courses - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T12:50:07Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/coursesSouth County public access golf courseshttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/south-county-public-access2010-12-01T20:17:23.000Z2010-12-01T20:17:23.000ZMary Kate Leminghttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/MaryKateLeming769<div><span style="font-weight:bold;">Links at Boynton Beach</span><br />Address: 8020 Jog Road, Boynton Beach<br />Phone: 742-6500<br />Layout: 18-hole championship course<br />Length: 6,297 yards; par 71<br />Greens fees: $48 per person. After 11 a.m., $39; after 1 p.m. $32; after 2:30 p.m. $28<br />9-hole family course<br />Fees: $14 walk, $21 ride<br />Comments: One of the best municipal courses in the country with a solid layout and new greens that are full grown in after one season.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Lake Worth Municipal</span><br style="font-weight:bold;" /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Golf Course</span><br />Address: 1 Seventh Ave. N., Lake Worth<br />Phone: 582-9713<br />Layout: 18 holes<br />Length: 6,100 yards; par 70<br />Greens fees: $39. After noon, $34; after 2 p.m., $29.<br />Comments: Built in 1924, the course has new golf carts and new sand in the bunkers for this season. Renovation of nine greens is scheduled to begin in May.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Delray Beach Golf Club</span><br />Address: 2200 Highland Ave., Delray Beach<br />Phone: 243-7380 <br />Layout: 18-hole championship course<br />Length: 6,884; par 72<br />Greens fees: (Palm Beach County residents) Until 1 p.m., $43 weekday, $46 weekend; 1-2:30 p.m. $33 weekday, $36 weekend; after 2:30 p.m. $23 weekday, $26 weekend. Fees lower for Delray Beach residents.<br />Comments: A Donald Ross design (1923) that still maintains some of the look and feel of classic Rossian green complexes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Palm Beach Par 3</span><br />Address: 2345 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach 33480<br />Phone: 547-0598<br />Layout: 18-hole par 3<br />Length: 2,572 yards; par 27<br />Greens fees: Morning, $38. After noon, $35. After 3:30 p.m., $24. Cart fees: pull carts $5, $3 in the afternoon. Riding carts: $14, $9 in afternoon.<br />Comments: On the Intracoastal and Atlantic Ocean, Raymond Floyd did a great job on what is a Par 3 masterpiece.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Osprey Point Golf Course</span><br />Address: 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton<br />Phone: 482-2868<br />Layout: Three nine-hole layouts<br />Length: 6,800 yards; par 72<br />Greens fees: (18 holes) Weekend, $47 morning, $41 after 12:30 p.m.; weekday, $45 morning, $39 after 12:30 p.m.; nine-hole rates: $14, walk or ride, before 8 a.m. Mornings, $29, afternoon, $20.<br />Comments: Newest kid on the block with a natural look and feel that should only get better as it matures.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Red Reef Executive</span><br style="font-weight:bold;" /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Golf Course</span><br />Address: 1221 N. Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton<br />Phone: 391-5014<br />Layout: 18-hole par 3<br />Length: 1,357; par 32<br />Greens fees: (Through Dec. 10) nine holes: walk, $10.50, ride, $18. 18 holes: $18 walk, $22 ride.<br />Comments: Tougher than it looks, especially on the back side.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Boca Raton Municipal Golf Course</span><br />Address: 8111 Golf Course Road, Boca Raton<br />Phone: 483-5226<br />Layout: 18-hole championship course, nine-hole executive course<br />Length: 6,714 yards; par 72<br />Greens fees (Through Dec. 10): nine holes: walk, $16.75, ride, $25.25; 18 holes: walk $25, ride $35.50<br />Comments: First renovation in 16 years gives the course a much-needed makeover.</div>