RedStick delivers a pure, traditional golf experience for serious players seeking championship-caliber challenge with minimal fuss. Its sharply defined bunkers, elevated greens, and walking-only culture cater to purists, while its exclusivity and understated profile ensure a sense of true discovery.
RedStick is a masterclass in understated, modern strategic architecture. Rees Jones and Greg Muirhead sculpted the gently rolling, sandy landscape into a walkable, tightly routed course where open vistas and small, elevated target greens dominate. With bunkers neatly integrated into fairway and green surrounds, each hole demands precise planning off the tee and courage on approach—while never feeling overbuilt or forced. The design insists on classic golf values: shot placement, ground contours, and wind. Its member-first, golf-only focus produces a minimalist, elegant test that satisfies purists from tee to green.
Rees Jones’s reputation for designing modern, challenging championship tests shines through at RedStick, elevated by Muirhead's collaboration on routing subtlety and green site selection.
RedStick’s fifth is a sweeping, three-shot par 5 that rises along the sand ridge, lined with strategic bunkers. Fast fairways reward bold play, but the small, elevated green demands a well-calculated third shot—lay up on the right angle and you’ll have a real birdie look.
Aim down the correct side of the fairway for your preferred layup distance, positioning for the best angle into the perched green.
Deep fairway bunkers and a narrow, sloping green punish misjudged approaches and errant layups.
Impeccably maintained, firm Bermuda fairways and greens; classic, minimal landscaping and open sandy waste areas.
Unhurried, member-driven rounds—expect an efficient pace with little outside play.
Exclusively member-centric and low-key; understated luxury where golf is the focus.
RedStick’s championship par 4s and 3s demand confident long-iron approaches, especially in the wind.
Small, quick greens make distance control critical; a deft touch saves strokes.
With no carts and a walkable, rolling layout, comfort on foot will add to your enjoyment and focus.
Prepare to favor angles over power—playing to the right spots is essential for scoring.
Local Vero Beach golfers conceive an invitational members' club
Project planning begins with Rees Jones as lead architect
Land acquired; construction commences
RedStick Golf Club officially opens for play
Clubhouse by Mark P. Finlay Architects completed
Founded by players determined to create a world-class private haven free from hype or distraction, RedStick quickly became a local legend. Membership filled swiftly, and the club’s low profile—neither chasing rankings nor tournaments—earned it a cult status with Florida golf connoisseurs.
RedStick’s walking-only ethos wasn’t a marketing choice but a philosophical one. The gently rolling sand ridge property and classic routing deliver a blissfully pure experience—the kind of round where you and your caddie are alone in the landscape, distances perfectly judged, immersion guaranteed.
Before RedStick, part of the property was home to a sawmill and, for a time, destined for equestrian development. The club’s founding group had the vision to seize the rolling sandy land and redirect it towards pure golf, making it the rare Florida course with both gentle elevation and spacious, open vistas.
The club’s founders explicitly pursued a private, golf-only ethos—they wanted play, not press.
RedStick’s sand crest location gives it rare elevation for a Florida course, aiding drainage and firm turf.
The clubhouse was inspired by designer Addison Mizner’s Mediterranean Revival style.
The course name honors the legacy of the Red Stick Creek warriors, Florida tribal history legends.
One of South Florida’s best resort experiences and another Rees Jones track.
Fun, approachable seaside short course for a relaxing contrast.
Quality municipal option known for conditioning and value.
Top local routing, accessible for a convenient add-on round.
Iconic major championship pedigree and variety in one complex.
Vero Beach for easiest RedStick access; Jupiter/Palm Beach Gardens if seeking more public/resort golf.
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