Crane Creek Reserve Golf Course

Overview: Melbourne's Crane Creek Reserve plays 18 holes at par 71, with the longest listed tees around 5,800 yards. Mature trees and reserve land frame a shorter historic test than many modern Florida championship courses.

History: Melbourne's original golf activity began with a smaller course in the 1920s, and Donald Ross was commissioned for the 18-hole layout. The full 18-hole course officially opened in 1928 and is now operated by the City of Melbourne as Crane Creek Reserve.

Did You Know? Florida's golf heritage material records President Warren G. Harding playing at the Melbourne course. The detail places Crane Creek in the early public-golf history of Florida rather than treating it as a recently built municipal layout.