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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 7270 yards
Slope 128
Rating 73.7

Editor's Note: Course closed for business in 03/2023.

The Melreese golf course at International Links is where Tiger Woods made his first professional appearance in south Florida. The championship course, which has six sets of tees, features rolling fairways and large, undulating greens. It is a tight golf course featuring five lakes that come into play on 14 holes. To make up for the damages caused by Hurricane Andrew, the golf course has been outfitted with replanted tall live oak and palm trees that can affect shots. There are also nearly 100 sand bunkers present on the course. The Melreese course's signature hole is the par-4 14th, which is nicknamed "Heartbreak Ridge." It has water alongside the right side of the fairway all the way from the tee to the green, and it requires an approach shot past water to an island green. The International Links facility also offers a lighted driving range and putting green.

Course Details

Year Built 1961
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Indoor Practice Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2018 #22)
  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2015 #11)

Reviews

3.5
163 Reviews (163)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Amazing Food 19
Drinks 19
Patio Dining 11
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 18
Water Hazards 18
Bunkers 14
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Advanced Golfers 13
Instruction 11
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 19
Near the Airport 19

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Reviews 5
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Never again

Tha course was in a terrible condition. I don't know how they can charge so much money for it. We found out later, that the Golfcourse will be closed down in 2 weeks time.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
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Reviews 3
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Plays Once a week
2.0
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Unbelievable slow pace of play and couldn’t even finish the round

I know the course is closing soon but this was egregiously bad. We teed off 30 minutes past our tee time and finished the front nine in close to 3 hours as the course was absolutely packed.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 5
2.0
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First Time Playing

Couldn’t even finish

This placid a shame because it has so much potential but the pace of play is so horrible we weren’t even able to complete the full 18 holes. We had to stop at hole 11 because the sun went down and there was no way of playing ahead. Mind you, we had a a child with two adults behind us with no etiquette who almost hit us 4 times. For the price, I would rather play somewhere I could actually play the full 18 within a reasonable time.

Conditions Excellent
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 1
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Plays Once a week
1.0
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First Time Playing

Left after 5 holes

Pace of play was unbelievably horrible. They allowed 3 two some groups who looked like it was their first round of golf take wayyyy too much time. They would swing and miss or hit it 20 feet and kept walking to their ball, never picked up and left the golf cart in the middle of the hole as they walked around to get their balls. It took us 2 hours and we only got though 5 holes. A complete waste of $400.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Great Course, Poor Pace of Play

Let me start off my saying that this course is great in terms of conditions and layout. Fast greens, nice fairways and not extremely difficulty. However, the pace of play is the poorest I’ve seen, especially on the weekend. If you are going to book this course, do it on a weekend and early afternoon to beat the sunset.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

This one is special

The tiftdwarf grass make this course a spectacular place to play. Ball runs for ever and the greens are some of the fastest pace in Miami. By far has to be one of the best oublic access golf courses around. I have already booked my next round and I am ready to hit it again… supposedly scheduled to be closed down to build new soccer stadium so book and play if you can it is a must absolute must play…

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice Layout

Surprisingly a nice layout and I would recommend to play. Check the green condition first as they were not great when I played.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

First time player

If you’re a local resident of the City of Miami or have the premier card, this course is worth the money. I can’t justify the +$100 price point otherwise. Drainage after a rain storm the day before was poor, which made the pace of play even slower. We had to go off the back 9 first, as the starters allowed 3 groups of 4 to play together in front of us. This put us in front of the first tee time group at the turn, and they were not happy about that either. Our cart was in shambles, with no tread on the tires and a visible plug in the tire sidewall. I guess that’s what happens when the future of this beautiful layout is in question. There should also be nets along the east, west and south sides of the course as they are along major highways and a school/park. The average golfer is going to shank one into traffic and cause an accident.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course, bad course management

It was 4th of July and we had a BBQ to go to at 2:30. Tee Time was 10am. The course was slammed. We were a twosome. When we started the starter said pace of play was a 4.5 hour 18. Which is fine by me. By 12:00pm we were teeing up on 6. We had to call it by 1:30 because we were so frustrated with the waiting and people trying to play through on a slammed day. They need to do their research and lengthen the tee time interval instead of being greedy and taking more players. It ruined the experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 51
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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