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Seminole Golf Club is a private golf club in Juno Beach, Florida, designed by Donald Ross in 1929 and consistently ranked as one of the top 100 courses in the nation. The 18-hole course features 6,787 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The site features a number of sand dune ridges that were carefully brought into play with some fairways directed towards elevated green sites while others drop down from sandy peaks to flatter terrain. Nearly every hole engages one or both ridges, and the wind shifts on virtually every tee because of how Ross sequenced directions around the compass.

The greens at Seminole are the main line of defense for the course and many of them are cleverly angled, narrowing towards the back which makes rear pin positions extremely tough. The course has lightning-fast greens and bunkers aplenty, but it's the wind that can really be troublesome. The 17th hole, a 195-yard par 3, is one of the most famous and beautiful par threes in the world. The 6th hole is famously known as Ben Hogan's favorite hole at Seminole, where Hogan would prepare for tournaments by hitting approach shots into the green.

In 1947, the club's members included Joseph P. Kennedy, Henry Ford II, Jack Chrysler, and Paul Mellon. The club has also hosted presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, and John F. Kennedy. In May 2020, the club hosted a charity skins game between Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff. The 48th Walker Cup was held at this venue in May 2021.