Larry Packard, who designed all four courses, may not have the notoriety of other golf architects but he has the talent proven around-the-world and something else we all want- longevity, as he celebrated his 100th birthday last November. I guess the gist of the Grand Golf Resorts of Florida is their longevity and variety in golf. In addition to the Tampa Bay event, Hammock
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Beach has hosted PGA TOUR and Champions Tour events and Reunion has hosted the LPGA. If you want that type of variety there is a package that features six nights’ accommodations and nine rounds of golf which can be used in one trip or split up into three. A composite course called the Ultimate Legends of Golf has been created and you can track your score over the nine courses to see how you compete against others on Florida’s
most famous necklace (I mean trail). I admit to one error in the writing of this piece. The state of Alaska has more coastline than Florida but is there a golfer in Alaska? I will also admit to another mistake- that it took me five years to intimately discover the Hammock Beach, Reunion and Innisbrook resorts. Please don’t make the same mistake, surely you can do better.
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