Somewhat overshadowed by Sawgrass, this classic inn and resort predates it by several decades. Two charming golf courses have benefited from the design expertise of local resident and experienced architect Bobby Weed, and the new Lodge recently increased the resort's accommodations complement by several dozen rooms. Ponte Vedra Inn & Club should…
Located adjacent to the world-famous TPC Sawgrass, the home of the PGA Tour and PLAYERS Championship, is the Sawgrass Marriott Resort. The property features over 500 guest rooms a short walk to the TPC. After golf, the property features seven restaurants, four swimming pools, fitness center and mini golf, as well as a private beach club a short…
The home of the World Golf Hall of Fame also boasts two popular golf courses - one a collaboration by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and another recently renovated by architect Bobby Weed. Several lodging options, from the Renaissance hotel resort to dozens of multi-bedroom villas, make this a worthy destination for groups of any size.
Part of one of the world's most beloved resort brands, Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa is one of the best in northeast Florida. With access to three golf courses, including the newly renovated Oak Marsh, the exclusive Long Point, and the 10-hole short course Little Sandy, Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa is an ideal destination for buddies trips,…
A secluded, naturally gifted island, Amelia Island is one of Florida's top destinations for beachgoers and golfers. The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island was built to capture the imaginations of visitors to this part of the world, granting access to the private Golf Club of Amelia Island. Salt, a AAA Five-Diamond restaurant, anchors the culinary…
Anchored by the city of Jacksonville, Florida's First Coast makes for a worthy opening stop for golf in the Sunshine State. The PGA Tour's headquarters is in nearby Ponte Vedra Beach at the TPC Sawgrass, where the PLAYERS Championship is staged on the famous, Pete Dye-designed Stadium Course.
Architect Clyde Johnston built just enough unique features on Eagle Landing at Oakleaf Plantation to stand out among the best golf courses on the south side of Jacksonville, Florida. Johnston deserves kudos for designing a 7,037-yard layout that rewards good shots and doesn't devour bad ones, Jason Scott Deegan writes.
The prime-season green fee for the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is $495. Mike Bailey takes a look at how far $500 goes for golf in the Jacksonville/Ponte Vedra Beach/Saint Augustine area.
With more than 30 golf courses to choose from in a 75-mile stretch that includes Amelia Island, Clay County, Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine and Flagler County, golfers have a wide selection of options in the Jacksonville area. Warm weather, mild winters and plenty of price points add to the allure. Here's a glance at golf in the Jacksonville area on three different budgets.
Although it's not as warm as south Florida in the winter, the Jacksonville area is still a solid year-round golf destination. It's home to the PGA Tour and TPC Sawgrass, for starters, but there are many other reasons to plan a golf vacation in the Jacksonville area, also known as Florida's First Coast. Mike Bailey offers up 10 of them.
If you're planning a golf trip to the Jacksonville area, there are some natural resort choices, none more obvious than the TPC Sawgrass and Marriott Sawgrass Resort in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. It's essentially the home of the PGA Tour, but more importantly, it's the site of one of golf's biggest tournaments and most famous courses. But it's hardly the only choice. Mike Bailey offers a look at some of his favorite golf resorts on the First Coast of Florida.
Bobby Weed has done some fine work in northeast Florida. Surprisingly, some of Weed's best holes can be found on a relatively unknown place south of Jacksonville called The Golf Club at Fleming Island, a residential course that's popular with the locals. Don't let its residential setting scare you -- there aren't many houses to detract from its natural setting among the pines and swamps. In fact, some might even argue Fleming Island is the best of his three, more well known (and more expensive) Florida courses.
The motto at Blue Sky Golf Club is "everyone is welcome," and that includes golfers wearing T-shirts. And that's not all that's different about Blue Sky.
There are plenty of places to lose a ball at Cimarrone Golf Club, located along the southern border of Jacksonville, just 10 minutes from the World Golf Village. All 18 holes feature water or wetland of some type. Still, architect David Postlethwait took what the Florida swamp gave him and did his best to make Cimarrone more forgiving than its tough-guy image implies.
The Golf Club at South Hampton had always been a popular track in the northeast Florida area, but now with new owners, better conditioning and a family atmosphere, play is picking up even more. From the time you check in to the starter, everyone seems to know your name. And with wide fairways and only forced carries for the low handicap players, the golf course is pretty friendly as well.
The first thing you notice about Jacksonville Beach Golf Club is how many people are walking the course. They do this mostly because it's not that difficult. The combination of timing and limited land has led to a course that's easy to walk. But while that might be the case, it's anything but easy, especially for those who like to try to overpower a golf course.
Sidekick facility to the home of the Players Championship, the Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra stacks up against the best. It features water on nearly every hole and value, at approximately $100 less than a round on the Players Stadium Course, that makes it a no-brainer option if you're planning to play more than a couple rounds at TPC Sawgrass, Mike Bailey writes.
Fresh off a seven-month renovation, the Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass should look shiny and new for its big debut, the Web.com Tour Championship, Sept. 18-21.
The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is scheduled to reopen Nov. 15 with new greens and redesigns of holes, 6, 7 and 12, as well as other improvements.
Staff writer Mike Bailey's latest trip to the TPC Sawgrass yields another memorable round on the Players Stadium Course, plus the full PGA Tour Experience at the PGA Peformance Center.
There were many critics of the brand new, drivable par-4 12th hole at TPC Sawgrass following the 2017 Players Championship. Matt Ginella spoke with Alice Dye, Tom Weiskopf, Bobby Weed, and PGA Tour architect Steve Wensloff.
In this follow-up to the best historic golf resorts in America, Jason Scott Deegan shares some of the best historic options to stay-and-play you may not know about.
Designed by Donald Ross and opened in 1925, Hyde Park G.C. in Jacksonville, Fla. is steeped in history. It isn't long by today's standards, but in the 1950s it was a championship test for the likes of Sam Snead, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Babe Zaharias and Patty Berg.
There isn't a hole at Cimarrone Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla. that won't steal your ball and ruin your round. Architect David Postlethwait made sure all 6,891 yards of Cimarrone would be memorable. This isn't a grip-it-and-rip-it course. It's best played in survival -- not attack -- mode.
Queen's Harbour Yacht and Country Club, a Mark McCumber design, provides challenging golf in a unique setting. The course, which measures more than 7,000 yards, ends with an 18th green backed up against a marina of million-dollar yachts and priceless views. Queen's Harbour has played host to numerous high-level amateur and pro events, incldung PGA Tour qualifiers and the Mercedes Collegiate Championship.
Take a tour of the PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, the brainchild of PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman and designed by fabled architect Pete Dye.
Golf course architect Pete Dye is known for island greens, but here are some more memorable hole designs from his portfolio, from TPC Sawgrass to Whistling Straits and Kiawah Island.
When comparing Oak Marsh to Ocean Links, it's the marsh versus the beach at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation. While the five beach holes of Ocean Links are sensational, the marsh holes on Oak Marsh are almost as good.
There are moments when the Ocean Links at Omni Amelia Island Plantation trumps the best golf courses of Florida. What Ocean Links lacks in length, the par-70 Bobby Weed design compensates with visual stimulation.