Hollywood has six golf courses inside its own city limits, and four of them take public tee times: Orangebrook Golf & Country Club, the rebuilt Hollywood Beach Golf Club, Eco Golf Club and Sunset Golf Club. The Club at Emerald Hills and Hillcrest Golf Club are semi-private, so a visitor needs to call before planning a round. This guide sorts the best golf courses in Hollywood, FL by how easily you can actually get on, adds two public courses a short drive outside the city, and covers how the season changes a tee sheet here.
Where Hollywood's Golf Courses Sit on the Map
Golf here is spread across the city rather than clustered in one belt, and Johnson Street is the closest thing to a spine. Hollywood Beach Golf Club sits at 1600 Johnson Street, minutes inland from the Broadwalk, and Sunset Golf Club is further west on the same street at 2727 Johnson. The rest sit in the residential grid: Orangebrook at 400 Entrada Drive near the center of the city, Hillcrest at 4600 Hillcrest Drive, The Club at Emerald Hills at 4100 N Hills Drive north of Sheridan Street, and Eco Golf Club rounding out the in-city set.
Nothing inside Hollywood's 30.78 square miles is more than about fifteen minutes from anything else, and the two public courses outside the city run twenty to twenty-five minutes. Golfers based at a beach hotel can play any of them and still be back for dinner, which matters when you compare places to stay in Hollywood.
Public Courses You Can Book Yourself
Orangebrook Golf & Country Club: 36 Holes in the Middle of the City
Orangebrook is the most straightforward round in Hollywood: thirty-six holes of historic public golf at 400 Entrada Drive, with tee times you book online. The original eighteen opened in 1933 and a second course followed in 1959. The West course has larger greens and a forward tee set, which makes it the friendlier side for a beginner, while the East plays harder off smaller greens.
If you lose track of which course you're on, the markers tell you: solid pin flags and granite tee signs belong to the West, checkered flags and plain signs to the East. There's a bar and grille on site, and of the courses in town this is where a walk-on has the best odds.
Hollywood Beach Golf Club: A 2026 Rebuild Near the Broadwalk
Hollywood Beach Golf Club reopened in April 2026 as an entirely new course on a site that has held golf for a century. Architect Richard Mandell rebuilt it at roughly 6,336 yards from the tips, par 70, with new greens, new bunkering, wider corridors, a new clubhouse, expanded practice areas and a short course called The Island. Public tee times and memberships both exist.
One detail is worth correcting, because older pages still repeat it: research during the rebuild found no evidence Donald Ross designed here, and the influences trace to Willie Park Jr. and 1920s South Florida design. What you get is a modern layout minutes from the beach, walkable enough that you don't have to take a cart.
Eco Golf Club: Nine Executive Holes You Can Walk
Eco Golf Club is a nine-hole, par 32 executive public course with undulating greens and heavy native bird life, and it's the local answer to not having four and a half hours free. You can walk it or ride, rental clubs and hand carts are available, and the club runs foot golf too. Eco suits beginners, juniors and anyone squeezing a round in around family plans. Walking is genuinely on the table, which is unusual in South Florida.
Sunset Golf Club: A Short Round on Johnson Street
Sunset Golf Club is a short in-town course at 2727 Johnson Street, listed in the Hollywood course directory and useful for the same reason Eco is: a quick round without the half-day commitment. It's a small operation that publishes little online, so call before you drive over. Treat it as a convenience option near the middle of town, not a destination you build a trip around.
Semi-Private Clubs That Take Guest Play by Arrangement
The Club at Emerald Hills: The Highest-Rated Course in the City
The Club at Emerald Hills is the best-regarded course in the city by review volume and rating, at 4100 N Hills Drive north of Sheridan Street. The golf course came first and the neighborhood grew around it, which is why the streets there bend the way they do.
Access is the catch. Emerald Hills is semi-private, so visitor play is limited compared with Orangebrook or Eco. Call about guest play before you build a day around it, and hold a public tee time as backup.
Hillcrest Golf Club: A Devlin and von Hagge Redesign
Hillcrest Golf Club at 4600 Hillcrest Drive is a semi-private eighteen-hole championship course with a longer history than most players expect. It opened in 1965 as a nine-hole executive layout, was redesigned by Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge, and reopened as a full eighteen in May 2001. Tee times show up on public booking platforms, so non-members do get on, but call ahead on guest access rather than counting on a walk-on, especially in winter when member play fills the morning.
