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3.1
210 Reviews (210)
5 Stars
48
4 Stars
70
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
24
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.4
Layout
3.6
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.3
68.5%
Recommend this course
162 out of 210 reviews
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3.6
12 Reviews (12)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.2
Value
4.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.4
StaffFriendliness
4.8
83.3%
Recommend this course
10 out of 12 reviews
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2.8
38 Reviews (38)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
10
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
8
Conditions
2.3
Value
3.1
Layout
3.4
Pace
3.5
Amenities
1.9
StaffFriendliness
4.1
60.5%
Recommend this course
23 out of 38 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff consistently stand out as a highlight for golfers visiting this historic SW Miami-Dade course. The compact layout with challenging holes like the elevated par-3 third makes it ideal for a quick, walkable round.

About

Holes 9
Type Public
Style Executive
Par 31
Length 1949 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

Briar Bay Golf Course, opened in 1975, is an affordably priced executive course that stretches out over 30 acres. The course presents challenges for all players, beginning to advanced. The layout features elevated greens that are small and fast, narrow fairways that are protected with bunkers. Water hazards also come into play on a few holes. Although it is located near a residential area the course promises an interesting layout that goes in every direction. Briar Bay Golf Course facility lacks some of the amenities of a private club, but they do boast a practice green and a clubhouse.

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Course Details

Year Built 1975
Golf Season Year round
Architect Robert von Hagge (1975) Bruce Devlin (1975)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.1
210 Reviews (210)
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Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Took a friend to play

I took my best friend to play for his first time, and we all had a great time. The staff is very cool and helpful.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Needs a lot of work done

No point in tee times when every time I go, I have to wait 40 mins to play. GREENS ARE GOD AWFUL!!!!! You cant putt at all cause of how awful it’s kept. Nice staff just they need to focus on taking care of the course more often. I would recommend it for beginners but once you try nicer courses you would not want to go back to briar ever again.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Briar Bay

Nice course

Surprisingly challenging for an executive 9 hole course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Briar Bay

Good value friendly staff good 9 hole course during week day’s.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Payment

No matter how you advertise, they always charge 20$… wasting time try to explain that we book through this app.. is 20 dollars or not play.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Great venue.

The course is only a 9-holer but, you'll have to think your way around it or you'll find yourself in the water or off the course. You can use your driver but you don't need it. It's a pleasant challenge for any golfer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0

All around really bad course for years now.

Went to briar bay for its location, for years I have been coming here and it’s become more and more frustrating, they ignore tee times, there’s no organization when it comes to scheduling times and amount of players, they have a golf cart shortage, they have very swampy areas, also they have very big knots and holes on their greens. Beautiful sights with all the lakes and animals aside from this the course is just a 1 out 5 everytime and never seems to Progress at all.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 38
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Horrible Experience

Course was overbooked. Pace was ridiculously slow following a groups of 5 walkers. Got paired up with a total jerk and his pal. Jerk decided it was a good idea to talk smack about my son and it all went downhill from there. Picked up my ball from the first green and walked away before having a fight. Staff was very responsive and apologetic and offered us a rain check but weren’t able to do it because I booked through GolfNow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great short game practice

My first time at an executive course. Conditions were alternating rain and sun (Florida weather is interesting) which affected play but greens and grass conditions were ok. It was a great short game practice and short par3 practice for sure, which will help my overall game as a new golfer. Decent green hills was good chip practice compared to a lot of flat Florida greens.

Staff members were friendly and great.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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