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It is now organized by the Florida State Golf Association (FSGA). It has been played annually since 1942 at a variety of courses around the state. There were earlier "Florida Open"s played in the 1920s and 1930s, not associated with the current version, that are considered official PGA Tour events.
Founded 87 years ago in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, [1] it was usually played in April or May, until a schedule change in 2003 moved it toward the end of the season. At the age of 52, Sam Snead set PGA Tour records in 1965 for his eighth win at an event and as the oldest winner of a tournament; [ 2 ] both records still stand.
Trump International Golf Club is a private 27-hole golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida. It was designed by Jim Fazio, who was given a budget of over $40 million, and was opened in 1999. [ 1 ] This venue was Donald Trump 's first golf course property.
PGA National Resort is a resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.It has five championship 18-hole golf courses, [2] the most famous of which is "The Champion", which has hosted the 1983 Ryder Cup, the 1987 PGA Championship, the Senior PGA Championship for 19 consecutive years from 1982 to 2000, and the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic since 2007.
The Tournament Players Club Sawgrass (TPC Sawgrass) is a golf course in the southeastern United States, located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, southeast of Jacksonville. Opened 45 years ago in the autumn of 1980, it was the first of several Tournament Players Clubs to be built.
After purchasing the nearby Bay Hill Club and Lodge in 1974, Palmer lobbied PGA officials to move their Orlando tournament to his course, which they did in 1979. [5] After the departure of the PGA, Rio Pinar was the site of the LPGA Tour's Lady Citrus Open from 1979 to 1982 until the tournament moved to the Cypress Creek Country Club in 1983.
Florida community outraged after golf course was quietly sold — and the new owners are facing a $70K tax penalty ... any proposed changes to a property must go before a local government agency ...
The courses are called "Red," "Blue," and "Black" - Red is designed by Coore & Crenshaw, Blue by Tom Doak, and Black by Gil Hanse. [6] Golfweek magazine named Streamsong the best new golf course in 2012 and put the courses amongst the top 40 public courses in the world in 2013. [4] The site ranks the Blue as 87th in the U.S. and 5th in Florida.