Avid golfers are a sizeable contingency among Panama City Beach's thousands of annual visitors. It is, after all, the home of Hombre Golf Club, host of the PGA Tour Qualifying School. Weekend golfers and scratch players alike would be well advised to come to Panama City Beach with a well-practiced swing -- you never know what golfing great might pop in for a quick round.
11212 Front Beach Rd
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
(855) 512-3843
One of the Panhandle's largest condominium resorts, this sports-oriented, gated facility enjoys a beachfront location and 110 landscaped acres. Units in five Gulf-side towers have commanding views of the emerald waters and gorgeous sunsets from their private balconies. A pedestrian overpass leads across Front Beach Road to low-rise apartments and town homes fringing the ponds and fairways of the resort's 9-hole golf course. A daytime shuttle runs around the resort to pools, whirlpools, tennis center, and golf course. (Guests also get privileges at the 18-hole Hombre Golf Club, a quarter-mile north.) The Shoppes at Edgewater restaurants are across the road. Last but not least, the 11,000-square-foot, Polynesian-style pool has waterfalls, islands, and a deck with live entertainment daily from 11am to 4pm. Edgewater is part of the Resort Collection of Panama City Beach (www.resortspcbeach.com), which also consists of the Majestic Beach Resort, Emerald Beach Resort, Long Beach Resort, the En Soleil, Grand Panama, and Marina Landing.