The sixth hole is a par 5 of 545/515 requiring one to either lay up short of the bunkers on the right side of this dogleg right or carry them. Very beautiful course with abundance of sand and water. Very walkable course that is somewhat forgiving off the tee yet very challenging with approach shots and green complexes. There are severe fall-offs on all sides and an approach shot struck too firmly will likely not stay on the green sloped right to left and front to back with several spines and mounds in it. Was this review helpful? Play Calusa Pines on a high wind day and every shot is a challenge. . 
One either has to hit the green or be short front to have a chance for par or better. See other reviews from Jason. ", Great course that does not have the usual flat Florida topography. The green goes right to the water on the right and is sloped left to right towards the water. Calusa Pines sports perhaps the firmest, fastest Bermuda fairways and greens in Florida, rivaled only by the turf at Streamsong. This is one of the better short par 4s one will play. Calusa Pines is your typical Hurdzan/Fry with wide fairways, raised greens, and gigantic bunkers. I am a member of a club in the area, and I have no probably admitting, Calusa Pines is the #1 course in SW Florida. Calusa is also an enjoyable course for high handicaps. Best Par 3: 3rd Hole 155 Yards Nicknamed "the shortest par five in the world," missing the green in regulation on the 3rd hole is nearly as penalizing as missing the famous island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass at the opposite end of the state. If you like brilliant architecture over eye-candy, Calusa isn't in the ballpark of Seminole. Me not so much. 
I like how this hole distorts the type of shot one is required to hit. Calusa Pines is for serious players. The approach shot plays over the water to a green protected on each side by more bunkers with the putting surface sloping left to right. My favorite holes include the cape style 4th, the uphill driveable 8th, and the 11th which is a great template of 16 at Augusta.
One has to avoid the bunkers on either side of the fairway. Calusa Pines is more fun to play whereas a round on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium can feel like one long grinding forced march. Its actually set some 60 feet up so perched is perhaps an exaggeration! Greens were 12-13. Copyright 2022 GolfPass. Playing the course feels more like you are in the Carolina pines than you are in Southwest Florida. Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists, Very firm and fast conditioning but fair at the same timeamazing a hurricane went through 2 months prior to date played. Excellent golf course.
Camargo is an exclusive club with less than 300 members in northeast Cincinnati that embraces its roots with an old school look and feel including in the wood laced locker room and understated pro shop. Compare it to. Only small knock is high degree of difficulty around the greens for most golfers. Although one often sees the water, Calusa Pines does not incorporate water as much with the possible exception of the fourth hole from the back tee requiring a long carry over water, the fourteenth with water behind the green, the par 3 sixteenth hole, and water on the right for the tee shot on seventeen. For the better players the course is definitely long enough at 7284 yards while for the average player there are good options at 6635 and 6367 yards. Seminole is still on the wish list, but it is going to be extremely difficult to say there is a better golf course in Florida than calusa pines.
On a course full of great shot opportunities to execute, the 16th provides the most heroic swing of the day and one you won't soon forget. The par threes were memorable, especially the short third hole. Fifteen is perhaps the best visual hole on the golf course from the tee shot all the way to the green nestled at the bottom of another man-made hill. My one critique of the course is that its obviously extremely man made, but with how easily viewable the native shrubbery is from the boundaries of the property, it really reinforces how manufactured the property is. Respond to above review The driving range is located on the opposite side of the road from the rest of the course and represents one of the few pla, 16th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (185 Yard Par 3), 3rd Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (155 Yard Par 3), 9th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (459 Yard Par 4), 18th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (512 Yard Par 5), 8th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (291 Yard Par 4), 12th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (468 Yard Par 4), See additional photos of Calusa Pines Golf Club. At least half of the holes have water that comes into play and the green complexes make it a true second shot golf course along the lines of Pinehurst #2 while being in a setting reminiscent of Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. 