Bonaventure Golf Club
About
Bonaventure Golf Club (formerly known as Bonaventure Country Club) is a classic Florida layout with holes routed through strands of mature palms and hardwoods, and around numerous water hazards and expansive bunkers. This course, designed by Joe Lee, is also called the Green Monster. Some people call it the Cascade Course because of the waterfall on the picturesque 160-yard, par-3 third. This signature hole has a waterfall that stretches across the front of the green.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 72 | 7064 yards | 73.7 | 134 |
| Blue | 72 | 6552 yards | 72.3 | 128 |
| White | 72 | 6292 yards | 70.7 | 125 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6292 yards | 76.8 | 138 |
| Gold | 72 | 5614 yards | 67.2 | 122 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5614 yards | 72.9 | 132 |
| Red | 72 | 5252 yards | 65.3 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5252 yards | 70.7 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.7/134 | 570 | 349 | 175 | 465 | 395 | 173 | 549 | 415 | 429 | 3520 | 538 | 430 | 184 | 403 | 425 | 373 | 581 | 182 | 428 | 3544 | 7064 |
| Blue M: 72.3/128 | 540 | 320 | 158 | 410 | 360 | 160 | 495 | 391 | 410 | 3244 | 476 | 410 | 163 | 375 | 405 | 355 | 540 | 169 | 415 | 3308 | 6552 |
| White M: 70.7/125 W: 76.8/138 | 523 | 305 | 149 | 397 | 344 | 154 | 473 | 383 | 393 | 3121 | 466 | 393 | 155 | 365 | 388 | 345 | 511 | 155 | 393 | 3171 | 6292 |
| Gold M: 67.2/122 W: 72.9/132 | 406 | 299 | 145 | 328 | 327 | 150 | 435 | 375 | 296 | 2761 | 411 | 372 | 148 | 352 | 330 | 325 | 424 | 151 | 340 | 2853 | 5614 |
| Red M: 65.3/116 W: 70.7/125 | 395 | 273 | 134 | 320 | 237 | 143 | 427 | 369 | 285 | 2583 | 401 | 302 | 140 | 345 | 290 | 315 | 410 | 145 | 321 | 2669 | 5252 |
| Handicap | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
Course Details
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Food & Beverage
Bar, Snacks, GrillAvailable Facilities
Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Locker RoomsAccolades
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2024 #3)
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Wildlife at Bonaventure Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/18/2025
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Gator on fairway #5 Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/18/2025
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Photo submitted by spatton09 on 12/18/2025
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Water guard on the 5th Photo submitted by Jetpilot86 on 12/16/2025
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Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 09/15/2025
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Photo submitted by baritony on 06/18/2025
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Fairway Photo submitted by u4385537 on 06/11/2025
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Fairway Photo submitted by u4385537 on 06/11/2025
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Photo submitted by u452233039 on 05/18/2025
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Photo submitted by Mike6989176 on 02/05/2025
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#3 Water Fall hole Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/22/2024
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Hole 2 Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 11/05/2024
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Hole 1 Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 11/05/2024
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Hole 4 Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 11/05/2024
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Photo submitted by ucedag on 03/08/2024
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Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 03/02/2024
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Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 03/02/2024
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Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 03/02/2024
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Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 01/31/2024
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Here are some of the greens and hole 5 from the tee box. Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 01/31/2024
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Photo submitted by Joel3054231 on 01/24/2024
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Tee box for # 1 Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/24/2023
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View of the second hole from the tee box Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/24/2023
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I parred the rebuilt 17th green today. Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/12/2023
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Freshly mowed 5th green Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/01/2023
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Rebuilt 17th green Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 12/01/2023
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Waterfall Photo submitted by BExP8dA7HEMLo8FmHyVo on 11/22/2023
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First Green is in great condition! Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 11/22/2023
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Rebuilt first hole Photo submitted by RG41402E5F4F4DCD1A7B on 11/22/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by Fargorito on 05/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u000007918628 on 04/03/2023
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Photo submitted by dnewman94 on 03/07/2023
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Green 1 Photo submitted by u102145309 on 02/27/2023
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Green 2 Photo submitted by u102145309 on 02/27/2023
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Tee box Photo submitted by u102145309 on 02/27/2023
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Missing water fall and poor tee box Photo submitted by Walter6421436 on 02/22/2023
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No water fall Photo submitted by Walter6421436 on 02/22/2023
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Photo submitted by u000007364284 on 02/02/2023
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Photo submitted by Einar1 on 05/20/2022
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Photo submitted by Einar1 on 05/20/2022
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Par 3 Photo submitted by u314159930591 on 03/09/2022
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Nice par 3 Photo submitted by ThePoorhello1981 on 02/12/2022
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This was a pretty hole with a waterfall on a par 3! Photo submitted by dcrane25 on 07/26/2021
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Their “putting green” if you want to call it that Photo submitted by u787219282 on 03/09/2021
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Green at Bonaventure Photo submitted by BirdyGolfer23 on 11/28/2020
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This is the green on hole number 1 Photo submitted by babaloo9834 on 09/20/2020
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Photo submitted by u748735555 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by u748735555 on 12/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Ookpdeb2002 on 11/25/2019
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There is a Falcon there.. Photo submitted by edwardfdez on 05/25/2014
Above average
Compared to other courses at this time of year Bonaventure was in pretty good shape. The layout is good but pace of play on this day was brutal. We waited on almost every hole but that was due to a group of newbies who were all over the place and really slow. Would have been nice to have a marshal out there to move them along or out
Super friendly staff. Course needs to be better maintained. Lose way too many balls in open sight. Greens are also pretty rough on some holes. For $65 this time of the year, you’d expect better course conditions.
