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The Legends of Golf Trail
GOLfFour Championship courses designed by Larry packard, and a pGA TOUr stop since 1990.ACCOMMOdATIONS600 spacious villas with patios and balconiesAMENITIESLuxury spa, 4 restaurants, 3 bars, 6 pools, 11 tennis courts
GOLfDesigned by Arnold palmer, Jack Nicklaus & Tom Watson and 3-time LpGA tour stopACCOMMOdATIONS330 luxury condominiums, private villas and deluxe vacation homesAMENITIESANNIKA Golf & Fitness Academy, boutique spa, 5 restaurants, multi-acre Water park
GOLfTwo spectacular designs by Jack Nicklaus & Tom Watson and 2-time Champions Tour stopACCOMMOdATIONS300 luxury villas and an intimate 20-room lodge with ocean viewsAMENITIES2 miles of pristine beach, multi-level water pavilion, 4 restaurants, cigar bar
Innisbrook resort
reunion resort
Hammock Beach resort
Follow in the footsteps of legends.
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From the Gulf to the Atlantic. Follow in the footsteps of legends.
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salamander® Hotels & resorts presents the Grand Golf Resorts of florida which unites Innisbrook resort near Tampa, reunion resort in Orlando and Hammock Beach resort at palm Coast, creating an unparalleled golf and family destination.
Grand Golf resorts of Florida features 1250 spacious villas and homes, numerous family oriented activities and 162 holes of golf designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold palmer, Tom Watson and Larry packard. Featuring some of the highest-rated courses in Florida, the collection has also hosted pGA TOUr, Champions TOUr, LpGA Tour and Legends Tour championships.
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Sheila JohnsonFounder & CEO salamander Hospitality
“Salamander Hotels & Resorts presents the Grand Golf Resorts of Florida which unites Innisbrook Resort near Tampa, Reunion Resort in Orlando and Hammock Beach Resort at Palm Coast, creating an unparalleled golf and family destination.
From the Gulf to the Atlantic, Grand Golf Resorts of Florida features 1250 spacious villas and homes, numerous family oriented activities and 162 holes of golf designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Larry Packard. Featuring some of the highest-rated courses in Florida, the collection has also hosted PGA TOUR, Champions TOUR, LPGA Tour and Legends Tour championships.
In addition to its stellar collection of courses, Grand Golf Resorts of Florida also includes 200,000 square feet of meeting and function space, 25 swimming pools featuring slides and lazy rivers, 17 tennis courts, 16 restaurants, three spas and numerous nightlife options.
Innisbrook: Currently celebrating 40 years of excellence, Innisbrook is situated on 900 wooded acres of rolling hills in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. Recently and completely renovated, the resort features 600 spacious suites, a new luxury spa, six heated pools, four restaurants, three bars and a collection of four golf courses designed by Larry Packard. Currently, the PGA TOUR Transitions Championship is played at its famed Copperhead Course, and the LPGA-supported Legends Tour Open Championship at the resort’s Island Course.
Reunion: Located in Orlando, Reunion Resort is the only location in the United States with golf courses designed by the golf greats Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson. The resort also features the world’s only resort-based ANNIKA Academy, an innovative teaching facility designed and developed by Annika Sörenstam. Accommodations are highlighted by the 82-suite Reunion Grande, an 11-story hotel, replete with stunning lobby and bar, exquisite décor, elegantly appointed meeting space, and two restaurants.
Hammock Beach: Located along 2.4 miles of spectacular Atlantic beach on Florida’s Palm Coast, Hammock Beach Resort features 320 accommodations, including a 12-story tower of ocean view luxury suites, and an intimate 20-room lodge that features spectacular ocean and golf course views. The Ocean Course, designed by Jack Nicklaus, is one of Florida’s highest rated and plays six holes directly along the Atlantic. The Conservatory Course was designed by Tom Watson and is one of Florida’s longest layouts, characterized by waterfalls and babbling brooks.”
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Innisbrook Resort 4 distinct golfing experiences
Copperhead Course Home to the pGA TOUr’s Transition Championships
Island Course An LpGA favorite
North & south Course A more relaxed golf experience
Reunion Resort 54 holes of golf designed by legends
palmer Course Innovatively routed on hilly, roller-coaster-like terrain
Watson Course Beauty and challenges await
Nicklaus Course A true player’s course
The ANNIKA AcademyTm share her passion for golf and fitness
Hammock Beach Resort Two award winning courses designed by masters
The Conservatoy® Course memorable finishing holes and a signature island green
The Ocean Coursesm swing by the sea
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meet your innisbrook team
Four Championship Courses, One Amazing ExperienceThe newly renovated Innisbrook is simply one of America’s most celebrated Florida golf resorts. Not only do we consistently receive top accolades – including Golf magazine’s “Top 100 you Can play,” and Golf Digest’s “Top 75 Golf resorts in America” – our Clearwater golf resort also host an annual pGA Tour championship and the LpGA Legend Tour’s first major.
