You can play championship golf in Miami for city-resident money. Crandon sits on a barrier island, the Biltmore keeps its 1925 Donald Ross bones, and Miami Springs is where Black golfers sued the city — twice — and won the right to tee off any day of the week. Twenty courses, public and private.
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A 1923 Langford & Moreau layout that became the legal battleground for desegregating Florida golf between 1949 and 1957. Public, walkable, and full of old-Florida character under the pines.
Pip’s Tip Where Miami golf was desegregated in court
The best public course in South Florida, built through mangrove and bay on a barrier island and once host to a PGA Champions Tour stop. County-run, so anyone can book it.
Pip’s Tip Mangrove and bay, county green fees
Four courses on one resort property, anchored by the Blue Monster and its famous water-guarded 18th. Decades of tour history here, and resort play is open to visitors who book ahead.
Pip’s Tip Blue Monster and three more courses
The old Bayshore course, rebuilt by Arthur Hills into a tidy municipal test a few blocks off Lincoln Road. City-owned and open to the public, with residents getting the better rate.
Pip’s Tip Municipal 18 blocks off Lincoln Road
A 1925 Donald Ross design wrapped around the Biltmore Hotel, restored and run by the City of Coral Gables. Wide fairways, small greens, and the prettiest walk in Miami-Dade.
Pip’s Tip Donald Ross bones, 1920s Biltmore
Miami Beach's second municipal course, tucked on its own island in Biscayne Bay. Tighter and less trafficked than its sibling downtown, with a friendly, locals-first clubhouse.
Pip’s Tip Its own island in Biscayne Bay
Twenty-seven holes owned and operated by the Miccosukee Tribe, laid out over water and open West Kendall land. Public play, generous practice facilities, and honest rates.
Pip’s Tip Tribe-owned 27 holes in West Kendall
A mature county course in south Miami-Dade with big trees, real elevation change for Florida, and a long-running junior program. Public, affordable, and beloved by South Dade regulars.
Pip’s Tip Big trees and a South Dade following
An 18-hole resort course attached to the Main Street hotel in Miami Lakes, playing through the neighborhood's lakes and oaks. Open to the public and easy to pair with a stay.
Pip’s Tip Hotel golf on Main Street, north Dade
A village-owned club on Biscayne Boulevard with a classic parkland routing and a busy tennis and dining side. Non-residents can play, though rates and access favor Shores members.
Pip’s Tip Village-owned parkland on Biscayne
A compact, tree-lined 18 in the heart of Doral that plays quicker than most and forgives a driver you left at home. Public, walkable, and a good early-morning round before work.
Pip’s Tip Short, sporty and quick to get around
Coral Gables' original nine, opened in 1923 and still laid out along the banyans and canals of Granada Boulevard. City-run, walkable, and the friendliest place in town to learn.
Pip’s Tip The Gables original nine, opened 1923
A flat, water-heavy Kendall layout that rewards a straight ball and keeps pace moving. Fully public, with leagues most of the week and one of the better value rates in Dade.
Pip’s Tip Kendall's water-lined neighborhood 18
A county-run executive 18 built for a fast round and a real short-game workout. Ideal for beginners, juniors, or anyone who can only spare two hours before the afternoon storms.
Pip’s Tip Executive 18 built for a two-hour round
A par-3 county course inside historic Greynolds Park, shaded by old growth and priced for anyone. The best place in north Dade to hand a kid their first set of clubs.
Pip’s Tip Shaded par-3 inside a historic park
Public golf out in the Redland's nursery and avocado country, an easy hour from the Beach and a world away in pace. Unfussy, wide open, and cheap enough to play twice.
Pip’s Tip Nursery country golf, an hour south
Thirty-six holes of Raymond Floyd-influenced resort golf on the old Turnberry Isle grounds, with the Soffer course as the headliner. Resort guests first, so book through the hotel.
Pip’s Tip Thirty-six resort holes in Aventura
A private club dating to the 1920s, threaded through the Coral Gables waterway near the University of Miami. Members and guests only, but a landmark worth knowing on the map.
Pip’s Tip Private 1920s club by the waterway
A private club opened in 1927 and one of the great old courses on Miami Beach, later reworked by Brian Silva. Not open to the public, but part of the city's golf story.
Pip’s Tip Private Beach classic, opened in 1927
An Arnold Palmer design on the bay south of the Gables, wrapped around a marina and mangrove edge. A private club, so play requires a member, but the setting is unmatched.
Pip’s Tip Private Arnold Palmer course on the bay
A 1923 Langford & Moreau layout that became the legal battleground for desegregating Florida golf. Play it, then read up on Rice v. Arnold. Every round here means something.
A family scramble and a cigar on the back nine. Members hear first.
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