Northeast Florida is home to more than 540 of the best golf holes in the Sunshine State, including one of the most famous in golf today -- the famed 17th island hole of TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course. The area also is home to the history of golf at the World Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine and THE PLAYERS Championship each May in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The 75-mile stretch that makes up Northeast Florida includes Amelia Island, Clay County, Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Augustine, and Flagler County. With such diverse locations, golfers will find a wide selection of golf courses to choose from. The region traces its golf roots to the oceanfront Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and the celebrated opening of the first course in 1928. The courses of the Amelia Island Plantation resort feature scenic views from fairways and greens overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Palm Coast's Hammock Beach Resort features more ocean play than any other course on the state's east coast. Visitors can challenge themselves on the same courses the pros play, such as the TPC at Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. The World Golf Hall of Fame tees it up with the Slammer and the Squire, designed by Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen, and The King & Bear, the only course in the world designed together by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.