• The Champion

The Champion course was opened on November 17, 1981. It was the site of the 1983 Ryder Cup

1983 Ryder Cup

The 25th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.The United States team won the competition by a score of 14½ to 13½ points but for the first time the Europeans showed that they had the ability to compete at their level and that it would only be a...

, the 1987 PGA Championship

1987 PGA Championship

The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship held from August 6-9 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship and third major title on the first sudden-death playoff hole over Lanny Wadkins.-Final leaderboard:*Nelson ...

 (won by Larry Nelson

Larry Nelson

Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, northwest of Atlanta...

), and the Senior PGA Championship

Senior PGA Championship

The Senior PGA Championship is one of the five major championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognized as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour. It was formerly an unofficial money...

 for 19 years, from 1982-2000. The course underwent a $4 million renovation in December 2002, and in 2007 became the home of the Honda Classic

Honda Classic

The Honda Classic is a PGA Tour golf tournament that is played each March in Florida. It was founded in 1972 as the Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. In 1981, American Motors backed the tournament. Since 1982, American Honda Motor Co., Inc...

.

• The Haig

The Haig is named for golfing great Walter Hagen

Walter Hagen

Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...

. It opened on March 4, 1980, and was the first course opened for play at PGA National Resort.

• The Squire

The Squire is named after Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S...

, the first golfer ever to win the professional Grand Slam

Grand Slam (golf)

The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year.-The Men's Grand Slam:The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial concept, having changed over time. In the modern era, The Grand Slam is generally considered to be winning all four of golf's major...

. It opened on October 30, 1981.

• The Palmer

The Palmer, named for golf legend and course designer Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer

Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955...

, was the last of the original four courses built at PGA National, opening on February 28, 1984.

• The Estate

The Estate originally opened in November 1984 as Stonewall Golf Club, and has been part of PGA National since August 28, 1988.

External links

• PGA Resort.com - golf courses - official site
• PGA.com - PGA of America - official site