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Rocky Point Golf, Puerto Penasco Golfing Trips
Golf enthusiasts will love heading to Rocky Point for their holidays as Rocky Point golf is rather famous and accepted amongst golf lovers. You can find a challenging and public golf course in Rocky Point that is about a mile away from Tampa International Airport.

The interesting aspect of this golf course is that you can find sand, wind and water in every hole of the golf course. There are beautiful lakes spread across the course, which are homes to divergent and endangered water fowl.

It was in the year 1911 that the Tampa Automobile Club was opened for business. This makes this Puerto Penasco golf course one of the first golf courses of Florida. However the advent of the World War II lead to the closure of the golf course in 1942.

Available at only a dollar
This was when the golf course was turned into a part of Drew Field by the Federal Government where barracks were built to hold prisoners of war. The City of Tampa was later handed over this property by the government in the year 1953 for only a dollar.

This was when the City of Tampa leased the golf course to J.S. Curly and Merle Hartman for 25 years after which Rocky Point Golf Course was reopened in the month of June of 1954.

When Curly passed away in 1957, Merle took over its operations. A third nine was added to the golf course in December 1963. Once the lease expired in 1978, the City of Tampa handed over the responsibility of its operations to the Tampa Sports Authority.

It was later, in the month of December, 1981 that Mayor Bob Martinez leased out about forty acres of Rocky Point Golf Course to Critikon Corporation for a 99 year lease in return for a 1.2 million dollar redesign of the golf course. This is what heralded the return of the 18 holes golf course from the 27 holes golf course.

Get advice from professional golfers
While the course reopened on March 5th 1983, the new clubhouse was built and opened recently in July 1993. Today, even if you are new to golf, you will love the individual and small group teaching offered in these Rocky Point golfing trips. You are given playing lessons by golfers of all skill levels. If requested, you can also get advice from golfers from all skill levels.

If you are looking forward to these great Puerto Penasco golf trips, you will be happy to learn that there is no need of getting any visa to visit Rocky Point. As Rocky Point of Mexico is situated in a free zone, you can enter the island without any visa or immigration hassles.

Golf is not the only reason people head to Rocky Point. Deep sea fishing, swimming, scuba diving and parasailing are some of the water activities that keep Rocky Point tourists and golf fans enthralled while on the island. With all the wonderful things Rocky Point has to offer why not make plans of visiting this lovely golf island for your next vacation!