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Country Club Of Miami - East ~ 1.97 miles
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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 n...
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Country Club Of Miami - West ~ 1.97 miles
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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...
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Grand Palms Country Club ~ 6.26 miles
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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 su...
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Doral Golf Resort - Blue Monster ~ 6.55 miles
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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 maintainin...
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Doral Golf Resort - Gold Course ~ 6.55 miles
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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 hoste...
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Doral Golf Resort - Great White ~ 6.55 miles
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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...
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Doral Golf Resort - Red Course ~ 6.55 miles
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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 als...
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Doral Golf Resort - Silver Course ~ 6.55 miles
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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...
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International Links Miami ~ 9.04 miles
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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 ...
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Hillcrest Golf And Country Club ~ 10.48 miles
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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 lake...
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Emerald Hills, The Club At ~ 12.23 miles
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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 ...
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Jacaranda Golf Club - East ~ 13.37 miles
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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 200...
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Jacaranda Golf Club - West ~ 13.37 miles
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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 ...
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Bonaventure Country Club - East ~ 13.79 miles
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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 To...
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Bonaventure Country Club - West ~ 13.79 miles
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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 b...
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Miami Beach Golf Club ~ 14.03 miles
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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 redesi...
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Crandon Park Golf Course ~ 16.88 miles
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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...
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