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| Florida's Top 10 Public Golf Courses |
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| From the windswept, low-lying coastal areas in the southern part of the peninsula to the rolling hills of Central and North Florida, you’ll find more than 1,400 golf courses. |
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| Golf at the PGA Village |
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| Owned and operated by the PGA of America, the tracks were set up to offer the public some top-notch golf at very fair prices. In fact, there is one course there where you can roll off I-95 and play for free. |
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| Tags: golf, sports, Port_St_Lucie, |
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| Secluded Golf Treasures |
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| Everyone knows that Orlando and Tampa offer plenty of excitement and many wonderful golf courses to play. But I bet you didn't know that between these two popular vacation spots lie some of the best golf layouts in Florida. |
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| Tags: golf, sports, Lakeland, |
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| The Stuff of Legends |
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| Designed by Jack Nicklaus, Ginn's Ocean Course was cut out of the Atlantic Ocean coastline and is a true oceanfront course. Six holes overlook the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| Tags: Palm_Coast, golf, sports, |
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| Endless Golf, Of Course |
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| Florida has three levels of courses: tough, legendary PGA Tour caliber tracks; challenging courses; and layouts so easy it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. |
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| Tags: golf, sports, |
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| More Ways to Fore in Central Florida |
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| Though South Florida has more than its fair share of courses, golfers will find plenty of great places to play – sometimes for lower fees – in central Florida, where rolling hills, narrow fairways and sandy bunkers challenge even the most experienced golfers. |
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| Tags: golf, sports, Lakeland, |
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| Golf Rules on Florida's First Coast |
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| The World Golf Hall of Fame opened at the World Golf Village in 1998 and is supported by the game's leading organizations, combining artifacts and personal memorabilia along with interactive exhibits to highlight the history of the game and its players. |
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| Tags: golf, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, resorts, |
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| Life After Golf |
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| By the time your companion finishes getting loofahed, wrapped and spoiled within an inch of his or her life, you can easily fit in 18 holes. |
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| Tags: golf, resorts, spas, family, St_Augustine, Fort_Myers, Orlando, fishing, Panama_City, Florida_Keys, Santa_Rosa_Beach, Key_Biscayne, Amelia_Island, Daytona_Beach, |
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| Golf Central |
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| Built upon the rich soil of a former orange grove, course architect Steve Smyers must have studied desert warfare, because the sweep and angles of the fairways through the bunkers is absolutely brilliant. |
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| Tags: Lakeland, golf, |
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| A Shore (or Off-Shore) Thing in Palm Coast |
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| Remote golden-sand beaches and pristine nature preserves dot the shore. Myriad wildlife, from songbirds and shorebirds flying overhead to sea turtles, dolphins and manatees swimming just off the bow, will be your only companions. |
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| Tags: Daytona_Beach, Flagler_Beach, Palm_Coast, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, boating, beaches, water_sports, golf, spas, shopping, cruises, resorts, St_Augustine, |
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| Insider's Tour |
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| This public course does not have any houses encroaching on the tee boxes, fairways or greens. It's a nature preserve full of deer and native wildlife, and there's even been a bald eagle nest spotting. |
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| Tags: Stuart, golf, |
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| Rockin' Around the Clock in Panama City Beach |
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| Water pistol fights, an underwater treasure hunt, tugs of war, steering the pirate ship, and going below deck for pirate tattoos keep kids active and entertained for the two-hour sail. |
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| Tags: Panama_City_Beach, family, beaches, diving, shopping, resorts, hotels, nightlife, golf, fishing, |
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| Heat it Up! |
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| The fireplace sits at the foot of the king-sized bed topped with fluffy, feather pillows. It's all just steps from the ocean, where you can lounge, bicycle, fish, sail or kayak. |
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| Tags: Ponte_Vedra_Beach, spas, resorts, romance, golf, dining, |
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| Luxurious Links |
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| The glimmering Atlantic stretched to the horizon, while three breathtaking oceanfront holes lay to the north. The dunes provided dramatic elevation changes, mesmerizing the eyes and confusing the portion of the brain responsible for distance perception. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, golf, |
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| Puttin' on Airs in Pompano |
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| My fourth floor suite opened onto a spacious living and dining area with dark wood and rattan furniture, and a large balcony. One wing had a bedroom with two double beds, a full bathroom and a washer and dryer. |
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| Tags: Pompano_Beach, golf, resorts, spas, |
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| Up-and-Coming Courses |
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| Florida's big-name golf destinations may garner most of the national attention, but locals have long known that some of the state's best golf is found in up-and-coming locales like Northwest, Central Florida and the Daytona Beach area. |
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| Tags: Daytona_Beach, Key_West, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm_Beach, Sandestin, Tampa, golf, resorts, Ormond_Beach, |
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| Flagler Beach/Palm Coast Area |
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| River tours and houseboat rentals are a popular way to explore this historic waterway where steamboats once plied their cargo of oranges to return with tourists adventuring into this wilderness paradise. |
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| Tags: Flagler_Beach, Palatka, Palm_Coast, tours, nature, golf, history, beaches, birding, parks, |
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| Florida's 18 Best Golf Courses |
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| The Stadium course at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass should be in a museum: it's the finest example of the target golf design anywhere. |
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| Tags: Brooksville, Flagler_Beach, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Panama_City_Beach, Tampa, golf, Palm_Harbor, Port_St_Lucie, Palm_Beach, |
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| Florida's Best 18 Holes |
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| Always a highlight hole during the PGA Tour's annual stop on Arnie's home course, the long, narrow fairway wraps around a lake from tee to green. Players have to decide how much water to cut off - twice. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, Brooksville, Clearwater, Kissimmee, Miami, Orlando, Palm_Beach, Palm_Coast, Panama_City_Beach, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, Sandestin, Tampa, Tarpon_Springs, West_Palm_Beach, golf, Port_St_Lucie, St_Augustine, |
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| World Golf Village |
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| The hall of fame's temporary exhibits highlight the careers and exploits of golfing heroes and have included the likes of Byron Nelson, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Bobby Jones and Arnold Palmer. |
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| Tags: golf, museums, St_Augustine, sports, |
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| Golf Course Design |
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| All of the world's great golf course architects have designed courses in Florida, and many of them have chosen to live here as well. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, Brooksville, DeLand, Fort_Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm_Coast, Pensacola, Ponte_Vedra_Beach, Tampa, Vero_Beach, West_Palm_Beach, golf, Port_St_Lucie, Palm_Beach, |
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| Florida's Golf Schools |
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| One can find one-day clinics focusing on a specific aspect of the golf swing, as well as seven-day schools wrapped in the luxury of a fine golf resort. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, Boca_Raton, Fort_Lauderdale, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm_Beach, Tampa, golf, |
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| Seaside Swinging |
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| With the waves lapping at the shore mere feet from the fairway, the 543-yard par 5 is undoubtedly the most challenging - and arguably most scenic - hole at Redfish Point. |
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| Tags: Amelia_Island, Bradenton, Clearwater, Crystal_River, Longboat_Key, Miami, Naples, Orlando, Palm_Coast, Panama_City_Beach, Pensacola, Sandestin, Sarasota, golf, |
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