For Two Top Florida Golf Courses, There is Only One Resort
Rise, shine and take your pick from not just one, but two championship golf courses, both of which consistently receive four-and-a-half stars out of five from Golf Digest magazine. Where can you enjoy the privilege, you ask? At The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida, which itself is rightfully recognized by Conde Nast as a Top 100 Golf Resort.
Preferred among Florida golf resort destinations for numerous reasons, The Renaissance Resort overlooks the one-and-only King & Bear course, named for its co-designers, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. For the legendary pair’s sole course co-design, Palmer and Nicklaus sought to create something eminently playable and picturesque. They nailed it with King & Bear, which showcases challenging par-fives amid lakes, loblolly pines and 200-year-old live oaks.
Golf Hall of Fame members Sam “The Slammer” Snead and Gene “The Squire” Sarazen served as consultants to course architect Bobby Weed for the Slammer & Squire course, also steps from The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. Florida golf resort guests who experience the course are awed by memorable par-threes, natural beauty, preserved woodlands, wetlands and views of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Heralded by golf publications, avid connoisseurs and Florida golf resort frequenters alike, both courses have hosted professional golf tournaments, including the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, a Champions Tour event, Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, and other nationally televised events. When you experience The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, located south of Jacksonville and minutes from historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida, our well-played greens are yours for the taking.