PGA NATIONAL RESORT & SPA

The Estate originally opened in 1984 as Stonewall Golf Club, and has been part of PGA National since 1988. The course, a short drive from the resort, is distinguished by its classic Florida landscape. Golfers find a masterful mixture of sand and water, while playing on lush green fairways and greens which wind through open meadows lined with Florida Pines and subtropical foliage.

The Haig was the first course opened for play at PGA National Resort in 1980. The course was designed from the ground up to provide quality golf for all types of players. In fact, careful study reveals there are no crossing water hazards, so golfers always have the option of playing around rather than over – or through – a water hazard. The 9th and 18th holes return to the Clubhouse area, facilitating 9-hole play from the 1st and 10th tees.

Designed by Arnold Palmer, the Palmer Course at PGA National Resort & Spa is the most forgiving for the “grip it and rip it” style of play. The open fairways and larger greens at this Palm Beach County golf resort course are quite accommodating, and the golfer is not overly penalized for missing the fairway or primary rough. There is a considerable amount of fairway mounding throughout the course, so the golfer is often challenged with uneven lies. The Palmer has a great series of finishing holes — with the 18th hole being one of the most difficult and picturesque par 5s on the property.

Tom and George Fazio refer to The Squire as “the thinking man’s course,” requiring golfers to test their accuracy with fairway woods and/or long irons off many tees and precise short iron shots into the greens. The links layout is the shortest yardage (it’s only 6,478 yards from the back tees), but plays the narrowest of the PGA National courses.