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Almost every resort these days offers access to golf: if not right on-property, then through some convenient arrangement with a nearby course. Some resorts make extra effort to get families golfing together.
Club Med Sandpiper
This Caribbean-style all-inclusive is right in Florida, with outstanding kids programs plus Baby Club Med. Activities include inline skating and trapeze, and golf is a specialty. Free 9-hole pitch-n-putt and group lessons; many packages include the 18-hole course.
Caribbean: Beaches Boscobel Resort & Golf Club
At this popular family resort in Jamaica, kids can participate in special golf programs with instruction, as part of Beaches' all-inclusive rate. (Book early.) For all golfers: green fees are included with your stay, as is transportation to Sandals Golf and Country Club, 20 minutes away. (Caddy is mandatory; carts, optional.)
Florida: Amelia Island Plantation Resort
This 1350-acre resort has plenty to offer families, including kids' clubs and nature tours. For golfers, the resort has 54 championship holes, a golf school, and frequent offers such as Family Golf Specials and Junior Golfers golf free with an adult.
Florida: Sandestin Resort
This 2400-acre resort in northwest Florida has four golf courses, and a Junior Golf Academy in summer -- check web site for updates.
Florida Keys Family Guide: Golf
This family guide to the Florida Keys lists good places to play golf with kids.
Resorts with Golf -- and Kids Welcome
Click above for a long list of resorts that feature golf AND also welcome kids.
Junior Golf
As About.com's Guide for Golf puts it, "Children are the future of the game." Check here for resources for junior golfers: equipment, tournaments, golf academies... This site covers golf generally from A to Z.

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