Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin CourseKey Largo

The Dolphin Course at Ocean Reef Club is the more relaxed of the club's two eighteens - a shorter, more tropical layout at 6,620 yards that takes a gentler route through the Key Largo landscape compared to the Hammock Course. It's a remarkable thing to have two distinct eighteens anywhere in the Florida Keys, and the Dolphin provides Ocean Reef members the option of a more leisurely round in an already extraordinary setting. Private members and guests only.

Ocean Reef opened in the 1950s with a nine-hole course. Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin designed both the Dolphin and the Hammock in 1969, and Chip Powell reworked the Dolphin in 2001.

Robert von Hagge and Bruce Devlin built both Ocean Reef courses in 1969, and the Dolphin is the longer of the pair. It is island golf in the literal sense -- fairways winding through coconut palm, tamarind and mahogany at the northern tip of Key Largo. The driving corridors are generous and forgiving; the difficulty is concentrated in large, undulating greens that punish a careless read. Chip Powell reworked the original layout in 2001.

The longer of two private championship courses at the northern tip of Key Largo -- two eighteens in the Keys is a rarity in itself. Fairways wind through coconut palm, tamarind and mahogany, with the difficulty saved for large, hard-to-read greens.

How do I get on Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course?

Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course is a private club — play is reserved for members and their guests. The only way on is a membership or a member's invitation; there is no public tee sheet.

Who designed Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course?

Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course was designed by Multiple designers (private club history) and opened in 1980.

What is the par and yardage at Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course?

Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course plays to a par of 71 over 6,547 yards from the championship tees, with a course rating of 71.7 and a slope of 138.

Is Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course public or private?

Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course is a private member club — not open to public play. Access is by membership or a member's invitation; there is no public tee sheet.

Where is Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course located?

Ocean Reef Club — Dolphin Course is located at 35 Ocean Reef Dr, Key Largo, FL 33037, in the Keys area of Florida.