Best golf courses: Miami / Ft Lauderdale

Miami / Ft Lauderdale: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in and around this city. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key below for the rating definitions.
4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
(Closed in 2015)
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Norman, Greg

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(Closed in 2015)

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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A Greg Norman Signature Design

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2019)
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
McCumber, Mark

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(Closed in 2019)

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Mark McCumber

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
(Closed in 2020)
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Jones Sr, Robert Trent

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(Closed in 2020)

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Robert Trent Jones Sr. designed both the East and West courses.

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Rsrt guests only
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Floyd, Ray

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1971). Major redesign by Ray Floyd (2006).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Flynn, William S.

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by William S. Flynn, with construction supervised by Howard C. Toomey (1926). Redesigned Gene Bates (1997).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Lee, Joe

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Joe Lee (1985). Green complexes redesigned by Kipp Schulties (1999).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
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Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Floyd, Ray

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Robert Trent Jones Sr (1971). Major redesign by Ray Floyd (2006).

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Devlin & von Hagge

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge. Redesigned Joe Lee in 2001.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Mahannah & Weed

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Mark & Charles Mahannah; renovated by Bobby Weed.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Hills, Arthur

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by William S. Flynn, with construction supervised by Howard C. Toomey (1941). Modifications made by Mark Mahannah (1950s); substantial modifications and renovation by Arthur Hills (2008), which retained Flynn's original routing.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Devlin & von Hagge

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Ross, Donald

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Donald Ross.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Lee, Joe

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Joe Lee created the current design, which opened in 2000.

Unrated: Well regarded course not yet visited by the Where2Golf team.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
von Hagge, Robert

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Current design by Robert von Hagge, Michael Smelek & Richard Baril. The current course is a complete redesign on the site of the former Plantation Golf Club, which dates back to 1950.

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Litten, Karl

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Karl Litten

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Hills, Arthur

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design (1971) and later renovation (2004) both by Arthur Hills.

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
von Hagge & Floyd

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Robert von Hagge (1961). Later modifications designed by Ray Floyd, and subsequently by Gil Hanse (2014).

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
von Hagge & Devlin

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Robert von Hagge & Bruce Devlin

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Devlin, von Hagge & Ankrom

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Bruce Devlin, Robert von Hagge & Charles Ankrom

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Mahannah & Weed

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Mark & Charles Mahannah; renovated by Bobby Weed.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Fazio, Tom & George

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Tom & George Fazio

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Wilson & von Hagge

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Dick Wilson & Robert von Hagge (1961). Later modifications by Ray Floyd & Jim McLean. Significant redesign by Gil Hanse & Jim Wagner (2013).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Fazio, Tom & George

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Tom & George Fazio

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
von Hagge, Robert

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Robert von Hagge (1961). Later modifications by Gil Hanse (2014).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Watts, Bill

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Bill Watts

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Hills, Arthur

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original course dates from 1923; substantial redesign by Arthur Hills (2003).

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Mitchell, William

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by William F. Mitchell; renovated in 1996 by Karl Litten and Lorrie Viola.

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Jones, Rees

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Rees Jones

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Miami / Ft Lauderdale
Devlin, von Hagge, Pate, McLean

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Visitors welcome

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Miami / Ft Lauderdale

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Original design by Bruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge (1984). Later improvements made by Jerry Pate, before a signficant redesign by Jim McLean (2008).

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