Pin itThree rounds on courses with genuine design pedigree, at a fraction of the TPC Sawgrass price.
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3 Days
Best Value Trip
$1000–$1800/person
3
Easy to Moderate
The Sawgrass destination contains a parallel universe of golf that operates independently of TPC Sawgrass pricing. The courses on this trip carry designer names that belong in any serious golf conversation: Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus at King & Bear, Bobby Weed with Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen at Slammer & Squire, Pete Dye with a 2025 Beau Welling renovation at Oak Marsh. Combined green fees for all three rounds run less than a single peak-season Stadium Course tee time.
Sawgrass and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Florida
Trip at a Glance
Fly into Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) and drive twenty minutes to Jacksonville Beach. Check into the Hampton Inn ($140 to $220 per night) or the Casa Marina ($180 to $300), both oceanfront and both functional bases for the trip.
Morning tee time at Slammer & Squire, across the World Golf Village property from King & Bear. Bobby Weed designed the course with Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen as consultants, and it plays 6,939 yards with a slope of 135.
Drive one hour north from Jacksonville Beach to Amelia Island for the trip's final round. Oak Marsh at the Omni Amelia Island Resort is Pete Dye's 1972 design, comprehensively renovated by Beau Welling in 2025 with new TifEagle Bermuda greens and Bimini Bermuda fairways.
The morning is free for Jacksonville Beach, whether that means a walk on the pier, breakfast at the Hampton Inn, a quick drive north to Ponte Vedra Beach for one last look at the Atlantic, or a final hour on the sand. The drive to JAX takes twenty minutes, the shortest airport transfer in the destination.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
Jacksonville Beach serves as the home base for all three nights. The Hampton Inn ($140 to $220) delivers free breakfast, free parking, two pools, and oceanfront balconies. The Casa Marina ($180 to $300) adds boutique character and a rooftop bar. Both sit twenty minutes from TPC Sawgrass (should a splurge round tempt you), thirty minutes from World Golf Village, and one hour from Amelia Island.
Green fees across the three rounds total $260 to $554 by season. Lodging runs $420 to $900 for three nights. Rental car, meals, and St. Augustine activities cover the rest.
The value here is not about compromise. It is about recognizing that the Sawgrass destination contains courses with genuine design pedigree at prices that leave room for the Stadium Course on a future trip. You will return knowing the destination beyond the island green, which is an advantage most TPC-only visitors never acquire.
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