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The most elite club in golf has gained one more member. Yesterday, with the biggest three-foot putt of his life, Rory McIlroy realized a dream. After one of the most turbulent, nail-biting Sundays in the history of The Masters, the Jupiter local became only the sixth player ever to achieve the Career Grand Slam: winning The PGA Championship, The Open, the U.S. Open, and The Masters. Now, we’re not a sports blog, we’re in the real estate business, so here’s what’s most interesting to us about the rare feat: of the six players who’ve done it, four of them live in Jupiter (at least part-time).

an aerial view of Bear's Club in Jupiter Florida

Jupiter’s Legendary Status Solidified Along with Rory’s

The six players who have won all four majors in golf are: Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack…

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Golf bag on a green golf course with clubs

When it comes to golf, nobody does it better than The Palm Beaches. With an average annual temperature of 86.4 degrees Fahrenheit and an astounding 235 sunny days a year, golfers can practice their drive just about every day of the year, making it a true golfers paradise. Palm Beach County pro­udly boasts some of the most acclaimed golf courses worldwide, drawing enthusiasts from far and wide. Golf Digest confirms an impressive total of 68 courses within a 15-mile radius of the charming town of Jupiter. Among these, 11 public courses and 51 private courses cater to a diverse range of players, ensuring that every golfer finds their perfect fairway.

 

Golfing in Palm Beach County

The Palm Beaches have also become a familiar ground for the PGA…

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Brooks Koepka, a Jupiter resident and Cardinal Newman High School graduate, won his second 2018 major title at the 100th PGA Championship on Sunday, totaling three major championships in his young career.

28-year-old Koepka, amongst Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Jordan Spieth, is the one of five golfers in history to win three or more majors before the age of 29.

Sealing the deal with pars on the 17th and 18th hole at Bellerive County Club, he finished with a 4-under-par 66 and set the 72-hole PGA Championship scoring record with a 264, trumping Jupiter Island’s Tiger Woods and crowd favorite Adam Scott.

Koepka has now jumped from number 13 to number 3 on the FedEx Cup Top 5 after factoring in the PGA Championship. The FedEx Cup…

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The Palm Beaches are known as the Golf Capital of Florida for a reason. The county has more than 160 golf courses including PGA National, home of five championship courses played and designed by legends. Jack Nicklaus-designed course, "The Champion," at PGA features the infamous Bear Trap- one of the most formidable three-hole stretches in golf. Every year, top players congregate on the course to compete in the Honda Classic, a prime stop on the PGA TOUR.

Other notable courses in the area include The Breakers Ocean Course- Florida's oldest 18-hole course, Red Reef Executive Golf Course with some of the most picturesque views around, the Ibis Golf & Country Club- the only club in the world with three Nicklaus family-designed 18-hole championship…

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