PGA National Resort
Palm Beach Gardens, FL, United StatesFive championship courses, the Bear Trap's three most feared holes in golf, and a 40,000-square-foot spa built for recovery
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PGA National Resort is built entirely around the game it's named for, on the grounds of the golf community that shares it. Its Champion Course, redesigned by Jack Nicklaus, hosts the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic each spring and is best known for the Bear Trap — three consecutive holes, 15 through 17, widely regarded as one of the toughest closing stretches in professional golf. Four more courses round out 79 holes in total, from Arnold Palmer's forgiving Palmer Course to Andy Staples' playful, par-3 Staple. Off the fairways, 339 recently reimagined rooms and suites and 21 Serena & Lily–designed cottages sit alongside a 40,000-square-foot spa built for recovery and a Sports & Racquet Club with a dozen pickleball courts.
- Home to the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic and the notorious Bear Trap — holes 15, 16, and 17 on the Champion Course
- Five distinct courses, from the Nicklaus-redesigned Champion to the short-form Staple, spanning 79 holes in total
- A 40,000-square-foot spa built around recovery, alongside a Sports & Racquet Club with 12 pickleball courts
- 339 recently reimagined guestrooms and suites plus 21 two-bedroom cottages designed by Serena & Lily
The Courses
- The Champion — 18 holes, designed by Tom & George Fazio (original); redesigned by Jack Nicklaus
- The Palmer — 18 holes, designed by Arnold Palmer
- The Fazio — 18 holes, designed by Tom Fazio
- The Match — 18 holes, designed by Andy Staples
- The Staple — 7 holes, designed by Andy Staples
The Champion · 17 (Par 3)
The closing act of the Bear Trap: a tee shot played almost entirely over water to a narrow, exposed green, with lake wind turning club selection into a guessing game.
Restaurants & Bars
- The Butcher's Club
- Honeybelle
- Sushi by Boū
- Birdie's Diner
- The King's Club
On Property
The Spa at PGA National (40,000 sq. ft.)
Sports & Racquet Club with 12 pickleball courts
Resort pool
Banyan Buddies kids club- Boutique shopping
November – April
Cooler, drier weather and the PGA Tour rolling through for the Cognizant Classic each February make late winter into spring the resort's peak stretch.
Book the Champion Course early — South Florida's afternoon crosswinds pick up off the lakes and make the Bear Trap's back-to-back water carries noticeably tougher than the scorecard suggests.
PGA National Resort
Features &
Amenities
A resort built stroke by stroke around championship golf, with recovery — spa, pool, and rest — treated as part of the round.
The Bear Trap
Holes 15 through 17 on the Champion Course make up the Bear Trap, three consecutive holes wrapped around water that have decided more than one PGA Tour Cognizant Classic. The par-3 17th, played almost entirely over water to a thin, wind-exposed green, is the stretch's final and most feared test.
The Spa at PGA National
A 40,000-square-foot facility built for post-round recovery as much as indulgence, with treatment suites, a salt room, and quiet lounges arranged around soft, palm-print interiors. It's as central to the resort's rhythm as any of the five courses outside its doors.
Five Courses, One Address
Few resorts anywhere concentrate this much golf in one place: the Champion, the Palmer, the Fazio, the Match, and the short-form Staple, laced together by lakes and Florida pine across the property. Guests can play a different course, and a different kind of round, every day of a stay.
One Membership.
Dozens of Destinations.
Your visit to PGA National Resort is coordinated by the LXV concierge — preferred tee times, dining reservations, room upgrades, and personalized welcome amenities, arranged before you arrive. One of 60+ properties in the LXV network.
Getting
Here
PGA National Resort400 Avenue of the Champions, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
Tel: 855.440.2876
President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT)
The closest option, roughly 20 minutes east via I-95
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
About an hour south via Florida's Turnpike
Miami International Airport (MIA)
Roughly 75 minutes south via I-95 and Florida's Turnpike
Avenue of the Champions runs directly from PGA Boulevard to the resort's entrance.