The best golf courses in Pompano Beach, FL start at one address: the municipal Pompano Beach Golf Club on North Federal Highway, where two full 18-hole layouts take public tee times seven days a week. Palm Aire Country Club adds three more nines inside city limits, Topgolf handles the range-and-dinner crowd out west, and the courses worth a longer drive sit in Plantation and Hollywood. This guide sorts them by how far you actually have to drive, and says plainly which ones a visitor can get on.
The Golf Sits Inland, Not on the Sand
Golf in Pompano Beach happens with your back to the ocean. Nothing playable sits on A1A, so the map runs west: the municipal club is about a mile inland off North Federal Highway just north of Old Town, the community courses are buried inside the big residential associations mid-city, and Topgolf is out by Copans Road near the Turnpike. From a beachfront hotel, all of it is a ten-minute drive.
That spread is why the municipal club matters here. Golf Digest counts 82 courses within a 15-mile radius of Pompano Beach, and 47 are private, so a city-run 36-hole facility anyone can book is the difference between playing on a Saturday and not playing. Plan on riding rather than walking. The rest of the things to do in Pompano Beach sit back east near the pier.
Courses Inside Pompano Beach City Limits
Pompano Beach Golf Club: The Pines Course
The Pines is the city's championship card and the best public round in Pompano Beach. It's a Greg Norman Signature redesign that reopened on January 1, 2013 with Celebration Bermuda fairways and TifEagle greens, an 18-hole par 72. Scorecard data on 18Birdies puts the back tees at 7,119 yards with a 74.3 rating and a 130 slope, a stiff number for a municipal course. Move up a set of tees unless you play to a low single digit.
Pompano Beach Golf Club: The Palms Course
The Palms is the older, friendlier half of the same facility, an 18-hole par 71 at about 6,280 yards that locals have played for more than 50 years. It's more forgiving off the tee than the Pines, which makes it the pick for a mixed group or a first round in Florida. The city runs both courses 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily out of one pro shop at 1801 NE 6th Street. Check the club's notice page first, because holes have been closed and rerouted during 2026 utility work.
Palm Aire Country Club: Three Nines and Daily Fee Tee Times
Palm Aire Country Club sits mid-city and is the one people assume they can't play. It runs multiple nines, listed by Golf Digest as the Oaks, Cypress and a Palms course, and its own site publishes daily fee rates and an online tee sheet alongside the membership pages. A visitor can book without knowing a member, though guest policies change, so call first. One local trap: Palm Aire has a Palms course and so does the municipal club, and they aren't the same place.
Leisureville Fairway: The Community Course Most Guides Skip
Leisureville Community Association Golf Course is the fourth layout inside city limits, attached to the 55-plus Leisureville neighborhood and listed in Golf Digest's Pompano Beach guide as private. Access runs through the association rather than a counter, so outside play isn't something to plan a day around. It's worth naming because it explains why local course counts look bigger than the number of places you can actually book.
Topgolf Pompano Beach: Practice, Lessons and Late Hours
Topgolf Pompano Beach at 400 Lucky Lane is where the city's casual golf happens, with more than 100 climate-controlled hitting bays on three levels, loaner clubs and lessons. Bays hold up to six players and stay open past midnight most nights, which makes it the fallback when an afternoon storm shuts the course. Book online rather than walking in, since walk-up rates can run above the posted online pricing.
Galuppi's: The Clubhouse Restaurant at the Municipal Course
Galuppi's is the restaurant at the Pompano Beach Golf Club, on a patio at 1103 North Federal Highway looking over the greens and fountains. Doors open at 8 a.m. weekdays and 7 a.m. Saturday, so it works as a pre-round breakfast, and there's live music seven nights a week plus a Sunday brunch buffet. For a proper dinner, the best restaurants in Pompano Beach are a few minutes east in Old Town.
Courses Within a Twenty Five Minute Drive
Adios Golf Club in Coconut Creek
Adios Golf Club is about 15 minutes northwest in Coconut Creek and is the highest-rated course in the immediate area, a private club with no housing on the property, narrow fairways and heavily contoured greens. It's male-only and members-only, so treat it as context rather than a round you can book.
Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale
Coral Ridge Country Club is roughly 25 minutes south in Fort Lauderdale, with a main course and a Rees nine, both ranked by Golf Digest among the better layouts near Pompano Beach. It's private, and you're not getting on without a member sponsoring the round, so mention it to a local golfer rather than building a trip around it.
