Very fast greens and a firm course. The twelfth hole has the tee either along the water to the left or up high on a manufactured hill, rumored to be the highest point in Collier County. Was this review helpful? The dynamite bill alone reached $1m as they blasted through tons of rock to create huge, deep lakes and the fill was then used to create rare Floridian elevation changes. Best in State:Ranked third, 2011-'22. ", Wonderful routing with exceptional landscaping. Once you get on the golf course, it confirms it. The Hurdzan/Fry design along with the vision of founder and owner Gary Chensoff have created a top shelf golfing experience. Wide off the tee but the approach shots are key. The elevated tee gives players a good preview of the hole, so take note of the flag placement before committing where to place your tee shot and set yourself for a good chance of closing the front nine with a par. Camargo is an exclusive club with less than 300 members in northeast Cincinnati that embraces its roots with an old school look and feel including in the wood laced locker room and understated pro shop. Routing the course towards this large sand dune is a work of art and elevates this pristinely maintained course among best in the country. 74. For big hitters it may be driveable, a Redan green that it is well protected with bunkers and a hellacious pot bunker to the right front. One criticism is that many of the holes have sand/waste area down the entire side of a fairway which creates a feeling of similarity. It bends to the left with a large fronting bunker. One has to come in from the center of the fairway because if the tee shot is struck too far left it is a difficult angle requiring a carry over a bunker on the left or one brings the water into consideration. It was almost impossible to play golf but it was still a real treat to play. Moreover, Calusa Pines has far more interesting and varied greens and surrounds than the TPC course. Best Par 3: 3rd Hole 155 Yards Nicknamed "the shortest par five in the world," missing the green in regulation on the 3rd hole is nearly as penalizing as missing the famous island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass at the opposite end of the state. They haven't missed the mark on anything here. Another difficult green awaits with swales and slopes behind the bunker placed on the entire right side. Although one often sees the water, Calusa Pines does not incorporate water as much with the possible exception of the fourth hole from the back tee requiring a long carry over water, the fourteenth with water behind the green, the par 3 sixteenth hole, and water on the right for the tee shot on seventeen. Some of the most challenging greens I have ever seen on a Championship course.Best golf course in FL not named Seminole. Missing the green long results in one will go down a pretty significant hill. Great clubhouse, fabulous course, conditioning, caddies, practice area, challenge. Yet there is ample room to play away from the water at Calusa Pines due to the wider fairways. The course features a lot of raised greens but also lots of short grass, making it playable for almost all levels of golfer. The bunkers are pretty much gravel. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND WOULD LIKE TO EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF THIRD-PARTY DATA SHARING, YOU MAY DO SO HERE:DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION. Small membership, tough to get on, but worth the effort if you can. Incredible conditioning. Great review Jason. Grain has little to no affect on putting even though greens are Bermuda surfaces. This course is completely man made and may be one of the seven wonders of the golf world- taking a piece of land with only 6 inches in elevation changes and building a course with 63 feet of elevation changes. There are holes and characteristics of both courses that might give either one an edge. I personally thought this was a huge compliment to the course. Calusa is blessed with a unique topography, which really rolls in places including a dramatic panoramic downhill par 3. Hideout is not even in the same area code as for the quality of the golf course. The 200 yard plus par 3 7th is a monster. 100 Greatest:Ranked since 2007. Calusa Pines joins the Streamsong courses as having some of the best elevation changes and hole designs in the state of Florida and is unquestionably one of the best courses and clubs in the Sunshine State. 