Weston has 54 holes inside its city limits and only 18 of them are open to the public. Bonaventure Golf Club is the one course in town anyone can book, and The Club at Weston Hills keeps its other 36 behind a private membership. So the honest answer on the best golf courses in Weston, FL stretches past the city line, out to the public and semi-private courses in Plantation, Davie, Cooper City and Pembroke Pines that Weston golfers actually play. This guide sorts them by one thing: whether you can get on.
The Two Rings of Golf Around Weston
Golf near Weston sits in two rings, and which ring you're in decides how far ahead you book. The inner ring is the city itself: Bonaventure Golf Club at 200 Bonaventure Boulevard on the north side, and The Club at Weston Hills behind the gates on Country Club Way. That's the whole supply inside Weston.
The outer ring is a 15 to 25 minute drive east and south on I-75 and I-595, covering Plantation, Davie, Cooper City, Pembroke Pines and Hollywood, and it holds nearly everything a Weston golfer plays week to week. Weston sits about 22 miles west of Fort Lauderdale, according to Visit Florida, so the whole ring is inland west Broward and never touches the coast. Expect flat golf on drained wetland, with water, wind and green speed doing the defending instead of elevation.
Bonaventure Golf Club: The Only Public Course Inside Weston
Bonaventure Golf Club is the only golf in Weston a visitor can book, and it holds up. The 18 holes are a Joe Lee design with wide palm-lined fairways, water on most of the property, and a waterfall behind the third that earned the Cascade Course nickname. Tee times go online through the club, and the range and golf shop open at 7 a.m., with a full-service restaurant on site.
Weekday mornings are genuinely walk-on friendly here. Winter and spring weekends are not, so reserve well ahead between January and April. The carts don't carry GPS, so bring a rangefinder, and the 18th plays as close to a double water carry.
Public Courses Within a Twenty Minute Drive
The genuinely public golf near Weston is municipal, cheap and busy. Neither course below needs a membership or an introduction.
Davie Golf Club: The Cheapest Real Round Near Weston
Davie Golf Club is the town-owned course about 20 minutes east and the least expensive real round in the area. The layout is links-style, and its own listing sells it on having South Florida's most fun greens, a fair description of a course that gets its interest from putting rather than length. Lessons are available and it's the friendliest option near Weston for juniors and improvers. Don't expect championship conditioning, and note the 5:30 p.m. close.
Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club: Municipal Golf on a Wetland Site
Plantation Preserve is the municipal course in Plantation, roughly 20 minutes northeast, built on a preserve site with wetland running through it. No membership, no introduction, just a tee time. Conditioning has drawn mixed comments from regulars in recent years, so treat this as a value round rather than a showcase one. It closes at 6 p.m., which is the difference between a twilight nine and a wasted drive.
Semi-Private Courses That Sell Public Tee Times
Semi-private is the sweet spot near Weston. These clubs have members and still sell tee times to anyone.
Jacaranda Golf Club: The Highest Rated Course in the Area
Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation carries 36 holes across two courses and rates higher than anything else near Weston on the golf directories. It takes public tee times, runs lessons, and is one of the few courses in the ring that regulars call kid friendly. It stays open until 6:30 p.m., so it's the best answer for a late nine after work. Book weekend mornings in season several days out.
Cooper Colony Country Club: Short, Flat, and Open Late
Cooper Colony Country Club in Cooper City, about 15 to 20 minutes southeast, is semi-private, short and flat, and it's where local instructors keep sending students. Read it that way: an improving course, not a test. Its real asset is the hours, since it stays open until roughly 9:45 p.m. That makes it the only place near Weston where a twilight nine after dinner is possible.
Flamingo Lakes Golf and Country Club: The Budget Round
Flamingo Lakes Golf and Country Club in Pembroke Pines is a semi-private 18 designed by John Condon, sitting at the budget end of the west Broward market and playing like it. It earns a place here for one reason: in February and March, when everything good within 20 minutes of Weston is booked out by 8 a.m., Flamingo Lakes usually has something open.
Resort Golf You Can Book Without a Membership
Grand Palms Golf and Country Club: Twenty-Seven Holes in Three Combinations
Grand Palms in Pembroke Pines, about 20 minutes south, is the one resort course near Weston, attached to a hotel and spa, so a visitor can book without knowing anybody. Its 27 holes play as three 18-hole combinations named Sabal, Grand and Royal, which means two days running without repeating a hole. It also carries the largest review base of any course in the area. Pair it with a stay if you're planning a golf trip, and check the Weston hotels guide for rooms closer to town.
