400 Ave of Champions,
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida FL 33418
Office
+1 (800) 863 2819Pro shop
+1 (561) 627 2000Website
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Jane Broderick (Director of Golf Operations)Academy
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:
An Arnold Palmer Signature Course.
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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8 miles NW of West Palm Beach
PGA National (Palmer)
The Palmer Course at PGA National: Designed by and dedicated to the legend whose name it bears, the Palmer course is one of five 18-hole layouts here at PGA National. Originally known as the General course, this out-and-back layout is often cited as the favourite of many PGA National members.
The holes follow the design of many classic links courses; nine holes take you on a sweeping journey out and away from the clubhouse; running alongside them, nine inward holes bring you steadily back to where your round started. The outward-inward pairs of holes are routed through residential developments, with the holes and housing often separated by attractive ponds; rarely is the housing in-range. A wonderful line of large banyan trees separate the 1st and 18th fairways, elsewhere palms and oaks also feature.
Pristinely presented (in keeping with PGA National's high presentation standards), the layout effortlessly blends rippling tree-lined fairways with rock-fronted and reed-lined water features, attractive wetland areas and plenty of stylish bunkering. The immaculate, though often not overly large greens are wonderfully testing.
Although laid out on flattish terrain, the course is nonetheless full of variety and golfing challenges. The layout finishes in real style with a long 601-yard par-5, which eventually reaches a green precariously located alongside PGA National's largest lake, and across from the impressive clubhouse. As a resort-style course, The Palmer at PGA National is one of the most attractive you'll find.
Stay&Play at PGA National: luxury onsite accommodation, 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 Palmer course, formerly known as The General, was named in honour of Arnold Palmer, the charismatic leader (or General) of his loyal and devoted fan base ... Arnie's Army. As time progressed all involved in the game came to recognise him as The King, an iconic force who created a tidal wave of passion and interest in the game. More than any other individual in the 1950s and 60s, Palmer galvanised people into picking-up a golf club and trying golf for the first time. Tiger Woods picked-up Palmer's mantle in the late-1990s and beyond.
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).
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Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
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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