Weed Completes Florida Golf Course Renovation Projects

Weed Golf Course Design recently finished Florida renovation projects at both Pine Tree Golf Club and Brooksville Country Club.

On the east coast in Boynton Beach, Pine Tree Golf Club re-opened to members in November following a select renovation to the 1962 Dick Wilson design. Bobby Weed, ASCGA, and associate Scot Sherman molded the layout back to the flavor of the original course.

At Pine Tree, an upgrade to the irrigation system took place while all tees, fairways, greens and green surrounds were fumigated and re-grassed. Moreover, all bunkers were rebuilt to the original design.

“Pine Tree is a gem and the membership takes great pride in their Florida Golf Course, which made this assignment very enjoyable,” says Weed.

“We were challenged to re-instill the firm playing conditions to one of the great Florida Golf courses in America,” adds Sherman. “The short cut Tifeagle Bermudagrass approaches and green surrounds are sure to enhance every stroke around the green and offer a new layer of challenge to the golf course.”

Across the state in Brooksville, a two-year, phased-renovation was initiated during the summer at Brooksville Country Club, another Florida golf course.

The renovation began with the construction of three new holes around an abandoned quarry. Future revisions are in the planning stages.

“This was a very smart renovation by the golf course owner Tommy Bronson,” says project architect Chris Monti. “By utilizing the adjacent quarry for golf, Mr. Bronson has been able to partner with Avatar Properties to develop a portion of the site and upgrade the quality of the entire layout.”

Weed and Monti say they feel this is a trend that is expected to continue on Florida golf courses, and are excited to see how a club and developer can work together for a best-fit plan that benefits all parties.

Wie Says She Won't Play At Orlando Florida Golf Course

This time around, anyway, Michelle Wie won't be making the commute to an Orlando Florida golf course from her native Hawaii.

Despite attempts from tournament officials to woo the biggest rising star in golf, Wie turned down a sponsor invitation to play in the inaugural LPGA Ginn Open in April.

It comes down to simple accounting. Wie, 16, isn't a member of the LPGA and can accept only six sponsor exemptions per year into regular events, not counting the major championships. Ginn officials received an e-mail from her father, B.J. Wie, sending his regrets to the Florida golf course.

Instead, Wie told tournament representatives that his daughter plans to play in both of the LPGA events in Hawaii next month, the SBS Open at Turtle Bay and the Fields Open.

"She wants to support her local tournaments," Ginn spokesman Ryan Julison said. "We're disappointed, but we understand." In my opinion Ryan Julison is a cry baby!

The Ginn event, to be staged at Reunion Resort on a Florida golf course on April 27-30, has the second-biggest purse on the LPGA circuit with $2.5 million and is expected to draw most of the game's top stars, including Annika Sorenstam, who has an endorsement deal with the host Ginn Company.

Ginn officials were hoping to persuade Wie to play, given that the headquarters of her swing coach, David Leadbetter, are located perhaps a mile from Reunion. However, Wie will be in the middle of the spring semester at her high school in Honolulu.

Wie missed the cut last week playing against the men in the PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii, although she tied or beat 27 players -- including major-championship winners Craig Stadler, Shaun Micheel and Todd Hamilton -- plus the past two winners at Disney World, Lucas Glover and Ryan Palmer.

As it stands, the Ginn officials again have both of their sponsor exemptions left to distribute. An early sponsor exemption was issued to Tampa-area teenager Dakoda Dowd, but she since has been given special dispensation by the tour, Julison said. Morgan Pressel, another top Florida teen who turned pro in the fall, also has been granted full LPGA membership and thus won't need an exemption in order to play.

"We've got a few creative things in mind," Julison the cry baby said.

Looks like Ginn needs some help on this Florida golf course.

2005 Florida Golf Course of the Year

The Estuary Golf Course has been named the 2005 Florida Golf Course of the Year by the Florida Golf Course Owners Association. Criteria for the award include exceptional course quality, ownership and management, as well as outstanding contribution to the community and significant support for the game.

