There’s no golf course inside Little Havana, so the best golf courses in Little Havana, FL are really the ones you drive to from Calle Ocho. The closest sits about 10 minutes south in Coral Gables, and Doral, Miami Beach and Key Biscayne all fall inside a 30-minute ring. An unusual number of the courses around it take outside play. This guide sorts them by drive time from SW 8th Street and says which ones a visitor can actually get on.
Little Havana’s Golf Map, Measured in Drive Time
Little Havana is a neighborhood inside the City of Miami, not a municipality, so it has no course, no country club and no driving range inside its boundaries, which stop at SW 37th Avenue in the west and Coral Way in the south. What it has instead is position.
Coral Gables sits directly south of Calle Ocho, Miami Springs and the airport northwest, and Doral, Miami Beach and Key Biscayne are each half an hour or less. Price sorts as neatly as distance: the county-run courses are the value end, the Biltmore and Doral are the splurge, and Granada is the cheap nine you play on a whim.
Within 15 Minutes: Coral Gables and Miami Springs
Granada Golf Course, Coral Gables
Granada Golf Course is the closest real golf to Calle Ocho, a nine-hole par 36 at 2001 Granada Boulevard that the City of Coral Gables has run since 1923. Nine holes and a 10-minute drive make it the only round here that fits inside half a morning, and it’s forgiving for a beginner. The city’s Granada Golf Course page lists green fees of $30 for residents and $39 for non-residents, twilight rounds at $28 and $35, and a cart at $18 for nine holes, with the course open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Biltmore Golf Course, Coral Gables
Biltmore Golf Course is the bucket-list round here, a 1925 Donald Ross design at par 71, routed through the hotel grounds at 1200 Anastasia Avenue. The City of Coral Gables owns it, and it takes public play, not just hotel guests, with tee times through the hotel’s golf site. Brian Silva’s restoration ran from July 2018 to January 2019 and stretched it past 7,100 yards from the tips, so the reason to pick it over anything nearby comes down to Ross architecture brought back to form. The hotel shares the address, and our hotels in and around Little Havana guide covers cheaper beds.
Miami Springs Golf and Country Club
Miami Springs Golf and Country Club is the 15-minute option northwest, a par 71 of up to 6,755 yards beside Miami International Airport. It opened in 1923, hosted the Miami Open from 1925 to 1955, and is owned by the City of Miami Springs. It’s a public course with tee times online, so book ahead before you leave the neighborhood.
15 to 25 Minutes: Doral and Miami Beach
Trump National Doral Miami
Trump National Doral Miami is the marquee golf address in the metro, a resort with four 18-hole courses (Blue Monster, Red Tiger, Golden Palm and Silver Fox) 15 to 20 minutes northwest of Little Havana. The Blue Monster is par 72, was renovated by Gil Hanse in 2014, and hosted World Golf Championships events from 2007 through 2016. The PGA Tour came back in 2026, and the next Cadillac Championship is set for March 3 to 7, 2027. Hanse also reworked the Red Tiger and, with Jim Wagner, rebuilt the old Silver Course as the Silver Fox, which reopened in 2014. Outside play is welcome, and public rates here run the highest in this guide.
Miami Beach Golf Club
Miami Beach Golf Club at 2301 Alton Road is 20 to 25 minutes east over the causeways and the most forgiving good course in this ring. It opened in 1923 as the Bayshore Golf Course, and the Arthur Hills firm rebuilt it in 2002 into 18 holes at par 72 and about 6,813 yards, with generous fairways. The city runs it and takes public play, at one rate for Miami Beach residents and a higher one for everyone else.
25 Minutes and Out: Key Biscayne, Pinecrest, North Dade and Broward
Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne
Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne is the round to book first if you only play once. It’s par 72 at just over 7,100 yards, a 1972 von Hagge and Devlin layout with mangrove-lined fairways, and Golf Miami-Dade calls it the only public golf course on Biscayne Bay. It hosted the Champions Tour’s Royal Caribbean Classic from 1987 to 2004. Getting there takes 25 to 30 minutes plus the Rickenbacker Causeway toll, charged once on the way in. The causeway also reaches Crandon Park, a stop in our day trips from Little Havana guide.
Palmetto Golf Course, Pinecrest
Palmetto Golf Course is the value pick, a Miami-Dade County course in Pinecrest about 25 minutes south. It’s an 18-hole par 70 on 121 acres, a 1959 Dick Wilson design the county has run since 1967, and it’s the answer for a real round without a resort bill. Miami-Dade doesn’t publish its green fees online, so the pro shop is the only reliable quote.
