If you’re looking for a less expensive way to enjoy Miami and it’s golf courses, then look no further than Doral, because it’s only 30 minutes away from Miami, more important than location is that Doral is known to be a golfers haven, with a world-class golf course: the Doral Golf Resort, which has five outstanding golf courses guaranteed to challenge all levels of golfers, plus if a golfer still needs some tips, Doral also is the home of the Jim Mclean Golf School. You’ll find that many golfers prefer Doral over Miami, not only because of the golf course is where the World Golf Championship is played, but because the hotels Doral offers compared to Miami’s are less expensive and just as nice.

The Doral Golf Course is located at 4400 N.W. 87th Avenue. This golf course has a long history, the first PGA held in Florida was the Doral Open Invitational in 1962. But the resort not only offers golf, there’s a tennis center, a water park with a 125 foot waterslide, an adults only pool, a fitness center and Camp Doral for children ages 5 to 12.

But it’s the 5 different golf courses that attracts thousands of golfers every month; The Blue Monster: is where the World Golf Championship is played. It has the longest course at 7,728 yards. It was originally designed by Dick Wilson, but has been renovated and updated many times over the past 20 years by Raymond Floyd and Jim Mclean. The Great White golf course is named in honor of it’s designer, Greg Norman. This course is 6,679 yards and boasts of in-play water on 14 of the 18 holes, all of which are very challenging with its crushed coquina shells along with hundreds of palm trees. The Gold golf course was just redesigned by Raymond Floyd, who incorporated gently contoured greens, water surrounding 16 holes, and strategic bunkers that bring back a more traditional style golf course. The Red golf course is a short course at only a mire 6,058 yards. This course was designed to challenge golfers to play more strategically and favors shot placement instead of the long ball. Finally, the Silver golf course is also a newly redesigned course by the golf legend, {Jim McLean+http://www.golfersguide.com/golf/on-the-tee/jim-mclean-signature-course-to-debut-at-doral.html .

For those golfers or potential future golfers, the Jim McLean Golf School, located at 4400 N.W. 87th Avenue, offers private lessons, Corporate Clinics, 3-Dimensional Bio Dynamic Swing Analysis and summer camps.

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