Carl Fisher’s 1923 course
Miami Beach Golf Club
Miami Beach’s 18-hole city course on Alton Road, first opened in 1923 as Bayshore.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Miami Beach Golf ClubMiami Beach Golf Club is an 18-hole, par-72 course of 6,813 yards on Alton Road. It opened in 1923 as Bayshore Golf Course, part of Carl Fisher’s Alton Beach subdivision, and was rebuilt for the city by Arthur Hills.
Bayshore
The course opened in 1923 as Bayshore Golf Course, part of the pioneering developer Carl Fisher’s Alton Beach subdivision. In the Second World War the US Army rented it for $1 a year as a training ground, and when investors planned to build houses on it in 1944, the neighbours persuaded the city to buy the land and keep the course.
Rebuilt
The City of Miami Beach later gave it a $10 million rebuild by Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates: new turf, reshaped lakes and bunkers, and a new clubhouse. Today it is an 18-hole, par-72 course of 6,813 yards.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Miami Beach Golf ClubEach December, the week before Christmas, it shares the South Beach International Amateur with Normandy Shores, one of the strongest amateur events in the world.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Miami Beach Golf ClubOff the course
The Jim McLean Golf School teaches here, and the clubhouse restaurant is as popular with non-golfers as with players.
In the Second World War the US Army rented the course for $1 a year as a training ground.
Our advice: play late in the afternoon for the light over the lakes and the skyline, then stay for dinner at the clubhouse.
Why it's on our list
- Since 1923
- Arthur Hills redesign
- Restaurant open to all
Plan your visit
- Where 2301 Alton Road, Miami Beach
- Course 18 holes, par 72, 6,813 yards
- Lessons Jim McLean Golf School
What’s nearby
Distances from Miami Beach Golf Club 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
- Historic Overtown/Lyric TheatreGreenOrange4.0 mi
- Government CenterGreenLine 1Line 2Line 3Orange4.1 mi
- BrickellGreenLine 3Orange4.5 mi
Key sights
- The Bass0.5 miWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Lincoln Road0.8 miWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Art Deco Welcome Center1.6 miWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- PAMM3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Miami Design District3.5 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Bayside Marketplace3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Wynwood Walls3.9 miCycle 25 minCar or taxi 22 min
- Vizcaya6.1 miCycle 39 minCar or taxi 33 min
- Versailles (Little Havana)7.7 miCar or taxi 40 min
- Venetian Pool9.4 miCar or taxi 48 min
Location
The map comes from Google Maps, which sets its own cookies once it loads.
More in depth
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.
The only public course on Biscayne BayCrandon Golf at Key BiscayneMiami-Dade County’s 18-hole course on Key Biscayne, ringed by water and mangroves.