The next generation is said to be an improved version of its precedent. But the latter will always find itself as a most trusty mentor. This has been the case for father-and-son tandem, Jack and Jack II Nicklaus when they worked together at the Hammock Creek Golf Club. The result is a superb golf vacation destination that gives as much fun as it gives challenge – skill set regardless.

The 18-hole par-72 Hammock Creek Golf Club is in Palm City, Florida, a close distance from Port St. Lucie and Stuart. The course measures 7,119 yards from the championship tees. It is from this distance that the course is at its worst – that is, if one is not into intimidating, grueling, but extremely rewarding games. But from the other tees, golfers must not expect anything less than tough. Of course, a Nicklaus design is always challenging. Double the Nicklaus part, and you’re sure to get double the difficulty. As well as everything else – ranging from fun to beauty. And that’s exactly golf vacations hereabouts are made of.

The Hammock Creek Golf Club is defined by generous, rolling fairways, deceiving landing areas, smooth and fast green, wetlands, and old growth pine forests. This is complemented by a world class array of state-of-the art amenities and services, and the pride of completing a double-Nicklaus test. Opened in 1996, this golf trip haven is surely on its way to becoming a timeless classic, and continues to find a fan from golfers of this generation and the past. The next generation is on its way too.

Planning ahead has always been a wise decision that, if executed well, offers big chances of success. One golf vacation destination in Jacksonville, Florida requires the players to plan critically before they strike their clubs. Playing The Grand Club – Cypress Course is not as easy as it seems. The course challenges them to think of ways to successfully shoot on each hole – strategy, shot placement, and club selection are paramount to get a low score. Its holes are tricky, with the numerous sand traps that guard them.

 This Gary Player-designed course is one of the state’s premier resorts. It was renovated in 2005 by Frank Henegan to maintain the original concept of Player. Having a golf trip in this 6,800-yard course will visually satisfy the visitors with its variety of scenic backdrops, dense woodlands, marshlands, sparkling lakes, and abundant of wild life. The Grand Club – Cypress Course offers playability for every guest with its favorable fairways, elevated greens, and testing par three’s. Its natural beauty, stunning layout, and other twists are among the many reasons why it is considered as one of the finest golf courses in Northeast Florida.

 The beauty of The Grand Club – Cypress Course does not only stop with its beautiful setting and challenging layout. Its courteous staff, world class service, paired with even more wonderful amenities – including its elegant clubhouse – make the course a top choice for golf vacations. Planning for one hereabouts is, undoubtedly, a wise decision that rewards a memorable golfing experience.

It was formerly known as the Royal Amelia before it changed its name into Amelia River Golf Club but none of its royal splendor had gone with the old name. The golf vacation destination has remained to be amongst the best and most beautiful ones in Florida’s Amelia Island, both in layout and conditioning.

This Tom Jackson creation is an 18-hole, par 72 spectacle that coasts along the Amelia River and the forest of live oaks, sabal palms, wax myrtles and pines encompassing it. In many of its holes, these trees make an appearance – and golfers must not expect it to be anything other than grand. True, they make the holes rather picturesque, but it goes without saying they make them difficult as well. Apart from the trees, the smooth and strategically placed bunkers also add challenge and beauty to the course. Add to that a good helping of Alligator Creeks that meander through the whole layout, golfers get a really unique course. The Amelia River Golf Club ends rather majestically, with the final hole edging the Amelia river and its tidal marsh, making golf vacations hereabouts more interesting.

The impeccable conditioning of the course’s TifEagle greens make the Amelia River Golf Club even more regal than it already is. With its promise of a challenging game through and through, made even more challenging by the constant blowing of the wind, it is a must for golfers to pack along an extra stash of ball control and accuracy skills along with their other golf trip essentials. Other than that, they are well on their way to a golfing experience of royal caliber.

Excellence in a golf vacation destination is measured not only by its supremacy in layout but in the supporting amenities as well. It is one that delivers everything a golfer needs in his vacation, and delivers it on a silver platter. One perfect example for excellence in a golfing facility is the exclusive and elite club that is said to be the best in St. Augustine, Florida: The Palencia Club.

Its most treasured and most popular feature, not that any of its other features are anything less than stellar, is the 18-hole par 72 Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course. Hills designed for the course to mesh perfectly with nature it’s almost as if all he did was place holes around a natural paradise. The course is well adorned with centuries-old maritime oaks among other natural Florida vegetation, and golfers would have to share their golf vacations with the abundant natural wildlife. The Palencia Club golf course winds along the Intracoastal Waterway and the Tolomato River. These facts all combine to give Hills’ design an extra edge in natural hazards and a uniquely challenging topography.

Outstanding as it already is with the course alone, the developers of The Palencia Club did not stop there. The golf trip haven comes complete with a superb teaching facility and a stunning four-story clubhouse that goes all the way out into the greens. It goes without saying that the whole club is pristinely and meticulously maintained. There is nothing at all surprising about why this golf club is named among the best not only in St Augustine but in the entire Florida as well.