Golf in Florida

Golf: Truly the sport of a lifetime and very gentle on your body.

Florida, well known as vacation Mecca, is blessed by Mother Nature with a large coastal line, luxurious interior lands, year-round subtropical temperatures and annual sunshine.

Golfers visiting St. Augustine, in St. Johns County and Ponte Vedra Beach can tee off at the scenic and challenging golf courses of Florida. Playing golf in Florida offers exciting challenges to all golfers.

Playing golf in the beautiful landscape of Florida is a nice way to keep your body in shape and your mind at peace.

Golf is a game of discipline, balance and touch. A walk along the golf course burns off your calories, fill your lungs with fresh air and ameliorate your cardiovascular system to live life king size.

Carrying clubs provide strength to your hands and back, predominantly the upper part of body. And of course hitting the ball recuperates your hand to eye coordination.

Golf can be played with as many friends as you like. You can visit between each hole while you are waiting others to finish their holes and in mean time you can even discuss your matters with friends. Or if you get pleasure playing by yourself, you can enjoy open air, at your own pace.

Golf in Florida is well known because of its world-renowned golf courses including: The Players Championship, TPC Stadium Course at Sawgrass, the Radisson Ponce de Leon Golf, The Slammer and The Squire championship course and Donald Ross-designed course.

Some public and semi private golf courses are also there, where you can go and enjoy golf.

Some well known golf courses of Florida:

Ponte Vedra Beach

Ponte Vedra Beach is located along Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the internationally recognized golf courses. With 99 holes to access and an official hotel "Marriott at Sawgrass Resort", TPC is the highly esteemed golf courses of USA. Designed by Pete Dye Sawgrass, this stadium course ranks seventh among "United States Best Resort Courses" according to Golf Digest. The seventeenth hole of Sawgrass Stadium also known as "Island Hole" is recognized worldwide.

If you are at Marriott Sawgrass Resort you can also visit these two nearby private golf courses.

Ponce de Leon Golf Course:

This historical golf course was opened in 1916 and various golf legends had played here for pretty long time. Ponce de Leon is featured with practice bunker, putting green, pro shop and 9 hole pitch. This is a par-72 18-hole golf course.

The Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club:

This golf course is one of the newest courses in Florida with par 71 and 18-holes. A restaurant, pro shop and driving range are other facilities available in Royal St. Augustine Golf and Country Club.

Enjoy golf in Florida.

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New Pirate & Treasure Museum

Have you heard that Pat Croce's Pirate & Treasure Museum is visiting St. Augustine?
Well, you can read more about it here: Link to Pirate Soul >>
Check this intresting wuote:

Pat's loved pirates since he was a boy and he's been collecting their greatest treasures from across the globe for decades. He first shared them with you at the state-of-the-art Pirate Soul Museum in Key West and now we're moving them all the way to historic St. Augustine in northeast Florida with a few more surprises and A LOT more interactives.

Isn't that just great and worth a visit to the nation's oldest city?
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Thanksgiving Holiday in St Augustine

Happy thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday! What a spiritual renewal to take a day to reflect over the past year about just how good God has been to you and your family, to give you harvest and shelter, health and hope.


Welcome to this years celebration of thanksgiving in St. Augustine, FL.

Winter Wonderland 2010-2011 in St. Augustine

Enjoy our unique winter wonderland in Florida. You will see a lot of elfs, snow and slides.
I heard the even Santa is coming. :)

For more detailed program follow this link:
http://www.nationsoldestcity.com/2010/11/winter-wonderland-st-augustine/

Things to do in St Augustine, Florida

When you arrive to the Nation's Oldest City you really don't know where to begin and what to start with as there are really a lot of things to do in St Augustine.
Try to ask the receptionist after the local current deals as you can get it cheaper when buying at the hotel.

Goodbye, interstate traffic

Here, in Saint Augustine, Florida, the weekend is yours and yours alone. Book a Bayview Suite at The Kenwood Inn on Marine Street. From your room you can see the blue waters of Matanzas Bay, you can hear the clop of horses’ hooves on the rough streets below, you can smell the pastries baking in the kitchen downstairs. The Kenwood is your home base for the weekend, your haven after an afternoon on the beach, your respite after long walks up and down the red brick-paved streets of the Oldest City. 

