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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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
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.
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!!!
Crandon - Key Biscayne
Some of the greens could use a little work and the tee boxes are very sandy. All in all, in great condition for a public course. Very challenging, small greens, lots of hazards and penalty areas so hit ‘em straight. It down poured during my round so only go to play on the front 9, but I’ve played there before and highly recommend it.
P.S. Bring your mosquito repellent
Nice and difficult course
I really enjoy playing at this course. Clear and organized layout, with a lot of bunkers haha.
The greens were very fast in my opinion.
Sure I’ll play it again.
Beatiful and hard course
The course is really beatiful, and also very hard, i played from the blue tees and also long.
The only problem was the first nine holes that we had 4 horrible players ahead of us and the course was very slow.
I will come back at the end of the month for sure!
Worst golf experience of all time
We started this lovely course at 2pm and after 3 hours, when we had only played 8 holes,
quit because of the slow pace of play. We spent 3/4 of three house watching the slow golfers in front of us, and 1/4 of the time actually playing. The driving range was closed without notice
when we arrived at 1pm, and only a few golfers teed off between 1 and 2. To protect the
pricing structure at the course, where there is a 50% twilight discount for starts 2 pm or later,
the starter refused to let any of the twilight golfers start playing. This would have alleviated
the slow play that ensued. The course has a sign on the 4th or 5th hole asking players to keep
up the pace of play. They could back up this policy by having the starter tell people that they
need to keep up their pace of play so as to finish in 4hours 30 minutes. We had booked three more rounds at this course over the next week, and just cancelled all of them.
Play cut short
Great course
However, we came in for a rain delay - and then the management shut the course - despite the two hours of sunshine that followed. Very disappointing not to be able to finish the round …especially when I saw players still out on the course as I left. The decision to not let us out was no doubt for the convenience of the staff in terms of closing up.
In very poor condition The county doesn’t want to spend any money on it. It is one of the best courses in South Florida but in the worst condition. Don’t bother unless you have no other place to play
Nice course, friendly people
Lots of flooded areas from recent rain. Was not able to ride a cart, walking only that day.
But still gave overall 5 star because it is a nice course with friendly starter and people.
Big Boy Golf
Crandon is a great layout. The course tests every part of your game. Landing areas are generous. The test really begins on your approach shots into the greens. They are well protected by bunkers. Greens roll true.
Great course, but needs to better take care of guests
We saw the cart girl between the 1st and 2nd hole... Never saw her again. It was a hot day and it would have been appreciated. At the turn, no sandwichs were ready for sale. The waiter was not helpfull at all.
Overall, it was a nice day but for the price you think it would be a better experience.
Good, but under staffed
No one at the desk when we arrived - waited 15 minutes for someone to be located, then he seemed completely lost. No drinks or food served on the course
Simply Beautiful
Oh wow what a course!! Beautiful layout, challenging shots on every hole. Would play every day!!