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SAWGRASS
PACKMORE BALLS.
KEEP PACKING...
There’s always talk of the greatest course in the world,
the most difficult layout and the finest resort, but what
about one single hole? It’s the building block of the
game – a set distance between tee and green, each one
essentially following the same formula yet there are
some that are just so unique. They stick in the memory,
inspire excitement, fear and great moments – sometimes
concurrently – like nothing else. And there’s one in Ponte
Vedra, Florida that’s only 137 yards but it might just be
the best of all…
THE PLAYERS Championship, or the unofficial fifth major
as many of us know it, casts the TPC Stadium Course at
Sawgrass into the spotlight in early summer each year, and
the cameras are instantly trained on the 17th hole. It’s not
long – a wedge or a 9-iron perhaps – but it has the capacity
to render even the best in the world nervous wrecks. Bob
Tway famously made a 12 in 2005, requiring five attempts
to find the putting surface.
The very best thing about the wicked Pete Dye creation at
Sawgrass is that you can play it, just like the pros. The TPC
Stadium is joined by a few more terrific courses at the
Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa that together make for
one of the best golf holidays the other side of the Atlantic.
SAWGRASS MARRIOTT
RESORT & SPA
STAY: Five Nights, RoomOnly
PLAY: Three Rounds of Golf
(Including TPC Stadium Course and
Valley Course, Sawgrass)
FLY: Return to Orlando with Virgin
Atlantic
From £1,349 per person
Valid January 5 - February 9, 2014
SAWGRASS & DAYTONA BEACH
STAY: Five Nights, Hilton Daytona
PLAY: Three Rounds of Golf
STAY: Two Nights, Marriott Sawgrass
PLAY: TPC Stadium Course
FLY: Return to Orlando with Virgin
Atlantic
From £1,235 per person
Valid February 8 - 28, 2014