1 person found this review helpful I've had the opportunity to play both Jupiter Hills and Calusa Pines, and while Jupiter Hills is a wonderful golf course and club, I think Calusa is the superior course. Very fast greens and a firm course. Have played sawgrass, all streamsongs, bears, etc, and calusa is the winner by a decent spread. Calusa Pines should be rated higher. Just a beautiful design with elevation changes unknown to Florida and the million dollar cost on dynamite is completely understandable after walking the course. Having been to Pine Valley a handful of times this course feels like a cleaned up, new age, prettier version. They haven't missed the mark on anything here. With a challenging par four coming up next, you need to take advantage of this gift hole while you have the chance. You need to bring your irons to play, as there is a premium placed on hitting greens, since missing them typically means bogey or worse. The bunkering is consistently good and in general placed to bring them into play more for the approach shot. The conditions are always top-notch, along with everything else at this club. The Gordons weren't the greatest of archit On my ride to Naples I was thinking how lucky I was to be on my way to another of the finest Golf Clubs in the US - this time the exclusive Calusa Pines Golf Club. The conditions are spectacular and you won't find a more photogenic course in Florida. The 12th features the best views and tee shot on the course, so enjoy and do everything you can to avoid a bogey! I'm originally form Naples and this is one of my absolute favorite courses! The large elevation drop to the fairway magnifies your yardage and any mistakes in accuracy, so it is critical to get safely off the box to start. However, hitting from this bunker is not much of an issue. Calusa Pines is often listed behind TPC Sawgrass Stadium as the number three golf course in Florida, the state that has the most golf courses in the USA. A delight to experience. 0 people found this review helpful Aside from that, it is a collection of "good" holes that look beautiful, not "great" holes. For big hitters it may be driveable, a Redan green that it is well protected with bunkers and a hellacious pot bunker to the right front. I like the width of the fairways and the size of the very fast undulating greens. Eighteen is a bit of a letdown as a shorter par 5 dogleg left of 512/487 with bunkers down the left side ending at an elevated green. However, if one is playing match play, it is a very good hole as the longer hitter can bring the bunkers into play or have a tough chip back if they go over the green. There are holes and characteristics of both courses that might give either one an edge. Absolute must play if you get a chance! It is another solid golf hole. ", Tough, well-conditioned Hurdzan-Fry design in south Florida. Missing the green long results in one will go down a pretty significant hill. Bunkers are down the left and entire right side. Another difficult green awaits with swales and slopes behind the bunker placed on the entire right side.
It is not a long hole but plays a club longer as it is another elevated green with another large, wide bunker across much of the front. This completes a challenging front nine with superb green shapes. Signature Hole: 16th Hole 185 Yard Par 3 This is just a flat out beautiful hole. The 200 yard plus par 3 7th is a monster. Ranked inside the top 15, 2003. So, considering the total experience, Im going to call it a tie! As if the greens were not difficult enough, the fourth hole has one of the trickier ones, a par 4 of 464/409 that one should try to come into the green as straight as possible but avoiding the water down most of the right side but this requires one to carry the water to reach the fairway. Be forewarned this is a tough green. Bogey Beware: 12th Hole 468 Yard Par 4 From the highest point in Collier County, the tee shot on the 12th is half inspiring half intimidating. Best in State:Ranked third, 2011-'22. The green is deep enough to hold most approach shots and has numerous subtle breaks. Of the Hurzdan/Fry courses I have played, Calusa Pines is the best. Best course designed by Hurzdan/Fry", It's amazing what you can do with an unlimited budget. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2022 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA/Dana Fry, ASGCA, Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club: Cypress. Great walking course, but note well, the greens are faster than teenage sex. If you can get there get the gator gumbo soup. Cell phones are prohibited and walking with a caddie is encouraged; two elements that help you enjoy four hours on the course as much as anything. It is certainly worthy of being considered a top 100 golf course in the USA, although currently there is a bias favoring more natural/less difficult golf courses. The earth certainly moved at Calusa Pines where numerous sand and waste bunkers connect the playing surfaces to the water hazards in a surprisingly natural manner. 0 people found this review helpful Was this review helpful? The green seems easy but is actually one of the speediest ones on the golf course. Special shout out to: #8(short par 4 that is birdie or bogey+), #16 (downhill par 3) and #18 (dogleg left par 5 towards the clubhouse). Because if he thinks. The green is likely one of the most difficult on the green with a swale on the left leading to a valley of sin and another large bunker right. Ranked inside the top 5, 2007-'10. Classic clubhouse and locker room and overall feel. The final one-shotter at Calusa Pines is the most memorable hole at the course with a green wrapped around the sides and back by water and an elevated tee that offers an inspiring view of the surrounding property. I had two birdie putts roll off the green into the rough. PV is a mean golf course with trouble 5 feet off of every fairway so this is a bit different, but no picnic to say the least. Great clubhouse, fabulous course, conditioning, caddies, practice area, challenge. Youll need to befriend a member to get a game here on this intensely private Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed