From the RTJ Golf Trail to the World Golf Hall of Fame just outside St. Augustine – including The King & The Bear and The Slammer & The Squire.  Our golf left a lot to be desired, but the courses were great fun (we did play both)!

The King and the Bear (course) – not sure which G is???

A visit to The World Golf Hall of Fame is fun and informative.  One can experience golf from its very beginning in the 1500’s to the current day Major Champions.  Especially fun are the interactive exhibits that one can get involved with – –

G putting at St. Andrews…

…and E atop the Leader Board at The Masters!!!

No trip to The World Golf Hall of Fame would be complete without a lunch or dinner at the Murray Brothers ‘Caddy Shack’.  Unfortunately, we just missed (by three days) the Murray Bros. BIG annual fundraiser.  It seems that much of the staff was still feeling the effects of the weekend of partying!!

We celebrated the Masters win at the Caddy Shack;-)!!

The Golf Hall of Fame community is just a few miles from the historic city of St. Augustine – the oldest permanent European Settlement in North America.  Florida was in and out of Spanish control several times during its ‘life’.  They built the Castillo in the late 1690’s and fortified it over the years after various British attacks.  The entire Florida peninsula was returned to Spain as part of the negotiations ending the American Revolution in 1783, and they ruled for another 37 years.  Fast forward to 1845, when Florida became the 27th state of the Union.

Remnants of the Castillo.

A nice view from our dinner spot.

One could not be this close and not travel 30 minutes north on the 95 to see TPC Sawgrass.  The first stadium course – built in 1983 – it is pretty stunning in person.  AND, you can take a great tour of the ‘clubhouse’ and the 16th, 17th and 18th holes.  It is pretty scary to stand on the tee box at 17 and think about hitting over all the water to ‘that little tiny green over there’;-)  And then to be on the 18th tee box looking over ALL that water back at the Clubhouse.  Awesome!!

The beautiful TPC Sawgrass Clubhouse in Ponte Vedra Beach.

The 17th green from the Tee Box – Yikes!!

Didn’t have to fight a single fan to get this shot;-)

Cheering Tiger after his “Better Than Most” putt in the 2001 Player’s Tournament.

The daunting 18th hole…what water?

Excellent view of the 18th and a great lunch.

Would love to get back to TPC Sawgrass some year for the Players.  But, once again, it is time to move on.  Unfortunately, we had to leave the beautiful Ponte Vedra and Hall of Fame area as we headed to Orlando.  It seems that the ‘love bugs’ are mating and are out in droves – – –

Second stop within 50 miles to clean the “love bugs” off of MiniMagic. Yuck!!

Some beautiful, beautiful courses in the last several days.  And some ugly, ugly bugs;-(  Here’s to hoping their three – four day life span after mating is just about up.

M-I-C–K-E-Y MOUSE here we come – E & G