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3.9
344 Reviews (344)
5 Stars
146
4 Stars
107
3 Stars
52
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
22
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.5
78.9%
Recommend this course
278 out of 344 reviews
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3.9
56 Reviews (56)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.6
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
82.1%
Recommend this course
46 out of 56 reviews
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3.9
96 Reviews (96)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.6
Value
3.7
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
80.2%
Recommend this course
77 out of 96 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
344 Reviews (344)

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 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wild Life and Views

Good Course to play, pace of play was the only issue.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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…

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 119
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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?

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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 !

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 26
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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!!!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

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.

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Worth a hit

The layout is nice but the course care could be finessed a little more. Clubhouse is rundown.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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 Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace of play

5+ hour round of golf, multiple groups of 5 on course, never saw a course ranger.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

This course is beautiful

After 18 holes i have to say this course is maravilloso!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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