Miami - what two courses should I play?

[Jay-Bird]

Anyone from Miami?

I'll be there the 6th, 7th, 8th of January. I'll probably play golf on the 7th and 8th. Where should I play?

Any suggestions or quick course reviews? THANKS!

[Fatphil]

Crandon Park on Key Biscayne...everything else here looks about the same...if u get to Broward try Plantation Preserve.

[mybloodinvt]

Crandon is a great course, but I would also check out the Biltmore.

[TonyT]

I was in Miami in 2006 and I really liked County Club of Miami (West course). Great public course w/very resonable rates.

[Fatphil]

yeh both good suggestions but I'm thinkin ease of access for a visitor....CC of Miami is OK if you're up north but it ain't easy to find...plus about a mile east is da "hood".

Biltmore...the Gables is confusing to drive around if u don't know where u r...but the clubhouse/hotel and the veranda are awesome...course is typical FLA.

To me the best bar: Miami Shores CC...sunken bar overlooks the range..very retro..course is OK, kinda funky...lots of iguanas if u like that stuff.

Crandon is easy to get to, traffic is OK, great views on two or three holes, new clubhouse plus it's a city course so the rates are reasonable.

[murphmjm]

if your not worried about spending $$ try doral, its a short drive from downtown miami / miami beach via highway. Miami beach golf club is another one that's easy to find bit pricey like doral.

[Fatphil]

murphmjm is correct...there are two public courses on the beach,,,MB golf club and Normandy...the Beach on Alton Road (Bayshore was the old name) is a much better track.

My office is in Doral so I hate the traffic and would not recommend the drive if u are staying on the beach or downtown. If u catch the Dolphin (836) at the wrong times it can be brutal.. Besides the Doral compound there's not much to see...chain restaurants, strip malls, bump shops and warehouses. If u stay at the spa u are kind of a prisoner

[Jay-Bird]

Thanks for all the help.

I am going to play the Crandon Park Course - I am super excited about playing on a course like this.
I may also play one of the Doral courses. After 1pm the rates are not so bad... I'd love to play the Blue Monster.

[murphmjm]

Thanks for all the help.

beware the traffic like fatphil sugussted if your heading out to doral for after 1pm depending on loc, the traffic normally starts to build up around 2-3 and lasts seemingly forever.

[Jay-Bird]

beware the traffic like fatphil sugussted if your heading out to doral for after 1pm depending on loc, the traffic normally starts to build up around 2-3 and lasts seemingly forever.

coming from downtown - If I play there it'd be near the 1:00 tee time, so I'd like to get there at 11:30... on Friday.

How long would it take to drive from downtown to Doral - taking US-41/Tamiami Trail (7th and 8th street) all the way to 87th Ave, then north to Doral on 87th? (at 10:30-11:00ish on Friday?) Anybody wanna play either Crandon (Thursday morning) or Doral (Blue) on Friday???

[murphmjm]

if your coming from downtown hotels i would not take anything but highway. Going west of I-95 can be a bad area near downtown. Take the dolphin (836) there and back, you might have to pay a toll but nothing to steep.