The
city is well known for
promoting a leisure and
recreation lifestyle for
its residents, often
marketed in luxurious
settings. It is also
known for stringent
zoning laws and
elaborate landscaping
requirements which lend
to a leafy and well
manicured environment,
even on traffic choked
thoroughfares. The city
is also home to an
inordinant number of
large gated communities,
which incurrs the city
some derision as being
exclusive. All in all,
however, the city still
offers a fairly diverse
range of housing types
and prices, although new
construction tends to be
very expensive in the
city.The city is also
the headquarters for the
Professional Golfers'
Association of
America]], (PGA) and the
city bills itself as the
Golf Capital of the
World, and there are 12
champion level golf
courses within the city
limits including a
municipally owned
course. Several PGA
tournaments have been
hosted in Palm Beach
Gardens since 1971. The
Honda Classic is hosted
every year in March at
the Mirasol Country Club
in the City.