.626.7400, oldmarshgolf.com
Old Palm Golf Club,
Palm Beach Gardens
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 138
Length: 6,503 (green tees)
Course design: Ray Floyd
Contact: 561.472.5120, oldpalmgolfclub.com
Seminole Golf Club,
Juno Beach
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 145
Length: 6,836 yards (golden tees)
Course design: Donald Ross
Contact: 561.626.0280, no website
Country Club at Mirasol,
Palm Beach Gardens
(Sunrise Course)
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 144
Length: 7,332 yards
Course design: Tom Fazio
Contact: 561.776.4949, mirasolcc.com
Trump International Golf Club,
West Palm Beach
(Championship Course)
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 155 (back tees)
Length: 7,326 yards (longest tees)
Course design: Jim Fazio
Contact: 561.682.0700, trumpinternationalpalmbeaches.com
Trump National Doral Golf Club,
Doral
(Blue Monster)
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 139
Length: 7,590 yards
Course design: Gil Hanse
Contact: 305.592.2000, trumpgolfdoral.com
Trump National Golf Club,
Jupiter
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 149
Length: 7,531 yards
Course design: Jack Nicklaus
Contact: 561.691.8700, trumpnationaljupiter.com
Turnberry Isle Miami,
Aventura
(Soffer Course)
Holes: 18
Par: 71
Slope: 149
Length: 7,047 yards
Course design: Ray Floyd (original, Robert Trent Jones Sr.)
Contact: 305.933.6929, turnberryislemiami.com
Woodfield Country Club,
Boca Raton
Holes: 18
Par: 72
Slope: 140
Length: 7,074 yards
Course design: Joe Lee and Bob Cupp
Contact: 561.994.1000, woodfield.org
