The Resort

Food:
Five restaurants and lounges plus room service. Windows is the signature restaurant providing top continental cuisine with a Mediterranean flair.

Rooms:
696 spacious guestrooms combine modern comfort with relaxed classic furnishing in a country club environment.

Interior and exterior:
A South Florida feel.

Resort facilities:
Eleven tennis courts, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a beauty salon, hot tub/whirlpool, indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and spa. There is complimentary valet parking and under 15-year-olds stay for free.

Background to the Blue Monster Course

Architect:
Built in 1960 on a design by Dick Wilson then re-designed by Jim McLean. Dick Wilson was one of the world's most famous post-war golf architects. His other achievements include Bay Hill, Orlando, Florida (1961), and various courses built with Joe Lee in the 1950s and 60s.

Type:
Resort

Landscape:
True South Florida - open with lots of lakes and palm trees.

Course facts:
- Raymond Floyd's win here in 1992, at the age of 49, put him alongside Sam Snead as the only other player to win a PGA Tour event in four different decades.
- The Blue Monster's signature 18th hole, a treacherous 443-yard par four, on which players must negotiate wind and water on every shot, was rated the hardest hole on the PGA Tour in 2004.
- Doral is ranked by Golf Magazine as one of America's Best Resorts. The magazine also identifies the 18th hole on the Blue Monster as being one of the top 100 holes in the world.

Pro shop:
Open from 6am every morning, this is one of the largest pro shops in Florida. This is the place to book lessons with the legendary Golf instructor Jim Maclean who runs a Golf school at Doral.

Score Card

Address:
Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Marriott Resort, 4400 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33178-6623, USA

Website
www.doralresort.com

Telephone:
001 (305) 592-2000, fax 001 (305) 594-4682

Courses and length:
The 18-hole Blue Monster is 7,295 yards from the tournament tees.
There are four other 18-hole courses: the Great White Course, Gold Course, Red Course, and Silver Course.

Dress code:
Usual golf attire.

Tee times:
Bookings taken up to 30 days in advance by phone or on their website.

Handicap:
None

Green fees:
Call for details.

Packages:
A round on the Blue Monster Course is included with your room charge. Golf, spa and tennis packages are available.

Location:
15 minutes from Miami International Airport or 50 minutes from the Ft. Lauderdale Airport. Take the I-95 South to 826 West (Palmetto Expressway) and travel approximately 27 kilometers to NW 36th Street West exit. Travel 2.5 kilometers to NW 87th Ave, then turn right at the intersection. The resort entrance is on the left.

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Adventure Golf: Florida