The Falls Course

The Falls Country Club

Lake Worth, FL, USA
Private
18 holesPar 726,757 yds75.9/141
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About this course

The Falls Country Club in Lake Worth, Florida, features a Joe Lee design that reflects the architect's extensive body of work across the Sunshine State during the latter half of the twentieth century. Lee, who designed or redesigned more than one hundred courses in Florida, developed a reputation for creating playable layouts that incorporated the state's natural water features and relatively flat terrain into strategic golf holes. The Falls opened during a period when Lee was particularly active in South Florida's residential golf community development. The course takes its name from the water features that define much of the property, with lakes and wetlands coming into play on numerous holes. Lee's routing works within the constraints of Florida topography, using water hazards, bunkers, and mature landscaping to create visual definition and strategic interest on a site that lacks significant elevation change. The design emphasizes accuracy over distance on many approach shots, where water placement requires careful club selection and execution. The Falls serves a private membership in the Lake Worth corridor, situated among the dense concentration of golf courses that characterize Palm Beach County. The club operates as a country club with golf as its primary amenity, typical of the residential golf communities that proliferated in this region during the development boom of the 1970s and 1980s. The course provides year-round play in South Florida's subtropical climate, with conditions that favor Bermuda grass surfaces common to the area.

Quick facts

Location
Lake Worth, FL, USA
Access
Private
Year built
1985
Designer
Joe Lee
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,757 yards
Difficulty
75.9/141

Getting there

Most visitors to The Falls Country Club arrive through Palm Beach International Airport, a straightforward twenty-minute drive north along the I-95 corridor into Lake Worth. The route transitions quickly from the coastal bustle of West Palm Beach into the quieter, inland neighborhoods of northern Palm Beach County, where the club's gated entrance opens onto manicured grounds shielded by mature palms and tropical landscaping. For members arriving by private aircraft, Lantana Airport sits just minutes south, offering discreet access to one of the area's most established and meticulously maintained private clubs.

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Common questions about The Falls

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

The Falls was designed by Joe Lee.

The Falls is listed as private on Course Vaults; guest access is typically restricted.

Par at The Falls is 72.

The Falls plays 6,757 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at The Falls is 141.

The Falls is a 18-hole course.

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