Miami Shores Country Club is a village course from 1939, on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Shores, north of downtown Miami. Despite the country club name, its tee sheet is open to the public online, up to five days ahead. The course is a par 71 with four sets of tees from 5,000 to 6,700 yards, shaded by mature oaks on gently rolling ground, and it is cut in two by the Biscayne Canal and the Florida East Coast railway. Its floodlit range stays open until 9pm, which is useful on a trip where daylight goes to the beach.
Miami Shores Country Club green fees and tee times.
Book online for up to eight golfers, up to five days ahead; there is no booking fee. A credit card is needed to hold the time. Single players cannot book, and twosomes cannot book before noon on weekends and holidays, so a solo visitor should phone the tee time office on 305-795-2366, staffed 6:30am to 9pm, and ask to join a group. Groups of more than eight also book by phone. Changes and cancellations cannot be made online: call at least 24 hours ahead, or the card holder pays the full posted fee for every player booked. Green fees are not published as a table; they appear in the online tee sheet, and the 2026 Premier Card gives regular players preferred rates.
The round, in perspective.
Work crews began clearing 130 acres of woodland early in 1939, with part of the cost met by the federal Works Progress Administration, and the course opened that autumn. The architects were Robert “Red” Lawrence and Louis Wilson, both former associates of Toomey & Flynn, the firm behind Normandy Shores across the bay. Two hazards define the layout. The Biscayne Canal, known as C-8, crosses the property, and the railway line is out of bounds. Golfbreaks highlights the long par-five 7th, where the canal splits the fairway and laying up short is the safer play. A 2011 renovation reshaped and resurfaced the greens with MiniVerde Bermuda, restored the bunkers and reworked tees and fairways. The course has hosted the Florida State Open, and the club lists Bob Hope, Joe DiMaggio, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Lee Trevino among past players.
Know before you go.
Booking window
5 days ahead online
Online group size
Up to 8; larger groups by phone
Single golfers
No single-player bookings
Weekend mornings
No twosomes before noon on weekends and holidays
Changes
By phone only, 24 hours ahead
Range
7am to 9pm; closed Wednesday until 1pm
Make the trip work.
The range is the reason to come back after dark. It is lit, open from 7am to 9pm, and hits off grass from Wednesday to Sunday, with fresh mats on Monday and Tuesday while the turf recovers; it is closed on Wednesday mornings until 1pm. Buckets are 30 balls for US$11, 60 for US$16 and 90 for US$20, and PGA instruction runs from 8am until 9pm. Because singles cannot book online, solo travellers should call the office the day before. The clubhouse restaurant and bar works for lunch after a morning round.
The club is at 10000 Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and says downtown Miami, Miami Beach and Miami International (MIA) are all less than 15 minutes away; allow longer at rush hour. Fort Lauderdale (FLL) is the other option, to the north. From Miami Beach, cross on the 79th Street Causeway and head north on Biscayne Boulevard.
Overnight guests need to look off site. Golfbreaks suggests the Miami Lakes Hotel, a golf resort about 25 minutes from downtown Miami, for a stay-and-play base. Otherwise the choice is between the beach and the city. North Beach and Surfside, over the 79th Street Causeway, put you a few minutes from both this course and Normandy Shores. Downtown and Brickell suit a trip built around restaurants, and leave Miami Shores a short run up Biscayne Boulevard.
Make a trip of it.
Normandy Shores, the city of Miami Beach’s 1941 island course, is a few minutes away across the causeway and shares the Toomey & Flynn lineage. Miami Beach Golf Club on Alton Road adds a third public round without a long drive. Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster is the resort benchmark west of the airport, and JW Marriott Turnberry in Aventura, to the north, keeps its two courses for hotel guests. Off the course, the Miami Design District, with its galleries and showrooms, is a few miles south along Biscayne Boulevard.
Find your season.
South Florida golf is busiest from December to April, when winter residents return, and the five-day window means you cannot secure a peak-season morning weeks in advance. Summer brings heat and storms, which is when the evening range comes into its own. The club, not the forecast, decides closures.
Yes. Although it sells memberships, public golfers can book online up to five days ahead for groups of up to eight. Larger groups and anyone needing a change to a booking must phone the tee time office on 305-795-2366, which is staffed from 6:30am to 9pm.
Can I book a single tee time at Miami Shores?
Not online. The club does not take single-player bookings, and twosomes cannot book before noon on weekends and holidays. Call the tee time office and ask whether you can join an existing group, ideally the day before you want to play.
What is unusual about the Miami Shores course?
The Biscayne Canal and the Florida East Coast railway both cross the 1939 layout, and the railway is out of bounds. The course was partly funded by the Works Progress Administration and laid out by Red Lawrence and Louis Wilson, two former Toomey & Flynn associates.
Last checked 11 November 2026. This is an independent planning guide, not a first-hand review or a booking service. Check live availability, access, fees and travel details with the operator before booking. Airport suggestions are starting points for route planning.
