Overview
The Yacht & Country Club in Stuart is a private, member-owned club inside a gated waterfront community that dates to 1969. Wikipedia describes it as Martin County's first golf-course community.
The 18-hole course opened in 1971 to a Charles Martyn design and was redesigned in 2020 by Tom Pearson, a longtime Jack Nicklaus Design associate. It now plays to par 71 and 6,574 yards. In its early years the course staged pro-am events with Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead and Perry Como that raised money for an anti-drug campaign.
The club reports multi-million-dollar renovations of both the course and the clubhouse.
Golf
| Course | Holes | Par | Yards | Architect | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Yacht & Country ClubRedesigned by Tom Pearson in 2020; the redesign stretched two par 5s past 600 yards. | 18 | 71 | 6,574 | Charles Martyn | 1971 |
Membership
Private, member-owned club.
The Community
Gated waterfront community established in 1969, described by Wikipedia as the first golf-course community in Martin County; it has a guardhouse staffed around the clock.
Highlights
- Hosted pro-am events in 1971 and 1972 featuring Jack Nicklaus, Sam Snead and Perry Como
Photo Credits
- Golfer looking out over a lake from the tee (representative) — Andreas Sandberg, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fountain and palms beside a manicured green (representative) — Cfmyers, CC0 1.0, source
- Morning sun over sculpted greenside bunkers (representative) — rawpixel.com, CC0 1.0, source
- Restaurant terrace overlooking the water (representative) — rawpixel.com, CC0 1.0, source
Information compiled from public sources and last checked October 2026. Details such as membership terms change often; please confirm directly with the club.