Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne
About
Subtle but enticing, Crandon is a well-planned challenge built in 1972 by Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin. In 1993, a redesign by von Hagge brought new greens and bunker configurations. Formerly known as "The Links at Key Biscayne" Crandon Park Golf Course is a championship 18-hole golf course located on the "island paradise" of Key Biscayne, just 10 minutes from downtown Miami.
The course has the world's largest tee, seven saltwater lakes, challenging sand traps, mangrove thickets, and many holes overlooking Biscayne Bay.
You can see crocodiles (they have three), numerous raccoons and Jurassic-sized iguanas darting across the course. The blue and tri-colored herons, white ibises, snowy egrets, pelicans and anhinga grace the fairway roughs and saltwater banks.
From the first hole - a dogleg par 5 that requires a drive over water and mangroves - to the last - another par 5 with water on both sides of the fairway - Crandon Park Golf Course has, in many ways, become Miami-Dade's signature public golf course.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 7301 yards | 76.2 | 145 |
Back | 72 | 6842 yards | 74.1 | 143 |
Middle | 72 | 6528 yards | 72.2 | 139 |
Forward (W) | 73 | 5423 yards | 71.8 | 130 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 75.1/146 | 527 | 467 | 188 | 635 | 435 | 185 | 445 | 136 | 370 | 3388 | 554 | 447 | 179 | 444 | 568 | 430 | 396 | 216 | 560 | 3794 | 7182 |
Blue M: 73.7/142 | 506 | 451 | 168 | 615 | 420 | 179 | 431 | 135 | 369 | 3274 | 530 | 430 | 175 | 429 | 545 | 413 | 363 | 196 | 511 | 3592 | 6866 |
White M: 71.8/135 W: 77.9/147 | 472 | 427 | 160 | 586 | 393 | 161 | 392 | 122 | 362 | 3075 | 489 | 404 | 158 | 407 | 508 | 389 | 342 | 171 | 481 | 3349 | 6424 |
Green M: 69.0/126 W: 74.3/140 | 458 | 403 | 112 | 474 | 362 | 156 | 372 | 104 | 238 | 2679 | 450 | 379 | 151 | 385 | 489 | 365 | 322 | 117 | 451 | 3109 | 5788 |
Yellow M: 67.0/122 W: 71.8/131 | 423 | 379 | 105 | 462 | 346 | 108 | 318 | 103 | 234 | 2478 | 442 | 363 | 149 | 363 | 443 | 335 | 237 | 111 | 421 | 2864 | 5342 |
Junior M: 61.0/107 W: 62.8/113 | 287 | 215 | 86 | 325 | 236 | 147 | 226 | 121 | 209 | 1852 | 250 | 235 | 138 | 190 | 307 | 212 | 206 | 112 | 284 | 1934 | 3786 |
Handicap | 8 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by Kevin8383399 on 01/16/2024
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Ducks "not" in a row Photo submitted by u2918292 on 10/29/2023
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View of Miami Photo submitted by u2918292 on 10/29/2023
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Partial view of Back 9 Photo submitted by u2918292 on 10/29/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161175206 on 08/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161175206 on 08/08/2023
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Photo submitted by u314161175206 on 08/08/2023
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Photo submitted by elilenington on 05/09/2023
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Photo submitted by u314163923251 on 05/09/2023
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Photo submitted by JSnyder9378 on 02/04/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/28/2022
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/28/2022
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/28/2022
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 07/28/2022
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 10/21/2021
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Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, hole 10. Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/25/2019
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Photo submitted by HollandA on 04/10/2018
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Photo submitted by HollandA on 04/10/2018
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Photo submitted by HollandA on 04/10/2018
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View from the fairway on 18 Photo submitted by HollandA on 04/10/2018
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Looking back from the reachable Par 5 18th Photo submitted by HollandA on 04/10/2018
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Photo submitted by LICC on 03/01/2017
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Photo submitted by LICC on 03/01/2017
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Great #8 Photo submitted by null on 04/18/2014
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Challanging #12 Photo submitted by null on 04/18/2014
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Miami Skyline view on 18 Photo submitted by null on 04/18/2014
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Beware the hazard on the 13th hole. Photo submitted by RickArevalo on 03/15/2013
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view from 18th fairway Photo submitted by neilcolton on 11/11/2012
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3rd par 3 over water great hole Photo submitted by neilcolton on 11/11/2012
Overall Ok course
Loaner clubs were excellent. Course was OK. Some bad spots but overall Ok to play. Holes 1 and 7 tee boxes are way too close together for seniors. Golf carts were horrible. Staff were friendly. Course is a little overpriced for the level of quality at this time. Perhaps it will improve by spring.
