Senator Course at Shula's Golf Club
Shula's Golf Club in Miami Lakes is home to the championship Senator Course as well as an executive par-3 course. The Senator Course is an excellent venue for tournaments, offering a layout that is challenging, but playable. The golf course provides a quick round as well, it can usually be played in just over four hours.
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East Course at Bonaventure Country Club
Bonaventure Country Club in Fort Lauderdale offers two championship courses, the East and the West. The East Course is the original layout at Bonaventure. Designed by Joe Lee, this classic layout has been ranked as one of Florida's top 10. The golf course weaves through swaying palms and towering hardwoods.
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Grand/Royal at Grand Palms
Situated just minutes from south Florida's scenic beaches, the 27 championship holes at Grand Palms seamlessly incorporate the area's natural features into the design. The Grand/Royal golf course is the longest and most challenging of the Grand Palms' courses.
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Palmetto Golf Course
Palmetto Golf Club is considered one of south Florida's best municipal courses, partly because it is one of the area's best values. A round can be played fairly quickly, but it is not a simple pitch-and-putt. The layout is player-friendly enough for beginners but it offers a surprising amount of challenges for the more experienced players as well.
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Pines Course at Woodmont Country Club
Woodmont Country Club offers two championship golf courses, the Cypress and the Pines. Both have challenging but playable layouts that have hosted several PGA Tour events. Mature trees line the fairways and the greens have subtle but tricky undulations, making accuracy another essential element for doing well. Both courses at Woodmont have plenty of variety and five sets off tees make them approachable to a wide range of skill levels.
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West Course at Jacaranda Golf Club
Jacaranda Golf Club boasts two championship courses that are both four-star rated by Golf Digest. The courses, the East and the West, have a lush, tropical setting amongst towering palm trees and colorful vegetation. The West Course winds through a series of ponds, canals, and lagoons, which come into play throughout the course.
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Sabal/Grand at Grand Palms
Grand Palms is home to 27 holes of golf that showcase all of the beauty south Florida has to offer. Three nines are played in three different 18-hole combinations, all of which share a colorful landscape of tropical foliage and swaying palm trees. The Grand/Sabal combination combines the longest and shortest nines.
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Biltmore Golf Course
Opened in 1925, Biltmore Golf Course has a traditional layout designed by Donald Ross. The course has a timelessly challenging design that has made it one of Miami's most favored layouts.
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Crandon Golf Key Biscayne
Crandon Golf Club at Key Biscayne is only 10 minutes from Miami but it will feel as though you've been transported to a faraway tropical island. The course sprawls across a scenic landscape covered with mangrove forests and brilliantly colored foliage.
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The famous Everglades National Park is a World Heritage Site that is home to several rare and endangered species including the Florida panther and West Indian manatee. The lesser known but equally beautiful Biscayne National Park offers miles of mangrove shoreline, perfect for snorkeling and canoeing. More than just an exciting nightspot, Miami offers some surprisingly scenic destinations for camping trips and day hikes.
The bustling city is south Florida's most populated. It has much to offer no matter what you're interested in. It boasts a wealth of museums, both art and historical, including the Coral Gables Museum and the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, a 20th-century estate surrounded by miles of Italian Renaissance landscaping. The city has an ever-growing reputation in the art world thanks to the popular Art Deco District in South Beach and role as annual host to the international contemporary art fair Art Basel, which attracts a young and trendy crowd from all over the world. Miami's dining scene is just as vibrant as the artistic offerings thanks to a diverse mix of Cuban, Caribbean, and Latin American influences that has enriched so many of aspects of the city.
The warm ocean breezes and colorful culture highlight the easygoing yet energy-filled atmosphere of this city where you can do everything from relax at the beach to exploring an ancient Spanish monastery all in one day.
Naturally, the sandy coasts and marshy wetlands provided an excellent opportunity for some interesting golf courses. The beauty of the south Florida landscape lends itself to the city's many courses, from legendary Doral Golf Resort & Spa, to the popular Senator Course at Don Shula's Golf Club in the heart of the city where Royal Palms blanket the landscape.
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