Our Tampa golf resort is home to four outstanding layouts – all designed by the innovative and imaginative architect Lawrence packard – including the top-rated Copperhead course, which welcomes the world’s finest players each march when the pGA TOUr visits Innisbrook for the Transitions Championship.
As an Innisbrook guest, not only can you play where the world’s finest professionals love to play, you can also take advantage of three other championship layouts featuring up to 70 feet of elevation change, and scenery more reminiscent of the Carolina sand hills and Georgia foothills than the typical Florida terrain.
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Austin HoodTournament sales manager
Sally Livingstonsenior Golf sales manager
kevin ProbstGolf sales manager
Tony AriellyDirector of Golf sales
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COppErHEAD COUrsE #12,
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Considered among America’s finest golf courses and woven into the natural fabric of the resort’s landscape, the Copperhead Course is home to the annual
pGA TOUr’s Transitions Championship and offers Innisbrook’s most challenging golf experience - even for the most seasoned golfer.Defined by tree-lined
fairways and rolling terrain, Copperhead tests players with its many uphill and downhill shots, significant elevation changes and a variety of water-protected
approach shots. The surrounding lakes, ponds and wetlands are home to abundant wildlife, including fox squirrels, bald eagles, alligators, blue herons, and
many other types of water fowl. With the fairways and greens mostly free of traditional course-lined residences, Copperhead provides the opportunity to
enjoy golf the way nature intended.
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“If I could play one course the rest of my life, it would be Copperhead. It has that much character.”Curtis Strange, 2002 Ryder Cup Captain & two-time U.S. Open Champion
a course with character
Considered among America’s finest golf courses and woven into the natural fabric of the resort’s landscape, the Copperhead Course is home to the annual
pGA TOUr’s Transitions Championship and offers Innisbrook’s most challenging golf experience - even for the most seasoned golfer.Defined by tree-lined
fairways and rolling terrain, Copperhead tests players with its many uphill and downhill shots, significant elevation changes and a variety of water-protected
approach shots. The surrounding lakes, ponds and wetlands are home to abundant wildlife, including fox squirrels, bald eagles, alligators, blue herons, and
many other types of water fowl. With the fairways and greens mostly free of traditional course-lined residences, Copperhead provides the opportunity to
enjoy golf the way nature intended.
“Copperhead is the best course we play on TOUR.”Paul Azinger, 2008 U.S. Ryder Cup Captain and 12-time PGA TOUR winner.
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North & south CoursesThe North Course at Innisbrook is similar in terrain to the Copperhead Course. At about 6,300 yards, it remains one of our most challenging courses. Known for its daunting par 3s, North features tight fairways, an abundance of trees and well-bunkered greens, placing a premium on accuracy from tee to green.
At over 6,600 yards, the South Course is reminiscent of a links-style design, both in terms of rolling terrain and numerous fairway bunkering. Ample waste bunkers, a total of 10 water hazards, undulating terrain, and the Gulf of Mexico breezes all combine to make South another great Innisbrook challenge that’s become a favorite of our returning guests and event planners.
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With tight fairways, intimidating water hazards, abundant bunkers, and extraordinary elevation changes, the newly renovated and lengthened Island Course is considered by many to be as equally demanding as Copperhead. The extraordinarily picturesque Island has played host to numerous U.S. Open qualifiers and NCAA Championships, and has also been ranked among the country’s top 50 resort courses by Golf Digest. The LPGA selected the course as the site of its first Legends Tour Open Championship, proving that ladies appreciate Innisbrook’s golfing experience as much as men.
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IsLAND COUrsE #1,
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With tight fairways, intimidating water hazards, abundant bunkers, and extraordinary elevation changes, the newly renovated and lengthened Island Course is considered by many to be as equally demanding as Copperhead. The extraordinarily picturesque Island has played host to numerous U.S. Open qualifiers and NCAA Championships, and has also been ranked among the country’s top 50 resort courses by Golf Digest. The LPGA selected the course as the site of its first Legends Tour Open Championship, proving that ladies appreciate Innisbrook’s golfing experience as much as men.
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Austin HoodTournament sales manager407-396-5277
Sally Livingstonsr. Golf sales manager407-396-3147
kevin ProbstGolf sales manager407-396-3203
Tony AriellyDirector of Golf sales407-396-5382
meet your reunion team
No Where Else in the World
Golf at reunion is unlike anywhere else in the world.
