Sawgrass is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Johns County, Florida, United States.

[5] Initial development was done by James Stockton Jr., son of a principal of Stockton, Whatley, Davin & Co. one of the biggest names in mortgage banking, real estate and insurance in the southeast U.S.[1] While on safari in Africa in 1970, he envisioned another golf course resort development like Ponte Vedra in the wild landscape along the coast.

He engaged a golf course architect and an engineering firm to draw plans for a new development that eventually encompassed 1,200 acres.

The plant is common to wet, marshy, mucky ground like the Everglades and the leaves have sharp, often serrated (sawtooth-like) margins.

[1] The developer recalled that there were 140 units sold in the first year, but in 1973, with the country in turmoil, sales dropped to nine and Stockton became concerned about being successful.

First, Jacksonville began construction of J. Turner Butler Boulevard, a limited-access expressway to the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Ponte Vedra Beach.

Second, Paul and Jerome Fletcher agreed to sell 415 acres (1.68 km2) adjoining Sawgrass to the PGA Tour for one dollar.

Located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway, Sawgrass Players Club, a gated community, holds 16 neighborhoods, a retirement community called Vicar's Landing, the Oak Bridge Golf and Country Club, and the famous golf course, the TPC Sawgrass.

This calculation excludes Vicar's Landing retirement apartment community located in TPC Sawgrass Players Club.

[1] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,385 people, 2,143 households, and 1,385 families residing in the CDP.