layout but persevere because this pine-sheltered course is dynamite. The twelfth hole has the tee either along the water to the left or up high on a manufactured hill, rumored to be the highest point in Collier County. See other reviews from John Sabino. If one wants a penal/more difficult golf course than the TPC Stadium course would have an edge due to its incorporation of water on many holes, particularly due to the green hard against the water on the memorable sixteenth hole, the seventeenth island green and the tough driving hole over water on eighteen. The few memorable holes are the drivable par 4 and the last par 3. Missing this green anywhere leaves a very delicate shot. Incredible conditioning. I have not played Seminole or Sawgrass yet, but the variety of holes and the risk/reward opportunities offered by Hurdzdan/Fry make this for a great round of golf. Driving up to the Clubhouse of Calusa Pines, you have a feeling it is going to be a special day. If you did not know better, you would think you were in the Carolina sandhills. Niall, Thanks for the kind words . All rights reserved. MIAMI, FL | Enjoy 1 nights' accommodation at The Biltmore Hotel and 1 round of golf at The Biltmore Golf Course. 0 people found this review helpful The course is perched on the highest land point in south Florida. Seven is a long par 3 of 250/226/186 to a green sloped back to front and right to left but with many subtle breaks. The 16th is my favorite hole, a down hill par 3 with ample opportunities to put your ball in a water hazard. The bunkers are pretty much gravel. 2 people found this review helpful Best Par 4: 9th Hole 459 Yards The closing hole of the front nine features a lake up the entire left side that crosses through the fairway 50 yards in front of the green. Was this review helpful? 0 people found this review helpful ORLANDO, FL | Enjoy 2 nights' accommodation at Tuscana Resort Orlando and 3 rounds of golf at Disneys Magnolia Golf Course, Palm Golf Course and Lake Buena Vista Golf Course. ", Wonderful routing with exceptional landscaping. The type of place anyone would want to be a member.". There is also a spine in the green at the point of the bunkers on either side. There are elevated tees and a couple of elevated greens. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF THIRD-PARTY DATA SHARING, YOU MAY DO SO HERE:DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. I'd love to get that secret code one day. I had two approach shots land 12 ft from pin with spin that rolled off green into rough. This really doesn't bother me but I know for a lot of traditional critics this would set the course back quite a bit.
The dynamite bill alone reached $1m as they blasted through tons of rock to create huge, deep lakes and the fill was then used to create rare Floridian elevation changes. In the middle of suburbia--if you didn't golf, you wouldn't know its there. After turning around the dogleg the fairway climbs slowly but steadily uphill enroute to the green and features a deep bunker fronting the putting surface. I dont know where he is from,but wherever it is they obviously have strong crack. Eleven is the third par 3 with water hard against the green on the left side. Seventeen is a lovely par 4 with water down the right but there is ample room to hit the fairway. ", Great layout. MIAMI, FL | Enjoy 1 nights' accommodations in a Deluxe Guest Room at Trump National Doral and 1 rounds of golf at Red Tiger, Golden Palm, Silver Fox or Blue Monster. They responded by piling up fill from ponds to form ridge lines up to 58 feet, then planted them with mature oaks, pines and sabal palms. A round at Calusa Pines is a special treat. Calusa Pines joins the Streamsong courses as having some of the best elevation changes and hole designs in the state of Florida and is unquestionably one of the best courses and clubs in the Sunshine State. Moreover, Calusa Pines has far more interesting and varied greens and surrounds than the TPC course. The par 4 14th is relatively short. I have played Seminole many times -- great locker room and great burger but doesnt compare as a golf COURSE to Calusa. Thirteen is my least favorite hole on the course, a horseshoe shaped par 5 of 627/586 to the right where the big hitters can hit over the palm trees and mangroves on the right to reach the fairway and avoid one of the largest sand/waste areas one will ever see. ", This could possibly be the best golf course in Florida. Some of the most challenging greens I have ever seen on a Championship course.Best golf course in FL not named Seminole. Unlike other courses in Florida, Calusa Pines has hilly terrain and lacks water on most holes, which in my book are two positives. 2000 Calusa Pines Dr, Naples, Florida 34120, Collier County, A view of the clubhouse at Calusa Pines Golf Club, A view of green and fairway with sand traps on the left side at Calusa Pines Golf Club, A view from tee at Calusa Pines Golf Club, Add a GolfPass ratings badge to your website, Get a feed with the latest reviews for this course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Oak Course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Cypress Course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Pine Course, TwinEagles Golf & Country Club - Eagle Course, TwinEagles Golf & Country Club - Talon Course, Esplanade Golf and Country Club of Naples, Trump National Doral Championship Stay & Play, Fore the Love of Golf at JW Turnberry Package, Ask GolfPass: Best public golf courses in Naples, The best holes at Tiburon Golf Club's Gold Course, Secrets From the World of Golf Travel: December 2020.
