4400 NW 87th Ave,
Miami, Florida FL 33178
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+1 (800) 713 6725 (toll free)Pro shop
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Several PGA-qualified Elite Instructors.Academy
Rick Smith Performance CentreThe Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Mainly flanked by Doral's Red course and some residential housing.
Designer:
Original design by Robert von Hagge (1961). Later modifications designed by Ray Floyd, and subsequently by Gil Hanse (2014).
Trump National Doral boasts four 18-hole championship golf courses. Located at the resort centre are the: Blue Monster course (par-72, 7590 yds from back tees); Red Tiger course (par-72, 6395 yds); Golden Palm course (par-71, 7012 yds).
Located 2 mi west of the main resort is the Silver Fox course (par-71, 7006 yds; formerly the Jim McLean course).
The Great White Shark course (just across NW 87th Ave from the resort) was closed in 2025 and became a residential development.
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11 miles W of downtown Miami
From I-95 in Miami, take exit 3A and head west on the Dolphin Expwy (836), direction Miami Intl Airport. After approx 8 mi exit onto NW87th Ave and head north. After 2.2 mi, just after the intersection with NW36th St, turn left into Doral Resort.
If travelling from the north (e.g. Ft Lauderdale/N Miami Beach), leave I-95 at exit 12 and join the Palmetto Expwy (826). After approx 16 mi exit onto NW36th St (948) and head west. After 1 mi turn right into NW87th Ave. After 200 yds turn left into Doral Resort.
Trump Doral (Golden Palm)
Trump National Doral Golf Club (Golden Palm course): Setting out from Doral's impressive clubhouse, alongside the opening holes of the Red Tiger and Blue Monster courses, the Gold course takes you on an enjoyable out-and-back journey around this huge golfing estate. In a pleasant, partly tree-lined parkland setting, 16 of the 18 holes on this Von Hagge design are dangerously attended by small lakes and ponds.
With later substantial improvements made to the bunkering by Ray Floyd, and more recently by Gil Hanse, the Golden Palm course will give your game a thorough examination. It may lack the length and ferocity of Doral's famed Blue Monster, but its more subtle challenges will keep you on your toes.
The pleasing parkland character of the layout is reinforced by a liberal scattering of oaks, banyan and ficus. These, and many other tree varieties, give good definition to the holes without creating a sense of being too cramped or crowded. Where housing is present, mainly around the turn from the par-4 8th to the par-5 11th, it is unobtrusively set back on one side of each hole. On many occasions a good-size lake dangerously threatens the other side of each hole.
Staying dry will be your main objective, not least at the par-3s and many of the nicely dog-legging par-4s and 5s. Among the trickiest holes, the shortish par-4 18th is played to a testing and not overly large island green. This thoroughly enjoyable member of the Doral quartet provides an enjoyable golf outing; a course on which to hone your game (and try to stay out of the water), before taking on the tougher demands of the Blue Monster.
Stay&Play at Doral: luxury onsite accommodation is available in the Trump National Doral Resort (see Where2Stay section below).
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, Stay&Play packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
Golf carts are fitted with GPS. Caddies available. Walking permitted if you carry your bag or take a caddie.
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Doral gets its name from DORis and AL Caskell who had the vision in the late 1950s to turn a large area of swamp to the west of Miami into what has become a stunningly successful golf and leisure resort.
The original names for the Doral courses - Blue, White, Gold, Red and Silver - are based on the colours typically used for the different sets of tees on Florida golf courses.
4400 NW 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33178
+1 (305) 592 2000
Visit websiteSituated on 650 tropical acres, the Trump National Doral resort is one of Miami’s premier resorts. This Trump managed resort features 696 luxury-appointed rooms and suites, as well as four championship golf courses, including the famed Blue Monster. The European inspired Spa at Doral offers more than 100 spa services in 52 treatment rooms. For dining, guests have a choice of five varied restaurants, among them a Latin-American inspired steakhouse. The resort also features the Rick Smith Performance Center, The Blue Lagoon pool, Camp Doral, tennis, a jogging trail, fitness centre and eight retail shops.
Doral (Blue Monster, Red Tiger & Golden Palm courses)
Doral (Silver Fox course)
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