Artistically carved among original stands of towering pine, cypress, and oak trees, the Estuary Course shines as the final jewel in Grey Oaks' triple crown of championship golf. Tranquil lakes shimmer alongside each fairway of this magnificent masterpiece planned by internationally renowned golf course designer Bob Cupp. The Estuary Florida Golf Course combines challenges, pristine conditions and nature at its best, with wetlands and vegetation preserved in their natural state.With five par threes, and five par fives, all levels of golfers appreciate the course's presentation, within the private sanctuary of a breathtaking nature preserve setting, Estuary expresses sophistication and intricacy in form. Among the outstanding characteristics of this truly inspirational course are diversity in fairway width, and size of greens, creative bunker design, and multiple surface golf paths.

An "estuary" is defined as the wide lower course of a river where the tide flows in, causing fresh and salt water to mix. The Estuary is where the Gordon River meets Naples Bay. This unique situation defines this gem of Grey Oaks. Few courses are able to successfully preserve the beauty of the environment while presenting challenges and enjoyment for players. The Estuary is as unique as its name suggests: a rare jewel, few and far between.

The Worst-Kept Secret In Southwest Florida / eastwood Golf Course

The worst-kept secret in Southwest Florida, Eastwood golf course is appealing to the eye, not too hard but not too easy, and a bit of a treat without the visual nuisance of a single home anywhere on the Florida golf course property. There are stretches of the Florida golf course, particularly on the back nine, where you feel like you're miles from anything not golf. Picking a signature hole is a tough call because the variety of shots and looks off the tee create a number of memorable holes. Conditions are generally close to excellent, a strong statement considering that the municipal Florida golf course doesn't have the budget of private courses in the area. The Florida golf course's primary defenses are its 84 bunkers and plenty of dogleg fairways that call for some shot shaping.

Boynton Florida Golf Course Panel Opposes Plan To Build Housing At The Links Golf Course

Members of the city's Golf Course Advisory Committee rebuffed a proposal Thursday to build affordable housing on part of The Links golf course at Boynton Beach Florida.

Commissioner Mike Ferguson last year asked the City Commission to consider opening the old municipal landfill for developers to build about 500 homes. Ferguson said some of the units could be built on the landfill and the adjacent Florida municipal golf course by reconfiguring the greens.

But the board disagreed with the portion of the proposal that affected the Florida golf course. Herb Suss, a member of the golf board, asked the members to approve a statement recommending that "the current 27 holes remain intact permanently for the use of all golfers and not be considered for any other purpose."

"We have a pristine, beautiful Florida golf course and I don't want anything coming in that is going to destroy it," Suss said.

The five-member advisory board unanimously approved Suss' recommendation.

Ferguson, who attended the meeting, said the recommendation was "premature," but "reasonable." He still likes the landfill proposal, however, saying the city must first conduct environmental studies to prove the property can be used to build golf course homes.

Moreover, Ferguson said he also wants any potential developer to help improve the 27-hole Florida golf course.

"To get that golf course took a lot of effort and we need to keep it, but if we can get a new clubhouse that's good," Ferguson said.

At his request, the City Commission agreed to ask for a grant from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to study whether the city could use the landfill at all.

Ferguson's plan includes a city community land trust. The trust would issue $100,000 vouchers to home buyers to offset the price of homes. The voucher would revert to the land trust when the home is sold.

The idea of using landfills to build homes for low- and middle-income families is not new, but there are many hurdles. There are environmental, health and regulatory questions that must be addressed.

The landfill, which was used from 1959 to 1983, is in an unincorporated area of the county east of the E-3 canal and south of Palm Way. The city is charged with monitoring and maintaining the site until 2012.

Should the Florida golf course do this?

Player of the year Quigley, points winner Watson First Two Commitments For February's Classic on Florida Golf Course

Concern a year ago that the disappearance of Miami's Champions Tour event would negatively impact the field for The ACE Group Classic proved unfounded, with 30 of the top 31 players from the previous year's money list showing up for the Southwest Florida golf course event event.

The first two commitments for this year's event, announced Tuesday, indicate The ACE should fare well again.

Dana Quigley, selected as the Champions Tour Player of the Year by his peers after leading in earnings, and Tom Watson, winner of the Senior British Open and season-long Charles Schwab Cup points race, committed to The ACE, scheduled for Feb. 13-19 at TwinEagles golf course in North Naples Florida.

