An Introduction to PGA Golf Courses
The PGA, or Professional Golfers Association, has been in existence since 1916 and currently has 28,000 members. The men and women of the PGA are career golfers as well as golf instructors. This renowned association holds the most widely recognized golf championships in the world. There are over 30 tournaments annually in which members can participate. Some of these are televised and feature well-known names like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Jack Nicklaus is another famous name who now owns his own golf course design firm. In addition to tournaments, there are many incredible PGA golf courses around the nation.
One of the finest places to play on a PGA course is at the PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Florida. At the Village you will find a club, learning center, historical center, and three incredible courses featuring 54 amazing holes. First, there's the Ryder course, named for the legendary Samuel Ryder. A few highlights of this course include challenging bunkers, water hazards and uphill holes. Or, check out the Wanamaker course, which also features a variety of challenges and an incredible finishing hole. The Dye course, designed by Pete Dye, is a public course that honors the native land and incorporates aspects of the naturally occurring landscape into a the links style course.
The PGA West Stadium Course in Palm Springs is another well-known favorite of many golfers. This course is the locale for a variety of well-known events, including The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, PGA Grand Slam of Golf and Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf tournament. If you're on the West coast, check out the PGA Southern California Golf Club. Here you will find two incredible courses, the Legends and the Champions. There are various membership options for this club and instruction available for beginners.
If you want to learn more about the PGA as well as the various PGA golf courses around the nation, their web site is a good place to start. There are also great golfing magazines that keep you abreast of all the happenings in the sport and often feature profiles of popular and not so popular courses. No matter where you are, there is likely somewhere to play golf. The sport of golf is one that's been around for a long time and will continue to flourish in the future!
Golf Course News:
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Galloping Hill Golf Course in Kenilwroth to host 2016 New Jersey State Open . - NJ.com
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Sri Lanka golf courses rated highly - Sunday Times.lk
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Hiring of 3 golf superintendents considered - Topeka Capital Journal
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Taxpayers start subsidizing golf courses For the first time since the mid-1980s, Janesville taxpayers are subsidizing the city's two golf courses... | ||
Golf greats compete to design 2016 Olympic course - CNN International
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Lawmakers may waive sales tax at private golf courses Lawmakers may waive sales tax at private golf courses The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 30, 2012 04:51PM MDT Lawmakers are trying to give private golf courses a little extra handicap to help as they compete against government-owned courses. The Senate voted 23-4 earlier this week give preliminary approval to SB96, and allow a final vote later, to allow private courses not to charge sales taxes ... | ||
Area's golf courses work hard to return to par Januarys snow, ice and wind took a heavy toll on the South Sounds golf courses, stripping branches from thousands of trees and creating major cleanup and disposal problems... | ||
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