PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — When they’re not practicing or competing on the PGA Tour in events such as the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, golfers who live in Palm Beach County love the variety of activities that the region offers.
From pastimes such as fishing and bicycling to attending sporting events to dining out on fresh, local seafood, there is no shortage of ways to spend their time off the golf course.
Daniel Berger is one of the few pros who didn’t move here from another state or country. Though he was born in Plantation, he grew up and still lives in Jupiter.
Now that he is 100% healthy after having constant back pain for more than two years, he said he feels good enough to play beach volleyball, tennis and pickleball. He’d even “go fishing for 12 hours on my boat in 5-foot seas and feel like a million bucks.
“Now I feel like I’m capable of doing that. But a year ago, no way.”
Daniel Berger, Adam Svensson, Eric Cole enjoy fishing
Daniel Berger hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Berger enjoys fishing out of Jupiter Inlet and live-baiting for dolphin, wahoo, tuna and sailfish. If he needed a crew, he said he would probably call his brothers rather than his local tour player buddies because “they’re like my first mates.”
Adam Svensson played at Barry University in Miami and lived in Jupiter for a few years before moving to Hobe Sound so he could have a shorter drive to the Medalist Golf Club. He also is a serious fisherman.
Growing up in South Surrey, British Columbia, he fished for salmon in rivers with his father and uncle.
“I loved it, so I’ve always had fishing in my life,” Svensson said. “I used to do a little offshore fishing, but now it’s more inshore for snook. I’ll just put a little shrimp on the hook. Or I’ll just do bass fishing, I have a pond right beside my house.
“There’s a golf course called Eastpointe Country Club (in Palm Beach Gardens), I used to catch 5-, 6-, 7-pound bass there every day. It’s very relaxing.”
Like Svensson, Eric Cole doesn’t own a boat, but if friends invite him to go fishing on their boats, he’ll go.
“I like the idea of other people having the boat. I think that’s the way to do it. It’s more fun for me,” said Cole, who was born in California and lived in Orlando from ages 3 to 24. He moved…
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