Bonaventure GC
A view of a special guest looking at a green at Bonaventure Golf Club
GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
3.5
1594 Reviews (1594)
5 Stars
166
4 Stars
491
3 Stars
384
2 Stars
240
1 Stars
313
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.2
74.1%
Recommend this course
899 out of 1594 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.7
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
17
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.5
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
36.5%
Recommend this course
19 out of 52 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
3.5
197 Reviews (197)
5 Stars
38
4 Stars
82
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
26
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.4
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
71.1%
Recommend this course
140 out of 197 reviews
Read Reviews

About

Holes 18
Type Resort
Par 72
Length 7064 yards
Slope 134
Rating 73.7

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.

Book a Tee Time at
Bonaventure Golf Club
Powered by GolfNow.com

Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Lee (1970) Greenway Golf (2012)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Bonaventure Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Casual

Food & Beverage

Bar, Snacks, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2024 #3)
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+
waivedfees
10 rounds of waived fees
golf ball.svg
$120 in tee time credits
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection
redeemtrophy
Redeem GolfPass points

Reviews

3.5
1594 Reviews (1594)

Reviewer Photos

Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course needs work

This course is need of some upkeep. Greens and fairways are in rough shape. Understandably the busy season just ended but other courses have begun their upgrades and repairs. No food at the turn and limited liquor selection as well. Felt it used to be much better about a year ago.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
1.0
First Time Playing

Terrible fairways and greens

Just about every green and fairway had huge dirt spots. You would hit it in the fairway only to be rewarded with your ball in a dirt spot. The rough was a better place to be than in the fairway! I would not recommend or play here again. Plus it was $60 a round for what might be the worst conditions of a course I’ve ever played on.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad day of golf

Course is not playable, from tee to green.

Golf now needs to verify reviews and not do deals with courses that do not keep standards to a minimum.

Will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

The greens for the most part are good but the Tee boxes and fairways need work. You can see that the course is making upgrades. Keep up the good work.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Not worth playing

Had played course earlier in the yea and. Purse was in good condition, decided to go back, unfortunately this course is not playable will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played

A Venture you don’t need to take

Honestly very disappointed with the course I’ve played here for many years and finally after the owner decided to start making the course nicer it’s back to its terrible ways already. Greens look like a shooting range not sure how that’s even possible and most holes have massive dirt patches in the fairways. If you want to play a round and not care, drink, and play in the mud this is your spot.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 48
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Fairways are in terrible shape right now

This is a course with a great layout & we were excited earlier this year to see it in great shape again. Right now, that’s not the case. The fairways are in poor condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Course is not playable at the moment

Didn't come across one green that wasn't in horrible shape. Not bad but horrible shape. Also not sure what's going on but the whole fairway on the front par 5 is dirt. Don't waste your money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Playing on 5/31/25

It's not a bad deal for the price. However, the course needs a lot of maintenance. There was no cart service, so we couldn’t buy anything. It began to rain after the first nine holes, so we couldn’t keep playing. We were given a rain check, so that was nice. I will continue playing Bonaventure. I wish the course were maintained better.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Challenging layout but terrible fairways.

Shame the conditions are mostly poor. Many tee boxes have weeds, Even if you hit good drives to the fairways, most lies are on hard-pan dirt. Even rolling your ball over to some grass, you still have unforgiving thin lies. A few greens are really good but most are only ok with weeds or needing much repairs in places. Overall, the worst part are the fairways. Hard pan or thin unforgiving barely grass. We all agree: two 5-handicappers, one 17 handicapper, and one 25 handicapper.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 1
3.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Never Again

This course sucks. The greens were in terrible shape. The Fairways were dry and dead. Pace of play extremely slow no starter or rangers around.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
Nearby Courses
Plantation, Florida
Private
4.5714
7
Plantation, Florida
Semi-Private
2.7017428571
810
Sunrise, Florida
Private
0.0
0
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Private
0.0
0
Sunrise, Florida
Private
0.0
0
Plantation, Florida
Semi-Private
2.8180166667
644
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Private
5.0
1
Davie, Florida
Public
3.9250583203
1231
Cooper City, Florida
Semi-Private
2.4146
41
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Private
5.0
1
Golf Packages

JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa Stay & Play Package

FROM $377 (USD)
AVENTURA, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Turnberry Isle - Miller Course, Turnberry Isle - Soffer Course, and Normandy Shores Golf Course.

Miami Lakes Hotel Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
MIAMI, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at Miami Lakes Hotel and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Miami Beach Golf Club, Miami Shores Golf Course, Normandy Shores Golf Course, and Miami Lakes Golf Club.

Trump National Doral Miami Stay & Play Package

FROM $267 (USD)
MIAMI, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Trump National Doral Miami and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of The Blue Monster Course, The Golden Palm Course, The Red Tiger Course, The Silver Fox Course.

Hutchinson Island Stay & Play Package

FROM $207 (USD)
PALM BEACH, FL | Enjoy 3 nights’ accommodations at the Marriott Hutchinson Island Beach Resort, Golf & Marina and 2 rounds of golf at The Ocean Club at Hutchinson Island.

PGA National Gold Golf Experience Package

FROM $367 (USD)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | Enjoy 3 nights’ accommodations at PGA National Resort & Spa and 3 rounds of golf at PGA National - Estate, Fazio, & Match Courses.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account