400 Ave of Champions,
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida FL 33418
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+1 (800) 863 2819Pro shop
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The PGA National Golf Academy, combining a Dave Pelz Scoring Game School and David Leadbetter Golf Academy.The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined & open parkland. Relatively flat terrain - easy to walk.
Surroundings:
Residential setting.
Designer:
Original design by uncle/nephew team of George & Tom Fazio. 2012 redesign by Tom Fazio II (Tom Fazio's nephew).
The five 18-hole golf courses at PGA National are: Champion course (par-72; 7,045 yds from back tees); Fazio course (par-72; 7,050 yds; originally The Haig); Palmer course (par-72; 7,079 yds; originally The General course); Match course (par-72; 6,447 yds; originally The Squire course). Located 8 miles west of the main PGA National clubhouse is the Estate course (par-72; 6,694 yds). Also at PGA National is the nine-hole Par-3 Staple course (par-27).
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PGA National (Fazio)
The Fazio Course at PGA National: Originally designed by George and Tom Fazio, the course that now bears the designers' name was formerly called The Haig, in honour of Walter Hagen. It was the first of the five PGA National courses to open, and has recently been revamped by Tom Fazio II.
Weighing in at just over 7,000 yards from the tips, The Fazio, in keeping with its PGA National peers, lays down an attractive golfing challenge that will thoroughly test all aspects of your game. With the course arranged in two nine-hole loops, the front-nine starts and finishes alongside PGA National's Fazio driving range. The opening par-5 snakes its way dangerously between water left and right. Thereafter the presence of fairway-lining ponds should come as no surprise, though they are not as ever-present as on other members of the excellently maintained PGA National quintet.
The Fazio's generally good-width, flattish fairways are well bunkered, with the threat from sand-traps increasing as you approach the excellent quality greens. Whereas the front-nine expansively loops its way around the housing, the back-nine is characterised by pairs of holes that cut a wide swath through the residential areas. Especially on the back-nine, aiming a touch right towards lightish rough and hole-separating pines, oaks and banyan trees, is a better strategy than straying too far to the left, where the housing is often in range.
Among many attractive and memorable holes, the par-5 12th plays to a green defended by water and three leftside lateral bunkers, while the green on the long par-4 18th presents a testing target, pleasantly framed by palms and PGA National's largest lake.
Stay&Play at PGA National: luxury onsite accommodation available (see Where2Stay section below).
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Walking with caddies permitted; otherwise golf carts compulsory for visitors. Caddies available at all times.
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The Fazio course, formerly known as The Haig, was originally named in honour of golfing legend Walter Hagen. A larger than life character, he was one of professional golf’s greatest players, and renowned as the king of the recovery shot. His haul of 11 Majors is the third highest among golfers (behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods).
Hagen won the US Open twice and in 1922 became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on to win four times in total. He also won the US PGA Championship five times (1921 and 1924-27), chalking up 45 PGA wins in his career. He was a six time Ryder Cup captain.
400 Ave of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418.
+1 (800) 863 2819
Visit websiteThe PGA Resort & Spa offers 90-holes of championship golf, top-level golf instruction and fabulous practice facilities. In addition there are 379 very comfortable guest rooms, a full-service European spa, 19 tennis courts and a range of seven restaurants and bars. Juno Beach is 16 minutes' drive from PGA National, while The Gardens Mall is just 12 minutes away.
PGA National (Champion, Fazio, Palmer and Match courses).
PGA National (Estate course)
North Palm Beach; Breakers (Rees Jones and Ocean courses); Abacoa; Okeeheele; Seminole (private).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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