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PGA National
PGA National is home to the Keiser Men’s and Women’s Golf teams. In 2017, Keiser hosted the NAIA Women’s Golf National Tournament on the Squire Course. In 2018, the tournament will be moved to the Fazio Course.
The Champion Course
Home of the PGA Tour’s Honda Classic- One of the Best Golf Courses in Florida.
Originally designed by Tom and George Fazio for major tournament play, The Champion course at PGA National Resort & Spa was redesigned by Jack Nicklaus in 2014 and hosts the Honda Classic each spring on the PGA TOUR. Although The Champion has generous landing areas and spacious and accepting TifEagle greens, golfers are presented with course management challenges throughout the round. This South Florida golf resort course has five sets of tees to make the course more playable for golfers of all levels. A must-play on any avid golfer’s list, The Champion features the Bear Trap, which spans three demanding holes designed by Jack Nicklaus – listen to the designer describe it in his own words. Considered one of Florida’s most notable golf challenges, on what is unquestionably one of the best golf courses in Florida, USA Today calls the Bear Trap “one of the toughest stretches in golf.”-feel. With various hole locations, you could play this course every day and discover a different layout.
The Fazio Course
PGA National Resort is proud to present the new Fazio course. The Fazio is a reinvention of The Haig, PGA National Resort & Spa’s original 18-hole course that opened in 1980. The Haig was designed by George and Tom Fazio in tribute to five-time PGA champion Walter Hagen, and its renovation is being led by third-generation designer Tom Fazio II, who emphasized modernizing the course layout. While the original par-72 routing remains intact, the renovation improves the classic golf architecture with modern advances.
The Palmer Course
Named after its designer, Arnold Palmer, this course is one of the more forgiving at PGA National Resort from tee to fairway, known as a risk/reward game. The open fairways and larger “Champion Bermuda” greens can be quite accommodating and invite players to take a chance if they dare – as golfers are not overly penalized for missing the fairway or primary rough on most holes here. There is a considerable amount of undulation through the fairway, presenting the opportunity for uneven lies and creative shot-making. The Palmer has a great series of finishing holes, with the 18th being one of the most scenic par 5s on the property.
The Squire Course
Named after the immortal Gene Sarazen, the first golfer ever to win the professional Grand Slam, “the thinking man’s course” is the ultimate test of accuracy and precision. Designed by Tom and George Fazio, The Squire is the shortest and most exacting of the courses at PGA National Resort. Accuracy with fairway woods and long irons is tested on many tees, and the new smaller “Emerald Bermuda” greens demand precise approach shots. Several doglegs provide a risk/reward opportunity for any longer hitter as well. The Squire is surrounded by natural areas teeming with vegetation and wildlife – the 5th hole even runs along part of a wilderness preserve, which borders the west side of the PGA National community.
The Estates Course
Designed by Karl Litten, The Estates course presents an enjoyable mix of challenging and docile holes. The course sets up for any level of player as it is one of the shorter courses at PGA National Resort & Spa. Where golfers are tested is in the formidable placement of fairway bunkers and water hazards. Generous fairways at this course will often make stray tee shots more manageable, and the large, inviting greens help keep the course fun for the high handicapper. Forced carries to many of the greens over either hazards or bunkers create a test that makes each round more enjoyable than the last. With an open feeling created by the property-wide housing setbacks, the course seems almost like a core golf course. The Estates course is located five miles west of the main resort.
Address
PGA National Resort & Spa
400 Ave of the Champions
West Palm Beach, FL 33418
Directions From Keiser University Flagship Campus
Via Turnpike
- Turn left onto FL-809 S/N Military Trl (0.6 mi)
- Turn right onto FL-704 W/Okeechobee Blvd (1.6 mi)
- Turn right onto the Florida's Turnpike N ramp (0.4 mi)
- Follow Florida's Turnpike to FL-786/PGA Boulevard in Palm Beach Gardens. Take exit 109 from Florida's Turnpike (9.6 mi)
- Merge onto Florida's Turnpike (8.8 mi)
- Take exit 109 for FL-786 W (0.9 mi)
- Drive to Ave of the Champions (1.1 mi)
- Merge onto FL-786/PGA Boulevard (0.2 mi)
- Turn left onto Ave of the Champions (0.1 mi)
- At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and stay on Ave of the Champions (0.7 mi)
Via Military Trail
- Turn right onto FL-809 N/N Military Trl (4.4 mi)
- Turn left onto FL-710 W (2.3 mi)
- Take Ryder Cup Blvd to Ave of the Champions in Palm Beach Gardens (3.9 mi)
- Turn right onto N Jog Rd (0.7 mi)
- Continue onto Ryder Cup Blvd (2.1 mi)
- Turn right onto Tournament Blvd (0.8 mi)
- Turn right onto Ave of the Champions (0.3 mi)
Via I-95 N
- Turn right onto FL-809 N/N Military Trl (3.1 mi)
- Turn right onto 45th St (1.1 mi)
- Use the left 2 lanes to turn left to merge onto I-95 N toward Daytona Beach (0.4 mi)
- Continue on I-95 N to Palm Beach Gardens (7.8 mi)
- Merge onto I-95 N (5.4 mi)
- Take exit 79B for PGA Blvd/FL-786 W toward Florida Turnpike (0.2 mi)
- Merge onto FL-786 W/PGA Boulevard (2.2 mi)
- Drive to Ave of the Champions (0.8 mi)
- Turn left onto Ave of the Champions (0.1 mi)
- At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and stay on Ave of the Champions (0.7 mi)
