A covered courtside deck with tables and chairs and complimentary coffee encourages hanging around. Former touring pro Mike Leach rose to as high as No. 27 in the world, partly on the strength of his huge left-handed serve. After retiring in 1987, he spent the next five years as director of the Atlanta Health and Racquet Club, a regional USTA Training Center, and then came to Ponte Vedra in 1992. One of the things we try to do is make guests virtual members. They can do anything members can.
Instructional programs vary seasonally, partly to respond to the needs of local members.
In any given week you can expect to find a variety of stroke and drill clinics, mostly geared to novice and intermediate players, as well as a series of clinics for kids from age 5 and up. From late May through August, however, Leach runs adult and junior tennis camps. What survives is another broad boulevard of sand made all the more appealing by the absence of both crowds and any building taller than two stories. Most of the rooms face the beach directly, so by opting for lodging on the first floor you can literally walk off your back terrace onto the sand. The resort itself fronts roughly half a mile of beach.