Greynolds Golf Course, North Miami Beach
Greynolds Golf Course is the short, cheap one: nine holes at par 36 and 3,100 yards, a 1964 Mark Mahannah design run by the county in North Miami Beach. A 35-minute drive is a long way to go for a short course, so it earns the trip mainly if you’re already up that way or playing with a beginner.
Jacaranda Golf Club, Plantation
Jacaranda Golf Club is a semi-private 36-hole club about 45 minutes north in Broward County, the longest drive worth making from Calle Ocho. Its West Course is closed for renovation until November 2026, so only the East Course is bookable online for now. Pair it with a Fort Lauderdale day or skip it.
Booking, Weather and Parking Around a Miami Round
The winter tee sheet is what catches visitors out. Crandon, the Blue Monster, the Biltmore and Miami Springs all fill fast in the dry season, so a golf trip here gets planned backward from the tee times you can get. Book before you fly, not the morning you want to play.
The dry season runs roughly November through April and is the reason people come. NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals put Miami’s average high at 76°F in January and 84°F in April, comfortable golf weather and exactly when tee sheets fill. Seasonal residents arrive in the same window and many drive down, which is what RV parking in Little Havana is for. Our best time to visit Little Havana guide goes month by month.
From May through October, highs run 87°F to 91°F and thunderstorms build most afternoons, so tee off before 8 a.m. Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30 and peaks on September 10, per the National Hurricane Center, and a named storm is the one real reason to move a Key Biscayne round. Humidity is the quieter problem: bags, grips and shoes left in a hot trunk don’t survive a Miami summer, which is why climate-controlled storage in Little Havana is where many seasonal players keep their clubs.
None of these courses sits on a Metrorail line, so every round means a car or a rideshare. Back in the neighborhood, the Calle Ocho core is mostly metered street parking with a few small lots, and most locals pay through an app. Marlins home nights at loanDepot park and the last Friday of each month, when Viernes Culturales fills Calle Ocho between SW 14th and SW 17th Avenues, both make that harder. Old apartments run short on closet space, so a bag and a push cart often end up in a 5×5 storage locker. Afterward, the kitchens in our where to eat in Little Havana guide are 5 minutes from the car.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the best public golf course in South Florida?
Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne is the strongest public course near Little Havana. Par 72 at just over 7,100 yards, it runs through mangroves on Biscayne Bay, hosted a Champions Tour event from 1987 to 2004 and needs no membership. Tee times go fast in the dry season, so book well ahead.
What’s the nicest golf course in Miami?
For condition and prestige, the Blue Monster at Trump National Doral Miami is the headline course, a par 72 that hosted World Golf Championships events for a decade and welcomes the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship again in March 2027. For architecture, Biltmore Golf Course in Coral Gables is the better round: a restored 1925 Donald Ross design 10 minutes from Calle Ocho.
What’s the most prestigious golf course in Florida?
Florida’s most prestigious courses are private clubs a visitor can’t simply book, which makes the question less useful than it sounds. Within reach of Little Havana, the Blue Monster carries the tournament pedigree and the Biltmore the architectural one, and both take outside play.
Is Little Havana close to Coral Gables?
Yes. Coral Gables begins just south and west of Little Havana, and the drive from Calle Ocho to Granada Golf Course or the Biltmore runs about 10 minutes without traffic. Coral Way, which forms Little Havana’s southern boundary, feeds straight into the Gables.
How long to spend in Little Havana?
Half a day covers the essentials, which is why golf pairs with it so easily. Five walkable blocks of Calle Ocho between SW 12th and SW 17th Avenues hold Domino Park, the Walk of Fame and the cigar shops. Play an early round, eat a late lunch on SW 8th Street, then walk the strip once the heat breaks.
Where the Clubs Live Between Rounds
Golf in Miami is a car trip, and car trips fill a garage. Value Store It rents month-to-month with no long-term contract, so clubs, a cooler and a folding cart can sit out a wet season without signing away a year. 5×10 units and 10×5 units hold a bag, a bike and the boxes that never got unpacked. 10×10 units take a one-bedroom apartment’s worth of furniture. A 10×15 unit holds a two-bedroom apartment during a renovation, and a 10×20 unit fits a three-bedroom home or a compact car. 10×30 storage takes a four-bedroom home, or a car plus lawn equipment. Our storage unit size guide settles the choice faster than a tape measure, and our Little Havana facility sits a few minutes off Calle Ocho.
