Tiburón Golf Club - The Gold Course

About
Tiburón Golf Club is home to two championship courses designed by Greg Norman. The two courses, the Black and the Gold, share similar characteristics but they each offer a different set of challenges. The Gold Course is slightly less demanding than the Black, the club's original layout, but that is not to say it'll be an easy round. Golfers will face a variety of hazards including towering pines and a combination of stacked sod wall bunkers and coquina waste areas. Water also comes into play on several holes. The golf course opens with a risk-reward par 5 that is nestled amongst tall trees. The hole flows to the right then bends back to the left, winding around a large lake. Long hitters may be tempted to go for the green in two, but beware because it's surrounded by trouble on all sides.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 7382 yards | 76.0 | 137 |
Back | 72 | 6790 yards | 73.1 | 132 |
Tiburón | 72 | 6121 yards | 69.6 | 121 |
Middle | 72 | 5711 yards | 67.5 | 115 |
Middle (W) | 72 | 5711 yards | 73.2 | 130 |
Forward | 72 | 5112 yards | 64.6 | 108 |
Forward (W) | 72 | 5112 yards | 69.6 | 119 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 75.7/145 | 573 | 440 | 458 | 428 | 225 | 600 | 396 | 175 | 480 | 3775 | 365 | 430 | 215 | 350 | 578 | 420 | 205 | 559 | 485 | 3607 | 7382 |
Black M: 73.1/139 | 533 | 380 | 426 | 393 | 210 | 565 | 360 | 150 | 446 | 3463 | 340 | 406 | 185 | 325 | 545 | 390 | 170 | 515 | 451 | 3327 | 6790 |
Black/White M: 70.6/135 | 455 | 335 | 426 | 393 | 185 | 545 | 360 | 150 | 395 | 3244 | 340 | 350 | 156 | 325 | 495 | 390 | 170 | 515 | 354 | 3095 | 6339 |
White M: 69.6/130 W: 75.2/137 | 455 | 335 | 398 | 375 | 185 | 545 | 340 | 128 | 395 | 3156 | 302 | 350 | 156 | 312 | 495 | 360 | 156 | 480 | 354 | 2965 | 6121 |
White/Blue M: 68.5/127 W: 74.1/134 | 435 | 315 | 398 | 375 | 145 | 519 | 340 | 128 | 385 | 3040 | 302 | 315 | 143 | 312 | 485 | 360 | 156 | 480 | 328 | 2881 | 5921 |
Blue M: 67.3/124 W: 72.9/131 | 435 | 315 | 388 | 337 | 145 | 519 | 310 | 106 | 385 | 2940 | 263 | 315 | 143 | 296 | 485 | 345 | 132 | 464 | 328 | 2771 | 5711 |
Blue/Lavender M: 66.0/115 W: 70.9/128 | 401 | 270 | 388 | 337 | 113 | 492 | 310 | 106 | 333 | 2750 | 263 | 265 | 130 | 296 | 453 | 345 | 132 | 464 | 293 | 2641 | 5391 |
Lavender M: 64.5/110 W: 69.3/123 | 401 | 270 | 347 | 284 | 113 | 492 | 279 | 82 | 333 | 2601 | 241 | 265 | 130 | 237 | 453 | 330 | 120 | 442 | 293 | 2511 | 5112 |
Handicap | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | |||
Par | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 09/25/2023
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Photo submitted by HCDan on 03/28/2023
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Photo submitted by HCDan on 03/28/2023
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Photo submitted by willdrobins on 07/03/2020
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Photo submitted by willdrobins on 07/03/2020
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Photo submitted by Hawkeye124 on 01/22/2020
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Photo submitted by lyoung on 01/05/2020
Enjoyable Experience
Wonderful course, had a blast. Bar and restaurant closed at 7:30pm. Bummer. Services on the course were fantastic
Great Course, a bit pricey but worth it
First time playing, and the weather was perfect, as was the condition of the course. Play was slow to start, but the ranger got it moving mid-way through the front nine. Greens were perfect, and the views are wonderful. A few bugs toward the end of the round but otherwise very pleasant. I would recommend it, and will be back.