Welcome and welcome back.

Really old Florida

The term "Old Florida" generally denotes Florida the way it was at least two generations ago. It's a Florida from the 1950's and earlier with roadside attractions, hamburger stands and other reminders of a yesteryear that are quickly vanishing.

Below are some examples of "Old Florida". I will be adding more 

as we discover other locations that are worthy of this 

designation. Check the link on the site below to view:

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• Florida Fly Wheelers: Restored tractors, cars and equipment in Ft. Meade. Old Fashioned Village
• Honey Stand: from the 1940's, near Palatka.
• The Yearling: dining remnant from the 50's, near Gainesville
• Train Ride: aboard train cars from the '50s in Parrish
• Chateau de Lafayette: Restored courthouse, now an inn.
• Skinny's Place: another hamburger stand from the '50s.
• Marsh Landing Restaurant: Landmark in the tiny town of Fellsmere.
• Sea Sea Riders: Dunedin
• Ferndale Lodge: Bayside lodge from the '50s
• Lawrence Grocery: in the tiny town of Two Egg in NW Florida.
• Marjorie Rawlings: writer's homestead from the '40s.
• Spring Creek Inn: Restaurant on Florida's Forgotten Coast.
• Ivy House: Restaurant in Williston, near Gainseville.
• Chipley: Small Railroad town west of Tallahassee.
• Micanopy: "Little town that time forgot" near Ocala.
• Havana: Small antiquing town north of Tallahassee.

St. Augustine – Nights of lights

The Nights of Lights began this year on November 19 and continues through the end of January.
Excitement built all day long as the downtown streets became more and more crowded with visitors and residents alike. By late afternoon the Plaza already showed signs of being the center of a very big event. Families had spread blankets where toddlers could play and groups of seniors had their folding chairs in a circle as they conversed.
Check out this page for photos, schedule, dates and events:
http://www.nationsoldestcity.com/2010/11/st-augustine-nights-of-lights
Welcome to the nation's oldest city! :)

About "La Florida"

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From earliest times, this has been a place of color - sometimes wild and untamed, often surprising, but always pleasing to the eye. When Juan Ponce de Leon first sailed along these shores in 1513, it was the splash of color created by thousands of exotic wildflowers that caught his attention and inspired him to name his discovery La Florida – a place of colorful flowers. Two hundred years later, it was still color that welcomed weary mariners to St. Augustine’s harbor – the alabaster walls and crimson towers of the Castillo de San Marcos rose above the waves and signaled that at long last another perilous voyage was at an end.

Today, colors help create the moods and atmosphere that make a visit to St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches so cherished. The reds of a memorable sunset viewed while sipping a Vintners Red created at the San Sebastian Winery provides a glow that can’t help but inspire those seeking romance in the Ancient City. For golfers, our greens, both literally and figuratively, are the background for endless stories of proud successes, as well as wistful what-mighthave-beens. (Plus, after leaving a frozen wasteland behind, what Northern visitor can fail to be warmed by the welcoming green of our tropical palms and towering live oaks?) And the blues! From the sky above the azure sea to the beckoning blue of Olympic-dimensioned swimming pools at luxurious resorts and the flash of blue-white flags at the annual Greek Festival, this is a shade that finds a way to brighten each day.

I hope that you will have the time during your visit to truly appreciate not only the obvious colors of this place, but also the subtle hues that those of us who live here are fortunate to experience. The chesnut-brown flecked with honey-gold in a carriage horse’s mane…the myriad pastels of tiny coquina clams dancing in the summer surf…the moist brick-red hue of ancient paving after a summer shower. They’re all here along with thousands of other shimmering shades and tints that form the palette of this special place in the Florida sun – a palette that visitors can easily use to create the unforgettable portrait of the perfect vacation!

