1
DayArrival and TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course
Fly into Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) and drive forty minutes to the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. Check in and head to the first tee.
Pin itThe Long Weekend: Two Nights, Two Signature Rounds
The Stadium Course and Long Point in two days, for the golfer who knows what to prioritize.
Duration
3 Days
Type
Long Weekend
Estimated Cost
$1500–$2800/person
Rounds
2
Difficulty
Moderate
Two nights and two rounds is a compressed format that demands selectivity. This itinerary makes the obvious choice for the first round and the informed choice for the second. The TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course is the course everyone knows, the island green that has been broadcast into every living room with a sports channel.
Sawgrass and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Florida
Trip at a Glance
- Duration
- 3 days
- Type
- Long Weekend
- Cost / person
- $1500–$2800
- Difficulty
- Moderate
Courses· 2
Stay· 1
- Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa$300–$550/night
Activities· 2
2
DayAmelia Island Long Point
Check out of the Marriott and drive one hour north to Amelia Island. The shift in landscape is immediate: salt marshes replace Pete Dye's manufactured mounding, centuries-old live oaks replace spectator berms, and the Atlantic appears through the dunes rather than through the infrastructure of a tournament venue.
3
DayDeparture
For groups that stayed a second night at the Omni or returned to the Ponte Vedra area, the morning is free. The drive to JAX takes forty minutes from Ponte Vedra or one hour from Amelia Island.
Trip Logistics
Plan the Practicalities
Logistics
The Sawgrass Marriott ($300 to $550 per night) is the recommended base for a two-night stay, providing on-site Stadium Course access and stay-and-play packaging. The Amelia Island day requires a one-hour drive each way, which is the trip's main logistical demand. A rental car is required.
Green fees total $700 to $950 across the two rounds. Lodging runs $600 to $1,100 for two nights. The remaining budget covers the rental car (roughly $80 to $110 for two days), meals, and any St. Augustine or Fernandina Beach activity.
The long weekend format forces a choice about what matters most. This itinerary prioritizes design quality over volume: two rounds on two genuinely distinctive courses rather than three or four rounds on layouts chosen to fill the schedule. The Stadium Course delivers the moment everyone expects. Long Point delivers the one they did not see coming. The combination is more memorable than any three-round itinerary built around a single hub.
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