Fort Myers Country Club

Fort Myers Country Club — known locally as "The Fort" — is a public 18-hole course in Fort Myers, Florida, designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1917 under the supervision of James B. McGovern. The course sits in a region closely tied to Florida's Gilded Age winter colony: Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone all maintained winter estates roughly a mile away. In 2014, Steve Smyers led the only significant renovation the course has undergone since opening, making it one of the more intact early Ross designs still in public play. The course plays to a par 71 at approximately 6,600 yards. It is part of the Florida Historic Golf Trail. Walking is permitted year-round at any hour, an increasingly uncommon policy at public facilities. Greens fees fall in the budget range.