Improve Your Golf in Paradise
Imagine stepping from your private oceanfront Florida resort accommodations to be greeted by cloudless skies, sparkling turquoise waters and white sandy beaches stretching to infinity. Now imagine strolling down a palm-lined path to one of the state's premier golfing facilities where you are awaited by some of the world's top instructors ready to help you play the best golf of your life.
This picturesque scene is what you are treated to at LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, the home of David Leadbetter Golf Academy Naples since 1993. In addition to the luxurious ammenities offered by LaPlaya Resort, our DLGA facility boasts a double-sided driving range, complete short-game practice facility and spacious classrooms outfitted with the latest in V1 Golf swing analysis computer technology to help identify, diagnose and ultimately fix problems with your swing!
The Academy covers everything from full swing to short game analysis, as well as course management and often overlooked strength conditioning. From one-hour lessons and full-day one-on-one sessions to half-day mini schools and all-encompassing two- and three-day retreats for groups of four or fewer, the David Leadbetter Golf Academy offers a multitude of customized group and private teaching programs for every skill level.
Designed by the renowned golf course architect Bob Cupp, the 6,907 yard, par 72 championship LaPlaya Golf Course offers private, lush fairways flanked by mangroves and bougainvillea. You will traverse through rolling hills and meticulously manicured greens that gently wind around 14 beautiful lakes and water features. This makes the course not only fun and challenging to play, but also pleasing to the eye.
Reflecting the contemporary lifestyle and easygoing attitude of South Florida, LaPlaya is a place where guests can truly feel at home. An updated twist to Florida's classic "old world" style, the resort's décor is elegant, yet always comfortable.
All of LaPlaya's 189 accommodations and suites, 141 with their toes practically in the sand, embody a simple elegance with a tasteful blend of wrought-iron furnishings, luxurious fabrics, cheery colors and unique works of art - not to mention spectacular views of the ocean or bay - creating the ideal atmosphere for either a beach front resort vacation or a relaxing golf excursion - or both!
