8891 Burning Tree Rd,
Pensacola, Florida FL 32514
The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Gently undulating terrain - a few slopes to climb.
Surroundings:
Residential and woodland.
Designer:
Originally designed by Chic Adams (1959); redesigned by Jerry Pate (1992)
30.543515
-87.235369
5 miles N of Pensacola
Scenic Hills
Scenic Hills Country Club: The only Florida golf course to have staged a U.S. Open Championship to date (see Did You Know section below), Scenic Hills is still capable of giving your game a thorough workout. Although some of its grandeur may have waned over time, you'll find more elevation change here than on most courses in the Sunshine State.
Three tricky and relatively tight holes start your round. A straight, downhill par-4 leads the way, with a testing and doglegging short par-5 to follow. The gently climbing, straight par-4 3rd is squeezed by housing on your rightside.
On this scenic and pleasantly undulating, though not excessively hilly layout, the green surrounds are nicely mounded and home to solid bunker defences. Although bunkering is limited along the uncontoured fairways, it's a different matter when you arrive at the small and subtly sloping putting greens.
Water plays a limited part in proceedings, although has its moments courtesy of Thompson Bayou, which meanders north-south through the course. The creek dangerously slices across the fairway on the par-4 6th and par-5 11th, and will need to be crossed from the tee at the 2nd, and par-4 13th and 15th.
The pick of the par-3s is the good-length 16th, a deep bunker awaiting anything hit slightly left of target. The course threads its way through a mix of housing and occasional stretches of woodland, with several sharply doglegging holes on the front-nine and arguably the most attractive holes saved for the close of the back-nine.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Contact club for full details, discounts, packages, etc. [Last updated: 2024].
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Scenic Hills is the only course in the state of Florida to host a U.S. Open event, namely the 1969 Womens U.S. Open. It was won by Donna Caponi, who recorded the first of her four major championship victories.
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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