0 people found this review helpful Additionally, due to manufacturing some hills by moving dirt, Calusa Pines also has the more interesting terrain. I was off and on my way to the golf course at 0805. Aside from that, it is a collection of "good" holes that look beautiful, not "great" holes. I'd love to get that secret code one day. The only structures visible while playing the course are the clubhouse and cottages, a rarity for Florida. The course offers a good variety of shot options, varying lengths par 3s, 4s, 5s, and great movement. The sixth hole is a par 5 of 545/515 requiring one to either lay up short of the bunkers on the right side of this dogleg right or carry them. Because if he thinks. Played July 2022. Would suggest to anyone. ", Great course that does not have the usual flat Florida topography. Just a beautiful design with elevation changes unknown to Florida and the million dollar cost on dynamite is completely understandable after walking the course. Easily the top hurdzan design having played Hamilton, Philly militia, shelter harbor (close), and Erin hills. Respond to above review Players that get too nifty with their chip from off the green and leave it short will quickly have an opportunity to try again as they'll find their ball right back at their feet. Of the Hurzdan/Fry courses I have played, Calusa Pines is the best. ", Fantastic experience, the greens are among the fastest I have ever played. The course is among the best maintained I have ever played. The idyllic setting hosts a strong variety of hole designs, shapes, and directions so as to ensure a unique experience each time around. Youll need to befriend a member to get a game here on this intensely private Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry designed layout but persevere because this pine-sheltered course is dynamite. One must avoid the trees on the right with the drive. Calusa is also an enjoyable course for high handicaps. Big hitters can cut the corner and get home in two to this elevated green. I like the width of the fairways and the size of the very fast undulating greens. They are elevated with run offs on most sides. I usually dont respond or reply to reviews. The condition of the course was as good as you'll see for Florida with one exception: its really cool to have massive waste bunkering but its tough to figure out exactly what materials the bunkers should be. NAPLES, FL | Enjoy 2 nights' accommodations at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples and 2 rounds of golf at Tiburn Golf Club - Gold Course and Black Course. However, hitting from this bunker is not much of an issue. The sprawling clubhouse provides an impressive backdrop across the rear of the green and a great vantage point to watch players try and reach this green in two. Sixteen is the hole most players likely remember the most from a hill hitting down to a green that slopes substantially right to left towards the water. Thirteen is my least favorite hole on the course, a horseshoe shaped par 5 of 627/586 to the right where the big hitters can hit over the palm trees and mangroves on the right to reach the fairway and avoid one of the largest sand/waste areas one will ever see. There are elevated tees and a couple of elevated greens. Its actually set some 60 feet up so perched is perhaps an exaggeration! A first-rate experience all around if you're lucky enough to know a member -- this is a very tough get. After punching in the secret code on the security box that grants you entry (I'm not telling the code) you see the wrought iron black gates down the private road open slowly enough to allow anticipation to build as you approach (I felt like Charlie in the Willy Wonka movie holding the golden ticket). There is a large swale to the left of the green and behind and the green has a spine in the middle. There is one waste area that is supposedly nine acres and the eighth hole has a bunker that is over 25 feet tall. It is another solid golf hole. If you do not putt off the green, that is a W. To the course, the first hole is welcoming and two good shots should set up a good round. Favor the right with your tee shot. 2 people found this review helpful It most certainly is a better than average golf course which features a hill in one corner of the property to set it apart from the rest of Florida south of Ocala. The membership is rather exclusive and filled with a decent number of professionals. There are severe fall-offs on all sides and an approach shot struck too firmly will likely not stay on the green sloped right to left and front to back with several spines and mounds in it. A round at Calusa Pines is a special treat. Seventeen is a lovely par 4 with water down the right but there is ample room to hit the fairway. ", This could possibly be the best golf course in Florida. Best Par 5: 18th Hole 512 Yards Calusa Pines features great holes as the closers on each nine with the final hole of the course also providing a good scoring opportunity. Play Calusa Pines on a high wind day and every shot is a challenge. Respond to above review Of the longer holes, the most interesting are those around the hill as well as the cross-lake par four 9th and the strong and open 5th, which features an elevated target guarded by sand and slopes.. ", One of the best in Florida. The par 3 3rd does not look too intimidating on the card, but with a small green with deep bunkers left, it still has teeth. Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists, Very firm and fast conditioning but fair at the same timeamazing a hurricane went through 2 months prior to date played. The few memorable holes are the drivable par 4 and the last par 3. The course is exceptional from holes # 8 - 18. Was this review helpful? Despite having lost 776 trees in last years hurricane, the course survived at a very high level. If you aren't totally dialed in with your wedge, playing a Texas wedge may be your best chance to avoid further embarrassment. The head pro mentioned they lost 750 trees that opened up vistas and sight lines. ", This is one of the most unique and elite golf courses in Florida. Well deserving of its place in the top 100 in the country. Was this review helpful? See other reviews from Fergal O'Leary, Respond to above review GOLF DIGEST MAY EARN A PORTION OF SALES FROM PRODUCTS THAT ARE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR SITE AS PART OF OUR AFFILIATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH RETAILERS. Wind can be a factor here; catch Calusa Pines on a low-wind day and only the greens should present a challenge. Highest ranking:No. The Takeaway: Calusa Pines features elevation changes you generally don't find in Florida, elite level conditioning, and enough sand to make the Sahara Desert jealous. Obviously there's nothing the club can do about that but golf is supposed to be in nature, and while the natural landscape of Florida obviously sucks for golf, its not very well layered into this landscape. As if the greens were not difficult enough, the fourth hole has one of the trickier ones, a par 4 of 464/409 that one should try to come into the green as straight as possible but avoiding the water down most of the right side but this requires one to carry the water to reach the fairway. One either has to hit the green or be short front to have a chance for par or better. MIAMI, FL | Enjoy 1 nights' accommodation at The Biltmore Hotel and 1 round of golf at The Biltmore Golf Course. more reviews like this can be found at, I have to say that visitors to Calusa Pines confuse a great CLUB with a great golf course. The water should not be in play but one is very much aware of it. Our caddies (seasonal, but spends the summer at friars head) continued to call the greens slow and they had to be rolling at a 12+. I was told the ridge that hosts the 9th, 12th and 16th tee boxes is the highest point in Collier County. I consider this one of the absolute best courses in our state. The driving range is located on the opposite side of the road from the rest of the course and represents one of the few pla, 16th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (185 Yard Par 3), 3rd Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (155 Yard Par 3), 9th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (459 Yard Par 4), 18th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (512 Yard Par 5), 8th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (291 Yard Par 4), 12th Hole at Calusa Pines Golf Club (468 Yard Par 4), See additional photos of Calusa Pines Golf Club. I was told they spent $1 million dollars on dynamite and moved tons of dirt to create dramatic elevation changes. Very unique, tough greens. Was this review helpful? The green is thinner and slopes slightly towards the water which is close behind the green. Be forewarned this is a tough green. Respond to above review With membership numbers set below 300 and a joining fee of around $150,000 Calusa Pines is a high-end facility so get networking and perhaps one day youll be fortunate enough to sample the clubs slippery TifEagle greens. USE OF AND/OR REGISTRATION ON ANY PORTION OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF OURVISITOR AGREEMENT(UPDATED 1/1/20),PRIVACY AND COOKIES NOTICE(UPDATED 1/1/20) ANDCALIFORNIA PRIVACY NOTICE. . The final one-shotter at Calusa Pines is the most memorable hole at the course with a green wrapped around the sides and back by water and an elevated tee that offers an inspiring view of the surrounding property. The 400 plus yard par 4 5th surprised me, as it has large bunkers behind the green. Chensoff decided to gamble, instructing Hurdzan-Fry to design the most unique course in south Florida despite a dead flat site. This course underwent a true transformation. The Brickyard Golf Club is the most underrated private course in Middle Georgia. Me not so much. If one can get a game here, they should jump at the opportunity. The second hole is a long par 5 of 574/551 going in the opposite direction as a slight dogleg right. THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED, TRANSMITTED, CACHED OR OTHERWISE USED, EXCEPT WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. 2022 DISCOVERY GOLF, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA/Dana Fry, ASGCA, Heritage Bay Golf & Country Club: Cypress. While the length and carry over the marsh area is far from punishing, the steep slopes on either side of the putting surface create a nasty scenario to recover from.
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