In fact, it’s the only place where you will find signature
Design courses by three of golf’s greatest legends: Jack
Nicklaus, Tom Watson and Arnold palmer. Combining
the beauty of their natural landscaping with unique and
challenging layouts, these courses have won numer-
ous awards and followers over the years. And when the
phenomenal Annika sorenstam decided to open her
first golf school, it was reunion that became home to
her one and only teaching facility — ANNIKA Academy.Tm
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Nicklaus. Palmer. Watson. Reunion Resort is the only resort in the world to feature courses designed by golf’s greatest legends.
Whether you’re staying with us for a corporate meeting or a family reunion, don’t forget to pack your clubs. Each course is a world-renowned signature design and features elements that any golfer can appreciate, regardless of skill. And after you wrap up a round, settle in at the Clubhouse to grab a bite to eat, have a few drinks, or just talk about your day on the links.
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“Our golf courses are the most unique in the Orlando area. This is the only resort in the world where you’ll find courses designed by Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tom Watson, all in one place. And the only place that Annika Sorenstam selected for her teaching academy.”
palmer, nicklaus, watson, sorenstam
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Innovatively routed on hilly,
roller-coaster-like terrain,
Palmer’s 6,916-yard, par
72 course boasts dramatic
elevation changes that
create a unique variety
of risk/reward shots.
That varied menu of
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generously wide fairways
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bunkers across all 18 holes.
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Ta k e yo u r g a m e
To T h e n e x T l e v e l
Only one resort in the world was selected by Annika for her teaching academy.
under the supervision of annika’s personal
swing coach, henri reis, and personal trainer, kai
Fusser, reunion resort guests of all skill levels
have the unique opportunity to adopt annika’s
holistic approach to golf. annIka academy is
an official Callaway Performance Center—one of
only 11 in the country—for swing analysis and club
fitting. let annika’s team and state-of-the-art
training facility teach you how to play your best
round ever.
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Legendary Golf at Hammock Beach Resort
There’s golf, and then there’s legendary golf at Hammock Beach resort. With
signature design courses by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson, golfers can choose to
take in breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean from 6 different holes or take on the
longest and most-challenging course in the state.
“Truly a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience, our award winning resort provides the per-
fect location for the ultimate golf trip. Our two immaculate golf courses have been
host to pGA Tour events, and tout some of the highest rankings in the state by Golf
magazine, Golf Week and Golf Digest. Designed by legends of the game, each
course offers a distinctive style of play surrounded by spectacular views of the natural
landscape.”
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Eric CarlsonGolf sales manager386-246-6583
Brad HauerDirector of Golf386-246-5500
Alex MaironeGolf sales manager386-246-5558
meet your hammock beach team
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play six incredible holes beside Florida’s biggest water hazard.
OCEAN COUrsE #9,
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With two award-winning golf courses designed by masters of the game, this is more than just a great place to play golf – this is the place to play golf on Florida’s Atlantic Coast. And whether you experience the beauty and challenge of the Ocean Course, or the unexpected terrain of the Conservatory Course, a golf getaway at Hammock Beach resort just might turn into a yearly tradition.
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CONsErVATOry COUrsE #8,
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From some of the world’s most memorable finishing holes to a signature island green, incredible views and challenges await.
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swing by the seaFeaturing courses designed by legends Nicklaus and Watson, Hammock Beach Resort is one of the most memorable golf destinations in Florida. While both courses are challenging, players of all skill levels will enjoy breathtaking views and surroundings. Whether you’re facing six holes right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, or weaving throughout waterfalls, babbling brooks and veneered field stonework, the round will be unforgettable.
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OCEAN COUrsE #18,
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meet our probrad hauer is the Director of Golf at Hammock Beach Resort. Throughout his 20-year teaching career, Brad has gained extensive knowledge of the golf swing from some of the best instructors in the country. Highlights of his golf career include being named the 2004 North Florida PGA Player of the Year, winning the Club Pro Championship regional qualifier that same year, and winning the 1984 Ray Fisher Wisconsin State Open.
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Jack nicklaus’ ocean course sM
Measuring 7,201 yards, this par 72 course is one of Nicklaus’ most
challenging designs. Players will find the course will test their skills,
especially along the ocean, as they must battle the winds coming
off the Atlantic.
tom Watson’s conservatory® courseFlorida’s longest and hardest course, this 7,776-yard design has the highest slope rating in Florida.
The signature 8th hole is a picturesque island green, and the 18th hole features a tee box at an elevation
of almost 100 feet with a panoramic view of nearly the entire course.
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OCEAN COUrsE #9,
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beauty and challenges await
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