Declining again
This course had improved so much after years of decline. However sadly I'll not be paying $60 under the current conditions. Greenside is now the rough. Greens are back to being barely mediocre. Fairways are still good but 4 tee boxes are under repair and prices are still high.
Fairway an greens
These course was once in such good shape lately it seems they have scaled back on keeping it up. The fairway was bumper an some areas uncut. The grass around the greens were more than any course that I seen for a long time.
An improved Bonaventure
the owners have invested a lot of resources into improving this course. I would have given higher marks if there were not three temporary tee boxes. Looking forward to those getting fixed. The course played well.
Overall review
Small golf shop wasn’t bad very friendly people. Carts were in great shape and they were electric and fancy. Driving range wasn’t bad, hitting off a mat into the water. Chipping area and putting area are far from each other in different locations.For beginner golfers this is a challenging course. (Not recommend for beginners). Fairways and greens were in pretty great shape. The waterfall wasn’t on when I played. Bunkers were in good condition not to soft not to hard, as for the Rough it had been raining a lot (can’t blame the course) only a few areas had grass like 6 inches max.
Still over price still bad conditions
The fact they charge you full Price yet the course could be mistaken for a swamp. Given it rain the night before, but the drainage is atrocious. The pace of play was terrible. Marshall don’t do anything about it. The grass itself is overgrown their signature hole so call waterfall has zero waterfall. There’s just nothing good about this course compared to the cheaper comparable courses in the area that have better amenities better condition, especially drainage.
The grounds were too wet
I enjoy playing golf at Bonaventure, but the course was quite wet and sluggish this past weekend. It didn’t feel right to be charged full price under those conditions.
Greens were really good , deep ruff challenging, over all great course from what it was 8 months ago
Overpriced & lied to in the description
Want to start off with the positive, the staff was very polite and friendly but that might be the only positive...$70 to play this track is overpriced for sure! Description of the course talks about the "waterfall hole" there was no water for the waterfall lol, the tee box on that hole is a driving range mat. Description says carts with gps, there were no carts with gps! My buddy was told at the turn they would give the food he wanted to the cart girl & she would bring the food he wanted to him, when we seen her she wasnt even told or givin such food. (She was great all day and had a great personality). Fairsways either were overgrown with patches of grass in the middle of fairways so it was like rough and the rough was overgrown to the point where you couldnt find your ball, wont be back
Best when it hasn’t rained
First time playing this course. The staff was very friendly. There was even a cart girl on a Tuesday. She was fantastic and had.l a great selection of drinks. The front 9 floods, it had been raining heavily all weekend and with this course being close to the Everglades there’s not much drainage. Keep that in mind if it’s rained recently. It was muddy and very wet. Back 9 was a bit better as it had higher elevation. The layout is fun and had some challenging hole. Overall value for money was great I got a hot deal for 35$ at 10am
Improving course condition with slow greens
The overall course conditions are improving. However, the greens are too slow for me. If they make the greens faster, I would be a frequent player here due to the course's good layouts.
Terrible pace of play
5.5 hour rounds because the ranger is too lazy to do his job. Course is in bad shape.. there are many more courses in the area that offer better value. Avoid this course if you have any other options