Facts:
Naples, Florida is famous for its prestigious golf courses. Golfing is so popular in Naples, the city has been dubbed “The Golf Capital of the World”. Important world championship matches are held here regularly. These matches are flocked by the media as well as many golf fans. Naples also has the most golf holes per capita and many of the golf courses were designed by renowned architectural legends, making this place a Mecca for golf-lovers. Golf clubs have sprouted left and right when this game (that’s almost a part of Naples’ tradition now) gained traction. The golf courses not only provide great entertainment to many people the course owners take it to a point to take care of the surrounding nature to. The owners make it to a point to preserve the natural beauty that surrounds their respective golf courses so it will not take a hit against Mother Nature, as well as provide an aesthetically pleasing landscape for both players and spectators.
History:
Some of the golf courses have been around for about 100 years. The first 18-hole golf course in Naples came in 1929 from The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club and is still in operation today. The history of gold in Naples had humble beginnings but then grew to this massive sporting industry we see today. Clubs both private and semi-private have club houses all over the Naples area, important matches happening here and there on an annual basis and more importantly, 90 golf courses all over the area with 30 of them are accessible or semi-accessible to the public. All of these are ingeniously designed to cater to the different skill levels of the golfers. Some areas of the court are more challenging than others. This is because some of these golf courses were designed by leading golfing architects and landscape artists. Golfing is indeed so popular that a PGA championship tour was held in Naples in 2017 with another one in the following year.
Tips:
- Temperatures in Florida can rise up to 86 to 89 degrees especially in the summer months. If you plan to go to any outdoor event, especially golf, wear sunscreen and keep yourself hydrated.
- There are only 16 golf courses that are fully open to the public around greater Naples area.
- Most of the golf courses are associated with a hotel. In these places, you have to be either a guest or a member of the hotel’s exclusive golf club to be able to gain access to their golf courses.
- Celebrities and golfing superstars like Tiger Woods can be seen playing whenever an important golfing championship match like the PGA tour is running.
- There are about a dozen or so golf clubs with their own club houses scattered within Naples. You can get in touch with any of them should you be interested in joining one.
- After attending a match, there are a lot of other activities that you can spend your time with around the city. Try the downtown area for great restaurants, museums and live outdoor music.
