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The Pelican Golf Club
The Pelican Golf Club
1501 Indian Rocks Rd.
Belleair, FL 33756
United States
Overview
Pelican Golf Club sits on the site of the old Belleview Biltmore Resort golf course, not to be confused with Belleair Country Club’s two 18-hole courses that sit adjacent to the old Belleview Biltmore Hotel. The resort course, located a block south of the hotel campus, was a 1925 Donald Ross design that had been remodeled several times over the years. It closed in 2017, and the land was purchased by a new owner who turned it into a private club and hired Beau Welling to redesign the property. The land is flat, but the architecture effectively uses fairway bunkers and small, elevated greens to create strategic avenues. Pelican is the host of the annual LPGA’s ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge tournament.
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“The Pelican's tremendous green complexes are its defense given the wide corridors to play to make it a second shot course. Conditioning of the turf was top tier."
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“Solid test of golf but on a rather featureless site. Clubhouse is outstanding."
Read More2023
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“Beau Welling did an excellent job creating some interesting holes. However, many of them look as if he was trying to emulate Augusta National in appearance, yet on the flat Florida land they did not nearly have the same level of appeal. The club is very classy though and overall provides a great experience."
Read More2022
