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Greg
V. Austin, PGA
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The Champ Tom
& George Fazio Design
6721 yd. - Par 72
The most storied of
all the courses at PGA National, The Champ was the site of the the
1983 Ryder Cup, the 1987 PGA Championship, as well as the permanent
home for the PGA Seniors' Championship from 1982-2000. The course
underwent a $4 million dollar renovation in December 2002. Created
in partnership with Jack Nicklaus’ and the Nicklaus Design Team,
and today features a total golf experience including a forecaddie
with every group. The Champ provides players with the finest playing
surfaces available anywhere, and it leads PGA National’s line-up
that ranks 68th in Golfweek’s America’s Best Golf Resorts.
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The Haig
Tom & George
Fazio Design
6806 yd. - Par 72 - Slope 139
The Haig was the
first course opened for play at PGA National Resort in
1980. Walter Hagen, the course’s namesake, was known for
his suggestion that others should "stop and smell the
roses." In tribute, rose bushes bloom at the 150 yard
markers on the course. 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.
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The General
Arnold Palmer Design
6768 yd. - Par 72 - Slope 134
The General was the last of
the original four courses built at PGA National, opening in early
1984. The General reminds golfers of
its Scottish roots with its links routing, undulating fairways,
numerous grass bunkers and the sharing of a common green by Holes
8 and 12.
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The Squire
Tom & George Fazio Design
6465 yd. - Par 72 - Slope 139
The Squire is named after the
immortal Gene Sarazen, the first golfer ever to win the
professional Grand Slam. 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.
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The Estate
Karl Litten Design
6761 yd. - Par 72 -
Slope 137
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.
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