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Part of being a golfer is having the uncontrollable urge to recite lines from the Caddyshack movie whenever remotely relevant, but did you know you can play the real-life “Bushwood Country Club” on a Florida golf vacation, even though it’s a private course?
It’s true, and the proof is in these photos, taken by the editors of Golf Odyssey during one of the anonymous, “secret shopper” inspections they regularly make at golf courses and resorts worldwide. Read more →
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Take advantage of golf packages to ensure you never pay published golf rates at PGA National Resort & Spa.
This week, the PGA Tour is playing the Honda Classic on the Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa, but the course’s high profile doesn’t mean you have to pay the high rack rate on your Florida golf vacation.
In fact, the editors of Golf Odyssey say that savvy golfers never pay the rack rates for any of the five courses at PGA National Resort & Spa. Read more →
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Q: Can you tell me an inexpensive way to play the Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass? Roger S., Cullman, Alabama
If you're flexible about when you take your Florida golf vacation, bargain rates are available TPC Sawgrass
A: World famous island green or not, $375 in high season (March 1st through June 8th) is a lot to spend to play the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, so I’m not surprised you’re looking for a less expensive option during your Florida golf vacation.
The twilight rate in low season (from now to February 28th) is $129, but you’re not guaranteed to finish your round. And honestly, what’s a round at the TPC Sawgrass without playing the famous 17th hole? Read more →
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Outside of Disney, the Sandestin Golf Resort is the largest one in Florida, and this panhandle player gets a lot of attention from the mainstream media, but as the editors of Golf Odyssey report in their January issue, bigger (and well publicized) doesn’t necessarily mean better, at least with respect to the accommodations and service.
Traveling undercover as they always do, Golf Odyssey’s editors arrived at the Sandestin Golf Resort well after the official check-in time, yet they were forced to wait an hour before their room was ready. Inexplicably, their request for a different room was denied. Read more →
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Looking for Palm Beach golf courses to play on a Florida golf vacation? Take a gander at NPBCC.
In a recent tip about the newly renovated PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, we praised the marquee Champion Course but advised that there are better, off-resort options compared to the four other Palm Beach golf courses there.
We mentioned that there is, “an intriguing, stunningly remade muni just five miles away,” and that muni is North Palm Beach Country Club (village-npb.org). If you can put up with the sometimes heavy municipal crowds on your Florida golf vacation, we highly recommend it over the bland, “other” courses at PGA National Resort & Spa. Read more →
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The Champion Course at PGA National Resort & Spa is the one to play.
Fresh off a $65 million makeover, the five-course PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has garnered a lot of favorable press in the mainstream media lately, but is it truly deserving of this praise and should you consider it for your next Florida golf vacation?
Golf Odyssey recently conducted one of its trademark, anonymous inspections at PGA National Resort & Spa to get the real story. Here’s what we found out. Read more →
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Q: I’ve been taking Myrtle Beach golf vacations with my buddies for a long time. Is there another location in the Southeast we should consider that is equally easy to reach, offers multiple golf courses, dependable weather, and is not overly expensive? Elliot D., Westchester County, NY
Hilton Head is one of several southeastern alternatives to Myrtle Beach golf vacations.
A: The first alternative to a Myrtle Beach golf vacation that you might consider is a Hilton Head golf vacation. Hilton Head, just a little farther down the South Carolina coast, has a similarly high density of golf courses as Myrtle Beach (it doesn’t call itself “The Golf Island” for nothing), but the overall look and feel is more upscale. Not snooty, just a bit nicer and definitely still “fun” enough for a buddies trip. Prices are slightly higher than what you’ll find on Myrtle Beach golf vacations, but they’re not insane. Read more →
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One lucky person is going to tee it up with Jim Furyk at TPC Sawgrass on a Florida golf vacation.
We don’t often alert readers to contests and sweepstakes, but when the prize is a Florida golf vacation to play TPC Sawgrass with one of the best players on the PGA Tour, we feel it’s worth passing along.
One Key is the Mansfield, Mass.-based vacation club running the contest, the grand prize winner of which will be flown (with a companion) to Jacksonville, Fla., put up for two nights in a hotel, and treated to a round of golf with Jim Furyk on TPC Sawgrass, site of the world’s most famous island green and the Tour’s annual Players Championship. The approximate retail value of the trip is six thousand dollars. Read more →
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