PGA National Resort - The Staple

The Staple is a key part of an exciting trend in golf: small-acreage, high-creativity experiences that can be enjoyed in a modest amount of time and by the widest possible variety of golfers. After playing it on its opening day, I was thrilled to return with one of the world’s newest golfers: my not-quite-two-year-old daughter. While my wife and I strolled around, she toted her Little Tikes plastic club, alternating between whacking a wiffle ball around and picking it up and dropping it in the cup.

Sure, appreciating the wild and fun greens and attractive bunkering weren’t top-of-mind for a toddler, but for me, The Staple’s appealing figure-eight routing and mix of engaging golf features took an already wonderful experience – my first time roaming an actual golf course with my daughter – and made it perfect.