Trump National Doral (Blue Monster)

A Miami tour stop with a lake down the last.

The Blue Monster has been part of the PGA Tour calendar for most of its life, and in 2026 the tour came back with the Cadillac Championship. It is the lead course at Trump National Doral, an 800-acre resort in the city of Doral, eight miles from Miami International Airport. Unlike the two Palm Beach courses in this region, it sells tee times online, and the rates are published on the resort website. Expect a premium price, a forecaddie and the 18th, a long par four with water all the way along the left.

Trump National Doral (Blue Monster) green fees and tee times.

Tee times are booked through the resort’s online booking engine or by calling reservations on +1 855 878 6700. The booking engine also offers prepaid, resident, senior and junior rates, and discounted stay-and-play times only for the dates of a hotel stay. The resort fee of US$40 per room per night includes priority access to tee times and use of the practice facility. Groups of 12 or more go through doral.golf@trumphotels.com. The published rates include a cart but not tax, the forecaddie fee or gratuities, and the resort says rates can change and blackout dates may apply. At the time of checking, the main range was closed and nets were in use for warm-ups only, so check before planning a range session.

The courses at Trump National Doral (Blue Monster).

The Blue Monster

The tournament course and the reason most golfers come. It runs to 7,590 yards with deep bunkers and water on many holes, and a forecaddie is required. From 2 November to 8 March it is strictly cart path only, so allow extra time per round.

The Red Tiger and The Golden Palm

The resort’s other championship-length courses cost US$260, or US$215 at twilight. The Golden Palm was being played as 17 holes while some greens were renovated. Either suits a warm-up day before the Blue Monster.

The Silver Fox

The cheapest of the four at US$240, or US$185 at twilight. The resort describes it as one of the most demanding tests in the country, so it is not an easy option for a second round.

The round, in perspective.

Dick Wilson designed the course for the opening of the Doral Country Club in 1962. Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner rebuilt it in 2014, and the resort now lists it at 7,590 yards; Wikipedia gives par 72 and 7,739 yards for the 2026 tournament set-up. Hanse kept the course’s defining feature, water, and added deep bunkers and long, sweeping fairways. The 18th is rated among the hardest closing holes the tour has played, with a lake on the left from tee to green and a fountain in it. Jack Nicklaus won here twice, Greg Norman three times and Tiger Woods four times, and Adam Scott won the last WGC event at Doral in 2016. Cameron Young won the 2026 Cadillac Championship at 19 under par, six shots clear of Scottie Scheffler.

Know before you go.

Forecaddie

Required on the Blue Monster

Carts

Included; cart path only 2 Nov to 8 Mar

Range

Main range closed at last check; warm-up nets only

Groups

12 or more by email to the golf team

Make the trip work.

Two or three days covers the Blue Monster and one other course. Twilight starts at 1pm and takes US$100 off the Blue Monster rate, so an early-afternoon tee time is the cheaper way in. In winter, the cart path only rule slows play, so leave a gap before dinner plans. The Trump Golf Academy offers private lessons, golf schools and junior programmes on +1 305 591 6487. If your dates are flexible, check the PGA Tour schedule first, as the Cadillac Championship returns under a multi-year deal, with the 2027 event set for 3 to 7 March.

Miami International (MIA) is eight miles east, about 15 to 20 minutes by car according to the resort. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is about 45 minutes north in clear traffic. Downtown Miami and Miami Beach are 25 to 40 minutes away, depending on the time of day. Rideshare works from the airport, but a car helps if you plan to play elsewhere.

Where it is.

Somewhere to settle in.

The resort’s own rooms and lodges sit around the courses; the resort fee adds US$40 per room per night, and overnight parking costs US$30 self-park or US$46 valet. Staying on site gives you discounted stay-and-play tee times and priority booking. Doral itself has business hotels near the Dolphin Mall and NW 36th Street, which cost less but lose the golf discounts. Miami Beach is the obvious split stay for a group who want the ocean.

Make a trip of it.

JW Marriott Turnberry in Aventura has two Raymond Floyd courses, Soffer and Miller, for its hotel guests. Miami Beach Golf Club and Normandy Shores are city-owned courses near the beach. PGA National’s Champion is about an hour and a half north. Off the course, the Wynwood Walls street-art district and Little Havana’s Calle Ocho are both around 25 minutes east.

Find your season.

Miami’s dry season, from November to April, is the time to go, and it is also when rates and demand peak. From June to September expect heat, high humidity and storms most afternoons, and Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June to the end of November. The Blue Monster runs cart path only from early November to early March.