Over sold and course is hacked up
I play here once per week and it’s sad to see what’s happening to the course. The fairways are full of un-repaired divots. The greens have dozens of ball marks and shoe scuff and a few have damage from club strikes. The pace of play is terrible as the course has been oversold, tee times are spaced out every 10 mins. The practice facility is also in rough shape there’s no grass to hit from at the range it’s completely destroyed. To pay $250 plus per round the course should be immaculate and the pace of play should be 4 hours or there about.
Wonderful resort course
Played the Gold course, incredibly well maintained, we have been playing golf throughout the south since Oct 15th. This is the best course we have played, and we have played multiple TPC courses and championship course layouts. The Greens are incredibly fast and difficult to read, however that is probably mostly the player.....Would highly recommend playing this course if it is your budget.
Best Golf In Naples
I’m a quality over quantity type of guy.. you can’t really play a public course in the Naples area that is worth playing for more than $20 it’s a sad sad public golf scene. (Old Corkscrew Golf Club as the ONLY exception) if you don’t have a private club membership, you will find yourself playing courses where conditions are almost embarrassing and being price gouged for it. If you’re a golfer, and want a real GOLF experience at a public venue, Tiburón is unmatched. Both courses have impeccable greens (the black course noticeably faster, gold course was a bit sandy) perfect fairways (black is a little tighter can’t just grip and rip) and all surroundings including bunkers are perfectly manicured.
This is the place to golf in Naples
Wow. Beautiful and fair.
This place is absolutely gorgeous. The clubhouse is very large. Driving range is nice. They have a dedicated chipping/sand area. They also have a couple putting greens. I played the Black/White hybrid tees. I'm a 9 handicap and the Black/White plays 6400 yards. It was actually too short. I had to keep my driver in the bag on 4 of the par 4s on the back. I was rewarded for playing hybrid off the tee. I've never played a course with the sandy cart path/trail along the course on every hole. I had to play off of it a few times and it plays much like fairway. No real rough in site. Being from Chicago, it's taking me a while to get used to the Florida greens. The ball just stops on a dime out here. I"m used to a bit of a roll out. My round took 3:15 on a weekday 11AM tee off. Two twosomes in front of me kept this from being an even faster round. I love this course!
First time
From my first impressions. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Course is in good shape,. Sand traps excellent, fairways all so excellent, greens would be the only thing I would give a minus too. Hard and couldn’t get any in coming shots to stop. Pitch and run Shots were hard to judge. Make sure you left putts on the bottom side of the hole.
Top notch
Troon knows golf and this is one of the flagship venues for a reason
Perfect but pricey
The Gold Course at Tiburon provided a fantastic day. The layout is very pleasing to the eye and the holes are fun to play. Plenty of tees to choose from for every skill level and fairly generous fairways to invite you to use your driver. The greens were fast and large with a lot of undulations making for some exciting putts. I’ve played both black and gold and 3 out of every 4 rounds I’d choose to play it over the black. It’s just prettier and I liked the green complexes better. We had lunch at Tiburon after and it too was very good. Sat outside and enjoyed the view and the weather. Only downside is it is not cheap. At $279 a round in peak season it’s easily the most expensive course in Naples.
The Gold Course Does Not Live Up to the Tiburón Reputation
If you want to play Tiburón, play the Black Course. The Gold does not offer enough to justify it’s price. Be aware that booking a Tee Time before 10:00 am will result in getting a fore caddy - whether you want one or not. Mine paid more attention to the other players, so I know I did not get any value from it. They do it for pace of play, but we played faster without one the day before with a 10:00 am Tee time. It’s still a good experience, just not worth the price. Enjoy the 19th Hole and staff - they’re great.
High End & Expensive
Played for the 1st time here along with a partner. We both thoroughly enjoyed the course & our round.
Course is meticulously maintained with a wonderful layout. Very picturesque.
We played as a threesome in under 4 hours.
Expensive round but didn’t disappoint.