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Crandon Golf 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. It is the only public course on the Bay.
Designed in 1972 by Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin, and redesigned by
von Hagge in 1993, the course features the world's largest tee, seven
saltwater lakes, challenging sand traps, mangrove thickets, and many holes
overlooking Biscayne Bay.
 Since
1987, it has hosted the Senior PGA Tour, attracting players including Lee
Trevino, Chi Chi Rodriguez, Don Messengale, Ray Floyd and Gary Player. The
course is considered one of the most beautiful and difficult par-72
courses in the state and has been rated in the top ten courses by Golfweek,
and one of America's top 75 upscale courses by Golf Digest. It also has a
fully stocked pro shop, cart and equipment rentals, pro lessons, a lighted
driving range, and practice chipping and putting greens.
In 1993,Crandon Park Golf Course underwent a $1.5 million renovation.
Seventeen of eighteen greens were rebuilt to PGA specifications, which had
changed since the course opened. Some bunkers were expanded and some
greens were made smaller, and mounds were added around many of them. A new
irrigation system was installed, and cart paths were built along several
holes that had none. Hills were added around the greens for better depth
perception and to provide viewing areas for the Annual Senior PGA
Tournament.
In 1997, Crandon Park Golf Course began using ParView in all golf carts--a
sophisticated golf distancing and communications system. As the golfer
approaches each hole, ParView displays a graphical interpretation of the
hole featuring distances to the landmarks, pro tips on how to best play
the hole, and an elapsed timer to monitor pace of play. As the cart
approaches the green, ParView displays pin placement and all pertinent
slopes and undulations.
From the first hole - a dog leg 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. Play on the Bay at Crandon Park Golf Course!
 Include Crandon
Park in
your Miami or South Beach golf vacation package!
Beautiful golf courses.
Sparkling sugar-white beaches. Tranquil turquoise waters. Exceptional
recreation. Sizzling nightlife. South Florida has a lot to offer and we
can create the perfect Miami or South Beach golf package for you and your
group of any size.
Call Big Easy Golf toll free
at 877-806-GOLF (4653)
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