Lely Resort - Flamingo Island Course

Robert Trent Jones Sr. opened Flamingo Island at Lely Resort in 1989 and called it the finest course he ever designed, a strong claim from an architect with 500+ courses on his résumé. The 7,095-yard, par-72 layout uses signature white-sand bunkering around hourglass-shaped fairways, with large undulating Bermuda greens and a famous par-3 5th: 200 yards over a curved fairway entirely surrounded by water. Golfweek has rated it America's best twice. Golf Digest awarded it 4 stars and named it among the nation's premier public courses. The course is the marquee public-access option in Naples, where most other top layouts are private. Premium-resort pricing applies, comparable to Tiburón's two Norman courses.