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Abacoa Gulf Club
With over four acres of greens alone, this golf course is both challenging but fair to golfers of all playing abilities. Abacoa Gulf Club features Tif Eagle grass greens producing the highest quality putting surfaces in the South. They are open year round and have some elevation that ranges from 30-40 ft. These offer many scenic views while creating exciting golf shots. This is public golf at its finest.
Distance: 35 minutes
Atlantis Country Club
This semi-private country club is centrally located in Palm Beach County, Florida. Winding through stately pines, Atlantis is a well-manicured golf course that will be enjoyed by scratch golfers and high handicappers alike. Open year round, this club offers a championship golf course and upscale dining to its members and the public.
Price: $95/person plus tax
Distance: 15 minutes
The Breakers: Ocean Golf Course
Located on site at The Breakers, this course has 140 acres overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Breakers Ocean Course has been recently renovated and is a par 70 layout. This is Florida’s oldest 18-hole course that is landscaped with manicured greens which creates a constant test for all skill levels.
Price: $250-$300/person plus tax
Distance: 25 minutes
The Breakers: Rees Jones Course
Recently improved, this is now one of the premier golf experiences in the southeast. As a contemporary counterpart to the historic Ocean Golf Course, The Rees Jones Course is there to cater to every level of playing and also provides many challenging variations for the more experienced. This course has been lengthened to more than 7,100 yards and has been changed into a par 72 layout.
Price: $225/person plus tax
Distance: 35 minutes
Frenchman’s Reserve
Frenchman’s Reserve Country Club is a private 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course designed by Arnold Palmer. The course’s unique layout and very challenging greens complexes makes for a very enjoyable round from any of the seven sets of tees. The 18th hole is the signature hole which is a par 4 that plays 450 yards from the back tees. Water runs all the way down the right side of the hole, and the green is contained by a rock wall and the beautiful Grande Clubhouse in the background.
Price: $168/person plus tax
Distance: 40 minutes
Mizner Country Club
Mizner Country Club is a private 18-hole, par 72 championship golf course designed by Arnold Palmer. The course’s rolling hills and undulating, contoured greens present an enjoyable challenge to every level of golfer. The 9th hole is the signature hole which is a par 3 with an island green. The course is accompanied by a stunning clubhouse which was created in the Addison Mizner Mediterranean style.
Price: $175/person
Distance: 35 minutes
PGA National
PGA National is the annual host to the Honda Classic, as well as many other professional tournaments. This is one of the largest golf resorts in Florida with five amazing and tournament-ready courses. The Champion course is considered Florida’s most notable golf challenges featuring “the bear trap”, the legendary 15th, 16th and 17th holes. On the General course you will enjoy links-style routing, numerous grass bunkers and the sharing of a common green on holes 8 and 12. The Estate course winds through open meadows lined with Florida Pines and subtropical foliage. The Haig has rose bushes blooming at each 150 yard marker on the course. The Squire is considered “the thinking man’s course” and is the ultimate test of accuracy and precision.
Price: $202-$350/person plus tax (depending on which course)
Distance: 35 minutes
Polo Trace Golf Club
Akin to the primitive landscape of old Scotland, this course possesses sloping hills peppered with standing oak and cypress. The course here also has unique water features on 13 of the holes as well as dramatic tee to green elevation which makes it challenging for all skill levels. Golf Digest rated this course design a “10 out of 10.”
Price: $129/person plus tax
Distance: 30 minutes
Trump International
Trump International Golf Club is a visually spectacular course, replete with hills that contrast with Florida’s level terrain, incorporating landscaped vistas, bunkers and incredible water features. Just five minutes from the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean, you will find a place that is valued as much for its splendor as for its caliber of play. Newly expanded to 27 holes of premium golfing, it is currently ranked among the top one hundred courses in the country by both GOLF Magazine and Golf Digest. The prestigious Florida Golf Magazine rates it “the best golf course in Florida.” At Trump International Golf Club, a round of golf will never be just a round of golf.
Price: $600-$650/person
Distance: 20 minutes