Public Courses a Short Drive Outside Hollywood
Pembroke Lakes Golf & Racquet Club: Municipal Golf Twenty Minutes West
Pembroke Lakes Golf & Racquet Club is a well-rated public municipal course in Pembroke Pines, about twenty minutes west and not in Hollywood. It's the strongest nearby public option once you've worked through the courses in town. Municipal pricing keeps it busy, so weekend mornings go early and weekday afternoons are the easier ask.
Greynolds Golf Course: The Nearest Public Course in Miami-Dade
Greynolds Golf Course is a public municipal course in North Miami Beach, roughly twenty-five minutes south across the county line, and the closest public golf in Miami-Dade. Cheap and busy is the honest summary, so book ahead and plan the drive around rush hour in both directions.
Booking Tee Times Around the Season and the Weather
Season, not course quality, decides how hard it is to get on. December through April is peak, with highs in the mid to high 70s, little rain and seasonal residents filling member and public tee sheets alike, so book several days out. August through October is the cheapest stretch to visit and the easiest window for a good morning slot, a trade worth weighing before you pick dates on the best time to visit Hollywood. Green fees move with that calendar, so check the current rate at booking rather than trusting an old listing.
Summer golf here is a morning sport. The hot season runs from about June 2 to October 1 with average daily highs near 87F, June is the wettest month at roughly 6.4 inches of rain, and afternoon storms build inland before pushing toward the coast. Most showers are short, but lightning stops play, so tee off early and treat 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as the window you'd rather be at lunch. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30, and courses can close for cleanup for a few days after a storm.
Parking at every course here is free, which is the opposite of the beach and its meters and garages. Humidity is the other local tax: grips go slick and leather bags mildew, so players who leave a set in town between visits use climate controlled storage in Hollywood rather than a hot garage. Seasonal players who fly home in May keep clubs, a pull cart and beach chairs in something the size of a 5×5 locker, and a second car left idle all summer is the usual reason someone rents a 10×30 drive-up unit. After a round downtown, Mickey Byrne's Irish Pub on Hollywood Boulevard is the standard stop, with more in the Hollywood restaurant guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did Hollywood Beach Golf Club reopen?
Hollywood Beach Golf Club reopened in April 2026 after a complete rebuild, with a grand re-opening on April 24. It's a new Richard Mandell design at roughly 6,336 yards, par 70, with a new clubhouse, expanded practice areas and a short course called The Island. Public tee times are available, so you don't need a membership to play it.
Can you book tee times at The Club at Emerald Hills?
The Club at Emerald Hills is semi-private, so guest access is limited and not guaranteed the way a public tee sheet is. Call the club directly about guest play rather than assuming a booking site will show you a time, and hold Orangebrook, Hollywood Beach Golf Club or Eco Golf Club as a same-day fallback.
What are the top public golf courses near Hollywood, FL?
Orangebrook Golf & Country Club is the biggest public option with thirty-six holes, and Hollywood Beach Golf Club is the newest after its 2026 rebuild. Eco Golf Club covers quick nine-hole rounds, and Sunset Golf Club is the other short in-town course. Outside the city, Pembroke Lakes Golf & Racquet Club and Greynolds Golf Course are both public municipal courses.
How far are the Fort Lauderdale golf courses from Hollywood?
Fort Lauderdale sits about ten miles north of Hollywood, a twenty to thirty-five minute drive depending on I-95 traffic. Most visitors staying in Hollywood never need to make it, since six courses sit inside the city limits and two more are within twenty-five minutes. If you're driving anyway, go early and skip the weekday morning northbound crawl.
Is Hollywood, Florida worth visiting for a golf trip?
Hollywood works well as a golf base because the courses, the beach and a walkable downtown sit within about fifteen minutes of each other. You can play a morning round, be on the 2.5-mile Broadwalk by lunch and eat dinner downtown without moving the car twice. The full list of things to do in Hollywood covers the non-golf half of a trip.
Storing Clubs, Carts, and the Rest of the Garage in Hollywood
Golf gear is rarely the only thing that outgrows a Florida garage. Value Store It's Hollywood storage facility rents month to month with no long-term contract, which suits a snowbird season or a move that lands mid-year. Past the small locker, the lineup runs through 5×10 units and 10×5 units for a bedroom's worth of furniture, 10×10 storage units for a studio or a one bedroom, and 10×15 units and 10×20 storage when a whole house is between addresses. If you're not sure which fits, the storage unit size guide sorts it out in a couple of minutes.
