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World Golf Hall of Fame at The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village in St. Augustine |
Florida Golf Resorts Top M&C Gold Tee List
The results are in. Meetings & Conventions magazine has awarded its coveted "2009 Gold Tee Award" to 92 golf resorts throughout the world. Florida claims 28, the highest number of award-winning golf resorts on the list.
Winners of this prestigious recognition were nominated and selected by Meetings & Conventions readers based on overall experience, which includes staff attitude, quality of guest service, range of recreation facilities, quality of the guest rooms and meeting facilities, proficiency of handling reservations and availability of technical/support equipment.
Group properties from north to south Florida include:
- Amelia Island Plantation, Amelia Island
- The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village, St. Augustine
- Edgewater Beach Resort, Panama City Beach
- Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa, South Walton
- Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, South Walton
- Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando
- Saddlebrook, Tampa
- PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens
- Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, Bonita Springs
- Hyatt Bonaventure Conference Center & Spa, Fort Lauderdale
- Ocean Reef Club, Florida Keys
"This is a very prestigious award, and we're very honored that our resort and exceptional staff are recognized with this wonderful accolade," said Mark Schwantner, general manager of The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village. "It shows what an outstanding choice The Renaissance Resort is for meetings, incentive groups and conventions. Not only does the resort have an array of wonderful recreational offerings to appeal to any group, but we have a beautifully-renovated resort and are consistently recognized for providing first-class service, too."
Throughout Florida, renowned championship golf is a passion, and each resort claims its own unique identity. For example, The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa Raptor Bay Golf Club is the first 
Ocean Reef Club in the Florida Keys |
resort course in the world to receive Audubon International's Gold Signature Sanctuary Certification. The Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village is home to the World Golf Hall of Fame and Saddlebrook-Tampa has its own Psychoneuroimmunologist, an expert on stress, health and wellness. Groups can play along Atlantic Shores at Amelia Island Plantation.
Golf tournaments are always a hit as a teambuilding activity, especially if the tournament benefits a worthy cause. However, if golf is not on your agenda, hold an event in one of the beautiful clubhouses overlooking manicured greens or plan for a progressive dinner that spans three holes or hold a casual event at the "19th hole." If you think outside the box when looking at golf resorts, creative new ideas for events and teambuilding are found among the links.
Other Florida group properties that received the 2009 Gold Tee award are Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge, Orlando; Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa, Panama City Beach; Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton; Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Orlando; Doral Golf Resort & Spa,Miami; Ginn Hammock Beach Resort, Palm Coast; Ginn Reunion Resort, Kissimmee; Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club, Tarpon Springs; Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, Kissimmee; Orlando World Center Marriott Resort, Orlando; Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra Beach; The Breakers, Palm Beach; The Turnberry Isle Miami, Aventura; The Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort, Orlando; The Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood; Turnberry Isle Miami, Aventura and Walt Disney World Resorts, Lake Buena Vista. View the complete list of 2009 Gold Tee award winners at www.mcmag.com/currentyeargoldtee.aspx. |
