Hollywood Courses have suffered extensive damage from the recent hurricanes. Call ahead to see which courses are open as they are in the midst of restoring everything, 11.14.05

Eco Golf Course (public)
1451 Taft St
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954)922-8755, fax (954)922-3037

I stayed close to home this week, the Jag was back in the shop (okay...everybody laugh!) I have been golfing in the Hollywood area for a few years now and thought I should at least let people know some of the options to the Diplomat (damned expensive you know). Golf 3 courses for the price of one tee time there!

Begin the weekend with a great 9 hole warm up at the Eco Golf Club.

This executive nine hole course is surrounded by a water treatment plant with channels running on both sides of the course. (get there before the heat of the day!) The surrounding water results in three of the nine holes requiring a tee shot over water to the green. The fairways are fairly flat and sand bunkers are spread throughout the course. The scenic layout also features numerous palm trees lining the holes. With all the hazards, accuracy and ball placement ( I tried, okay!)is crucial to achieving par (par 10 for Vee). The Westlake Wildlife Preserve is also located next to the course, which adds a wonderful gallery of birds to your game!

Par Yardage Course Rating Slope Back Tees 32 2265 N/A N/A Middle Tees 32 2098 N/A N/A Forward Tees 32 1893 N/A N/A

Green fees - under $20 (subject to change)

9 holes

Greens: Bermuda Grass

Fairways: Bermuda Grass

Orangebrook Country Club (public)
400 Entrada Dr
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954)967-4653, fax (954)967-4652

One of my favorite courses! Orangebrook! Played the East course with George on Thursday (yes, George beat me again, but he keeps the score, I don't, so you figure it out) and the West Course on Saturday with my favorite Italian Golfer! I refuse to keep score with him, he played pro in Europe and tolerates my duffing ways....

The club has two regulation eighteen holes courses are built on predominantly flat terrain, and are well maintained. There were a lot of trees down from the hurricane and root systems 2 stories high that added some interesting hazards! Numerous sand bunkers have been incorporated into the course design, and the greens vary in size. The East Course features more water hazards in play than the West Course. Therefore, the West Course's fairways are more open and easier to hit. The West Course's signature hole is #18, a 580-yard, par 5.

Par Yardage Course Rating Slope Blue 72 6563 71.3 120 White 72 6061 69.0 114 Red 72 5477 71.5 119 East Course

Green fees - $20 - 49 (subject to change)

18 holes

Built in 1936 , designed by A. J. Ewing

Greens: Bermuda Grass

Fairways: Bermuda Grass

Dress code: No denim, collared shirt required

	Par	Yardage	Course Rating	Slope
Blue	71	6413	70.7	122
White	71	5879	69.1	118
Red	71	5337	71.7	123

Green fees - $20 - 49 (subject to change)

West Course

18 holes

Built in 1956 , designed by A. J. Ewing

Greens: Bent Grass

Fairways: Bermuda Grass

Hollywood Beach Golf & Country Club (public)  BOOK ONLINE!
1650 Johnson St
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954)927-1751, fax (954)921-8135

Mark in the Pro Shop and Dave the Ranger are super guys. Craig (the starter) whom I dealt with on my first trip was more than helpful! Zeke (our new super golfer) played here with me Sunday and was very impressed with the variety and difficulty of the water hazards.

Locals say that this course is the oldest course in the area. The course is affiliated with the Hollywood Beach Hotel. It was built on fairly flat terrain, and the fairways are wide open but tree lined. There are some elevated tees, and water hazards come into play on eight holes. The large, sloping, fast greens are well protected by sand bunkers. Mark Mahannah redesigned the course in 1955.