This 18-hole championship course is one of the oldest golf clubs in Jupiter and represents the laid back nature of the area.

Featuring Luscious fairways and greens, the par 70 course offers four sets of tee boxes, catering to golfers of all ages and levels. From scratch golfers to those who play the occasional weekend round, the Golf Club of Jupiter features an excellent and challenging course design.

Designed by Lamar Smith and opened in 1981, they offer a driving range and practice putting green. The Golf Club of Jupiter also features a fully stocked pro-shop with top notch service and full equipment rentals.

For those that are looking to improve their game the Golf Club of Jupiter features an on staff golf pro with lessons available daily bu club pro Bobby Dodson.

For more information, including tee times and membership prices, visit the Golf Club of Jupiter website at www.golfclubofjupiter.com.

Found in the heart of Jupiter, Abacoa Golf Club offers South Florida golfers one the finest public golf experiences around. Since 1999, local and visiting golfers have had the treat to play on a truly unique Joe Lee designed course.

The par 71 course features lakes and bunkers that make the course quite a challenge. Abacoa golf club also features some of the highest quality greens in the state year round, and with over four acres of greens, golfers of all abilities are able to hit the green in regulation.

Abacoa Golf Club features the latest in golf cart technology as well as brand new TIF Eagle greens. The TIF Eagle greens allow for a fast putting surface year round. All golf carts are also equipped with GPS systems that allow golfers to see each hole layout as well as the distance to the hole.

For tee times or for more information on memberships visit Abacoa Golf Club’s website at www.abacoagolfclub.com.

The first major of the PGA tour season is a week away. While some of the top golfers will take this week off to rest and prepare for their trip to Augusta, others, like Palm Beach Gardens resident Rory Mcllroy, will head to San Antonio to compete in this weekend’s Valero Texas Open. Here is a look at the local golfers who will be competing in their final tune up before the Masters.

Rory Mcllroy- This tournament was not originally on the schedule for Mcllroy. In fact the world’s number two golfer was supposed to head to Hati on a missions trip this week. However, after an up and down start to his 2013 season and a suggestion by his caddie over lunch last Friday, Mcllroy will make his debut at the TPC San Diego looking to get another round of competitive golf in before the Masters.

Charl Schwartzel (Old Palm)- Mcllroy’s Palm Beach Gardens neighbor will also be making his debut at this event. Schwartzel has finished no worse than 16th in his has 11 events worldwide and tied for fourth last week in Malaysia on the European Tour. The 2011 Masters champion hopes to continue his consistent play as he prepares for his trip to Augusta.

Freddie Jacobson- The Hobe Sound resident hasn’t played since Doral three weeks ago. Even though he has only played in six PGA tour events this year, his consistent play has landed him a spot in the Masters field. Since missing the cut in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, Jacobson has finished in the top 25 in his next five events. This will be his fourth time playing the Valero Texas Open and in his three previous trips to San Antonio he finished 2nd, 5th, and 18th.

For up to the minute information on the Valero Texas Open including a full list of participants and leader board visit www.pgatour.com.

With the first third of the PGA tour season in the books, the American pros have asserted their dominance. All 13 tournaments have been won by American golfers heading into this weekend’s Shell Houston Open, where the streak is expected to continue.

Out of the 13 tournaments played to this point, Jupiter Island resident Tiger Woods leads everyone with three victories (Torrey Pines, Doral, and Bay Hill). The streak started in Hawaii when Dustin Johnson won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions. The Loxahatchee River resident has been joined by several other seasoned tour pros including Woods, Phil Mickelson, Brandt Snedeker, and Matt Kuchar. Even tour rookie Russell Henley has got into the win column when he won his first ever PGA tour tournament at the Sony Open in Hawaii in they year’s second event.

Including Henley, there have been five first time tour winners to come out of the group of Americans this year. Michael Thompson won the Honda Classic at PGA National, Kevin Streelman won the Tampa Bay Championship, John Merrick won the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club, and Scott Brown won the Puerto Rico Open.

American’s winning on the PGA tour is nothing new. In the past five years, U.S. golfers have won 70% of all tournaments played, however the only other time we have seen a run this dominant is in 2010 when European golfers won 7-of-8 tournaments that included Rory Mcllroy’s (Palm Beach Gardens) first tour win at Quail Hollow, Grame McDowell’s U.S. Open win at Pebble Beach, and Old Palm resident Lee Westwood’s win at the St. Jude Classic.

The ultimate question is, will the American’s be able to continue their success in this years major tournament events. The last time U.S. players swept all four majors was in 1982 and the closest they have been since then was in 2006, when they won three of the four majors.