sports & activities
Be a good sport in Florida
For those who want a little action on their holidays, Florida has every activity under the sun from golf to biking and from kayaking to surfing
With more than 1,250 golf courses, three major American football teams, top baseball, basketball and ice hockey teams, Florida is recognised as one of the main sporting centres in America. But that only scratches the surface of the sports and activities available throughout the Sunshine State – whether you just want to be a spectactor or get in on the action yourself. You name it, you can do it in Florida…from kiting to kayaking, surfing to sailing,
hiking to biking and paddling to jet-packing! Florida has more golf courses than any other American state and you will be pleasantly
surprised at the affordable green fees. Many top events are held here including, every May, the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, regarded as the ‘fifth’ major. Palm Beach is Florida’s
“From kiting to kayaking, from surfing to sailing, hiking to biking and paddling to jet-packing!”
golf capital and visitors at all skill levels can play on more than 160 different public and private courses. American football has a huge following in Florida and if you’ve bought the
shirt and want to see a big game live there are three teams to follow in the National Football League; the Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The regular season runs from early September to January, when the play-offs begin for the season’s spectacular climax, the Super Bowl, in February. College football is also huge and all the teams,
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