PGA - "The Tour Course" by Tom Fazio




PGA The Real Tour Course:
Tom designed a pure Florida course with sharply sloped greens and tricky doglegs set against a backdrop of wetlands and palm trees. A sprawling sub-tropical links with a bold swashbuckling personality built on the grandest scale imaginable. This course is pure Florida with sharply sloped greens and tricky doglegs set against a backdrop of wetlands, palm trees and palmettos.

Start the day by warming up at the nr 1 ranked best Practice Center
prior to play one of the worlds best courses.

PGA Practice center: This extraordinary prototype facility featuring some of the nations leading PGA Professionals will provide the ultimate learning experience for golfers of every level. With putting greens and courses, chipping areas and a variety of bunker styles and over 100 practice stations, this 35-acre golf park provides the opportunity to learn how to execute every conceivable golf shot. Catering to individual golfers as well as groups, the PGA Learning Center features a unique lighting system which enables golfers to practice in the evening hours. True to The PGA of Americaís mission to grow the game of golf, the PGA PracticeCenter is affordably priced and easily accessible. First golf club owned and operated by the PGA of America that is open to the public. Home course to PGA of America's 24,000 member professionals. Model golf facility offers sweeping innovations for the future of the golf industry.

Clubhouse: Opened in July 1996, this old Florida-style clubhouse was designed by Viorel Florea. The signature 57-foot Clock Tower features four Rolex faces for monitoring pace of play and marks the entrance to the Welcome Center, a 3,000 sq. ft. Golf Shop, Woody's Grill and a 3,200 sq. ft. multi-purpose room.

 

Tees

Rating

Yardage

Slope

Medal

74.5

7087

141

Tournament

72.3

6606

137

Standard

70.1

6147

129

Middle Men

67.6

5590

123

Middle Ladies

72.5

5590

129

Forward Men

67.6

4933

123

Forward Ladies

68.7

4933

119


Awards: 1997 Golf magazine's "Top 10 Places You Can Play" 1996 Golf Digest "Best New Affordable Course" 1995 Audubon International's "Signature Status" environmental award
Fairway Grass, Tees: Tifway 419 Bermuda
Greens: Tifdwarf Bermuda
Number of Water Hazards: 10
Number of Bunkers: 55
Number of Wetlands: 6

Audubon: Ecologically sensitive, 430-acre, world-class golf club. Fifth in the world to receive Audubon's "Signature Status" award for wildlife conservation, habitat enhancement, energy efficiency and water conservation.

ADA Access: PGA Golf Club encourages play by disabled golfers. Courses have specially designed tees and accessible routes to all putting areas.