Four Challenging Golf Courses near Miramar, Florida

Adam Burden serves as a special assistant to the city manager of North Miami, Florida, advising on all matters related to the police. He’s well suited to the job, having served for 23 years on the city of Miami’s police force, starting as a beat cop and working his way up to assistant chief. A resident of Miramar, Adam Burden volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, and enjoys all sports, especially golf.

The golf courses closest to Miramar are in neighboring Pembroke Pines. They all offer tennis courts and a wide variety of additional amenities, including online reservations.

The Grand Palms Golf and Country Club is a resort with three 9-hole courses: the Grand, Royal, and Sabal. Players can customize each 18-hole round, playing two on one day, and the next day swapping out one course for another. The Grand/Royal course is 6813 yds, the Royal/Sabal course is 6724 yards, and the Sabal/Grand course is 6547 yards.

The semi-private Flamingo Lakes Golf and Country Club offers a daily fee 5854 yard, 18-hole par 71 course. Hillier than the other courses in the area, it features water hazards on almost every hole and enough bunkers to challenge even the most seasoned golfer.

Owned by the city of Pembroke Pines and operated by a private firm, Pembroke Lakes Golf and Racquet Club is a public 18-hole, par 72 course of 6815 yards. It was thoroughly renovated in 2007. Among the more visible improvements are additional lakes on three of the holes, paspalum supreme grass throughout, and five sets of tees, along with GPS-equipped golf carts.

Located within a residential community, the Hollybrook Golf and Tennis Club is a private club offering public access to its two courses for six months per year. The par 72 Championship course consists of 18 holes over 6590 yards with recently renovated greens and fairways, and the club also maintains an 18-hole, par-3 executive course.