Top 35 Private Clubs – Florida 2023 – GolfDay – The Premiere Golf Course Guide

While there are a great many fantastic public golf courses in Florida, membership at a top echelon private club assures that you’ll have a quality golf experience every time you tee it up. Limited play at private clubs pretty much guarantees that course conditions will always be great, and you can also say goodbye to the 5-hour round.

The state of Florida boasts 54 private clubs receiving a GolfDay rating of 90 or higher (Premium), by far the highest of any state in the country.

Florida also includes over 160 clubs with a GolfDay rating above 80 (high quality), again the most of any state, so chances are pretty good that you won’t have to look far to find a great club to call home.

We’ve included our Top 35 below, or you can spin through our file of all private courses in Florida, listed by GolfDay Rating. The GolfDay search engine is available as well to find the best courses by proximity to your location.

Clubs are ranked on the basis of GolfDay Rating, and listings include the year a club was founded, course architect(s), current USGA course and slope ratings, a link for the course website, and a notation if currently ranked by Golf Digest (locally or nationally). A link to the GolfDay course page is also included along with a link to Google Maps for each location.

Our Top 35 private clubs in Florida include designs by the towering figures in golf course architecture, including Donald Ross, Jack Nicklaus, Seth Raynor, Tom Fazio, Robert Trent Jones, Sr., Pete Dye and William Flynn.

Tom Fazio, with 8 original designs as well as updates to an additional 4, has contributed the highest number to our list of elite private tracks in Florida.

Donald Ross and Jack Nicklaus are close behind with 6 original designs each, and Pete Dye’s long list of fabulous courses includes 3 private clubs in Florida.

The GolfDay private club rating is based on a variety of criteria, including the stature of the architect(s) who did the original design(s), updates that have been done on the course(s), the variety of courses located at the property, USGA Course and Slope Ratings, as well as club longevity and prestige.

Seminole Golf Club/Juno Beach

- Founded: 1929
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Wilson/Ed Connor/Bill Coore/Ben Crenshaw
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4/144
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 100
- Location

**Black Diamond Ranch Golf and Country Club**

Black Diamond Ranch Golf & Country Club/Lecanto
Escalante Golf

- Founded:1987
- Holes: 45 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Quarry/Ranch and Nine Hole Highlands Course)
- Course Architects: Tom Fazio/David Whelchel
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Quarry: 77.9 Rating/146 Slope
- Ranch: 75.8 Rating/141 Slope
- Highlands: 37.2 Rating/140 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 100
- Location

Mountain Lake Country Club/Lake Wales

- Founded: 1915
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Seth Raynor/William Diddel/Ron Prichard/Tyler Rae
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.1 Rating/136 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 98.6
- Location

The Concession Golf Club/Bradenton

- Founded: 2006
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Par 3 Course)
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Tony Jacklin
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.7 Rating/153 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 98.2
- Location

Jupiter Hills Club/Tequesta

- Founded: 1969
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Hills/Village)
- Course Architects: George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Jan Bel Jan
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Hills: 76.9 Rating/148 Slope
- Village: 73.9 Rating/147 Slope
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 97.6
- Location

Calusa Pines Golf Club/Naples

- Founded: 2001
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Michael Hurdzan/Dana Fry
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.2 Rating/143 Slope
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 100, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 97.0
- Location

San Jose Country Club/Jacksonville

- Founded: 1925
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dan Schlegel
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8 Rating/138 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 96.4
- Location

Watersound Club/Watersound
St. Joe Hospitality

- Founded: 2001
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Camp Creek/Shark’s Tooth)
- Course Architect: Tom Fazio/Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry/Tad Burnett
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Camp Creek: 74.9 Rating/144 Slope
- Shark’s Tooth: 74.6 Rating/130 Slope
- Description (Camp Creek)
- Description (Shark’s Tooth)
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 96.3
- Location

Belleair Country Club/Belleair

- Founded: 1925
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: East/West)
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/John Duncan Dunn/Hal Purdy/Malcolm Purdy/Stephen Kay/Gene Bates/Jason Straka
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- East: 70.8 Rating/133 Slope
- West: 74.3 Rating/144 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 96.1
- Location

Coral Ridge Country Club/Fort Lauderdale

- Founded: 1955
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Par 3)
- Course Architects: Robert Trent Jones, Sr./Rees Jones
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.4 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 95.8
- Location

The Everglades Club/Palm Beach

- Founded: 1919
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Seth Raynor/William Langford/Theodore Moreau/George Fazio/Tom Fazio/Ron Kirby/Denis Griffiths/Brian Silva
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 71.0 Rating/140 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 94.0
- Location

Broken Sound Club/Boca Raton

- Founded: 1978
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Club Course/Old Course)
- Course Architects: Joe Lee/Gene Bates/Rees Jones
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Club Course: 74.9 Rating/147 Slope
- Old Course: 75.4 Rating/146 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 94.8
- Location

Medalist Golf Club/Hobe Sound

- Founded: 1995
- Holes: 30 (Eighteen Hole Regulation Course and Twelve Hole Medalist Village Par 3
- Course Architects: Pete Dye/Greg Norman/Matthew Dusenberry
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 77.0 Rating/149 Slope
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 94.6
- Location

Indian Creek Country Club/Indian Creek Village

- Founded: 1926
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: William Flynn/Howard Toomey/Dick Wilson/Ron Forse/Andrew Green
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 73.7 Rating/132 Slope
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 94.5
- Location

Hammock Dunes Club/Palm Coast

- Founded: 1989
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Creek/Links)
- Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Rees Jones
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Creek: 76.6 Rating/152 Slope
- Links: 73.6 Rating/138 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 94.2
- Location

