JUPITER, Florida – This town on Florida’s East Coast, just north of Palm Beach, has long attracted top golfers. It’s home for Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, Dustin Johnson, Luke Donald and a host of others. Those pros have a wide range of championship courses to play, but there’s another course in town that…
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Going public was a big boost for the PGA’s St. Lucie Trail course
Of the four golf courses in PGA Golf Club, one stands out – at least historically. The winter home of the PGA of America’s 28,000 members includes three 18-hole courses on the grounds of PGA Village – the Wanamaker, the Ryder and the Dye. PGA Golf Club also encompasses one course across Interstate 95 about…
West Palm Beach muny has retained its relevance as 70th season approaches
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Florida leads the nation with over 1,300 public golf courses, and it also has something that many other states with serious golfers should consider – a trail that pays homage to its older layouts that have best withstood the tests of time. The Trail hasn’t been heavily promoted but we…
PGA’s Wanamaker, Ryder courses have come a long way in 20 years
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida — The year 2016 has been one of milestones for the PGA of America and its 28,000 members from all parts of the world. The organization’s various centennial celebrations appropriately drew the bulk of the attention, but there was more to 2016 than that – particularly if you’re a fan of…
LPGA, French Lick create a senior major with weekday dates
The Ladies PGA Tour added a major championship to its 2017 schedule on Tuesday, and it’s one with a very untraditional format. Commissioner Mike Whan announced that the first LPGA Senior Championship will be played July 10-12 – Monday through Wednesday – at French Lick Resort in southern Indiana. Most pro golf events conclude four…
Want good affordable golf with history mixed in? Give Sebring a try
SEBRING, Florida – Now is the time for a golf upsurge in central Florida. At least that’s how Jim Kurtzeborn — spokesman for the newly-created Citrus Golf Trail — sees it, and I agree with him. The Citrus Trail is a collection of nine courses spread among the communities of Sebring, Avon Park and Lake…
Name changes don’t detract from Meadowood’s interesting past
FORT PIERCE, Florida – Golf courses tend to have their ups and downs. Many of those that are opened with extraordinary hoopla don’t stay in the spotlight for long. That’s what happened at a course known as Monte Carlo Country Club when it opened on Oct. 1, 1983. Monte Carlo was one of the very…
HERE AND THERE: Here’s where Trump got started in the golf business
Donald Trump’s rise to President of the United States has come amidst a variety of controversies. There’s no debate about him from the architect who built Trump’s first golf course, however. “He was the best client I ever had in the United States,’’ declared Jim Fazio, the designer who created what is now Trump International…
Re-opening of Dye Course underscores progress made at PGA Golf Club
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – The PGA Golf Club is the winter home of the PGA of America’s 28,000 members. It’s also one of just two facilities in America that the PGA operates, the other being Valhalla – the organization’s premier tournament venue in Louisville, Ky. PGA Golf Club, with its four 18-hole courses plus…
No private golf club in Florida matches up with The Legacy
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida – The Legacy may be the most intriguing course in golf-rich Florida. Located in a community that has five 18-holers in close proximity to each other, The Legacy – the only private course among the five — has been around for 32 years and has hosted local qualifiers for many U.S….