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Naples, FL

Tiburón & Naples

Tour-polished Norman golf with a Ritz-Carlton on site — Naples in full luxury.

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The place

Tiburón is where the professional tours come to close their seasons — Greg Norman's Gold Course hosts the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship and years of made-for-TV team events — and the conditioning shows it year-round. The Black Course is its tighter, wilder sibling, and The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón sits directly on property, so the crew walks from breakfast to the range. Beyond the gates: Naples' beaches, Fifth Avenue South's restaurant row, and Gulf sunsets that close every day like a ceremony.

The courses on property

CourseDesignerNotesAccess
Tiburón GoldGreg NormanHost of the LPGA's CME Group Tour Championship — stadium polish and coquina waste areas. The marquee.resort
Tiburón BlackGreg NormanThe tighter, wilder sibling — corridors through the cypress.resort
Naples Grande Golf ClubRees JonesA Rees Jones resort round across town — a strong change of pace.resort

Where you crash

The resort

The Ritz-Carlton Naples, Tiburón

The five-star anchor directly on the golf — club-level lounges, pools, and shuttle access to its beachfront sister property on the Gulf.

◆ The private house

The Private House

A Naples pool home in the Vanderbilt Beach or Pelican Bay orbit — lanai living, private pool, ten minutes to Tiburón's gates and the Gulf. Seasonal rentals run deep.

5-6 BR · sleeps 10-12 · ~$1,500–$4,500/nt

The 5-day plan

  1. 1

    Arrive & the Gulf sunset

    AM Travel day to Naples — arrive by afternoon.

    PM Check in, range session, Gulf sunset drinks and dinner on Fifth Avenue South.

  2. 2

    Tiburón Black

    AM Open on the Black's cypress corridors.

    PM Beach shuttle or pool; stone crab dinner in season.

  3. 3

    Naples Grande

    AM The Rees Jones change-up across town.

    PM Spa, fishing charter or beach; steak night back at the Ritz.

  4. 4

    Tiburón Gold — the Cup

    AM The LPGA finale stage for the team match — tournament turf, tournament nerves.

    PM Trophy dinner, cigars by the fire pits, one last Fifth Avenue lap.

  5. 5

    Beach morning & home

    AM Gulf swim or a farewell nine, then the drive home.

Why it wins

Thirty-six holes of Greg Norman golf kept at tournament polish — the Gold Course hosts the LPGA's season finale — with a Ritz-Carlton in the middle of it and Naples' Fifth Avenue dining twenty minutes away. The white-glove Florida trip.

Booking notes

Stay at the Ritz-Carlton Tiburón for on-property access to both courses; winter is peak season and peak pricing, so spring shoulder dates are the value window. Book Fifth Avenue dinners ahead.

Price this trip

Per person$2,571

range $1,870–$3,273

Lodging (house)
$1,500/pp
Golf (3 rounds)
$1,071/pp
Crew total
$20,571

Planning estimate — totals are confirmed at booking.

SEASON — Nov–Apr is peak; late spring is the value window