Here you' ll find a multitude of scenic
and rewarding opportunities to test your
game. ere's a course to accommodate
any player's requirements, including
public, semi-private and private courses
with a variety of layout and costs.
During the height of the winter season,
no golf destination rocks and rolls harder
than this southwest Florida enclave on
the Golf of Mex ico.
e Naples Area
First stop on this tour is Naples, a
region well-known for its numerous
golf courses. Here, it takes a ver y special
golf course to aract aention, however
Calusa Pines distinguishes itself from
its brethren by designing a course that
perfectly blends native plant vegetation
with sweeping ridges generating
outstanding vistas.
Named among the prestigious "Top Ten
Best New Private Clubs" in the United
States in Golf Digest, Calusa Pines is an
absolute blast to play. Perched upon the
highest land point in south Florida, this
course offers huge elevation. You' ll need
to befriend a member to get a game on
this private Michael Hurdzan and Dana
Fr y designed layout, but if you manage,
you' ll encounter an exceptional golf
experience.
A lso in Naples is Tiburón, located at
the luxurious R itz-Carlton Golf Resort.
Perfectly suited for those who wish to
play a British Open style course—firm
and fast, but without the thick thatch
rough—Tiburón presents an excellent
opportunity. e Tiburón is a public
facility, certified as an Audubon
Cooperative Sanctuar y, with 36
championship holes designed by Greg
Norman.
e Gold and Black courses each offer
golfers a unique experience with sod wall
bunkers, coquina shell waste bunkers
and the absence of conventional rough.
Following Greg Norman's philosophy
of max imizing
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