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Miami Shores Country Club

Miami Shores · United States

A green guarded by bunkers at Miami Shores Country Club
A green guarded by bunkers at Miami Shores Country Club
Photo creditImage courtesy of © Miami Shores Country Club
The clubhouse beyond the course at Miami Shores Country Club
The clubhouse beyond the course at Miami Shores Country Club
Photo creditImage courtesy of © Miami Shores Country Club
The bar and dining room overlooking the course at Miami Shores Country Club
The bar and dining room overlooking the course at Miami Shores Country Club
Photo creditImage courtesy of © Miami Shores Country Club

An 18-hole championship course opened in 1939, planned by Robert F. Lawrence and Louis Wilson, with a lighted driving range and a lounge and grill room.

The course

CourseHolesParLengthDesignerOpenedType
Miami Shores Country Club18Robert F. “Red” Lawrence and Louis Wilson1939

Blank cells: the club does not state it on its website.

Practice and lessons

  • Lighted driving range
  • Practice putting green
  • Practice chipping green
  • Practice sand trap area
  • PGA instruction

Clubhouse

  • Lounge and grill room
  • Bar

Tournaments

  • Florida State Open

Good to know

  • Greens renovated in 2011 with Mini Verde Bermuda
  • Online tee times up to 5 days in advance, up to eight golfers
  • No single player bookings; no twosome bookings before 12:00 noon on weekends and holidays

Golfer’s facilities

  • PracticeDriving range, Short-game area, Putting green, Practice bunker
  • In the clubhousePro shop

From the club’s own website.

How to get on

Tee times can be booked online up to 5 days ahead for up to eight golfers.

Lessons

  • PGA professionals
  • Private lessons
  • Group clinics

Groups and golf days

  • Golf days
  • Groups of eight or more players book through the tee time office

The 19th hole

  • Bar & Restaurant · Lounge and grill room with a lunch menu and a full bar overlooking the course.

Ways to play

Where the pros playPractice academiesGolf days and groupsThe 19th hole

When to play

At Miami International Airport: calmer months are July, August, September (average wind 6.7–7 mph). Windier months are March, April, May (8.8–9.6 mph).

Weather and wind by month in Florida →

From the ULTIMATE Miami guide

Read our full write-up, with the history of the club and how to get there.

Read on the Miami guide →
Sources: the club’s own website, checked 2026-11-13

Around the course

Hotels nearby, and restaurants and bars from the ULTIMATE Miami guide, by straight-line distance.

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For the non-golfer

While the round goes on: spas, beaches, shops and culture from the ULTIMATE Miami guide, by straight-line distance.

Spa and wellbeing

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Arrive in style

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