Golf in Florida

Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club, a city-operated facility at 17751 Boca Club Blvd, offers resident annual memberships at $350 and is open daily from 7 a.m. to sunset. Palm Beach County also operates Osprey Point Golf Course and Southwinds Golf Course within a short drive, both public layouts with county resident pricing.

Bonita Springs and the surrounding Lee County area host well over a dozen courses open to daily fee players, including Saltleaf Golf Preserve (23001 Coconut Point Resort Dr.), a Raymond Floyd-designed 18-hole championship course on the former Raptor Bay site that opened in 2024, and Bonita Fairways Golf Course (26740 Sammoset Way), a public 18-hole layout with rates from roughly $15 to $45. The Saltleaf complex also includes The Leaf, a 9-hole par-3 short course.

Boynton Beach sits within Palm Beach County's dense golf corridor, and Quail Ridge Country Club (4000 NW 25th Ave.) operates as a private member community nearby, while several semiprivate and daily-fee courses are accessible along State Road 7 and Military Trail. Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation maintains links between the county's public leisure facilities and regional golf offerings.

Coral Oaks Golf Course (1800 NW 28th Ave.) is Cape Coral's primary public 18-hole facility, managed by the city and featuring a practice facility, driving range, PGA-professional instruction, and a clubhouse restaurant called Knickers Pub. The city also purchased a 175-acre abandoned former golf course site in 2024 and is developing a public parks master plan for the property.

Clearwater Country Club operates as a semi-private Herbert Strong-designed 18-hole course built in 1920 in downtown Clearwater, supported by a driving range and practice putting green. The Visit St. Pete-Clearwater tourism site lists additional public and semi-private options throughout Pinellas County for varying budgets.

The city-owned Delray Beach Golf Club, a Donald Ross-designed 18-hole par-72 municipal course at 2200 Highland Ave., has been named one of Golf Magazine's 100 Best Value Courses; the course was closed for renovations in 2025-26 and is scheduled to reopen in November 2026. Lakeview Golf Club at 1200 Dover Road is a second public 18-hole option managed by the same city concessionaire under AffordableGolf.com.

The City of Fort Myers owns and operates two 18-hole public courses, Fort Myers Country Club and Eastwood Golf Course (4600 Bruce Herd Lane), with PGA instructors on staff and a recently renovated driving range at Eastwood. Eagle Ridge Golf Club and Shell Point Golf Club (open to the public, near Sanibel Causeway) are among a dozen additional public-access courses in the greater Lee County area.

Northeast Florida's First Coast is home to more than 100 miles of coastal golf, with Bent Creek Golf Course hosting the Jacksonville Senior Games golf event and public options spread across Duval and surrounding counties. The city's Senior Games offers golf competition for adults 50 and older each fall.

Cleveland Heights Golf Course, a city-owned facility celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025, is Lakeland's flagship public course with senior and military weekday walking rates of $23 for 18 holes and $16 for 9 holes. Lakeland Golf Club also lists senior rates starting at $34 riding on weekdays.

The City of Melbourne operates two public courses: Crane Creek Reserve Golf Course at 475 W New Haven Ave and Harbor City Golf Course at 2750 Lake Washington Rd; 18-hole walking rates start at $27 with a 4 PM special all-you-can-walk round for $18. Brevard County also manages Spessard Holland Golf Course at Melbourne Beach and The Habitat at Valkaria, both operated as nonprofit public courses.

Miami-Dade County operates four 18-hole and two 9-hole public courses through its golf division; Palmetto Golf Course and Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne are the two flagship properties, with Patron membership cards available to residents that reduce per-round fees. Crandon was the site of the Senior PGA Tour for 18 consecutive years.

Naples is heavily oriented toward private and semi-private golf, with most courses requiring membership fees ranging from $100,000 to over $400,000; a handful of public options including Arrowhead Golf Course (239-596-1000) and Eagle Lakes Golf Club are available without memberships. A community-supported nonprofit called The Gate Golf Club is scheduled to open in late 2026 as Naples' first non-profit public golf destination.

Palm Harbor Golf Club at 20 Palm Harbor Drive is the city's municipal course, a daily-fee layout carved between palms and oaks that includes a driving range, putting green, and on-site restaurant; Palm Coast resident rates run lower than non-resident fees, and annual passes with a 10-percent discount are sold through the Parks and Recreation department.

Charlotte County has multiple public and semi-private courses, including Deep Creek Golf Club and Kings Gate Golf Club, both in the Port Charlotte area. The county's parks system also lists several disc golf courses as alternatives for budget-conscious players.

Port St. Lucie is home to the PGA Village complex, which includes three championship courses and the PGA Golf Club, open to the public. The City of Port St. Lucie's parks system also lists several municipal and semi-private courses within a short drive of major residential areas.

Sarasota County's Bobby Jones Golf Club, a historic public facility on Circus Boulevard in the city of Sarasota, was redesigned by architects Kipp Schulties and reopened in 2020; the county also maintains several other public courses, and the Florida state park system includes courses at nearby facilities. Senior rates and discount rounds are available at multiple Sarasota-area public courses.

Spring Hill is home to multiple public and semi-private golf courses within Hernando County, including Seven Hills Golf Club and links managed through Hernando County Parks and Recreation; the warm Gulf Coast climate extends playable seasons year-round, and several courses in the area advertise senior rate structures. The area's golf scene is noted on regional tourism platforms as a draw for active adult residents.

The City of Tampa owns three municipal golf courses (Babe Zaharias, Rogers Park, and Rocky Point) managed by the Tampa Sports Authority, which consistently prices green fees among the lowest in the region for both residents and visitors; Rogers Park Golf Course, built in 1952, is part of the Florida Historic Golf Trail. The courses are described as providing an excellent golfing experience at exceptional value, with programs for seniors, juniors, and veterans.

The Villages operates more than 50 Executive Golf courses where green fees are free for residents, with a paid trail pass required for golf-cart use; Championship courses add affordable per-round green fees, and a Super Seniors scramble rotates weekly across Turtle Mound, El Santiago, Churchill Greens, and Silver Lake executive courses for players 70 and up.