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Casual Elegance. Experience a perfect blend of sun, sand, and golf.The Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa, home of THE PLAYERS Championship and bordered by a beautiful beachfront, offers the ideal spot for your next Florida resort vacation.
This world-renowned Ponte Vedra hotel features the perfect blend of opulence and casual comfort. Select from our diverse guest rooms, suites, and golf villas – which soothe as they serve – filled with luxury amenities that include high-speed Internet, our signature plush bedding, and wide-screen, plasma televisions.
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One of the premier Florida golf resorts, Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa offers you exclusive access to one of the world’s most celebrated courses – THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at Sawgrass. Designed by Pete Dye, the Sawgrass’ THE PLAYERS Stadium Golf Course is ranked among the top 35 golf courses in the United States and the top 50 golf courses in the world, according to Golf Magazine. Match your skills against “The Most-Photographed Hole in the World,” the No. 17, par-3 Island Hole, where many of the world’s greatest golf professionals – including Tiger, Michelson, and Vijay – have put their skills to the test. Available exclusively to guests of Sawgrass Marriott as well as TPC Sawgrass members.
Designed by Pete Dye, THE PLAYERS Stadium Course is ranked among the top 80 golf courses in the world, according to Golf Magazine, and ranked #1 by Travel & Leisure among the Best Resort Courses in Florida. Receive instruction at the TOUR Academy at TPC Sawgrass, or match your skills against The Most-Photographed Hole in the World, the No. 17, par-3 Island Green. Discover the full array of features for guests, members, and visitors alike at our distinguished hotel and spa.
Course Highlights
Ranked top 80th in the world
Par 3 Island green
Designed by Pete Dye, Bobby Weed and player consultant Jerry Pate, Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass is the sister track to the world-famous THE PLAYERS Stadium Course. Opened in 1987, Dye’s Valley Course is scheduled to host the Web.com TOUR Championship in 2013. The Dye’s Valley Course at TPC Sawgrass has had its share of legends competing on its fairways. The golf course has hosted prestigious events like the Senior Players Championship, the NFL Golf Classic, and the final stage of Senior Qualifying School. The Dye’s Valley also hosted the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open presented by Planters in 2010 – 2012. Boasting perfectly manicured surfaces and water on every hole, Dye’s Valley was ranked No. 24 in Golfweek’s 2011 rankings of “Best Courses You Can Play” in Florida.With the same standards of excellence found at The Stadium Course, but a quieter, unassuming feel, Dye’s Valley Course rounds out a complete experience at TPC Sawgrass. Many players welcome the “respite” of this golf course after a round on The Stadium Course, which was built to test the fortitude of PGA TOUR professionals.Seasoned and casual golfers can benefit from the design of this golf course with wider fairways and larger greens. This is still a challenging golf course as water comes into play on 14 holes. There is even a chance for the long hitters to potentially reach some of the par 5 holes in two. Golfers will also enjoy a less-crowded golf course, and likely a faster round, as well on Dye’s Valley Course.
Course Highlights
Hosted many prestige golfing events
Long hitters will enjoy the par 5’s as may get into hole in 2 shots
Sawgrass Country Club will undergo a multi-million dollar renovation of all 27 holes of the golf course beginning in May 2013 The three-year project will begin with the closure of the West nine-hole course on May 14. The second phase will continue with the East nine holes in the spring and summer of 2014, followed by the South nine holes in spring and summer of 2015. Sawgrass Country Club formerly hosted The Players Championship tournament from 1977 to 1981 prior to the tournament moving to its present location. The Sawgrass Country Club courses are being renovated as part of the club’s master plan to refurbish the golf course infrastructure. All the fairways, tees and bunkers are part of the renovation project. Substantial improvement work will be done on other areas of the golf course, including the bridges, drainage, cart paths, bulkheads and the irrigation system. The greens renovation is planned for the future. “This commitment to our master plan demonstrates our dedication to providing an exceptional golf course that is considered among the best in Northeast Florida,” said Barry McDonald, Sawgrass Country Club general manager. “We want Sawgrass Country Club to continue to be the first choice for those seeking the best private club experience and value in our area.” Sawgrass Country Club has partnered with golf course architect Robert Walker to complete the design and manage the project. Walker has vast experience in course design and project management. He was a protégé of Ed Seay, the original course architect from Arnold Palmer Design Company during the construction of the club’s original East / West layout. MacCurrach Golf Construction has been selected to complete the construction work on the initial West course project.
Course Highlights
Course are currently closed
King & Bear, named for its co-designers, World Golf Hall of Fame members Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, is the first-and-only course design collaboration between two of golf’s most respected and well-known ambassadors. Palmer and Nicklaus set out to create the 7,279-yard course as an eminently playable and picturesque course with memorable par-5’s amid lakes, loblolly pines and 200-year-old live oaks. King & Bear is also rated among Golf Weeks Top Resort Courses.
Course Highlights
World Golf Hall of Fame members Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus designed this course
7,279 yard’s
Rates a top resort course
Hall of Fame members Sam (The Slammer) Snead and Gene (The Squire) Sarazen served as consultants to course architect Bobby Weed for Slammer & Squire. The 6,939-yard resort course offers views of the World Golf Hall of Fame from several holes and is distinguished by memorable par-3’s, preserved woodlands, wetlands and natural beauty.
Course Highlights
6,939 yard’s
Memorable par 3’s
The centerpiece of Marsh Landing is the 6,841 yard, par 72 golf course. The golf course was designed by Arnold Palmer’s design partner, Ed Seay. The course weaves through pockets of intracoastal marshes and towering pines that provide a year-round golf experience and home to an extraordinary array of wildlife.
Course Highlights
Designed by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
Par 72 amd 6,841 yards
All year round golf course
Come and enjoy the toughest par 70 in St. Johns County. We are the only regulation golf course in the Greater Jacksonville area to have six par 3’s for you to play. Holes #2 and #8 were featured in the original “Dream 18”, which featured the best 18 holes in the city of Jacksonville.Ponte Vedra Golf and Country Club is one of the finest golf courses located inside the Sawgrass community. Nestled in beautiful Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Golf and Country Club at Sawgrass boasts an active membership and professional staff that makes it an ideal setting to entertain family, friends or clients.At the heart of the community is the Ponte Vedra Golf and Country Club at Sawgrass golf course, which was redesigned by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay. The layout features beautiful tree-lined fairways and mildly undulating greens, which demand proper shot placement and a deft touch with the short game. The shotmaker’s course is a par-70, measuring 6,413 yards from the back tees and an enjoyable 4,839 yards from the forward tees.
Course Highlights
Par 70 with six par 3’s
Designed by Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay
6,413 yard from the back tees and 4,839 from forward tees
