Best Public Golf in South Florida

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From the outskirts of Ft. Lauderdale to Boca Raton and greater Miami, compelling rounds of public golf await across all of South Florida. Here, we spotlight six noteworthy courses to seek out the next time you visit the southernmost stretches of the Sunshine State. Osprey Point Golf Club (Boca Raton) While it might be difficult […]

Addison Reserve

Delray Beach, Fla. “The road to success is always under construction,” says Addison Reserve CEO and General Manager Michael J. McCarthy. No one knows this better. This prestigious South Florida community and club is recognized as No. 5 out of the top 150 country clubs in the country, and at No. 25 in the world […]

Amelia National Golf & Country Club

Fernandina Beach, Fla. Amelia National is a tight-knit community of only 750 elegant, single-family homes. Set in Fernandina Beach, just five minutes from the legendary charms of Amelia Island and 15 minutes from the Jacksonville International Airport, Amelia National blends small-town charm with big-city convenience. The guard-gated community’s deluxe amenities include a richly appointed clubhouse, […]

BallenIsles Country Club

Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. After 50 years of celebrated championship golf, BallenIsles Country Club is readying for its best year ever. With the renovation of the East Course in progress, all three of the Club’s acclaimed courses will have received state-of-the-art updates by legendary designers in the last decade. Rees Jones’s redesign of the South […]

Black Diamond Ranch

Lecanto, Fla. Sometimes you just have to ask. When developer Stan Olsen asked Tom Fazio to “build the best golf courses in the world” in 1984, Fazio took him literally. He crafted two 18-hole courses (Quarry and Ranch) and one 9-hole course (Highlands) out of some of Florida’s most dramatic landscape. The Quarry Course emerged […]

The Club at Ibis

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West Palm Beach, Fla. Every day, The Club at Ibis offers champion-ship golf on one of three Nicklaus-family-designed courses (that’s 54 holes of golf!), plus an abundance of high-end amenities including Har-Tru hydrogrid tennis courts, pickleball courts, an innovative fitness center, resort-style pool and lap pool, and relaxing spa facilities. All of which has led […]

The Club at Quail Ridge

Boynton Beach, Fla. With its 50th anniversary just around the corner, The Club at Quail Ridge’s membership overwhelmingly approved a $21.45 million master plan project this past year that includes a fully renovated North Course and Practice Facilities, a new South Turn House, a new Tennis Pavilion, and a redesigned South Entrance and Guard House. […]

Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club

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Vero Beach, Fla. There’s living, then there’s living grand. Over the last three decades, Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club has been the premier private club in Vero Beach, famous for its golden-sand beaches, rich history, and quiet sophistication. The celebrated club has reached even greater heights thanks to the ownership of its members and […]

Harbour Ridge

Palm City, Fla. Nestled along the shoreline of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, just north of South Florida’s Palm Beaches, discover the Treasure Coast’s hidden jewel: Harbour Ridge. This welcoming waterfront golf community offers 695 residences set in 28 villages, bordered by unspoiled native vegetation and natural wetlands. Members enjoy a level […]

Mountain Lake

Lake Wales, Fla. Just over a century ago, sunshine and acres of citrus groves lured some of the titans of industry, including Baltimore businessman Frederick S. Ruth and Edward W. Bok, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post and The Ladies Home Journal, to one of Florida’s highest elevations. The brainchild of Ruth, Mountain Lake was […]