One either has to hit the green or be short front to have a chance for par or better. See other reviews from Jason. ", Great course that does not have the usual flat Florida topography. The green goes right to the water on the right and is sloped left to right towards the water. Calusa Pines sports perhaps the firmest, fastest Bermuda fairways and greens in Florida, rivaled only by the turf at Streamsong. This is one of the better short par 4s one will play. Calusa Pines is your typical Hurdzan/Fry with wide fairways, raised greens, and gigantic bunkers. I am a member of a club in the area, and I have no probably admitting, Calusa Pines is the #1 course in SW Florida. Calusa is also an enjoyable course for high handicaps. Best Par 3: 3rd Hole 155 Yards Nicknamed "the shortest par five in the world," missing the green in regulation on the 3rd hole is nearly as penalizing as missing the famous island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass at the opposite end of the state. If you like brilliant architecture over eye-candy, Calusa isn't in the ballpark of Seminole. Me not so much. I like how this hole distorts the type of shot one is required to hit. Calusa Pines is for serious players. The approach shot plays over the water to a green protected on each side by more bunkers with the putting surface sloping left to right. My favorite holes include the cape style 4th, the uphill driveable 8th, and the 11th which is a great template of 16 at Augusta. One has to avoid the bunkers on either side of the fairway. Calusa Pines is more fun to play whereas a round on the TPC Sawgrass Stadium can feel like one long grinding forced march. Its actually set some 60 feet up so perched is perhaps an exaggeration! Greens were 12-13. Copyright 2022 GolfPass. Playing the course feels more like you are in the Carolina pines than you are in Southwest Florida. Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists, Very firm and fast conditioning but fair at the same timeamazing a hurricane went through 2 months prior to date played. Excellent golf course.
Camargo is an exclusive club with less than 300 members in northeast Cincinnati that embraces its roots with an old school look and feel including in the wood laced locker room and understated pro shop. Compare it to. Only small knock is high degree of difficulty around the greens for most golfers. Although one often sees the water, Calusa Pines does not incorporate water as much with the possible exception of the fourth hole from the back tee requiring a long carry over water, the fourteenth with water behind the green, the par 3 sixteenth hole, and water on the right for the tee shot on seventeen. For the better players the course is definitely long enough at 7284 yards while for the average player there are good options at 6635 and 6367 yards. Seminole is still on the wish list, but it is going to be extremely difficult to say there is a better golf course in Florida than calusa pines.
On a course full of great shot opportunities to execute, the 16th provides the most heroic swing of the day and one you won't soon forget. The par threes were memorable, especially the short third hole. Fifteen is perhaps the best visual hole on the golf course from the tee shot all the way to the green nestled at the bottom of another man-made hill. My one critique of the course is that its obviously extremely man made, but with how easily viewable the native shrubbery is from the boundaries of the property, it really reinforces how manufactured the property is. Respond to above review The driving range is located on the opposite side of the road from the rest of the course and represents one of the few pla, 16th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (185 Yard Par 3), 3rd Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (155 Yard Par 3), 9th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (459 Yard Par 4), 18th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (512 Yard Par 5), 8th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (291 Yard Par 4), 12th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (468 Yard Par 4), See additional photos of Calusa Pines Golf Club. At least half of the holes have water that comes into play and the green complexes make it a true second shot golf course along the lines of Pinehurst #2 while being in a setting reminiscent of Shadow Creek in Las Vegas. 1 person found this review helpful I've had the opportunity to play both Jupiter Hills and Calusa Pines, and while Jupiter Hills is a wonderful golf course and club, I think Calusa is the superior course. Very fast greens and a firm course. Have played sawgrass, all streamsongs, bears, etc, and calusa is the winner by a decent spread. Calusa Pines should be rated higher. Just a beautiful design with elevation changes unknown to Florida and the million dollar cost on dynamite is completely understandable after walking the course. Having been to Pine Valley a handful of times this course feels like a cleaned up, new age, prettier version. They haven't missed the mark on anything here. With a challenging par four coming up next, you need to take advantage of this gift hole while you have the chance. You need to bring your irons to play, as there is a premium placed on hitting greens, since missing them typically means bogey or worse. The bunkering is consistently good and in general placed to