PGA TOUR Studios
Architect: Foster + Partners
Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Type: Production Studio
Year: 2025
Photographs: Nigel Young, Foster + Partners
The following description is courtesy of the architects. PGA TOUR Studios is the latest addition to the PGA TOUR’s campus in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, expanding and consolidating its operations. The state-of-the-art production studio will redefine how the TOUR creates and delivers content to golf fans across the globe. The new building is located just south of THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass and positioned directly alongside of PGA TOUR headquarters building, which was also designed by Foster + Partners and completed in 2021.
Nigel Dancey, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners, said: “PGA TOUR Studios has a strong visual and spatial relationship with the headquarters – with spectacular landscaping and a vast lake connecting the two buildings. The new state-of-the-art studio has been flexibly designed to accommodate the company’s future growth and an ever-changing media landscape.”
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Reflecting the design of the headquarters, the new studio building features generous colonnades on the south and east elevations and a large overhanging roof, which shades the internal spaces. Glazing on the south and east facades generates panoramic views of the water and surrounding campus. A landscaped pathway directly connects the new studio and the headquarters, allowing all employees and visitors to share the campus’ world class amenities. A refined material palette of white metal, concrete, and glass reinforces the connection between the two buildings.
PGA TOUR Studios currently features eight production rooms, eight audio control rooms and seven LED-outfitted studios. Split over three levels, the new facility also contains the largest golf footage library in the world and a café with additional outdoor seating.
The completion of the campus has helped the TOUR achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) BD+C Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, due to its sustainable design and operation with specific approaches to energy conservation, water use reduction and enhanced indoor air quality.
Project Credits
- Client: PGA TOUR
- Architect: Foster + Partners
- Collaborating Architect: HLW International
- Foster + Partners Design Team: Norman Foster, Nigel Dancey, Jim Barnes, Dave Freedman, Carlos Gamez, David Theisz, Kimberly Chew, Ya Gao
- Structural Consultant: Keister Webb Structural Engineers LLC
- Main Contractor: Gilbane Building Company
- Mechanical Engineer: AMA Group USA
- Civil Engineer: Kimley-Horn
- Landscape Consultant: Prosser Inc
- Lighting Consultant:
- Barbizon Lighting
- Spark Studio Lighting Design LLC
- Cladding Consultant: DeSimone Consulting Engineers
- Systems Integration: NEP Group
- Security, AV & IT: AMA Group USA
- LEED Consultant: HLW (BEYOND)
