MIAMI FIVE

Today, the Country Club of Miami is part of a five-strong portfolio of golf courses operated under the auspices of Miami-Dade County Parks. The other four courses are the nine-hole Briar Bay layout (designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert Von Hagge); Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne, which is a former Champions Tour venue; the nine-hole Greynolds Golf Course which dates back to 1964; and Palmetto Golf Course, which is the oldest of the quintet, dating back to 1959 and designed by Dick Wilson, who also laid out the original 18 holes at Palmer’s Bay Hill.

The Country Club of Miami is a 36-hole club with a rich tournament history. Robert Trent Jones designed the original 18 to wide acclaim, with Lee Trevino among the list of its tour champions. Comedian Jackie Gleason lived at the club and would regularly host famous guests on the course including Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.