Ponte Vedra

For its size the City of Ponte Vedra offers an incredible wealth of private country club properties to choose from. This is truly a unique beachfront boutique community geared towards those who enjoy the private club lifestyle and the highest levels of service that come along with it.

Marsh Landing Country Club

• Marsh Landing Country Club offers some of North Florida’s finest golf, tennis, dining, and more. Here members will find a well groomed 18-hole golf course, 10 Har-Tru tennis courts, fitness center, pool, and top notch dining facilities.

Serenata Beach Club

• The Serenata Beach Club is a full service private beach club located on the sandy shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Amenities include private beach access, zero entry family pool, adults only pool, and hot tub. The large clubhouse provides ocean front dining opportunities and multiple bars. The fully equipped fitness center features group exercise classes and massage services. Drop in child care is also available for members looking for a little quiet time enjoying the clubs amenities.

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club

• The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club is part beachfront resort, part private club property which offers a range of membership options. The property features 36-holes of golf spread over two courses. The Ocean Course was inspired by a traditional Scottish links design. The Lagoon Course was co-designed by Robert Trent Jones and Joe Lee each claiming 9 holes. A large tennis complex houses 15 Har-Tru clay tennis courts and the Inn & Club boasts 10 unique dining establishments. On property you will also find a state of the art oceanfront fitness center, four swimming pools, children’s playground and nursery, and private beach access.

The Lodge & Club Ponte Vedra Beach

• The Lodge & Club Ponte Vedra Beach is the sister property to the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club and also offers membership opportunities to its property. Also located on the beachfront, the Lodge & Club Ponte Vedra Beach is home to an adult’s only pool and Jacuzzi, lap pool, children’s splash pool, four restaurants and lounges, and private beach access.

 The Plantation

• The Plantation is a private club community where membership is tied to the purchase of a home or lot. The Plantation features an 18-hole par 72 championship golf course recently renovated by golf course architect Greg Letsche. For those who enjoy racquet sports there are 7 Har-Tru tennis courts. On the croquet lawn, members enjoy the weekly Wine and Wickets events. The fitness center offers a complete workout circuit with both weight resistance and cardio machines. The beach club at The Plantation gives members private beach access and a junior Olympic swimming pool to enjoy. First class dining is available at either of the properties two clubhouses as is a variety of social clubs and group activities for adults.

 The Oak Bridge Club

• The Oak Bridge Club is a private country club building for the future with a brand new golf course finishing construction in 2020 and a brand new pickleball facility nearing completion. The club will host 8 new pickleball courts with certified instructors, leagues, and clinics. The tennis center was recently rebuilt from the ground up and has 10 Har-Tru courts.

Sawgrass Country Club

• At Sawgrass Country Club you do not have to live on property to become a member and start enjoying everything the club has to offer. For the avid golfer, Sawgrass boasts 27 holes of championship golf redesigned by course architect Robert Walker in 2013. In addition members at Sawgrass take pleasure in the 24,000 square foot Beach Club with numerous dining and cocktail areas, Olympic sized swimming pool, adult pool, and private beach access. The Sawgrass Racquet Club offers 13 Har-Tru tennis courts and has been ranked among the nations “50 Best” by Tennis Magazine. Also on property is a 6,800 square foot fitness center and child play care area.

Ponte Vedra is largely dominated by establishments serving up American style fare. Regardless of style, the city has a wealth of highly rated upscale dining options.

Ponte Vedra is a heavily residential community so it comes as no surprise that there is not a lot of shopping to be had inside the city limits. Luckily for residents here, Jacksonville is a major U.S. city and with that comes major retail centers such as The St. Johns Town Center. Ponte Vedra is lucky enough to have one shopping center however, Sawgrass Village.

Sawgrass Village is a community shopping center that has been recently redeveloped to create the “new town square” of Ponte Vedra. The center features unique boutiques, art galleries, home décor, and service retailers.

Being the quiet, upscale, heavily residential boutique community it is, Ponte Vedra doesn’t boast the attractions that St. Augustine does to the south nor the lively atmosphere of a more commercial Jacksonville Beach just to the north. So while there may not be a lot to do in Ponte Vedra, its location affords easy access to plenty of entertainment in either direction.

Synonymous with golf the TPC Sawgrass hosts both The PGA Tour and The Players Championship. The Stadium Course is a fantastic venue to watch some of the game’s greatest players as it was specifically built to improve the overall on-site fan experience. The course features unique stadium style stands built around the holes making for excellent viewing.

The other big draw to Ponte Vedra is the city’s beaches. This area is known for having 40-foot tall sand dunes which are among the highest in the state. The beaches here are uncrowded and can sometimes feature the same pools and rivers of water stranded up the beach at low tide which kids love. The water color in this area of Florida is typically a darker blue/green to turbid brown not uncommon to other shorelines up and down the east coast of the United States.

Not nearly as good as other locations for boating, the Intracoastal Waterway that runs up the coast along Ponte Vedra is a narrow canal less than 300 foot wide in most areas. This very straight man made channel connects the Tolomato River to the south to the St. Johns River to the North. Instead of running through the city, it runs along the western edge of Ponte Vedra’s developed landmass. Waterfront homes and docks line its eastern banks and undeveloped natural forest on its western. At the very northern end of Ponte Vedra’s city limits the waterway does become more natural and serpentine again with numerous winding sidecreeks and classic marsh shoreline.

Ponte Vedra has limited inshore fishing opportunites. It is possible to find flounder, spotted seatrout, redfish, and sheepshead in the canal running along the city’s western limits. Your best bet is to fish the docks, pilings, and sea walls in the area. Out in the Atlantic Ocean good catches of cobia, grouper, snapper, mahi mahi, wahoo, and more can be had. Ocean access is not easy from Ponte Vedra unless you can trailer your boat and launch closer to an inlet. The St. Johns River Inlet is a 13 mile drive north along the coast while the St. Augustine Inlet is a 24 mile drive south. Long runs are necessary for targeting certain offshore species and 100 foot depths can be found around 32 miles offshore of either inlet. Similarly the ledge is around 60 miles out from the coast as is the Gulf Stream Current.

Ponte Vedra schools are controlled by the St. Johns County School District. Niche.com gives the school district an A rating and has it as the number one best school district in the state. St. Johns County School District has 38,550 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. According to state test scores, 78% of students are at least proficient in math and 74% in reading. Several notable private schools include Collage Day School and Palmer Catholic Academy (Roman Cathlic).

The City of Ponte Vedra has a total of 11 golf courses of which most are private. Within a short 20 mile drive you will find another 20 courses of which 12 are public and 1 municipal. The crown jewel of golf courses in Ponte Vedra is located at the world renowned TPC Sawgrass.

At TPC Sawgrass golfers will find two flawlessly maintained golf courses designed by architect Pete Dye. The Players Stadium Course is a championship level golf course which hosts The PGA Tour and THE PLAYERS Championship. Ranked as one of “Americas 100 Greatest Golf Courses” by Golf Digest, it is a well balanced course that favors no particular style of play. Dye’s Valley Course is the host of many prestigious events such as the Web.com Tour Championship, Senior Players Championship, and the NFL Golf Classic.