bring them into play more for the approach shot. The conditions are always top-notch, along with everything else at this club. The Gordons weren't the greatest of archit On my ride to Naples I was thinking how lucky I was to be on my way to another of the finest Golf Clubs in the US - this time the exclusive Calusa Pines Golf Club. The conditions are spectacular and you won't find a more photogenic course in Florida. The 12th features the best views and tee shot on the course, so enjoy and do everything you can to avoid a bogey! I'm originally form Naples and this is one of my absolute favorite courses! The large elevation drop to the fairway magnifies your yardage and any mistakes in accuracy, so it is critical to get safely off the box to start. However, hitting from this bunker is not much of an issue. Calusa Pines is often listed behind TPC Sawgrass Stadium as the number three golf course in Florida, the state that has the most golf courses in the USA. A delight to experience. 0 people found this review helpful Aside from that, it is a collection of "good" holes that look beautiful, not "great" holes. For big hitters it may be driveable, a Redan green that it is well protected with bunkers and a hellacious pot bunker to the right front. I like the width of the fairways and the size of the very fast undulating greens. Eighteen is a bit of a letdown as a shorter par 5 dogleg left of 512/487 with bunkers down the left side ending at an elevated green. However, if one is playing match play, it is a very good hole as the longer hitter can bring the bunkers into play or have a tough chip back if they go over the green. There are holes and characteristics of both courses that might give either one an edge. Absolute must play if you get a chance! It is another solid golf hole. ", Tough, well-conditioned Hurdzan-Fry design in south Florida. Missing the green long results in one will go down a pretty significant hill. Bunkers are down the left and entire right side. Another difficult green awaits with swales and slopes behind the bunker placed on the entire right side.
It is not a long hole but plays a club longer as it is another elevated green with another large, wide bunker across much of the front. This completes a challenging front nine with superb green shapes. Signature Hole: 16th Hole 185 Yard Par 3 This is just a flat out beautiful hole. The 200 yard plus par 3 7th is a monster. Ranked inside the top 15, 2003. So, considering the total experience, Im going to call it a tie! As if the greens were not difficult enough, the fourth hole has one of the trickier ones, a par 4 of 464/409 that one should try to come into the green as straight as possible but avoiding the water down most of the right side but this requires one to carry the water to reach the fairway. Be forewarned this is a tough green. Bogey Beware: 12th Hole 468 Yard Par 4 From the highest point in Collier County, the tee shot on the 12th is half inspiring half intimidating. Best in State:Ranked third, 2011-'22. The green is deep enough to hold most approach shots and has numerous subtle breaks. Of the Hurzdan/Fry courses I have played, Calusa Pines is the best. Best course designed by Hurzdan/Fry", It's amazing what you can do with an unlimited budget. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2022 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA/Dana Fry, ASGCA, Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club: Cypress. Great walking course, but note well, the greens are faster than teenage sex. If you can get there get the gator gumbo soup. Cell phones are prohibited and walking with a caddie is encouraged; two elements that help you enjoy four hours on the course as much as anything. It is certainly worthy of being considered a top 100 golf course in the USA, although currently there is a bias favoring more natural/less difficult golf courses. The earth certainly moved at Calusa Pines where numerous sand and waste bunkers connect the playing surfaces to the water hazards in a surprisingly natural manner. 0 people found this review helpful Was this review helpful? The green seems easy but is actually one of the speediest ones on the golf course. Special shout out to: #8(short par 4 that is birdie or bogey+), #16 (downhill par 3) and #18 (dogleg left par 5 towards the clubhouse). Because if he thinks. The green is likely one of the most difficult on the green with a swale on the left leading to a valley of sin and another large bunker right. Ranked inside the top 5, 2007-'10. Classic clubhouse and locker room and overall feel. The final one-shotter at Calusa Pines is the most memorable hole at the course with a green wrapped around the sides and back by water and an elevated tee that offers an inspiring view of the surrounding property. I had two birdie putts roll off the green into the rough. PV is a mean golf course with trouble 5 feet off of every fairway so this is a bit different, but no picnic to say the least. Great clubhouse, fabulous course, conditioning, caddies, practice area, challenge. Youll need to befriend a member to get a game here on this intensely private Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed layout but persevere because this pine-sheltered course is dynamite. The twelfth hole has the tee either along the water to the left or up high on a manufactured hill, rumored to be the highest point in Collier