All of Florida’s golf courses are open the year-round, even in the Northeast - the average mean temperature there is 70 degrees, although I’ve been in St. Augustine when it hit below freezing. Even so, the courses were open and playable.
The Low Season is Always Best: In South Florida, the low season is from May through October when the courses are rarely crowded - you can pick your tee time and usually take it easy and enjoy the moment. Also, during those months, many of private clubs in the area open their courses to the public.
From Pensacola to Miami, Florida caters to golfers of every budget and level of skill. Nowhere on the Planet will you find more world-class properties than here in Florida. In Greater Naples alone there are more than 20 grand resorts featuring more than 40 courses, and more are being constructed each year. For your convenience, I've split the state into five separate regions:
Florida is home to the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, LPGA, PGA of America, World Golf Hall of Fame and more professional golfers than any other state. The Tournament Players Club is at Sawgrass; the PGA National is at Palm Beach Gardens; the LPGA International is at Daytona Beach. So, Florida really is the center of professional golf in the United States.
A Florida golf vacation offers something for everyone – there are no golf widows here. For the kids there are the great theme parks; for the ladies there are hundreds of spas of international repute; for the entire family there are Florida's World Famous Beaches. Then there are the attractions, shopping, dining and entertainment. Whatever the occasion - a business convention, a group outing for golfers or the family vacation – and no matter where you stay, there’s always a great course nearby and plenty to see and do for everyone else. Florida has it all!
How to get There:
[There are four major air terminals that put all of Florida's great courses within easy reach: Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville and Pensacola. There are, of course more than a dozen regional airports serving the state. These include, Fort Walton Beach, Sarasota, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa St. Petersburg and others.
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