Tiburón Golf Club

Tiburón Golf Club
Club information
Location Naples, Florida
Established 1998
Type Private resort
Owned by WCI Communities
Operated by WCI Communities
Total holes 36
Tournaments hosted Franklin Templeton Shootout (2001- )
CME Group Tour Championship (2013- )
Website tiburongcnaples.com
Gold
Designed by Greg Norman
Par 72
Length 7,271 yards (6,649 m)[1]
Course rating 74.9
Slope rating 137 [2]
Black
Designed by Greg Norman
Par 72
Length 6,949 yards (6,354 m)[3]
Course rating 74.0
Slope rating 145 [4]
Tiburón GC
Location in the United States

Tiburón Golf Club is a golf glub located in Naples, Florida. It has two courses, Gold and Black, both designed by Greg Norman, twice the winner of the Open Championship and formerly the top-ranked player in the world. From Australia, Norman's nickname on the PGA Tour was the "Great White Shark," and tiburón is the Spanish word for shark.

History

The Gold course opened 17 years ago in 1998 and the Black in 2001. Tiburón is designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary by Audubon International. In 2006, the club was the first to use customized Segway golf carts.[5]

The golf club is part of a gated WCI Communities golf community by the same name. The Ritz Carlton Golf Resort is also located on the property. The club is also home to the TOURAcademy Tiburón, which features private lessons, multi-day golf schools, junior camps, and clubfitting.

Tournaments

The Gold Course hosts the annual Franklin Templeton Shootout, originally the "Shark Shootout," an off-season golf event hosted by Norman that includes members of the PGA Tour and Champions Tour. The tournament debuted in California in 1989 and moved to Tiburón in 2001.

Since 2013, the Gold Course has also hosted the season-ending event of the LPGA Tour, the CME Group Tour Championship, held in November.

Courses

Gold

Championship tees

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards5734404584282125923961724463,7173654212053505784202055594513,5547,271
Par544435434364434543543672
  • Rating = 74.9, Slope = 137

Source:[1][2]

Black

Championship tees

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3764223782014005021603455813,3651883594422204035604144655333,5846,949
Par444345345363443454453672
  • Rating = 74.0, Slope = 145

Source:[3][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Scorecard: Gold Course". Tiburon Golf Club. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Tiburon Golf Club - Gold Course". USGA. Course Rating and Slope Database. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Scorecard: Black Course". Tiburon Golf Club. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Tiburon Golf Club - Black Course". USGA. Course Rating and Slope Database. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  5. "Segways at Tiburon".

External links

Coordinates: 26°14′53″N 81°45′54″W / 26.248°N 81.765°W