This is what a municipal golf course can be when someone actually tries. Gil Hanse took an abandoned West Palm Beach course and turned it into a public-access centerpiece — bold bunkering, massive greens, and a routing that makes you forget you're ten minutes from I-95. It belongs on a shortlist with Winter Park 9 and Goat Hill as proof that municipal golf can be elite, accessible, and aspirational all at once.
| Tee | Yardage | M Rating / Slope | W Rating / Slope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | 7,145 | 74.2 / 139 | 80.7 / 147 |
| Black | 6,670 | 71.9 / 134 | 78.1 / 140 |
| Blue | 6,111 | 69.1 / 127 | 75.0 / 135 |
| Sand | 5,595 | 66.7 / 122 | 72.1 / 129 |
| Green | 4,767 | 62.9 / 110 | 67.2 / 118 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | OUT | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | IN | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Yellow | 564 | 416 | 158 | 477 | 260 | 395 | 201 | 453 | 586 | 3,510 | 453 | 186 | 474 | 430 | 519 | 510 | 303 | 174 | 586 | 3,635 | 7,145 |
| Black | 540 | 391 | 140 | 451 | 227 | 359 | 185 | 400 | 550 | 3,243 | 433 | 171 | 444 | 405 | 473 | 494 | 281 | 164 | 562 | 3,427 | 6,670 |
| Blue | 505 | 360 | 116 | 386 | 196 | 324 | 161 | 379 | 516 | 2,943 | 411 | 141 | 403 | 374 | 443 | 457 | 261 | 144 | 534 | 3,168 | 6,111 |
| Sand | 471 | 327 | 103 | 365 | 170 | 279 | 140 | 349 | 468 | 2,672 | 382 | 127 | 372 | 348 | 414 | 415 | 246 | 132 | 487 | 2,923 | 5,595 |
| Green | 448 | 268 | 92 | 324 | 121 | 250 | 114 | 290 | 429 | 2,336 | 308 | 105 | 264 | 323 | 390 | 357 | 196 | 89 | 399 | 2,431 | 4,767 |
| Handicap | 13 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | 10 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 6 | — | — |
Fully public. Book online — tee times go fast in season (November–April). West Palm Beach, ~10 minutes from PBI airport. Walking recommended. Pair with a post-round drink in downtown West Palm.