The Private Clubs and What It Takes to Play Them
The Club at Weston Hills: Thirty-Six Private Holes by Robert Trent Jones Jr.
The Club at Weston Hills is the best golf in Weston and the hardest to get onto. Two championship courses, 36 holes credited to Robert Trent Jones Jr., sit at 2600 Country Club Way alongside racquet, aquatics and youth programs. The part most people get wrong: buying a house inside the Weston Hills gates does not come with club access. Membership is separate and tiered, and the club asks prospective members to tour and request current pricing.
Grande Oaks Golf Club: The Premium Round, With Limited Access
Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie, 20 to 25 minutes east, is the premium course in this part of Broward and the most expensive round near Weston by a wide margin. A restaurant and social club sit alongside it. Access is limited, so call about guest play rather than assuming you can book online, and note it closes at 5 p.m.
Emerald Hills and Lago Mar: Member-Led Access Only
Emerald Hills Golf and Country Club in Hollywood, roughly 30 minutes southeast, and Lago Mar Country Club in Plantation round out the private list. Emerald Hills is a long-standing club with a well-regarded clubhouse kitchen, and Lago Mar appears on the area directories as private with no public tee sheet. Both are worth knowing if you're weighing a membership. Neither is a walk-on.
Tee Times, Heat, and the Season Crush
Play early, all year. August in Weston averages a 90F high with about 31 muggy days against roughly 6.7 in February, according to Weather Spark, and the comfortable outdoor window runs late October to early May. From June through September the afternoon thunderstorm is a near-daily event that builds after lunch, and courses hold play for lightning. A 7 a.m. tee time is strategy, not enthusiasm.
Season pushes the other way. January through April is when the courses fill, and a tee sheet that takes walk-ins on an August Tuesday is gone by 8 a.m. on a February Saturday. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 with a climatological peak on September 10, per the National Hurricane Center, and a storm that never makes landfall can still leave these flat courses cart-path only for a week while they drain.
Clubs don't love a Florida garage either. Summer humidity gets into leather grips, gloves and headcovers, and gear left in an uncooled garage from June to September comes out tacky. A 5×5 storage locker takes a couple of bags, shoes and a travel case, and climate controlled storage in Weston is the version that protects them. Seasonal residents in Bonaventure often leave a second vehicle sitting outside an empty condo from May to November, which is what car storage is for, and a 10×10 unit holds the furniture during an off-season renovation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some good golf courses near Weston, Florida?
Bonaventure Golf Club is the only public course inside Weston. Within about 20 minutes you'll find Jacaranda Golf Club and Plantation Preserve in Plantation, Davie Golf Club and Grande Oaks in Davie, Cooper Colony in Cooper City, and Grand Palms and Flamingo Lakes in Pembroke Pines. Jacaranda rates best among the courses selling public tee times, and Davie is the cheapest.
What is the best public golf course in South Florida?
Near Weston, Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation rates highest of the courses that take public tee times, with 36 holes and a semi-private setup that still sells to the public. Bonaventure Golf Club is the better answer if you want to stay inside Weston, and Grand Palms is the pick for resort golf and 27 holes played in three combinations.
Can you play The Club at Weston Hills without a membership?
No. The Club at Weston Hills is private, so play is limited to members and their guests, and buying a home inside the Weston Hills community does not include club access. Membership is separate and tiered. The club invites prospective members to tour the property and ask for current pricing.
What do golfers say about Bonaventure Golf Club?
Bonaventure draws a large review base and lands in the solid middle of the South Florida course directories, which matches the experience: a well-routed Joe Lee layout with wide fairways, real water hazards and a friendly weekday tee sheet, rather than a championship test. The recurring complaints are conditioning that swings through the wet season and carts without GPS.
What is the most prestigious golf course in Florida?
Florida's most prestigious courses are private clubs on the coast and in the center of the state, and none of them sit in Broward County. Locally, the prestige answer is The Club at Weston Hills and its 36 private holes credited to Robert Trent Jones Jr. Grande Oaks in Davie is the premium alternative, though guest access there is limited.
Storage for Clubs, Gear and Everything Else
For anything bigger than a golf bag, our Weston storage facility rents month to month with no long-term contract, seven days a week. 5×10 units take a season of sports gear and a stack of boxes, 10×5 units give you that footprint in a shape better suited to long items, and 10×15 storage holds a two-bedroom condo's contents during a renovation. Go up to a 10×20 space for a full house, or the 10×30 when a household and a workshop move in together. Boat storage is available too, which matters in a city laid out around canals. Ask the Weston team to size it with you before you sign anything.
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