Can you ever get enough quality golf? At PGA Village in Port St. Lucie, Florida you can. The PGA Golf Club is the center of PGA Village. Owned and operated by The PGA of America and ranked among the "75 Best Golf Resorts" by Golf Digest this is your Ultimate Golf Destination. 54 holes of championship golf, the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance, featuring the PGA Golf Schools, the PGA Museum of golf and quality condominium accommodations are the perfect recipe for a golf vacation.
The well-equipped, fully-furnished Perfect Drive Golf Villas are an ideal home away from home for a day, a week or even a month. The "turn-key" style living these accommodations provide is the perfect complement to this golf-centric destination. Simply put, drop your bags and hit when ready.
The three golf courses located on the grounds of PGA Village at The PGA Golf Club, four if you count the six-hole short course, are some of the best kept secrets in the golf-rich state of Florida.
At the innovative 35-acre PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance golf practice and instruction park, you can discover a better game through top PGA Professionals – the recognized experts in the game and business of golf – at a one-of-a-kind facility that enables you to focus on each aspect of your game. Features include: more than 100 full-swing practice stations, nine bunkers that simulate play from around the world, pitching and chipping practice areas, 7,000-square-foot USGA putting greens and a 3-hole teaching course. PGA Golf Schools offer a chance to improve your game. Choose from 2 ½ day, 3 ½ day and 4 ½ day schools.
Visit the PGA Museum of Golf during your stay. The Museum was recently renamed to better define the purpose of the historical building, which houses a myriad of golf artifacts and remembrances that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The PGA Museum of Golf extends The PGA's ability to preserve the history of the game and further educate golfers about the vital role played by the Association and PGA Professionals.
Admission to the PGA Museum of Golf is free and open to the public. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through Easter. Researchers may access the facility during off-hours by appointment. Visitors to the PGA Museum of Golf will experience new, interactive touchscreen units that will provide them with an opportunity to learn more about the men who have held the office of PGA President; access to highlights of PGA of America spectator Championships; and profiles of notable PGA members who are the recognized Experts in the Game and Business of Golf.
Beginning in summer 2006, The Dye, Wanamaker and Ryder golf courses each underwent extensive renovations designed to take an already outstanding golf experience to a new level of excellence.
The Dye Course is a links-style layout that doesn't stray from Dye's distinctive design approach. The course plays 6,030 yards from the standard tees and features pine straw roughs, vast coquina waste bunkers and grass-based bunkers. It is reminiscent of older links designs found in the British Isles.
Named for the man who inspired the birth of the PGA of America, The Wanamaker Course is a classic Florida layout set against a backdrop of wetlands, palm trees and palmettos. Opened in 1996, The Wanamaker Course (formerly the South Course) at The PGA Golf Club has hosted the 2003 PGA Cup, the Callaway Golf Senior PGA National Professional Championship, the TaylorMade-adidas Golf PGA Assistant Professional Championship, the Special Olympics National Invitational Championship and the National Minority Collegiate Championship.
Designed by Tom Fazio, the Ryder Course at The PGA Golf Club is named in honor of Samuel Ryder, the namesake and founder of The Ryder Cup, the preeminent international team competition in golf.
Also opened in 1996, The Ryder Course (formerly the North Course) is filled with rolling hills, majestic pine trees and challenging water hazards, elements that give the layout a distinctive Carolina feel. With various hole locations, you could play this course every day and find a different layout.
Many of the one-, two- and three-bedroom Perfect Drive Golf Villas feature golf course views in addition to a slew of amenities. Make no mistake; a vacation to PGA Village is built to suit the golf purist.
Villas include all of the comforts of home like washer, dryer, whirlpool tub, fully-equipped kitchens, internet access, entertainment units and other luxury amenities. This true golfer's destination is perfect for a guys getaway focused on golf, cards and cigars. Compared to other luxury resorts throughout the state of Florida, Perfect Drive Golf Villas at PGA Village is a great value and delivers a secluded, relaxed feel.
PGA Village and the Perfect Drive Golf Villas are located in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and offer easy access to a wide variety of local attractions including shopping, dining and nightlife. Port St. Lucie, which is roughly 45 minutes from West Palm Beach, is also home to 21 miles of stunning white sand beaches. The spacious resort offers one-, two- and three-bedroom Villas and Town Homes along with hotel-style guest suites.
