Looking down from the plane as it descended toward the Jacksonville airport, my husband, Michael, and I spotted a labyrinth of blue-green lagoons and a lake surrounded by precisely carved patches of vivid green and white. “I know that’s World Golf Village”, he said, “and from the size of it, I think we should have planned a longer vacation.”

Avid, some say obsessive, golfers, we try to visit at least one world-famous golf resort every year, and this winter, we decided it was high time to make our pilgrimage to the beating heart of golfdom in this country, World Golf Village (WGV) in the northeast corner of Florida. Besides visiting the World Golf Hall of Fame and playing the two unique golf courses there, we would play the notorious Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass at nearby Ponte Vedra Beach, and end our trip at Amelia Island, on the border with Georgia, where we would have our choice of several beautiful courses. (Click here to read the article in full)