Ponte Vedra Beach

Ponte Vedra Beach, once known as Mineral City, lies on the North East coast just southeast of the Jacksonville Beaches between Jacksonville and Saint Augustine. Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida is a small oceanfront community located in St. Johns County the fourth richest county in Florida. A resort and tourist town, it is inevitably linked to the game of golf. This seaside community is the home of many major tournaments including the ATP tour, the PGA Tour and the Players’ Championship. Even the United States Dental Golf Association played golf at Ponte Vedra Beach courses.

A true resort town, Ponte Vedra Beach real estate can be an expensive proposition, especially if the golf tours are in town. During the peak periods you would be hard pressed to locate any oceanfront condos at Ponte Vedra Beach not occupied by players and/or their supporters. Even a visiting vacationer interested in Ponte Vedra Beach cosmetic dentistry listed as essential in this well-to-do area, could be disappointed.

While condos are favored by many individuals, others come to Ponte Verda for its resorts. In certain instances, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, condos are part of the resort appeal. A Ponte Vedra Beach real estate agent can help you sort it out. Be aware, however, if you wish to buy condos in Ponte Verda Beach, you may be out of luck. The units are expensive and not readily available in the current market.

You can arrange, however, to stay at any of the well-known resorts. The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club and the Lodge and Club are two local resorts. The Ponte Vedra Inn and Club is the oldest of the two resorts. It consists of white stucco, Spanish style building in which most rooms have an Oceanside view. The buildings cluster along the beach providing you with excellent and private views. The Lodge and Club, a newer resort, is a Mediterranean style villa. Like the Inn and Club, the Lodge and Club offers Oceanside views. It also arranges to share the Inn and Club’s golf course – a golf course first designed in 1928 than revamped in 1998.

To spread the golf wealth around, the Plantation is a member-owned, private, gated community with its own Arnold Palmer designed golf course. If you look in a Ponte Vedra Beach City Guide or local telephone book, you will find information on and listings for golfing events as well as for Ponte Vedra Beach hotels, a Ponte Vedra Beach dentist, Ponte Vedra Beach dental implants and Ponte Vedra Beach Neuromuscular dentistry. The beautiful Hilton Garden Inn in Ponte Vedra is listed locally as is the Mariott at Sawgrass Resort.