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    Calusa Pines Golf Club

    Naples, FL Private

    Overview

    Calusa’s developer, Gary Chensoff, a Chicago venture capitalist, survived a rare form of cancer despite long odds, and his recovery strongly influenced how Calusa Pines was designed and built. Chensoff decided to gamble, instructing Hurdzan-Fry to design the most unique course in south Florida despite a dead flat site. They responded by piling up fill from ponds to form ridge lines up to 58 feet, then planted them with mature oaks, pines and sabal palms. Calusa Pines sports perhaps the firmest, fastest Bermuda fairways and greens in Florida, rivaled only by the turf at Streamsong. Recent removal of overgrown vegetation between holes has returned beautiful long-range views to the course and made it more playable.

    About

    Holes 18
    Length 7203
    Slope 143
    Facility Type Private
    Year Opened 2001
    Designer Dr. Michael Hurdzan, ASGCA/Dana Fry, ASGCA

    Awards

    100 Greatest
    Best Courses in Every State

    100 Greatest: Ranked since 2007.
    2023-'24 ranking: 69th (highest).
    Previous ranking: 74th.

    Best in State: Ranked third, 2011-'24. Ranked inside the top 5, 2007-'10. Ranked inside the top 10, 2005. Ranked inside the top 15, 2003.

    Current ranking: Third.

    Golf Digest Logo Panelists

    Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

    4.7

    100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

    Shot Options
    7.6142
    Character
    7.7457
    Challenge
    7.7023
    Layout Variety
    7.658
    Fun
    7.347
    Aesthetics
    7.652
    Conditioning
    7.9087

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