Info
Duck Key Golf Course
Closed - 9 Holes Executive
61 Hawks Cay Blvd.
Marathon, Florida
Monroe County
33050
Website
Logo
Pictured below is a logo used by Indies House, the resort which ran the Duck Key Golf Course.
Award for Best Picture
1967 aerial from DuckKeyOnline.com
Notes
The visionary of the Duck Key Golf Course was Bryan Newkirk.
There was was only 1 unique layout of the golf course.
January 15, 1960-1986: Duck Key Golf Course - 9 holes, par 27, 1233 yards (estimated), designed by Robert Trent Jones.
Course Area
Estimated Layout and Scorecard
Working off an 1970 aerial, I was able to establish the following estimation of the Duck Key Golf Course.
Street View of Resort & Community Entrance
Google Maps
Bing Maps
History
Bryan Newkirk purchased Duck Key in 1951 and began to convert the 400 acres into a resort community. Duck Key became a group of 5 small islands connected with US 1 by a short causeway. Amongst the construction, was a 9-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones. January 15, 1960 was the premiere opening of Indies House and thus the grand opening of the Duck Key Golf Course.
In March, 1960, the course was described as a 9 hole, long iron golf course. On September 9, 1960, Hurricane Donna caused extensive damage to Duck Key and the Indies House resort. The resort was closed until December. Here is an aerial photo from 1960 showing the Indies House resort and part of the golf course behind it.
DuckKeyOnline.com
Bryan Newkirk sold Duck Key in 1961 and there were several owners along the way.
In May, 1961, the course is described as a 9-hole par-3 course with 4 of its' fairways bordering Tom's Harbour.
In 1964, Indies House was under the management of Jack Tar and here is the cover of its brochure showing golf as one of its main amenities.
DuckKeyOnline.com
Here is a postcard with an aerial view from 1970 showing holes 1 & 2 of the golf course. At this time the resort was known as Indies Inn & Yacht Club:
Ebay.com
Here is a picture by Johnson from 1970 showing the 9th green:
The following aerial picture was taken by Tom McLendon in 1977 shows part of the golf course:
On June 15, 1983, Indies Resort & Marina was sold to Duck Key Club Corporation for $10.5M, which closed the resort for several months. It re-opened as Hawk's Cay Resort in January, 1984.
As part of a resort expansion in 1986, the golf course was removed.
