Living at World Golf Village is like the ultimate golf vacation everyday for World Golf Village homeowners like Linda Jacobs who lives at The Cascades at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village. Jacobs holds an annual membership to the Hall of Fame, which affords her family the opportunity to take advantage of the many golf activities at World Golf Village frequent visits to the putting course and Hall of Fame. And with the PGA TOUR STOP and PGA TOUR Golf Academy right in their community, the Jacobs have taken advantage of golf lessons at the PGA TOUR Golf Academy and enjoy the convenience of shopping for golf supplies and gifts at the PGA TOUR STOP.
Jacobs and her husband moved to World Golf Village from Jacksonville in 2006. The couple considers the extras like the PGA TOUR STOP, Putting Course and PGA TOUR Golf Academy the icing on the cake to their community of choice. Coming from Jacksonville, they were already very familiar with World Golf Village and chose The Cascades because they wanted to live in a master-planned, active adult community. They enjoy the planned activities and interaction with peers in their neighborhood, the peaceful and serene atmosphere of the community and the ability to take their grandchildren, who they now live closer to, to the many golf attractions at World Golf Village.
Here are a few of the highlights of the many “golf extras” that homeowners at World Golf Village enjoy.
The PGA TOUR Golf Academy is a full-service facility designed to help players improve their game. The first PGA TOUR academy, the PGA TOUR Golf Academy at World Golf Village is one of the most recognized instructional academies in the country. The academy offers a full menu of programs from private lessons to junior camps for players of all levels.
The PGA TOUR STOP is more than a golf shop, it is Florida’s largest golf store with 31,000 square feet of the finest golf brands and golf products available on the market, including clubs, bags, accessories and more. Staffed by PGA professionals, the store also has an extensive selection of men’s and ladies’ golf apparel, and offers the largest selection of ladies’ apparel anywhere.
The Putting Course and Challenge Hole at World Golf Village are two permanent outdoor exhibits of the World Golf Hall of Fame, located on the Walk of Champions. The Putting Course is an 18-hole, real grass championship putting course designed to United States Golf Association specifications. For those that are up to it, the Challenge Hole is a short, yet testing, 132-yard shot-over-water island green.
World Golf Village is not just a community with a golf course. The community offers so much more, and many of the home buyers here choose World Golf Village because of the fact that they can seriously immerse themselves in the lifestyle of a real golfer.