If you are looking for a great golfing destination, Port St. Lucie, Florida, should be toward the top of your list. This is home to the PGA Village, where you can not only experience the course of the Professional Golfers Association, but learn about its history. Port St. Lucie also offers a number of other golf courses on and off the property of the area hotels.
Club Med Sandpiper
Club Med Sandpiper is the only of the chain's all-inclusive properties in the United States, offering an intensive tennis program (with lights for evening play), sailing, wave runners, a fitness center and a circus training center for kids of all ages. Club Med Sandpiper offers two 18-hole golf courses as well as a golf academy and driving range.
Club Med Sandpiper
4500 SE Pine Valley St.
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
(772) 398-5100
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Hilton Garden Inn at PGA Village
You won't have to go far to the three championship golf courses at the PGA Village if you stay at the adjacent Hilton Garden Inn. This hotel offers rooms and suites with separate living rooms, all of which have microwaves and refrigerators. The Hilton Garden Inn has a fitness center and outdoor heated pool. It is only a 15-minute drive from the beaches of Port St. Lucie.
Hilton Garden Inn at PGA Village
8540 Commerce Centre Drive
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
(772) 871-6850
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Residence Inn Port St. Lucie
There is a big choice of golf courses that are within a short drive of the Residence Inn by Marriott Port St. Lucie, including Legacy Golf & Tennis Club, Tesoro Golf Club and Nicklaus Golf. The hotel has its own putting green to help you get warmed up before you hit the links. The Residence Inn Port St. Lucie offers large suites with full kitchens and provides a hot complimentary breakfast daily.
Residence Inn by Marriott
2000 NW Courtyard Circle
Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
(772) 344-7814
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Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie
The Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie is located near the many area golf courses as well as the spring training camp of the New York Mets. The hotel has a large outdoor pool with a whirlpool and, a fully equipped fitness center that was renovated in 2009. Rooms and suites with sofa beds in the separate living room are available. The Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie has a restaurant and lounge.
Holiday Inn Port St. Lucie
10120 S. Federal Highway
Port St. Lucie, FL 34952
(772) 372-2000
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Marcia Frost is a freelance writer who regularly covers travel topics. She maintains WineandSpiritsTravel.com and two columns for Examiner.com. Frost has written for numerous tennis magazines and is the author of "American Doubles." She holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication arts and is now pursuing a master's degree.
