Palm Beach Golf Guide/Martin County

Regional field guide

Martin County
Golf.

A parallel market with a quieter rhythm, lower density, and some of the region’s most intensely golf-focused clubs.

THE MARKETThe northern extensionHobe Sound · Stuart · Palm City

The regional read

Start with geography

Three ways to
play here.

Martin County is not simply overflow from Jupiter. The market is calmer, more spread out, and often more private, while the top private tier is defined by golf culture rather than amenity volume.

Level 01

Public & Accessible

Strong golf without a private-club commitment—and a credible long-term lifestyle in its own right.8 options in this guide

County public

Sailfish Sands

A modernized county facility pairing regulation golf with an inventive reversible short course and a welcoming public mission.

Daily fee

Hammock Creek Golf Club

A full-length daily-fee course with a club-like presentation and a practical location for Palm City and Stuart residents.

Semi-private

Lost Lake Golf Club

A residential course with outside access that offers a useful bridge between public flexibility and a familiar home-course routine.

Semi-private / daily fee

Heritage Ridge Golf Club

An accessible residential course offering a relaxed local game and an approachable entry point to the Hobe Sound golf market.

Public or resort-access golf

The Florida Club

A daily-fee course routed through preserve-like terrain, with generous corridors, strategic water, and a polished club-style presentation.

Public or resort-access golf

The Champions Club at Summerfield

A public-access Fazio course with a residential setting, serious green complexes, and a useful balance of challenge and everyday playability.

Resort and public access

Ocean Club at Hutchinson Island

A compact resort course between ocean and river, best understood as convenient vacation golf rather than a full championship test.

Semi-private / public play

The Shores of North River Golf Club

An easygoing executive course built for quick rounds, social play, and golfers who prioritize convenience over championship scale.

Level 02

Country Club Lifestyle

Golf matters, but the household is buying a complete private-club life.9 options in this guide

Private country club

Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club

Two courses, boating, racquets, dining, and a large riverfront residential footprint create a complete Martin County club world.

Private country club

Mariner Sands Country Club

Two courses and a broad amenity program support a mature, socially connected community with a distinctly quieter Stuart rhythm.

Private country club

Willoughby Golf Club

A lower-density community where one-course intimacy, familiar member games, and everyday club use are central to the appeal.

Private country club

Monarch Country Club

A Palm City residential club combining Palmer golf with tennis, aquatics, dining, fitness, and a friendly full-service community rhythm.

Private country club

Crane Watch Club

The golf and social center of Martin Downs, offering a familiar residential-club experience in the heart of Palm City.

Private country club

Palm Cove Golf & Yacht Club

A gated riverfront community where golf and boating share the lifestyle proposition in a relatively intimate Palm City setting.

Private country club

Miles Grant Country Club

An established residential club with golf, racquets, dining, and a social calendar oriented toward approachable everyday participation.

Semi-private country club

Indianwood Golf & Country Club

A quieter western Martin County club pairing a traditional course with community life and a lower-density, away-from-the-coast setting.

Private country club

Stuart Yacht & Country Club

A private river-adjacent club blending golf, marina access, racquets, dining, and a long-established Stuart social community.

Level 03

Golf-First Private

Course, access, pace, and playing culture dominate the decision.7 options in this guide

Highly private golf club

Medalist Golf Club

An intensely golf-driven club closely associated with tour-caliber practice, demanding play, and a membership built around the game.

Highly private golf club

McArthur Golf Club

A course-first environment with restrained presentation, bold natural character, and little need for lifestyle theater.

Private golf club

Hobe Sound Golf Club

A longstanding club whose intimate culture, architectural lineage, and golf-centered social rhythm matter more than scale.

Extremely private club

Jupiter Island Club

An exceptionally private island club where understated golf, beach, tennis, and generational social traditions are integrated into one discreet setting.

Private golf club

Loblolly Golf Club

A private Dye course with low-key presentation, natural sandy character, and a membership culture anchored more firmly in golf than spectacle.

Private golf club

Sailfish Point Golf Club

A private oceanfront community whose Nicklaus golf, marina, and coastal exposure create a distinctive game-and-water lifestyle at the county’s eastern edge.

Highly private golf club

Atlantic Ridge Preserve

A new, highly private golf enclave emphasizing natural landforms, restrained architecture, and a small-member course-first experience.

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