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Turnberry Isle Golf Resort
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Five star Fairmont resort, spa, and two 18 hole golf courses. It's between Miami and Hollywood in Aventura, on the east side of Dixie Highway, literally behind the Aventura Mall. Both courses, the Soffer and the Miller, both RTJ Sr originals, were both recently redesigned by Ray Floyd. The Soffer course is the more championship style of course at just over 7,000 yards, 149 slope, 74.9 course rating, par 71, while the Miller course is much shorter at around 6400 yards, par 70, 143 slope. You have to be a guest to play here, and it's expensive. Impeccable course conditions, wonderful service and staff, and the courses were very resortlike, but challenging, a lot of water and sand. Was on a company meeting even here, otherwise wouldn't have paid the cost to play here, a bit overpriced in my book.
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Posted by: GeorgeM
Mar 10th, 2010
Stayed at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort, and played on their two golf courses, The Miller Course and Soffer Course, both were designed by Raymond Floyd and are very representative of his style, meaning challenging approaches to the pin from 100 yards in and subtle breaks into challenging pin placements. Floyd is a short game fanatic and his designs usually force different thinking and strategies into pins from off just off the green from different angles. A major point that should be made here is that both courses were in absolutely pristine condition: manicured greens and cuffs, beautifully maintained fairways, picturesque plantings and water hazards throughout and consistent, well groomed traps. Both courses required the employ of fore caddies that is a nice touch and makes the round feel more country club than resort. The staff is helpful, knowledgeable, and very well mannered in servicing their customers. This joint is not cheap by any means, but the Turnberry crew does everything right to make your experience feel worth it. The Miller course is a par 70, 6417 yard track from the tips carrying a 72/143 slope rating. The track is fairly open and did not feel like a 143 slope by any means. Even so, it was a nice challenge and very good resort course. There are some nice par 5’s including the 515 yard #7 and 577 yard #14 that delivers plenty of grief in the huge winds that sweep over the property from a variety of directions. All in all, a very worthwhile golf experience. The Soffer course at 7047 from the tips and more manageable 6537 from the Blue tees with a 72.7/141 rating is the more difficult and interesting of the two tracks. Soffer is more narrow than Miller, offers up more doglegs or at least curved fairway views, has very challenging approaches into the greens on the par 4’s and like the Miller course provides some terrific pin placements on the sloped greens. The par 3’s are all good tests, especially #’s 13 and 15. The signature hole is definitely the par 5 18th, a 542 yard beauty (from the Blues), where the second shot to a landing area is critical to approach a two-teared green over water. A large waterfall stands next to the cart path to the green that is framed with colorful flowers in the background.
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Posted by: jymorton
Nov 30th, 2009
Played both the Soffer and Miller courses. The Soffer felt very isolated, each holle seperate from the others, a definite course management, target style of layout. Has some elevation change which is unusual in South Fllorida. Water and water features, sand in play everywhere, and the greens were slick and undulating, a much tougher layout than the Miller. A much better back side than the front where it's routed around Lake Julius. Both courses were in great shape, if you only have time for one, if you're sub 15 handicap, you'd enjooy the Soffer more. Expensive!
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