Naples and Southwest Florida Golf Packages and Breaks: Where to Stay and Play
Naples is where the LPGA crowns its champion, where Greg Norman built two courses behind a Ritz-Carlton, and where winter golf is a religion practiced in low 80s sunshine. It is also a market of gated clubs, which makes knowing the genuinely bookable public access core, Tiburon, Old Corkscrew, Lely and the beach resort courses, the whole game. Here is how the packages work, what they cost in 2026, and how we would build the week.
Photograph: Tiburon Golf Club, via Google
Who this trip suits
This is the winter escape trip, built for golfers who want tournament pedigree with a beach hotel attached. Couples get the easiest version anywhere in Florida: the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon puts two Greg Norman courses outside the lobby, the spa and Fifth Avenue South dining do the rest, and nobody drives more than half an hour. Groups get a deep bench of quality public access golf at three price tiers, from Tiburon at the top through Old Corkscrew's Nicklaus design to the Lely Resort courses, with a condo or villa base keeping the math friendly. And tournament fans can build the trip around November and December, when the CME Group Tour Championship and the Grant Thornton Invitational bring the professional game to town.
The courses to build around
Tiburon Golf Club, the Ritz-Carlton Naples
The anchor. Two Greg Norman designs share the property: the Gold, opened in 1998, stage of the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship since 2013 and the mixed team Grant Thornton Invitational each December, and the Black, tighter, quieter and preferred by plenty of locals. There is no rough to speak of, just coquina waste areas and stacked sod bunkers, which makes both courses far more playable than their tournament resume suggests. Pricing is fully dynamic and moves daily, roughly $99 in the summer trough to $500 at the winter peak, and Ritz-Carlton guests get the cleanest access on property.
Old Corkscrew Golf Club, Estero
The best pure golf day in the region away from the resorts: a Jack Nicklaus Signature design carved out of wetland and cypress northeast of Naples, with no homes on the property and alligators where the galleries would be. High season visitor rates have listed at about $189 Sunday to Thursday and $225 on Friday and Saturday with cart included. It is a serious examination from the back tees, so play it fresh, not as the fourth round of the week.
Lely Resort and the value tier
Lely Resort on the East Trail gives the trip its volume golf: the Flamingo Island course, a Robert Trent Jones Sr design with listed rates of about $120 to $165, and the Mustang alongside it keep a buddies group playing daily without Tiburon pricing. Naples Grande Golf Club, a Rees Jones design attached to the Naples Grande Beach Resort, covers the hotel and golf pairing at the next tier, and the JW Marriott Marco Island connects beach days to its affiliated golf inland. That spread, one marquee day, one Nicklaus day, two value days, is the template.
A sample week, and what it costs
| Trip element | The play | Indicative 2026 cost |
|---|---|---|
| Days 1 and 2 · Tiburon | Gold one day, Black the next, staying at the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon | Dynamic, roughly $99 summer to $500 winter peak per round |
| Day 3 · Old Corkscrew | The Nicklaus Signature day, morning tee time, cart included | About $189 to $225 in high season |
| Days 4 and 5 · value golf | Lely Resort Flamingo Island and Mustang from a condo or beach base | Flamingo Island listed about $120 to $165 |
| Rooms | Ritz-Carlton, Naples Grande or JW Marriott Marco Island in winter | Premium in season; villas and condos soften the math |
Rates verified indicatively in June 2026 from club and booking listings; everything here is third party pricing that moves with season and demand, so always confirm directly before booking. Check tee times · Check resort rates.
When to book, and when to go
December to April is the season the whole market is priced around: dry air, low 80s, and tee sheets that fill two to four weeks out at the marquee courses, so book January to March mornings as early as your dates firm up. November and early December are our favorite windows, when the LPGA and the mixed event are in town, the weather is set fair and the deepest winter pricing has not fully landed. May keeps most of the weather at softer rates, and June to September is the bargain play, hot and humid with afternoon storms, but fine for morning golf at half the winter price. Fly into Fort Myers RSW, thirty to forty five minutes from most of this golf, and rent a car.
For the full rankings see our best courses in Naples and Southwest Florida list and the Naples destination guide; for budgeting, the Naples green fee guide breaks down every tier and the access guide covers the booking mechanics. Traveling from the UK or Europe? Our Naples golf holidays page frames the same trip from abroad, and the statewide picture lives at golf in Florida.
Plan your Naples golf package
Two Norman courses behind a Ritz-Carlton, a Nicklaus day in the cypress and a value tier that keeps the group happy: we turn it into one clear plan with the right courses on the right days and the winter pricing handled honestly. Tell us roughly when and who is traveling, and one concierge prices it to the head, with no obligation.
Naples package questions
What does a Naples golf package cost?
As of 2026, public access rounds in Naples and Southwest Florida run from roughly $99 in the summer trough to $500 at the top of the winter market at Tiburon, where dynamic pricing moves daily. Old Corkscrew has listed about $189 to $225 in high season with cart included, and Lely Resort's Flamingo Island has listed about $120 to $165. All figures are third party rates, so always confirm directly before booking.
Which Naples resort is best for a golf package?
The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon is the headline act: stay there and you are on property with Tiburon's two Greg Norman courses, the Gold, which hosts the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship, and the quieter Black. The JW Marriott Marco Island pairs beach with golf at its affiliated courses, and Naples Grande puts a Rees Jones design behind a luxury beach hotel.
When is the best time for a Naples golf trip?
December to April is the glory season: dry, sunny, low 80s, and priced accordingly, with the CME Group Tour Championship in November and the Grant Thornton Invitational in December book ending the buildup. May and November are the value windows with most of the weather and far softer rates. June to September is hot, humid and stormy in the afternoons, but morning golf is absolutely playable and green fees collapse.
Can visitors play Tiburon Golf Club?
Yes. Tiburon is open to outside play with dynamic pricing, and guests of the Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburon get the smoothest access on property. The Gold course is the tournament stage and the Black is the members and connoisseurs favorite; both are Greg Norman designs. Book well ahead for January to March mornings, which are the most contested tee sheets in Southwest Florida.
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Researched and written by the GolfForKings editorial desk. Course facts and indicative rates verified June 2026. Last reviewed June 2026.