The hardest golf courses in Miami, Florida

The hardest 18-hole golf courses within about 25 miles of Miami, Florida, ranked by USGA slope rating from each course's longest men's tees, with course rating as the tiebreaker. 19 courses have complete, verified tee data.

Also covers Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Aventura, Key Biscayne, Miami Shores and 1 more nearby town.

  1. Crandon Park

    Crandon Park Golf Course

    Key Biscayne, FL, USA
    6.5

    Slope rating 145, 76.2 course rating, Championship tees, 7,301 yds

    PublicBruce Devlin & Robert von Hagge

    • 2.0Conditions
    • 3.0Layout
    • 2.7Value
    • 3.7Scenery
    • 2.9Facilities
  2. Golden Palm

    Golden Palm

    Trump National Doral Miami

    Miami, FL, USA
    7.4

    Slope rating 139, 74.2 course rating, Black tees, 7,012 yds

    PublicRobert von Hagge

    • 4.5Conditions
    • 4.0Layout
    • 3.0Value
    • 4.0Scenery
    • 4.4Facilities
    • Resort
    • Challenging
    • Driving range
  3. Grande Oaks

    Grande Oaks Golf Club

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
    7.6

    Slope rating 138, 72.6 course rating, The Tips tees, 6,725 yds

    PrivateRaymond Floyd

    • 4.5Conditions
    • 4.0Layout
    • 3.5Scenery
    • 4.6Facilities
    • Driving range
    • Parkland
    • Strategic
  4. Soffer

    Soffer

    Turnberry Isle Resort

    Aventura, FL, USA
    7.3

    Slope rating 136, 73.7 course rating, Black tees, 7,047 yds

    PublicRobert Trent Jones Sr.

    • 3.5Conditions
    • 3.0Layout
    • 2.0Value
    • 3.0Scenery
    • 3.2Facilities
    • Pristine
    • Walkable
    • Tourist trap
  5. Red Tiger

    Red Tiger

    Trump National Doral Miami

    Miami, FL, USA
    7.4

    Slope rating 136, 71.8 course rating, Black tees, 6,395 yds

    PublicGreg Norman

    • 3.5Conditions
    • 5.0Layout
    • 3.0Value
    • 1.0Scenery
    • 2.5Facilities
    • Underrated
  6. (Players) The Club at Weston Hills

    Weston, FL, USA

    Slope rating 134, 75.4 course rating, Championship tees, 7,260 yds

    8.0
  7. (Blue Monster) Trump National Doral Miami

    Miami, FL, USA

    Slope rating 134, 74.5 course rating, Black tees, 7,590 yds

    7.7
  8. Plantation Preserve Golf Club

    Plantation, FL, USA

    Slope rating 134, 72.9 course rating, Black tees, 7,148 yds

    7.7
  9. (East) Jacaranda Golf Club

    Plantation, FL, USA

    Slope rating 133, 75.5 course rating, Tee I, 7,247 yds

    6.9
  10. The Biltmore

    Coral Gables, FL, USA

    Slope rating 132, 74.3 course rating, Black tees, 7,112 yds

    7.4
  11. Miami Beach Golf Club

    Miami Beach, FL, USA

    Slope rating 131, 73.1 course rating, Black tees, 6,813 yds

    7.1
  12. (Silver Fox) Trump National Doral Miami

    Miami, FL, USA

    Slope rating 131, 72.5 course rating, Gold tees, 6,398 yds

    7.5
  13. (North) Fort Lauderdale Country Club

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

    Slope rating 131, 72.4 course rating, Champion tees, 6,888 yds

    7.9
  14. Miami Shores Country Club

    Miami Shores, FL, USA

    Slope rating 131, 71.2 course rating, Blue tees, 6,705 yds

    6.9
  15. Indian Creek Country Club

    Indian Creek Village, FL, USA

    Slope rating 131, 71.0 course rating, Blue tees, 6,662 yds

    8.3

How we rank

This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Miami, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.

FAQ

Crandon Park Golf Course is #1 on Course Vaults in and around Miami, Florida at Slope 145 (76.2 course rating · Championship tees · 7,301 yds). 19 courses qualify for this list.

This ranking uses published scorecard data from each course’s longest men’s tees, the same tee set for every course. Only 18-hole courses with a yardage for every hole, a total that matches the hole-by-hole sum, and a par between 54 and 80 are included, and the tees must carry a single slope rating (55–155) and course rating. Courses whose scorecard duplicates another course’s are left out until the data is fixed. Courses are ordered by slope rating, then course rating, then Course Vaults score. Only open courses with a published Course Vaults score (at least 5 explicit ratings) are eligible, and a page is published only when at least 5 courses qualify. City pages include courses within about 25 miles of Miami, so nearby suburbs can appear. Rankings refresh about hourly.

Slope rating is the USGA measure of how much harder a course plays for a bogey golfer than for a scratch golfer, from 55 to 155 (113 is average). Course rating is the expected score for a scratch golfer from the same tees.

Yes. It includes qualifying courses within about 25 miles of Miami, not only courses whose address is in the city.

This page was last generated Nov 12, 2026, 3:38 AM EST. Scores and eligibility are recomputed about every hour.

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