Crandon Golf at Key Biscayne

Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin opened Crandon at Key Biscayne in 1972, one of the only major-course-architect public-access designs anywhere in greater Miami. Von Hagge returned in 1993 for a renovation. The course threads mangroves, lagoons, and tropical hardwoods on a barrier island just south of downtown Miami, with the kind of midcentury-modern shaping rare on a public muni. Golfweek ranks Crandon the top municipal course in Florida and #30 nationally among munis. Golf Digest has recognized it on America's top 75 upscale courses and Golfweek has it in the publication's overall top 10 lists at various points. A separate Top 100 Florida Courses ranking has it 77th. The course has hosted PGA Tour Champions events. Muni pricing keeps it in the $ band, extraordinary value for a course of this design pedigree, in arguably the most expensive metro in Florida.