Capsule: Twenty miles southeast of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra and Ponte Vedra Beach provide that rare combination of luxurious oceanfront living along with some of the best golf and tennis in America.

Waterfront Homes: Amid natural marshlands, sand dunes, and miles of sun-splashed beaches, premier estates in Ponte Vedra and Ponte Vedra Beach offer a choice of spectacular ocean or Intracoastal Waterway views.

Golf and Tennis: Sometimes described as "the Pebble Beach of the East Coast,’’ Ponte Vedra golf courses have more than 135 challenging holes. The signature course, acclaimed "the seventh best resort course in America’’ by Golf Digest, is the 6,857-yard TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course. For the tennis enthusiast, there are 44 professional caliber tennis courts. The ATP headquarters tennis center has eleven courts emulating the surfaces of the Grand Slam tournaments, including red clay and fresh grass.

Weather: Ponte Vedra Beach enjoys a near-perfect climate for tennis or golf. In January, the average daytime high temperature is 64.2 degrees. In August, it is 90.7.

Culture and Sports: Nearby Jacksonville offers a variety of cultural activities. The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra regularly presents a full range of programs from classics to pops, and the Florida Theatre and Civic Auditorium hosts touring Broadway musicals, ballets, and dramatic theatre. Sports activities in Jacksonville include the National Football League Jaguars and college football at the Gator Bowl.

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