
Club Course
Club at Pelican Bay
About this course
The Club at Pelican Bay features a 27-hole Arthur Hills design situated within the master-planned Pelican Bay community in Naples, Florida. Hills completed the course in the mid-1980s as part of the broader development of this coastal residential enclave along Florida's Gulf Coast. The layout is divided into three nine-hole loops—North, South, and West—that can be combined in different 18-hole configurations, a format Hills employed at several Florida projects during this period. The routing works through relatively flat terrain characteristic of southwest Florida, with water features, native vegetation, and strategic bunkering defining the playing corridors. Hills incorporated lakes and wetland areas throughout the design, bringing water into play on numerous holes while also serving drainage and environmental functions. The courses are lined with mature landscaping and residential properties, creating defined fairway corridors typical of upscale Florida community golf. The Club at Pelican Bay operates as a private equity club serving residents of the Pelican Bay community and outside members. The facility includes clubhouse amenities, dining, and tennis in addition to golf. The courses are maintained to standards expected at higher-end Naples clubs, with Bermuda grass surfaces suited to the subtropical climate. The layout provides a walkable, member-friendly experience rather than championship-length challenge, reflecting its role as a residential club focused on regular play and social golf within one of Naples' established planned communities.
Quick facts
- Location
- Naples, FL, USA
- Access
- Private
- Year built
- 1980
- Designer
- Arthur Hills
- Holes
- 9
- Par
- 36
- Length
- 3,420 yards
- Difficulty
- 37.4/133
Getting there
The journey to Club at Pelican Bay begins at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, roughly thirty minutes north along Interstate 75, or at Naples Municipal Airport for those arriving by private aircraft - a discreet gateway just minutes from the club's gates. The drive south traces Florida's Gulf Coast corridor before peeling west into the manicured enclave of Pelican Bay, where the urban grid softens into tree-lined boulevards and the architecture takes on the low-slung, sun-bleached elegance of old Naples. The final approach delivers you through guarded entry points into a world of tropical canopy and quiet waterways, where the club's twin Arthur Hills and Tom Fazio courses await beneath the palms, insulated from the Gulf beaches by design and discretion alike.

FAQ
Common questions about Club
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Club was designed by Arthur Hills.
Club is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.
Par at Club is 36.
Club plays 3,420 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Club is 133.
Club is a 9-hole course.