Boca West Country Club/Boca Raton

- Founded: 1969
- Holes: 72 (4 Eighteen Hole Courses: Palmer I/Fazio II/Palmer III/Dye IV)
- Course Architects: Arnold Palmer/Jim Fazio/Pete Dye/Dana Fry/Jason Straka
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Palmer I: 75.2 Rating/142 Slope
- Fazio II: 73.5 Rating/146 Slope
- Palmer III: 72.4 Rating/139 Slope
- Dye IV: 72.7 Rating/128 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 94.1
- Location

Gulf Stream Golf Club/Gulf Stream

- Founded: 1924
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Left/Right)
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/Dick Wilson/Mark Mahannah/Pete Dye/Alice Dye
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Left: 73.7 Rating/138 Slope
- Right: 73.9 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 94.0
- Location

Floridian National Golf Club/Palm City

- Founded: 2011
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Nine Hole Butch Harmon Par 3
- Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Kevin Norby
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.7 Rating/145 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 93.8
- Location

Bonita Bay Club/Naples

- Founded: 1998
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Cypress/Sabal)
- Course Architects: Tom Fazio/Tom Marzolf
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Cypress: 76.9 Rating/145 Slope
- Sabal: 73.3 Rating/139 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 93.8
- Location

Ballenisles Country Club/Palm Beach Gardens

- Founded: 1964
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: North/East/South)
- Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Gene Bates/Rees Jones/Jack Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- East: 76.5 Rating/145 Slope
- North: 73.7 Rating/137 Slope
- South: 74.4 Rating/138 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 93.7
- Location

The Club at Ibis/West Palm Beach

- Founded: 1992
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: Legend/Heritage/Tradition)
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II/Steve Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Legend: 75.7 Rating/142 Slope
- Heritage: 74.7 Rating/140 Slope
- Tradition: 74.8Rating/139 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 93.5
- Location

Old Marsh Golf Club/Palm Beach Gardens

- Founded: 1988
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Pete Dye/Chris Lutzke
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.8 Rating/152 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 93.4
- Location

The Loxahatchee Club/Jupiter

- Founded: 1984
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.9 Rating/153 Slope
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 93.3
- Location

Timuquana Country Club/Jacksonville

- Founded: 1923
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/George Cobb/David W. Gordon/Bobby Weed/Bruce Hepner
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 74.1 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.9
- Location

The Country Club at Mirasol/Palm Beach Gardens

- Founded: 2001
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Sunrise/Sunset)
- Course Architects: Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest/Tom Fazio/J. Drew Rogers
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Sunrise: 76.2 Rating/147 Slope
- Sunset: 75.2 Rating/153 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.7
- Location

Heathrow Legacy Club/Heathrow
Concert Golf Partners

- Founded: 1985
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Heathrow/Legacy)
- Course Architects: Ron Garl/Tom Fazio
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Heathrow Country Club: 72.5 Rating/131 Slope
- Legacy Club: 75.4 Rating/141 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.6
- Location

John’s Island Club/Vero Beach

- Founded: 1969
- Holes: 54 (3 Eighteen Hole Courses: North/South/West)
- Course Architects: Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus/Tom Fazio
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- North: 74.3 Rating/138 Slope
- South: 70.9 Rating/131 Slope
- West: 73.0 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 92.6
- Location

Sara Bay Country Club/Sarasota

- Founded: 1926
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Donald Ross/Joe lee/Kris Spence
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.3 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 92.4
- Location

Pine Tree Golf Club/Boynton Beach

- Founded: 1960
- Holes: 18
- Course Architects: Dick Wilson/Joe Lee/Ed Connor/Ron Forse/Bobby Weed/Scot Sherman
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.1 Rating/143 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 92.4
- Location

Lost City Golf Club/Atlantis

- Founded: 1960
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: North/South/East)
- Course Architects: William Mitchell/Bob Simmons/Ted McAnlis/Tom Fazio
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- North: 37.0 Rating/133 Slope
- South: 37.3 Rating/132 Slope
- East: 36.9 Rating/137 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.3
- Location

Sailfish Point Golf Club/Stuart

- Founded: 1981
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 75.0 Rating/148 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 92.0
- Location

The Bear’s Club/Jupiter

- Founded: 1999
- Holes: 18
- Course Architect: Jack Nicklaus
- USGA Course/Slope Rating: 76.2 Rating/151 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 91.9
- Location

Trump International Golf Club/West Palm Beach

- Founded: 1999
- Holes: 27 (Eighteen Hole Championship Course and Trump Nine)
- Course Architects: Jim Fazio
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Championship: 76.3 Rating/155 Slope
- Trump Nine: 37.7 Rating/147 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest Top 200, Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 91.9
- Location

Sawgrass Country Club/Ponte Vedra Beach

- Founded: 1973
- Holes: 27 (3 Nine Hole Courses: East/West/South)
- Course Architects: Ed Seay/William Amick/Gardner Dickenson/Edmund Ault/Tom Clark//Robert Walker
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- East: 37.5 Rating/146 Slope
- West: 37.4 Rating/146 Slope
- South: 37.4 Rating/142 Slope
- Description
- GolfDay Rating: 91.8
- Location

TwinEagles/Naples

- Founded: 1999
- Holes: 36 (2 Eighteen Hole Courses: Talon/Eagle)
- Course Architects: Jack Nicklaus/Jack Nicklaus II/Steve Smyers
- USGA Course/Slope Rating:
- Talon: 75.2 Rating/139 Slope
- Eagle: 77.5 Rating/150 Slope
- Description
- Rankings: Golf Digest FL Top 60
- GolfDay Rating: 91.7
- Location

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