County. See other reviews from John Sabino. If one wants a penal/more difficult golf course than the TPC Stadium course would have an edge due to its incorporation of water on many holes, particularly due to the green hard against the water on the memorable sixteenth hole, the seventeenth island green and the tough driving hole over water on eighteen. The few memorable holes are the drivable par 4 and the last par 3. Missing this green anywhere leaves a very delicate shot. Incredible conditioning. I have not played Seminole or Sawgrass yet, but the variety of holes and the risk/reward opportunities offered by Hurdzdan/Fry make this for a great round of golf. Driving up to the Clubhouse of Calusa Pines, you have a feeling it is going to be a special day. If you did not know better, you would think you were in the Carolina sandhills. Niall, Thanks for the kind words . All rights reserved. MIAMI, FL | Enjoy 1 nights' accommodation at The Biltmore Hotel and 1 round of golf at The Biltmore Golf Course. 0 people found this review helpful The course is perched on the highest land point in south Florida. Seven is a long par 3 of 250/226/186 to a green sloped back to front and right to left but with many subtle breaks. The 16th is my favorite hole, a down hill par 3 with ample opportunities to put your ball in a water hazard. The bunkers are pretty much gravel. 2 people found this review helpful Best Par 4: 9th Hole 459 Yards The closing hole of the front nine features a lake up the entire left side that crosses through the fairway 50 yards in front of the green. Was this review helpful? 0 people found this review helpful ORLANDO, FL | Enjoy 2 nights' accommodation at Tuscana Resort Orlando and 3 rounds of golf at Disneys Magnolia Golf Course, Palm Golf Course and Lake Buena Vista Golf Course. ", Wonderful routing with exceptional landscaping. The type of place anyone would want to be a member.". There is also a spine in the green at the point of the bunkers on either side. There are elevated tees and a couple of elevated greens. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF THIRD-PARTY DATA SHARING, YOU MAY DO SO HERE:DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. I'd love to get that secret code one day. I had two approach shots land 12 ft from pin with spin that rolled off green into rough. This really doesn't bother me but I know for a lot of traditional critics this would set the course back quite a bit.
The dynamite bill alone reached $1m as they blasted through tons of rock to create huge, deep lakes and the fill was then used to create rare Floridian elevation changes. In the middle of suburbia--if you didn't golf, you wouldn't know its there. After turning around the dogleg the fairway climbs slowly but steadily uphill enroute to the green and features a deep bunker fronting the putting surface. I dont know where he is from,but wherever it is they obviously have strong crack. Eleven is the third par 3 with water hard against the green on the left side. Seventeen is a lovely par 4 with water down the right but there is ample room to hit the fairway. ", Great layout. MIAMI, FL | Enjoy 1 nights' accommodations in a Deluxe Guest Room at Trump National Doral and 1 rounds of golf at Red Tiger, Golden Palm, Silver Fox or Blue Monster. They responded by piling up fill from ponds to form ridge lines up to 58 feet, then planted them with mature oaks, pines and sabal palms. A round at Calusa Pines is a special treat. Calusa Pines joins the Streamsong courses as having some of the best elevation changes and hole designs in the state of Florida and is unquestionably one of the best courses and clubs in the Sunshine State. Moreover, Calusa Pines has far more interesting and varied greens and surrounds than the TPC course. The par 4 14th is relatively short. I have played Seminole many times -- great locker room and great burger but doesnt compare as a golf COURSE to Calusa. Thirteen is my least favorite hole on the course, a horseshoe shaped par 5 of 627/586 to the right where the big hitters can hit over the palm trees and mangroves on the right to reach the fairway and avoid one of the largest sand/waste areas one will ever see. ", This could possibly be the best golf course in Florida. Some of the most challenging greens I have ever seen on a Championship course.Best golf course in FL not named Seminole. Unlike other courses in Florida, Calusa Pines has hilly terrain and lacks water on most holes, which in my book are two positives. 2000 Calusa Pines Dr, Naples, Florida 34120, Collier County, A view of the clubhouse at Calusa Pines Golf Club, A view of green and fairway with sand traps on the left side at Calusa Pines Golf Club, A view from tee at Calusa Pines Golf Club, Add a GolfPass ratings badge to your website, Get a feed with the latest reviews for this course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Oak Course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Cypress Course, Heritage Bay Golf and Country Club - Pine Course, TwinEagles Golf & Country Club - Eagle Course, TwinEagles Golf & Country Club - Talon Course, Esplanade Golf and Country Club of Naples, Trump National Doral Championship Stay & Play, Fore the Love of Golf at JW Turnberry Package, Ask GolfPass: Best public golf courses in Naples, The best holes at Tiburon Golf Club's Gold Course, Secrets From the World of Golf Travel: December 2020.