Donald Ross, 1925
Biltmore Golf Course
An 18-hole, par-71 Donald Ross course from 1925, beneath the tower of The Biltmore Hotel.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © The Biltmore HotelThe Biltmore Golf Course is an 18-hole, par-71 championship course designed by Donald Ross in 1925 and restored for the modern game. It belongs to the City of Coral Gables and is run by The Biltmore Hotel, whose tower rises over the fairways.
A Donald Ross classic
Donald Ross, the most celebrated course architect of his day, designed the Biltmore course in 1925, the same years that Coral Gables and its great Mediterranean Revival hotel were rising. It is an 18-hole, par-71 layout of about 6,700 yards, restored and updated for the modern game.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © The Biltmore HotelThe course belongs to the City of Coral Gables and is run by The Biltmore Hotel. Residents and visitors can book tee times, and hotel guests can call the golf desk on 305 460 5364.
Champions of tomorrow
Every year the course hosts the final qualifier of the Junior Orange Bowl International Youth Golf Championship. It is also home to the University of Miami women’s golf team and to the Jim McLean Golf School.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © the City of Coral Gables
Video Credit
Video © The Biltmore Hotel · plays from YouTube, which may set its own cookies once it startsOur advice: book a morning round, then cool off at the hotel’s vast pool or stay for afternoon tea in the lobby.
Why it's on our list
- Donald Ross design
- Beneath The Biltmore
- Open to visitors
Plan your visit
- Where The Biltmore, Coral Gables
- Course 18 holes, par 71
- Hours Tue–Sun from 6:30am; Mon from 10am
- Lessons Jim McLean Golf School
What’s nearby
Distances from Biltmore Golf Course are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Douglas RoadGreenOrange1.6 mi32 min walk
- UniversityGreenOrange1.7 mi34 min walk
- South MiamiGreenOrange2.4 mi
Key sights
- Venetian Pool0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Versailles (Little Havana)2.4 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Vizcaya4.3 miCycle 28 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Bayside Marketplace6.4 miCycle 41 minCar or taxi 34 min
- Wynwood Walls6.6 miCycle 42 minCar or taxi 35 min
- PAMM6.6 miCycle 43 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Miami Design District7.4 miCar or taxi 39 min
- Lincoln Road9.6 miCar or taxi 49 min
- Art Deco Welcome Center9.7 miCar or taxi 50 min
- The Bass10 miCar or taxi 52 min
Location
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More in depth
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Since 1939Miami Shores Country ClubA 1939 course under old oaks in Miami Shores, 18 holes, par 71, open to the public.
Private, members onlyThe Links at Fisher IslandA private nine-hole course on Fisher Island, by P.B. Dye and renovated in 2025.