Sunday: November 7 in St. Augustine

25th ANNUAL GREAT CHOWDER DEBATE

Satisfy your passion for great seafood at the Conch House Marina's celebrated annual Great Chowder Debate. More than 30 area restaurants come together to compete to see who has the best chowder.  Everyone can be a judge and savor  an almost limitless variety - from local favorites like Menorcan chowders to an assortment of New England chowders - made with clams, conch, lobster, scallops and crab and laced with secret concoctions of herbs and spices. The event starts at noon and runs throughout the day.  All proceeds benefit the Shriners' Hospitals for Crippled Children.  The Conch House Marina is located at 57 Comares Avenue in St. Augustine.  For more Information, call 904.829.8646.

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THOMAS PANDOLFI IN CONCERT

Pianist Thomas Pandolfi performs "the Revolutionary Piano" featuring music composed by Chopin and Liszt.  Part of the EMMA Concert Series, the concert begins at 8 p.m. in the Flagler College Auditorium, located at 14 Granada Street in St. Augustine. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information call 904.797.2800 or visit www.EmmaConcerts.com.

Love to Golf? Try Saint Augustine, Florida

Any individual, family or group that plans to visit this popular area and falls into the category of being someone that is either a casual or even a die-hard golfer, will be happy to hear that there are several different choices in spectacular greens and fairways that await you at golf courses in Destin, Florida.

Golfing is a sport that has remained a favorite of all ages and genders all over the world for years. The level of “challenging relaxation” that is unique to golf has solidified its status as a sport that anyone can enjoy. Golfing offers health benefits through low impact recreational exercise that fit flawlessly into a vacation schedule and planned activities to be shared with friends, family, and business colleagues. A great day of golfing can be a wonderful addition to any vacation, day trip, or business outing.

One of the most popular choices in Destin for ardent golfers in the area is the Burnt Pine Course, located at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. This acclaimed course is famous for offering the ultimate 18-hole challenge. Many enthusiastic golfers fall in love with this Bermuda grass course. It boasts a 144 slope rating with an overall rating of 74.7!

Seascape Golf Course is another popular 18-hole course that is conveniently located at the Seascape Resort. The slope rating of the course is 123, with an overall rating of 71.5.

To list just a couple of the other fantastic golf courses in St. Augustine, Florida that you will certainly not want to miss out on would include the popular Courses. 

-Walter L Mavis

Find out more concerning the golf in St. Augustine, Florida today!

Here are some photos:

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Enjoy!

Saint Augustine Hotels – Making Your Holiday More Enjoyable

One of the most picturesque places in the United States is St. Augustine in Florida. It is the perfect destination for almost any kind of holiday. You may visit the place for a weekend getaway or for your honeymoon. With a population of just above 12,000 and some really good beaches, this port city is calm and well equipped to cater to all requirements of the tourists.

Hotels form a key factor in the success of any tourist place. Saint Augustine hotels are not lacking in any way either. You can find properties from some of the best hotel chains in United States. There are also multiple locally run properties which provide a good mix to the accommodation options available in the city. Tourists can choose according to their preference because each hotel has its own specialties.

One thing that is common in all St. Augustine hotels is that every one of them strives to provide the best service to their guests. They have hired staff which is knowledgeable about the local conditions and history, places to visit and cuisine to enjoy etc. The hotel staff is pleasant and remarkably helpful. Guests who have stayed in any of the Saint Augustine hotels have been all praises for this experience of a lifetime.

On a visit to a new place, food becomes one of the major concerns. The hotels take extra care to deliver the best dining experience to their guests. Nearly all the hotels have their own, in-house restaurants which provide sumptuous cuisine. They also have tie-ups with many local specialty restaurants which means that you will get the best for your taste buds. For people who prefer the typical American platter, finding one would be a breeze.

Another remarkable business practice of Saint Augustine hotels is that they have developed good relations with local car rental companies. As a result, they are able to get preferential rates for their guests. Tourists visiting the city would not have any problems in finding a means to get around.

The best thing about the Saint Augustine hotels is that they are not expensive. If you visit a similarly equipped hotel in any other US city, you will be charged anywhere between 50 to 100% extra. Plus you can get the bookings done online which not only brings the comfort of easy hotel booking but also impressive discounts.

Saint Augustine hotels truly play a big role in making your vacations more enjoyable.

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