Normandy Shores Golf Course

Good food but need corned beef hash and refried beans on the nachos. If they add these things back I will give five stars.

Played here on December 16, 2014 and this is one of the best golf courses in Florida. Fairways were in mostly very good condition except for a few areas near water hazards, which technically wouldn’t be fairways anyway.
Greens are spectacular! Large, hard and fast rolling, there is really no 2^nd cut so landings just off the green can still be putt. Pin placement, however, was nothing less than cruel and sadistic. Cups on the bottom of shelves and on the perimeters of greens, they were almost impossible to hit. Asking the bag boys after our round, we were told that there is an amateur tour taking place within a week so the placement is in preparation for that. Good luck, boys, is all I can say!
The food in the lounge was nothing less than first-​class quality for sports bar prices. You wouldn’t expect to find food this good in the grill of a public golf course. Simply amazing! I can’t wait to play this course again!

Best golf course for under $ 100. Fairways and greens as good as any private course. Sometime plays slow during high season.

Normandy is a lil gem of a golf course in Miami. The layout is fun, the greens are well maintained and the staff is friendly. The greens are the most challenging part of this course. My one complaint is how busy the course is, or at least feels. There isn’t much land on the island to work with so the holes are narrow and on top of each other. We were criss-​crossing with golfers on other holes and having to wait for people who hit on our fairway (and let’s be honest, visa versa) all too often. Overall though, I enjoyed playing at Normandy and would definitely play there again. It’s on the premier card so a great summer deal.

Beautiful course, fast greens. Very well manicured and fun to play. Can be a bit breezy but still enjoyed it!

Beautiful course, greens are looking great right now

I learned to play at Normandy and it was always a fun course, not too hard, decently taken care of and priced like a municipal course should be priced.
Normandy took a five year hiatus to renovate and came back three times more expensive ($ 125 for non Miami Beach residents, half that for the lucky residents) as well as an undeserved attitude.
Don’t get me wrong — this is a decent course — but for that price I’d expect the course to be far better taken care of, without weed patches and bald spots on nearly every green.
Midway through our 7^th hole one of the employees rode out to tell us the foursome behind us complained that we were going too slowly, which was an outright lie since we knew the foursome, they were nowhere near us, and we later found out that Normandy was hosting a tournament and just wanted to get us out of there.
So poor maintenance, dishonest staff, and a really expensive price tag… I’m sad to say that Normany just isn’t what it once was. And that’s a damn shame.

Fantastic greens, 4 hour pace, fairways were nice. Overall a nice course near south beach hotels.

Always a well manicured course… good prices for locals too!
The Sunday brunch is good… But seasonal!- call before you go!

I DO DECLARE, this place feels like the Old South. The Normandy Shores Golf Club first opened in 1941, and it still has a certain white-​pillared elegance. It was very recently and beautifully renovated and is now serving Sunday brunch from 11 to 2. This review is for the brunch only and not for the golf course itself.
The service at the club is stately and superb. We were welcomed right away and invited to choose our own table. We found a perfect spot on the patio overlooking the 9^th hole. I can’t think of a nicer place to relax on a sunny February afternoon. The sky was sapphire and the greens were emerald.
The food selection, however, leaves a lot to be desired. There is no carving station, and the only seafood available was lox. Another glaring omission was green salad. There were only four hot items on the buffet: frittata, potatoes, sausage, and bacon. The frittata was superfluous because the highlight of the brunch is the omelet station. I had a made-​to-​order veggie and cheese omelet which was fantastic. I would have liked some salad and some roast veggies to go with the potatoes, but as I mentioned, there weren’t any. My companion made himself content with eggs and generous helpings of sausage and bacon.
The brunch costs $ 28.50/person and they offer $ 3 Absolut Bloody Mary’s on Sundays.