Florida’s First Coast of Golf will be welcoming the best golfers in the game next month when Ponte Vedra and TPC Sawgrass play host to this year’s THE PLAYERS Championship. Phil Mickelson will defend his title against the game’s top names, beginning May 8. Read More »
TPC Sawgrass and Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa Launch New “Resort Day Pass” Program
February 18, 2008 – 8:35 pm
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, a Marriott Resort and TPC Sawgrass have joined together to unveil a RESORT DAY PASS program. For the first time in Sawgrass history, guests are allowed access to all of the Sawgrass destination facilities without an overnight stay at Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa. Visiting guests can tee off on the renowned THE PLAYERS Stadium Course and Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass or three other non-TPC Sawgrass courses, receive instruction at the flagship TOUR Academy location, sample tastes from food and beverage outlets or indulge at Spa at Sawgrass facilities. Read More »
Golf the Greats at Discount Rates through Winter on Florida’s Amelia Island
January 20, 2008 – 7:02 pm
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (November 16, 2007) – Located just off of the northeast Florida coast, Amelia Island is home to many of the region’s most spectacular golf courses. The island’s natural beauty and varied terrain have inspired some of the world’s best golf architects – Dye, Fazio, Palmer and others – to create 117 holes of stunning, world-class golf. From oceanfront holes and oak-lined fairways, to Intracoastal marsh preserves teeming with wildlife, the greens of Amelia Island offer magnificent play for golfers of every skill level. Florida’s slightly cooler winter months (average highs of 67.5F) are the best time to play Amelia, with savings up to 20 percent off traditional season rates on the island’s line up of private and public courses. Read More »
Amelia Island Features Special Savings for Winter Golf Retreats
November 26, 2007 – 8:32 pm
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (November 16, 2007) – Located just off of the northeast Florida coast, Amelia Island is home to many of the region’s most spectacular golf courses. The island’s natural beauty and varied terrain have inspired some of the world’s best golf architects – Dye, Fazio, Palmer and others – to create 117 holes of stunning, world-class golf. From oceanfront holes and oak-lined fairways, to Intracoastal marsh preserves teeming with wildlife, the greens of Amelia Island offer magnificent play for golfers of every skill level. Florida’s slightly cooler fall and winter months (average highs of 67.5F) are the best time to play Amelia, with savings up to 20 percent off traditional season rates on the island’s line up of private and public courses. Read More »
Amelia Island Plantation’s Royal Amelia to be Renamed Amelia River Golf Club
November 18, 2007 – 1:02 pm
Amelia Island Plantation, Fla. – Amelia River Golf Club, one of four signature courses operated by Amelia Island Plantation, has opened its 3,700-square-foot-plus clubhouse and revealed officially the golf club’s new name. Opened as Royal Amelia in 2000, Amelia River Golf Club was purchased by the Amelia Island Company in 2005, joining Oak Marsh, Ocean Links, and Long Point in the company’s stable of championship golf courses. The new name reflects better the beauty of the course, as well as its location adjacent to the Amelia River on Amelia Island. The clubhouse restaurant will open in December. Read More »
Get into the Swing of it Along Florida’s First Coast of Golf
October 7, 2007 – 7:44 pm
Florida’s First Coast of Golf is well known for the diversity of courses from which golfers can choose. Courses suitable for all skill levels can be found. But before tackling the 17th-hole island green at the TPC Sawgrass, golfers of all skill levels can fine tune their game at the regions leading golf schools. Read More »
World Golf Hall of Fame Prepares for 2007 Inductions
October 7, 2007 – 7:38 pm
Each fall, legends from the game of golf embark on a pilgrimage to St. Augustine, Fla., to honor the new World Golf Hall of Fame inductees. This year is no different. On Nov. 12, an international television audience will witness the induction of six new members to the Hall. Read More »
Amelia Island Plantation Offers Special Two-Night Golf Event Package
August 15, 2007 – 8:45 pm
Guinness & Golf
Friday, September 21st - Sunday, September 23rd
Enjoy Golf, Beer & Dinner events with 2 nights in a spacious resort-view 2 bedroom villa for $309* per person. Read More »
Florida’s First Coast of Golf Announces New Partnership with AdLib Luxury Tours
August 15, 2007 – 8:37 pm
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2007) – Florida’s First Coast of Golf, Inc., has formed a new alliance with Northeast Florida’s AdLib Luxury Tours & Transportation, Inc. The new partnership will help Florida’s First Coast of Golf enhance its international tour operator services for their clients from arrival to departure. Read More »
You Are Here! Northeast Florida Golf Courses Improve Playing Experience
June 30, 2007 – 11:51 am
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2007) – Northeast Florida golf courses have always been well known for their location. Now, thanks to the addition of Global Positioning System technology, or GPS, many area courses are helping golfers find their location on the course. Golfers will still need to find their own ball first. Read More »