Pin itThree rounds across the destination's finest courses, anchored by the Stadium Course and a Fazio design on Amelia Island.
3 Days
Bucket List Trip
$2500–$4500/person
3
Moderate
This itinerary collects the three courses that represent the upper tier of Sawgrass-area golf. Two sit at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, and the third anchors Amelia Island's resort golf an hour north. Together they cover Pete Dye's most famous tournament design, a Bobby Weed redesign on the same property, and a Tom Fazio coastal layout through salt marshes and oceanfront dunes.
Sawgrass and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Florida
Trip at a Glance
Fly into Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) and drive forty minutes south to Ponte Vedra Beach. Check into the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, which sits adjacent to both TPC courses and provides the most direct booking path for Stadium Course access.
The round everyone came for. Request a morning tee time.
Check out of the Marriott and drive one hour north to Amelia Island. The change of setting is immediate.
If you stayed at the Omni, the morning is free for the resort's pool deck, beach, or a walk through the nature center before the one-hour drive to JAX. Allow seventy-five minutes for the drive and airport processing.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
The trip splits naturally between two bases. The Sawgrass Marriott ($300 to $550 per night) anchors the first two nights with on-site TPC access and stay-and-play packaging. The Omni Amelia Island ($300 to $500) covers the third night with Long Point access. Or hold all three nights at the Marriott and day-trip to Amelia Island, though the one-hour each way makes for a longer day.
A rental car is required for the airport transfer, the Amelia Island drive, and any off-property dining. Green fees total roughly $925 to $1,275 across the three rounds. Lodging runs $900 to $1,600 for three nights. Rental car, meals, and incidentals cover the remainder.
The three courses offer distinctly different experiences: Dye's tournament design at its most intense, Weed's thoughtful redesign at a more accessible register, and Fazio's restraint in a natural coastal landscape. The sequence moves from calibration to climax to contrast, which is the rhythm of a well-constructed golf trip.
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you book through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our editorial recommendations.
