PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. -- Northwest Florida is home to the fairest of fairways, including five championship courses in Panama City Beach.
Recognized by Golf Digest magazine as one of America's top three golf towns, Panama City Beach has pristine greens, reasonable fees and a wealth of choices. Tee time is any time of year. The seaside destination on the Gulf of Mexico enjoys an average annual temperature of 74 degrees and an estimated 320 days of sunshine annually. This travel season finds Panama City Beach at the top of its game with these noteworthy offerings.
Nicklaus Course and Meadows Course, Bay Point Marriott Resort
Bay Point Marriott houses two 18-hole courses, the Nicklaus Course and the Meadows Course.
The Nicklaus Course premiered in the fall, 2005, as Northwest Florida's only Nicklaus-design course. Travel + Leisure Golf quickly named it one of the most worthy redesigns and notable debuts in the state. The par-72 course measures more than 7,100 yards. It offers challenges for both novice and seasoned golfers. Players enjoy the natural terrain of scrub oaks, pines and salt-water marshes as well as panoramic views of St. Andrews Bay.
The Meadows Course, the epitome of resort golf, offers golfers an experience they return for, time and again. It's occasionally tight fairways, numerous bunkers and lakes all provide an ever-changing landscape for golfers of all skill levels.
Readers of Corporate and Incentive Travel Magazine voted these courses a 2007 Greens of Distinction Winner. In addition to 36 unique holes, Bay Point Marriott has restaurants, a spa and a pro shop. The comprehensive practice area includes a manicured putting green and driving range. For more information or tee times, call 850-236-6000.
The Hombre Golf Club
The Hombre Golf Club offers 27 Championship Holes, "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly," featuring water on 21 of the 27 holes and is meticulously manicured to PGA specifications throughout the year. Both scenic and challenging, the course is nestled amidst wetlands, marshes, lakes and preserves, and is framed with a stunning assortment of palms, pines and azaleas.
Hombre is the annual host of the second stage of the PGA Tour Qualifying School, earning Burnham design a reputation for challenging play. It is also home to The Academy at Hombre Golf Club and instructor Adam Brack. The Academy is consistently noted among Golf Magazine's "Top 25 Golf Schools" and offers two-, three- and five-day golf schools as well as packages for hourly lessons.
Course amenities include GPS technology on every cart, driving range, chipping and putting greens, golf shop and Siesta Bar & Grill, serving breakfast and lunch daily. Hombre also offers accommodations and golf packages, annual memberships, hosts corporate and charity tournaments, and provides discount rates for seniors, juniors and the military. The Hombre Golf Club challenges every aspect of your game, ensuring nearly every club in your bag is used. For more information or tee times, call 850-234-3673 or visit http://www.hombregolfclub.com to receive a free round of golf!
Holiday Golf Club
Located only a mile from the beach, is Holiday Beach Club's semi-private, 18-Hole, par-72 championship course. The greens here are smooth, fast, firm and challenging. Described as one of Florida's most enjoyable yet challenging tracks, the course offers broad, lake-lined fairways and elevated greens that are protected by bunkers of silky white sand.
Holiday features Bay County's only lighted, nine-hole, Par 3 Course, designed with three sets of tees so the entire family can enjoy the game. A lighted range and practice facility are also offered. In addition, golfers at Holiday can enjoy dining at Mulligans Restaurant & Lounge. Lessons, rental clubs and packages are available. For more information or tee times, visit http://www.holidaygolfclub.com or call 850-234-1800.
Signal Hill
Panama City Beach's first golf course, Signal Hill, was designed on white-sand dunes. The 18-hole, par-71 course features breathtaking scenery, challenging greens and precise fairways. Yardage is 5,617 from the blue tees and 5,259 from the red ones. Golfers can enjoy breakfast and lunch at Signal Hill's snack bar and rent clubs at the course's pro shop. For more information or tee times, call 850-234-3218.
About Panama City Beach:
Local hotels offer golf packages with discounted greens fees and preferred tee times. Panama City Beach boasts 27 miles of sugar-white sand beaches bordering the clear, emerald-green waters of the Gulf of Mexico and St. Andrews Bay. The Northwest Florida destination enjoys recognition as a top U.S. beach from Condé Nast Traveler, TripAdvisor, The Travel Channel, USA Today, Southern Living, Dr. Beach and the Clean Beaches Council, among others. Family attractions, championship golf courses, sporting events, delectable dining, predictably sunny weather and a vast number of recreational activities draw visitors to this seaside destination annually. For more information, call 1-800-PCBEACH (850-233-5070) or visit http://www.visitpanamacitybeach.com.
Contact Information:
Christie Gregovich, Ypartnership Public Relations, 407-838-1822, christie.gregovich@ypartnership.com
Jeanette Chin, Ypartnership Public Relations, 917-538-3266, jeanette.chin@ypartnership.com