Disappointed
I was very disappointed in the quality and maintenance of this course. Plus, the staff was less than welcoming. Even the cart girl was not friendly. When I pay $170 for a round, I expect the best course conditions, outstanding customer service and a special outing. That did not happen. I will not return or recommend this course to my friends and family.
Beautiful and Challenging Course
Beautiful course and extremely challenging. I will definitely come back.
Key Biscayne course
Excellent challenging course, many positives, I had fun.
Muy linda cancha
La cancha muy linda.
Staff amistoso.
Muy buen tiempo de juego.
El clubhouse bien.
Good value at GN hot deal rate
I suspect this was a private club at some point. Layout is great. Scenic winding tru mangroves on several holes. Lots of bunkers. Greens good. Some bare spots in fairways and other “worn” areas not in area of play. Starter was very friendly and informative.
Great staff and challenging course.
There are some poor reviews on here and I’ve no idea why! On arrival - greeted warmly at pro shop, got some balls for the range. Starter welcomed us, gave us the cart and said come back when you’re ready if you want to start early. We had lunch at the restaurant which was great and friendly staff. Range, chipping and putting practice facilities all great.
The course itself. Not immaculate. But by no means terrible. Greens and tee boxes great. Some rougher areas (bald grass) on a minority of fairways. Bunkers in great condition. Saw a crocodile, a raccoon, iguana and many birds. We’re in Miami on the coast - what does one expect…?! Layout is superb. I wouldn’t call them blind tee shots - they’re merely dog legs (and long, 250 yards + to most of the ‘legs’.). If you want long and straight, not the course for you. If you want a true challenge - it’s perfect with some great par 3s and 5s in particular.
Would highly recommend and great value compared to what else is on offer in Miami.
Better days are gone
I've been playing the Links at Key Biscayne (a/k/a Crandon Park) since the 90's and my has this course aged in a bad way. What used to be a very strategic and immaculately maintained course has turned into a bit of a dog-track, with hardpan fairways, sparse grass, intrusion/flooding from rising sea levels in many places, a plethora of mosquitos any-time you get within 10 feet of the mangroves (the mosquitos have always been there so bring your bug spray). Unfortunately they as still charging a premium price for a public course that has seen no investment and sub-par maintenance over the last couple of decades ($400+ for me and my nephew). To make matters worse, we got stuck behind a foursome of mixed doubles that played so very slow and refused to let us play through as a twosome... by the 12th hole there was 2 holes open in front of them and not a ranger anywhere to be found (when we started there were no gaps on the tee sheet). I was so frustrated I had to call the clubhouse and they sent someone out to talk to them to pick up the pace (which helped only a little bit). So, in the end it was a 4:45 minute round on terrible conditions.
What happened to Crandon?
Several years ago we played this course regularly. Yesterday we played it and it’s a mess. Fairways are chewed up, greens long and marred and the overall condition of the course and the amenities are poor at best. Staff for the most part inside were unfriendly. This was once a gem. We will not return.
So sad to see what's become of a beautiful course
What happened to this course? Who is managing this property? This tract is such a beautiful one, so challenging and usually lush. Now it has fallen into deep disrepair and it's so sad. The fairways have weeds, bare spots, dirt. The tee boxes have not seen a mower in weeks. The greens have patches, weeds, and are shameful. Clearly very little money is going to maintaining this once beautiful course. Other county courses, like Miami Beach and Normandy are in great shape and this jewel has now become a place to avoid. We have played this course for years and just revisited yesterday to find a completely different property. Once forecaddies were mandatory and now you cannot even find anyone to clean your clubs after your round. The pro shop has been cleared out, offering very little merchandise. The only odd, bright spot was seeing that brand new Titleist TSR club sets were offered as rentals. We had our own clubs but this was interesting. Even the carts are worn out, no GPS and beat up and unclean.
What happened to this place? It's now very apparent that the sale that was to occur a few years ago certainly should have gone through.
GOOD COURSE, NT ENOUGH CARTS
It was a pity that such a good and well kept golf course is having operational (non-course-maintenance related) management issues. If I had received my cart 35 minutes earlier (5 minutes before Tee Time) my rating would have been 5.