Undoubtedly Keegan Bradley was the star of the show as he triumphed during a three-hole playoff to win his first major tournament, the 2011 PGA Championship. But right there sharing the limelight was the turfgrass at Atlanta Athletic Club.

Almost 25 years after the last summer-time major championship was held in Florida (the 1987 PGA Championship held at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens) the performance of the course almost eclipsed the performance of the players. “This is going to get people sitting up and taking notice,” said Golf Digest course architecture and design guru Ron Whitten, in a recent interview.

While summer weather patterns may still be a deterrent for staging the U.S Open or PGA Championship in south Florida, 4 Florida courses were among those cited by Golf Digest as potential host venues: PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens; PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie; World Woods, Brooksville; and Innisbrook, Tampa. All four locations use Bermudagrass varieties as opposed to Creeping BentGrass.

Bethel Farms is proud to maintain its designation as a Licensed Celebration Bermudagrass producer that is certified to grow and resale pure Celebration sod and plugs. The genetic purity and preservation of this specialized variety is protected by stringent controls.