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Palm Beach Gardens, Florida FL 33418
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Jane Broderick (Director of Golf Operations)The Course:
18 holes. Open parkland. Relatively flat terrain.
Surroundings:
Residential and woodland.
Designer:
Karl Litten
The five 18-hole golf courses at PGA National are: Champion course (par-72; 7,045 yds from back tees); Fazio course (par-72; 7,050 yds; originally The Haig); Palmer course (par-72; 7,079 yds; originally The General course); Match course (par-72; 6,447 yds; originally The Squire course). Located 8 miles west of the main PGA National clubhouse is the Estate course (par-72; 6,694 yds). Also at PGA National is the nine-hole Par-3 Staple course (par-27).
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PGA National (Estate)
The Estate Course at PGA National: Located 8 miles west of the main PGA National resort centre (and clubhouse of its four peers), the Estate course is one of the shorter and easier-going of PGA National's five 18-hole layouts. Designed by Karl Litten, the holes weave their way through a quiet residential development, with any housing generally set well back from the course.
At just under 6,700 yards from the tips, the Estate course doesn't play too long. Generous fairways will not overly punish stray tee shots, while the large inviting greens, guarded by relatively shallow bunkering, help to maintain the fun element for high handicappers.
You'll need to be mindful of the layout's small ponds, lakes and canal, which flank many of the holes. These threatening water hazards impose the need for some forced carries onto the greens. In this relatively flat and open environment a few holes could benefit from slightly better definition. Like its PGA National companion layouts, the Estate course is excellently presented and maintained.
Pick of the holes: come on the final watery stretch, with the 16th and 17th played alongside a canal, which provides the course's western perimeter. Between these two par-4s you'll enjoy a pleasant canalside cart drive. A nicely doglegging par-5 brings you back to the clubhouse.
Visitors welcome on weekdays and weekends.
Must book in advance.
Golf carts compulsory.
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PGA National's Estate golf course is part of Bay Hill Estates, a gated community of 240 single-family homes. Bay Hill Estates provides a quiet and pleasant environment with walking paths along flowing canals and lakes.
400 Ave of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418.
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Visit websiteThe PGA Resort & Spa offers 90-holes of championship golf, top-level golf instruction and fabulous practice facilities. In addition there are 379 very comfortable guest rooms, a full-service European spa, 19 tennis courts and a range of seven restaurants and bars. Juno Beach is 16 minutes' drive from PGA National, while The Gardens Mall is just 12 minutes away.
PGA National (Champion, Fazio, Palmer and Match courses).
PGA National (Estate course)
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