PGA National Resort

PGA National Resort is a luxury golf resort and resort community in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, spread across 800 manicured acres in the Palm Beach area. Its business spans championship golf, wellness, racquet sports, food and beverage, membership, weddings and events - a portfolio that touches most of the commercial disciplines in upscale hospitality. The resort has committed $100 million to a transformation of the property.

Golf is the anchor: five championship courses, among them the Champion Course, home of the Bear Trap, the fearsome three-hole stretch associated with Jack Nicklaus. The resort also hosts the PGA TOUR's Cognizant Classic. Beyond the fairways, the property runs a 40,000-square-foot spa and wellness facility, a 33,000-square-foot Sports & Racquet Club with 19 Har-Tru tennis courts and 12 pickleball courts, and six dining venues, including Butcher's Club by Top Chef winner Jeremy Ford, alongside a lobby bar.

The commercial operation draws on several revenue lines: an exclusive membership club within the resort community, destination weddings and events, family vacations, professional golf tournaments, and room and leisure sales. Interiors are described as luxury-standard, with exotic marbles and woods and tropical colour accents, and the emphasis is placed on guest experiences that linger.