Sunshine Matters

Through our continued partnership with NBC Sports and the Golf Channel, VISIT FLORIDA is proud to announce the premiere of Big Break The Palm Beaches.  As season 23 of the reality golf competition kicks off tonight, this marks the second time in as many years that the show has been hosted in Florida – the first was held at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation in 2014 and now at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens.  Continue reading »

I am proud to share that VISIT FLORIDA participated in today’s announcement by the Florida Department of State on the launch of the Florida Historic Golf Trail program during a press conference at Winter Park Golf and Country Club.  The Florida Historic Golf Trail celebrates Florida’s early golf heritage from the 1890s through World War II, by featuring historic, publicly accessible golf courses that can still be played on today.  Along with VISIT FLORIDA’s Vice President of Domestic Sales Kimberly Faulk, Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner, Winter Park Mayor Kenneth Bradley, LPGA player Michelle McGann, and Florida’s State Historic Preservation Officer Robert F. Bendus were among those who addressed the media at today’s press conference. Continue reading »

I am proud to share that today NBC Sports, the Golf Channel and VISIT FLORIDA announced that the popular BIG BREAK reality competition series has picked Amelia Island, Fla., as the competition grounds for its 21st season, premiering Monday, Feb. 24, 2014.  BIG BREAK FLORIDA, produced in partnership with VISIT FLORIDA and taking place at Omni Amelia Island Plantation, will feature a cast of 12 women competing to make their lifelong dreams of playing alongside the world’s top golfers come true. Continue reading »