The Villages Executive Golf Trail, Hawkes Bay Course

Hawkes Bay takes its name from a bay reference in The Villages’ naming tradition, which draws on coastal and nautical imagery alongside its many Spanish, Hollywood, and wildlife-themed course names. The executive layout delivers the standard trail formula: a short-format 18 holes that keeps rounds moving quickly and rewards players who can work the shorter irons and score around tight greens.

Like every Villages Executive Golf Trail course, Hawkes Bay is accessible to community residents via the golf cart paths that connect all parts of the sprawling development. The name creates a mild nautical atmosphere on a course that sits well inland from Florida’s actual coastlines, but the lake and pond features typical of Central Florida courses give the bay-themed name some visual backing throughout the round.