Naples has a "members only" reputation thanks to its bounty of posh private clubs and upscale semi-private golf communities. Naples is indeed exclusive, but in recent years a new crop of stunning natural-style public and visitor-friendly resort courses are attracting even more players to the area. With more than 100 courses to choose from, there's something to fit every golfer's budget and playing style. Still, with its highly-rated courses and with superstar designers P.B. Dye, Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus and Robert Trent Jones, Sr. adding their signatures to area fairways, Naples is at its heart a golf destination with cache. All the courses listed below are open to the public and offer a challenging way to spend your days.
Arrowhead Golf Club
2205 Heritage Green Drive, Naples
(239) 596-1000
www.arrowheadgolfnaples.com
Arrowhead Golf Club was designed by Gordon G. Lewis, and features 18 picturesque holes positioned between 16 pristine lakes and rolling fairways. With various landscaping challenges, golfers of any handicap will find this course both challenging and rewarding.
Cypress Woods Golf & Country Club
3525 Northbrooke Drive, Naples
(239) 592-7860
www.cypresswoodsgolf.com
Nestled between the cypress trees and Pine Ridge in Northern Naples sits Cypress Woods Golf & Country Club. The lakes, trees, and wildlife will bring you closer to the beauty of Florida, combined with the intrigue and challenge that is Cypress Woods. Cut through scenic land, this par-72 championship course presents a challenge for golfers of all abilities. Our golf shop is staffed by PGA professionals to answer any of your purchase needs. We also cater to female and junior players!
GreenLinks Golf Resort
7990 Mahogany Run Lane, Naples
(888) 992-2099
www.greenlinksnaples.com/golf
GreenLinks Golf Resort has built a reputation as having the only golf courses in the Naples area designed by legends Robert Trent Jones, Sr. and Lee Trevino. Choose between our two courses, and let your passion for the game of golf be satisfied. Jones' Lely Flamingo Island Club or Trevino's Mustang Golf Club with provide excitement and challenge for golfers of any skill level. In all, our 36 holes continually receive four-star ratings from such experts as Golf Digest, Golfweek, and LINKS magazines.
The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club
851 Gulf Shore Boulevard North, Naples
(239) 261-2222
www.naplesbeachhotel.com/golf
Built in the late 1920's, this par-72 golf course measures 6,488 yards and is the oldest course in the Naples, Florida area. The course was redesigned in 1948 by Mark Mahanna including challenging obstacles and landscaping changes. Since then, The Naples Beach Golf Club has received updates in 1980, 1993, 1998 by renowned architect Ron Garl resulting in the course we know and love today. Try your hand at a bit of Naples history!
Tiburón Golf Club 
2620
Tiburón Drive, Naples
(239) 594-2040
www.tiburongcnaples.com
Discover the Tiburón lifestyle! Tiburón Golf Club features two courses, the Gold and the Black, both designed intricately by world-renowned craftsman Greg Norman. Tiburón golfers enjoy unique stacked sod wall bunkers, coquina shell waste bunkers, and the absence of conventional rough that has become hallmark to this exclusive community. Following Norman's philosophy of maximizing the natural foliage, each element of this course has been carefully integrated and preserved. Tiburón prides itself in being designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International.
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