The Moorings Yacht & Country Club: Hawks Nest

Located just north of West Palm Beach is the Jim Fazio-designed Hawks Nest course at Moorings Yacht and Country Club. Pete Dye was commissioned to design the shorter Moorings course in 1974, which later partnered with Fazio’s 7,000-yard championship course 13 years later. Hawks Nest is truly unique for Florida golf, as the course is routed over steep undulations with wide fairways guarded by towering sand dunes as well as small and challenging putting surfaces. The front nine is highlighted by the difficult par-4 5th and 6th holes, which play over 450 yards, with the standout on the back nine being the finishing hole featuring a tight fairway pinched by large bunkers and a narrow, well-protected green.