Swing into Spring at PGA Golf Club

The PGA is celebrating its Centennial this year, and what better way to pay homage than a trip to PGA Golf Club. Owned and operated by the PGA of America, the 54-hole facility is offering a wide array of packages featuring its three onsite golf courses (Dye, Ryder and Wanamaker), nearby St. Lucie Trail Golf Club and a variety of lodging options to suit any size golf group.

Two-night, two-round packages begin at $209 per golfer, or for a full baptism, check out "The Handicap Wrecker" starting at $686 per golfer including five nights and five rounds (one on each course, plus an additional area course), for a more immersive experience.

All told, there are nearly 20 different options available to book at www.pgavillagegolf.com. Accommodations are offered in partnership with a number of local area hotels, as well as the onsite, multi-bedroom "Perfect Drive Villas."

"Traveling golfers associate South Florida with winter getaways, but the spring is arguably the single best time to tee it up in the Sunshine State," says Jimmy Terry, PGA General Manager, PGA Golf Club. "The courses are in superb condition, the weather is typically dry and sunny, and the overall value is hard to beat. Generally, fairways are less crowded, the pace of place brisk, and the days are longer."

And while the Museum of golf is closed, the PGA of America has relocated notable trophies and artifacts tracing its 100 years to the new "PGA Gallery" area of the clubhouse. A showcase of the major championship trophies of golf includes the PGA Championship's original Wanamaker Trophy. The Senior PGA Championship's Alfred S. Bourne Trophy and the Vardon Trophy, with its iconic overlapped hands sculpture, are also prominently displayed.

History lessons notwithstanding, it is mint conditions on the course that golfers crave. The Wanamaker Course underwent a significant re-grassing project late last year, heightening the playing experience by introducing new turf to fairways and bunker surrounds, and planting several ornamental species to reframe holes. It was recently rated one of the top-five courses in Florida by The Golf Channel's course rating website, Golf Advisor.

Post-round, players can chill in the 20,000-square-foot clubhouse that was completely renovated with a modern golf shop, the American-British fusion Taplow Pub featuring a cozy, welcoming interior, and NINETEEN-SIXTEEN Bar & Grille, a members-only restaurant adjacent to the 18th Hole of the Wanamaker Course.

Play Where the Pros Play at PGA National Resort and Spa
For many golfers who have been bottled up all winter, the only thing better than one golf destination is two. Like PGA Golf Club, PGA National Resort and Spa is a golf lover's dream. The legendary locale offers 90 holes of high-caliber golf on five courses including the famed Champion Course, home to the popular PGA TOUR Honda Classic and past host of the Ryder Cup, PGA Championship and several Senior PGA Championships.

Through April 30, PGA National Resort & Spa's popular Gold Golf stay-and-play starts at $329 (per person, per night, double occupancy) and features a daily round on one of the resort's layouts (surcharge for the Champion Course). Included are nightly deluxe accommodations, complimentary cart fees and club storage, access to PGA TOUR quality practice facilities with unlimited range balls, and full daily breakfast at the Palm Terrace. Cardinals fans, time for you to take note: the Redbirds' Roger Dean Stadium is only minutes away from PGA National.

Getting There
PGA Golf Club is conveniently located off Interstate 95 in Port St. Lucie, Fla. just 50 minutes north of Palm Beach International Airport (PBI). PGA National Resort and Spa is only 15 minutes north of PBI. Known as the "easy in, easy out" airport, PBI offers nearly 100 non-stop flights to more than 25 cities in the U.S. and Canada. Both golf havens are about a two-hour drive from Orlando, Miami and other Florida population centers.