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3.9
337 Reviews (337)
5 Stars
145
4 Stars
105
3 Stars
49
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
78.7%
Recommend this course
273 out of 337 reviews
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3.9
60 Reviews (60)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
80.0%
Recommend this course
48 out of 60 reviews
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3.9
97 Reviews (97)
5 Stars
42
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
80.4%
Recommend this course
78 out of 97 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7301 yards
Slope 145
Rating 76.2

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1972
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Bruce Devlin (1972) Robert von Hagge (1972) Robert von Hagge (1993)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Caddies Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "Crandon Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Reviews

3.9
337 Reviews (337)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 10
Water Hazards 10
Undulating Greens 8
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 9
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 8
A Weekend Splurge 6
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 8

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Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Always a pleasure

This is a very nice course for south miami,
the course is in great shape but do not forget the bug spray.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not a good course to play

Rude starter
Extremely slow play with no marshal
Also encountered a snake

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf outing with co-workers

Very nice public course with a friendly staff. The course lay-out is challenging and fun. I would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Poor communication

I played yesterday for my birthday, drove 45 minutes to get there not one time was I notified by Golf Now that the course was under heavy maintenance and that you had to play the back nine twice being that they were working on the front line and for $110 you have to be out of your mind
The over all condition was just ok but the greens were nice the fairways and tee boxes need some work to them
Will not be going back anytime soon dave your money and play some place else

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Crandon Bay

Heard a lot about this course and given the history of Senior tournaments it was highly anticipated but came away less than impressed.

Conditions were very good, impressive for public courses in summer in Miami, but multiple blind tee shots just became tiresome.

Extremely slow play and never saw a marshal trying to push anyone along.

Take caution on Number 1 fairway - I hit a great blind tee shot over trees on this par 5 dogleg left with only 200 to the green. While waiting for the green to clear I was nearly hit by 3 of 4 tee shots from the group behind me.

Take caution on number 7 tee box (par 3) as it sits next to the end of a short driving range. As we pulled up to the tee we wondered why all of these green balls were everywhere and then it was madness trying to a hit a tee shot as ball after ball thumped on our tee box.

It was nice to play outside of my rotation of Biltmore-Trump-Eagle Trace and Emerald Hills but I would not go out of my way to play here again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow Pace

Course was decent. Interesting layout, lots of blind shots/elevated greens. Pace of play was horrendous

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Vacation Round

I think this was an excellent course to get the feel for being in Miami. Being here on vacation out of town this course definitely had an exotic tropical feel to it that I enjoyed. The wildlife around the course was also a welcome addition (except for mosquitos).

Course was generally in good condition. Club house had very standard offerings at the bar/grill. My rental clubs were above average.

Course layout was great, views were great, no real complaints except for how many balls I lost!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

LH's Course Review

Played Crandon many years ago. Brought my son for his 1st time. We loved it. EXCEPT for the ridiculous clouds of mosquitoes on the back 9. Will bring spray & fogger next time. However, there should be a truck with a fogger that goes around the course to help alleviate the situation.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Mosquito bites

In a nutshell, I wouldn't play here ever again.

The overall course condition was pretty bad. The fairway did not maintained well and I saw a lot of dead grass patch on the putting green.

What makes worst is the mosquitos. I had more than 20 mosquito bites in first none holes. It was horrible.

Overall, it is not worth playing this course with that amount of money.....

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Bring bug spray

Excellent course -- way harder than I anticipated, even with looking online. BUT... bring mosquito spray. Holy cow was it absolutely covered in mosquitos, starting with the first par three over the mangroves & water and basically anytime near any water (which was most holes).

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Gem

Great course layout. Located on the bay surrounded by mangroves. The course could definitely use some tlc in certain areas but the good things about this course outweighs the bad. Bring your A game.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are still recovering from aeration but were very playable.

Great course in decent shape. Looming thundershowers allowed a 3 hour round!!!
Worth twice the price at that pace!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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