No Super Bowl host does the spectacle quite like Miami, thanks to perfect weather, hard bodies and parties galore along South Beach.
Miami is an especially golf-friendly Super Bowl destination as well. The courses aren’t as abundant as other recent Super Bowl spots such as Jacksonville or Phoenix, but it’s almost guaranteed that there will be plenty of sunshine and you’ll be playing golf in Bermuda shorts.
And considering the Super Bowl’s next two venues — Dallas, which can have iffy golf weather in February, and Indianapolis (where you’ll want to be huddled up next to a roaring fire for sure) — if you were ever going to golf during Super Bowl week, this is your year.
Because there are fewer golf courses in populated, built-up south Florida, don’t expect to find many bargains. Count on paying top dollar for tee times and stay-and-play packages. Of course most of the area’s top resorts are either full or almost full for the weekend.
Here are your golf options during Super Bowl week in South Florida:
Upscale south Florida resort golf
While not as golf-rich as Orlando, Tampa, or the area from Jacksonville down to St. Augustine, south Florida does offers a handful of upscale resort golf courses.
The biggest game in town is the Doral Resort, home to five 18-hole courses, highlighted by the formidable PGA Tour host, the Blue Monster.
The Blue Monster is available for play any day except Friday and Saturday at this point, and the course is still booking times for a 1 p.m. shotgun start on Super Bowl Sunday.
The remaining four courses at Doral, include the recently opened Jim McLean Signature Course. Formerly known as the Silver, the rebuilt course named for the resort’s famous teaching pro, now plays to more than 7,100 yards and rivals Greg Norman’s Great White course at as second fiddle at the resort. Each of the Doral Resort courses have limited availability throughout the week depending on the day and space is available to the public. Call 800-713-6725 for booking info.
Don Shula’s Golf Resort, just a short drive from the stadium in Miami Lakes and home to a championship and executive course, is obviously going to receive a bit of attention during Super Bowl week. Spots are sold out on Shula’s Senator Course, a Bill Watts design, Feb. 2-6, with limited space available on the day of the big game. Home Security Systems.
