Florida’ s First Coast of Golf features courses framed by marshes, ocean, and not a snowflake in sight
Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa ABOVE: Oak Marsh at Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE COURSES
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LORIDA’ S FIRST COAST OF GOLF HAS A LOT to offer players of all levels, encompassing five counties spanning more than 100 miles, 71 golf courses, and 39 scenic coastal holes.
This region of Northeast Florida boasts championship and resort courses in Amelia Island, Clay and St. Johns Counties, Jacksonville, Palm
Coast, Ponte Vedra Beach, and historic St. Augustine.
Additionally, it includes such recognized golf destinations as The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass— host of the PGA TOUR’ s PLAYERS Championship— along with the stunning coastal beauty at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa and on Amelia Island.
Guests visiting this temperate area will find sunny, winter golf to be both challenging and enjoyable. And après-golf seafood dinners are hard to resist in a coastal community that benefits from daily fresh-catch menus.
If you happen to be visiting during football season, you might want to catch the Jacksonville Jaguars in action after your morning round. Or if you’ re visiting the region from March 10-15, the PGA TOUR’ s PLAYERS Championship makes a spectacular day trip to watch the pros.
Florida’ s First Coast of Golf just might be the Sunshine State’ s best-kept secret of quality, fun-to-play, and well-designed golf courses in naturally stunning locations meandering along marshes, seashore, and stately old oaks.
And while the golf itself is rewarding enough, the addition of“ Old Florida” charm on courses you play and picturesque vistas of surrounding beauty are sure to linger in your mind long after the last putt has dropped.
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