Harbor at Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club

Grand Harbor Golf & Beach Club's Harbor course is a Pete Dye design situated along Florida's Treasure Coast in Vero Beach. Opened in the late 1980s, the course reflects Dye's characteristic approach to strategic golf architecture, incorporating railroad ties, pot bunkers, and undulating greens that demand precise shot-making. The layout occupies relatively flat terrain typical of coastal Florida, with water hazards playing a significant role throughout the routing. Dye shaped the property to create visual interest and strategic challenge on land that offers limited natural elevation change.

The course features several holes where water comes directly into play, requiring golfers to make risk-reward decisions off the tee and on approach shots. Dye's use of waste areas and his signature bunkering style frame landing zones and green complexes, creating a visual aesthetic that distinguishes the design from more traditional Florida parkland courses. The greens exhibit the contouring and false fronts common to Dye's work, rewarding accurate iron play and penalizing misses.

Grand Harbor operates as a private club serving the Vero Beach community, with the Harbor course complemented by additional golf facilities on the property. The club's location along the Atlantic coast provides a setting where ocean breezes can influence play, particularly on exposed holes. While not among Dye's most widely recognized championship venues, the Harbor course represents his design principles applied to a residential club environment in South Florida.