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 |
Course Details
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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
Wild Life and Views
Good Course to play, pace of play was the only issue.
William shearman
Course was in fantastic shape and the greens rolled true and were fast. We’re entertained by 4 crocodiles throughout the course! Very enjoyable round. I highly recommend a round of golf at Crandon golf course!
Nice golf course
Very nice and interesting to play in Crandon.
Not easy to find a tee time in the week end.
Nature, animals, some nice views.
Hopefully, no mosquitos!
Nice golf course
First time in Crandon Golf Course, we really enjoyed.
The course is very nice in the Park with a lot of nature , water and animals; it's very quiet.
Nice view also to the sea and Miami buildings.
We will play again there!
The original price is very high and we used Golf Now to beneficiate better price.
Thank you
Tough course
Do not expect a “Bluemonster” conditions but what a golf course! It is testing your abilities at an extreme level.. course is in good conditions. We paid 62$ with golfnow …so I cannot say anything against the cost but can say that I love it especially when I bring friends over. They usually play 10 shots over their handicap…
A fun and challenging course
The greens are a little sandy on that day but the speeds are very good. It's a fun and challenging course with a hefty price tag. Have you thought about why such a good course doesn't attract many players?
Great layout
We where lucky to book at a reduced price.
The course was in good to excellent condition
Greens - perfect and fast
Faiway - average
Tee-ogg - very good
Pace of play was fabulous
Clubhouse - needs love
Restaurant - fast service, nice terrace and friendly staff
However…we would not pay the rack rate. Too expensive for what’s offered
Enjoy the view !
The course was poorly maintained, dirty and smelly with racoons coming out to our cart on one hole while we were on the green. It was not an enjoyable outing.
We had played there several years ago and remembered it as one of the better courses. No more.
Excellent Track
I had not played here in 30 years and glad I had a chance to play again. This track is very challenging and the layout is fantastic. If you can grab a hot deal on Golf Now it is well worth the price.
Worst golf experience ever
The staff were not helpful or knowledgeable upon arrival. We were told the driving range was closed yet there were certain people allowed to hit balls on the range. The only warmup area consisted of a green that is about the size of a living room rug that was horribly maintained. The drainage is horrible!! There are too many people playing on the course and it took us just under 40 minutes from tee off to tee box on #2. We left after one hole and played Top Golf. This was a complete waste of time and money since this was one of two courses we chose for our golf trip. Do not play this course!!!!
Very disappointed
Let me first start this review by saying we have played this course maybe 10 times before, last time was 2 years ago. We were able to get a deal from Golfnow, so we only paid 60$ per player instead of 100$. So this review is really based on the expectations of a 100$ round. When we arrived, there was nobody to help us put our bags on a cart. We paid, spoke to the starter who told us to pick any cart and put our bags ourselves on it. There were only a few carts available and none of them had a working GPS. The group in front of us picked the last one. I will try to repeat verbatim what the starter then told us. “ no too far ahead of you, there is a group of 3 guys, very nice guys, but they are a bit drunk so they may be slow. Also, right in front of you, there is a group of 5 playing together. They asked for the cart girl and I think they are putting some money on the game. So they could be slow as well, so get close to them and put pressure on them. You know this is a public course, so, you know….” I will not repeat here the rest but it was not really better. On the course, we never saw any player assistant to try to keep a decent pace of play. To top it off, the course was in only fair condition and the greens were not really good, having even weed growing in them. When we finished the round, nobody was there to wash our clubs and take them off the cart. Needless to say, we were expecting a little bit more as far as service is concerned on a 100$ a round course. We will never go back.
Worth a hit
The layout is nice but the course care could be finessed a little more. Clubhouse is rundown.
Rental clubs sucked
Great course, restaurant is old and worn out and so we’re the rental clubs but nice course if you don’t need amenities
Conditions are abysmal
The course is in awful shape with the exception of the greens. Crab grass in every fairway, standing water in every fairway and 0 carts available. Wasn’t informed beforehand so I actually had to walk and push carts were also not available. Anything more than $30 is not worth it.
This course is beautiful
After 18 holes i have to say this course is maravilloso!!