Courses Worth the Thirty Five Minute Drive
Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation
Jacaranda Golf Club at 9200 West Broward Boulevard in Plantation is the best public golf within an hour of Pompano Beach. East is the longer course with wider fairways, West is shorter and asks more strategic questions, and both carry four-star Golf Digest ratings with PGA and USGA event history. It's semi-private but takes daily play, with tee times online and a pro shop open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Club at Emerald Hills in Hollywood
The Club at Emerald Hills at 4100 North Hills Drive in Hollywood is about 35 minutes south and books public tee times through its own portal, so a visitor can genuinely get a round here. It markets on a top USGA rating in the region and keeps a full practice area and instruction program. Sitting close to the airport makes it the smart departure-day round, and it pairs with the other day trips from Pompano Beach.
Tee Times, Summer Heat and the 2026 Course Work
Book ahead between December and April. That's peak season on the coast, the municipal tee sheet fills first on weekend mornings, and walk-up availability gets thin. May and October are the value months for golf here, still warm and far less crowded, and the best time to visit Pompano Beach for a golf trip lands in those same shoulder weeks.
Summer changes the math. August averages a 89F high with lows near 78F, and June is the wettest month at about 6.2 inches of rain (Weather Spark). Storms are an afternoon pattern rather than an all-day washout, so tee off early and keep Topgolf in reserve for 3 p.m. Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30 (Visit Pompano Beach), worth watching the week before a late-summer trip.
Two 2026 items nobody else will tell you. County reuse-water pipeline work has closed holes on both municipal courses, with the Pines rerouting through two Palms holes and the Palms back nine shut, so its front nine plays as a nine or twice for 18. Both courses also close two days each in July for aerification.
Seasonal players deal with a storage problem the rest of the year. Flying a set down twice a year gets old, and a 5×5 locker in Pompano Beach holds a bag, a folding cart and a bin of shoes. Grips, leather headcovers and rangefinder electronics don't enjoy a South Florida garage in August, which is the argument for climate controlled storage in Pompano Beach. Snowbirds who fly in also leave a second vehicle behind, and car storage in Pompano Beach or RV storage in Pompano Beach beats paying for a driveway you use five months a year.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you book a tee time at Pompano Beach Golf Course?
Book online through the city's golf page or call the pro shop at 954-781-0426. The Pines and the Palms run off one tee sheet, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Winter weekend mornings go first, so reserve a few days out and check the notices page, because 2026 utility work keeps rerouting holes.
How much is a round of golf at Pompano Beach Golf Course?
Rates change by season, tee time and residency, so the city's golf page is the only reliable source. Expect winter mornings to price highest and summer twilight lowest, which is standard for a South Florida municipal course. Cart, club rental and range access are priced separately, and resident rates aren't always posted online.
Is the Pines or the Palms the better course?
The Pines is the better course and the harder one, a Greg Norman Signature redesign at par 72 and roughly 7,100 yards with a 130 slope from the back tees. The Palms is par 71 at about 6,280 yards, wider off the tee, and more fun for a mixed-ability group. Play the Palms first if you don't know the property.
Where can you take golf lessons in Pompano Beach?
The municipal club runs instruction from its pro shop at 1801 NE 6th Street, and Topgolf on Lucky Lane teaches in its hitting bays with clubs included, which is the easier start for a beginner. Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation also keeps a full instruction program, 35 minutes west.
Are there public golf courses near Lauderdale-by-the-Sea?
The closest public golf to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is the Pompano Beach Golf Club, about 10 to 15 minutes north, with the Pines and Palms both open to anyone. Palm Aire Country Club takes daily fee play a few minutes further inland. Everything else within a short drive of that coast is private, Coral Ridge Country Club included.
Storing Clubs, Carts and Seasonal Gear in Pompano Beach
Golf gear is only part of what a seasonal household ends up parking somewhere. Our Pompano Beach location covers the rest of the range, from a 5×10 unit for bags and bins, through a 5×15 unit or 10×10 unit that swallows a condo's worth of furniture, up to a 10×15 unit, 10×20 unit or 10×30 unit when a whole house is between addresses, plus boat parking in Pompano Beach for the days you'd rather be on the water than on a fairway.
Our second Pompano Beach facility runs a parallel lineup: a 5×5 locker, 5×10 space, 5×15 space and 10×5 unit for small loads, a 10×10 space, 10×15 space or 10×20 space for bigger ones, climate controlled units at that address, and outdoor boat parking there, RV parking and car parking. The storage size guide sorts out which one fits. Everything rents month to month with no long-term contract, so clubs parked for the summer aren't a year's commitment.
