Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club
Ormond Beach, Fla. Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, one of the best private golf communities in Florida, has an enviable location in the small bustling sea-side town of Ormond Beach. Residents come from around the world to enjoy an unhurried pace, year-round warm weather, and lower cost of living. Plantation Bay is one of […]
Tesoro Club
Port St. Lucie, Fla. The renaissance of Tesoro Club, one of South Florida’s most iconic golf club communities, is well underway. The visionary new ownership team—the all-star trio of Timothy Jones, Roderick O’Connor, and Tucker Frederickson—has the industry experience and resources to bring this storied, master-planned country club community to a new level of excellence. […]
Windsor
Vero Beach, Fla. For more than three decades, Windsor’s exclusive Vero Beach sporting-club community has offered sophisticated living on 472 lush acres nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River. Originally a small enclave for family and friends of its founders, this renowned luxury—and new urbanist—private community has grown to encompass more than 350 […]
The Club at Admirals Cove
Jupiter, Fla. From its inception, The Club at Admirals Cove was envisioned as a community like no other. Enviably located on the Intracoastal Waterway, member-owned, and possessing an immense wealth of amenities, this is a truly exceptional community where family life flourishes. Members make lifelong friendships, become golfing and fishing buddies, tennis partners, and more. […]
Great Public Golf Spots in Northern Florida
As his follow-up to building Michael Jordan’s exclusive Grove XXIII course, architect Bobby Weed designed an innovative and environmentally sensitive course called Stillwater outside Jacksonville that opened in 2022. The 18-hole layout features a unique and versatile routing that can also be played in loops of 3, 6, 9, and 12 holes. There’s no rough, […]
10 Public Golf Courses to Play Around Jacksonville, Fla.
You came to play Sawgrass, we get it. But there’s a lot more great golf on Florida’s “First Coast.” Twenty-five years ago, I packed my clubs and what I could fit in my Chevy Malibu and drove to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to begin a summer internship at PGA Tour Productions. I would’ve earned more […]
Links Living: BallenIsles Country Club
Rich in golf history and best-in-class amenities, this private club community in the heart of Florida’s Palm Beaches keeps raising the bar for excellence Few private clubs can boast a history over the last half-century as rich as BallenIsles Country Club. In a region abundant with premier golf communities, BallenIsles was honored as the 2021 […]
Graeme McDowell: At Home at Lake Nona
Not only does Graeme McDowell live at Lake Nona outside Orlando, he co-owns a popular local hangout where everybody definitely knows his name First there was a honk. Not the New York City cabbie lean-on-the-horn that blares, “Hey, move it or lose it!” but rather a quick tap meant to grab one’s attention accompanied by […]
LINKS Golf Podcast Ep. 96: 4 Courses to Play at Walt Disney World Resort
With its one-of-a-kind experience as “The Most Magical Place on Earth” and four unique layouts that have hosted the PGA Tour, LPGA, and PGA Tour Champions, Walt Disney World Resort serves as a high-caliber public golf destination for vacationers, locals, and avid players alike. As the resort celebrates its 50th anniversary, Digital Editor Al Lunsford […]
6 Lesser-Known Pete Dye Courses
Pete Dye’s magnificent creation at TPC Sawgrass, born of a swamp half an hour east of Jacksonville, Fla., first hosted the Tournament Players Championship in 1982. Since then competitors have adapted to its quirks and learned not to be too dismayed when their ball behaves unexpectedly. Though the event’s May date (2007–2018) certainly produced some […]
