Sailfish Point at Sailfish Point Golf Club

Sailfish Point Golf Club occupies a peninsula along the St. Lucie River and the Atlantic Intracoast Waterway in Stuart, Florida. Jack Nicklaus designed the course, which opened in the mid-1980s as part of a residential community on Florida's Treasure Coast. The layout reflects Nicklaus's approach to coastal Florida design, incorporating the natural water features and tropical vegetation characteristic of the region while working within the relatively flat terrain typical of southeastern Florida courses.

The routing takes advantage of the property's waterfront setting, with several holes playing along or near the river and Intracoast. Water hazards feature prominently throughout the round, as is common in South Florida golf design, requiring strategic club selection and course management. The course includes elevated greens and mounding to create visual interest and strategic variety on a site without significant natural elevation change. Native palms, mangroves, and other coastal vegetation frame the holes and define the playing corridors.

Sailfish Point operates as a private club within a gated residential community. The club serves its membership with traditional amenities including dining facilities and social programming typical of Florida resort-style communities. The course has undergone periodic updates and maintenance improvements over the decades to preserve playing conditions in the challenging coastal climate. The Stuart area, positioned between Palm Beach and the Space Coast, offers access to both Atlantic beaches and inland waterways, and Sailfish Point reflects the golf lifestyle common to Florida's southeastern coastal developments.