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Jupiter Course

Golf Club of Jupiter

Jupiter, FL, USA
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18 holesPar 706,235 yds67.9/116

About this course

The Golf Club of Jupiter is a private facility in Jupiter, Florida, designed by Lamar Smith and opened in the late 1990s. Smith, a Florida-based architect with numerous courses throughout the state, created a layout that works with the region's characteristic flat terrain and natural wetlands. The course occupies land typical of southeastern Florida's coastal zone, where water management and strategic bunkering define much of the playing challenge. The routing incorporates lakes, marshes, and native vegetation that frame holes and require careful navigation. Smith's design emphasizes accuracy over distance on many holes, with water hazards coming into play on a significant portion of the layout. The course features Bermuda grass fairways and greens suited to the subtropical climate, and the relatively open Florida landscape allows wind to influence play throughout the year. Jupiter has become a notable golf destination in part due to its concentration of professional athletes and celebrities who maintain residences in the area, and the Golf Club of Jupiter serves as a private retreat for its membership. The club operates primarily as a golf-focused facility, with the course itself as the central amenity. Conditioning standards remain high year-round, taking advantage of the favorable growing season that allows Florida courses to maintain playability even during winter months when northern courses close.

Quick facts

Location
Jupiter, FL, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1981
Holes
18
Designer
Lamar Smith
Par
70
Length
6,235 yards
Difficulty
67.9/116
Course Vaults score
5.4

Getting there

Most visitors to Golf Club of Jupiter arrive through Palm Beach International Airport, a straightforward thirty-minute drive north along I-95 and the Florida Turnpike into one of the state's most refined coastal enclaves. Private aircraft land at nearby North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport, offering discreet access just minutes from the club's gates. The final stretch trades interstate efficiency for the manicured calm of Jupiter's residential corridors, where the road narrows beneath canopies of live oak and the Atlantic's salt air begins to mingle with the scent of freshly mown fairways - a quiet transition into one of South Florida's most exclusive golfing sanctuaries.

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Common questions about Jupiter

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Jupiter has a Course Vaults score of 5.4 out of 10 based on 14 logged golfers.

Jupiter was designed by Lamar Smith.

Yes. Jupiter is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Jupiter is 70.

Jupiter plays 6,235 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Jupiter is 116.

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