"It doesn't look like it's going to affect us," ACE tournament director Jason Camp said of the loss of the Royal Caribbean Classic, which leaves only one full-field event prior to the ACE, the Jan. 27-29 Turtle Bay Championship in Hawaii. "Even if somebody goes over to Hawaii and plays in Turtle Bay, they've got 21/2 weeks before our event. I think guys are chomping at the bit."

With attendance of 97,300 for the week, the ACE ranked among the top five non-major events on the Champions Tour, Camp said. The tournament also was among the top five in television ratings for non-major Champions Tour events broadcast on The Golf Channel, Camp said. Florida is where to play a golf course.

England's Mark James, captain of the 1999 European Ryder Cup team, beat Hale Irwin and Tom Wargo by two shots a year ago for his second Champions Tour title. His victory came by virtue of holding off one of last year's candidates for Player of the Year, Irwin, while two others, Quigley and Watson, finished farther back.

Irwin led the senior tour in victories last year with four, including two that came after his 60th birthday June 3. He also finished second in earnings, but he failed to win a major championship. Watson, who turned 56 in September, won twice but played only 13 events and was fifth in earnings.

Quigley, who finally saw his record streaks for consecutive events played (264) and consecutive events played for which he was eligible (278) come to an end when a sore hip prevented him from traveling to the Senior British Open, won two events for the third time in his career but finally finished first in earnings.

He also led the Schwab Cup points race all season before being overtaken by Watson in the season's final tournament, the Schwab Cup Championship.

"He's leading the whole thing the whole year long," Bonita Springs Florida resident Mark Lye, a Champions Tour member and commentator for The Golf Channel, said of Quigley, who also was second in a pair of Champions Tour majors and had top 10s in two others. "I think you've got to look at the strength of his year. I think the consensus was Dana had a longer, better year.

Florida Golf Course Camp Creek Pro Earns Class A-1

Peter Burke, head professional at Camp Creek Golf Club – a Tom Fazio design located along Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast – has received Class A-1 membership in the Professional Golfers Association of America.

A native of Franklin, La., Burke has worked at the Florida golf course Camp Creek for five years and joined its staff in 2001 prior to the course’s opening.

PGA membership requires that candidates prove their knowledge in a wide range of golf business areas including merchandise sales, inventory management, instruction, financial oversight, food and beverage operations and equipment repair. Candidates must also pass a playing ability test – a 36-hole event in which applicants must score no more than 15 strokes higher than twice the course rating.

“We congratulate Peter on this exciting accomplishment and look forward to him expanding his duties and leadership role at the Florida golf course Camp Creek,” says Camp Creek general manager Will Hopkins. “His experience and enthusiasm are assets to Camp Creek and The St. Joe Company.”

Burke’s responsibilities include hiring and training staff for the golf operations department, establishing policies and procedures for day-to-operations, customer service training, planning and buying merchandise for the pro shop, member activities and tournaments, administering various financial aspects of the club, scheduling and coordination of employees and golf instruction for all levels of players.

Prior to joining the Florida golf course Camp Creek, Burke worked at Sandestin Resort and Emerald Bay Golf Club in Destin, Fla. He has degrees in Physical Therapy from Bishop State Community College and Business Management from the University of South Alabama.

A Guide To Buying A Home On A Florida Golf Course

Making sense of Florida golf and waterfront planned communities can be extremely difficult give the myriad options, amenities, and services. If you are thinking about relocating to one of these Florida golf and waterfront communities, it is imperative to be able to distinguish one community from the next and more importantly, know what to look for before you buy.

Florida Golf Course & Waterfront Living: Live, Play, Relax

With today’s planned lifestyle communities, Florida golf and boating enthusiasts have an opportunity to purchase the home of their dreams just a chip shot away from the green or stone’s throw from the marina. In addition to an ideal home setting, golf and waterfront community residents enjoy an active and diversified lifestyle experience complete with first-class golf courses, marinas, beaches, spas, clubhouses, recreation areas, fine dining and countless other amenities.

Out of the 10,000 master planned communities across the United States, over 2,500 are built around Florida golf courses and waterfront property. Making sense of all the options can be mind-boggling. If you are thinking about relocating to one of these communities, it is imperative to be able to distinguish one community from the next and, more importantly, know what to look for before you buy.

Community Types

In the past, golf and waterfront master-planned communities catered to distinct segments of the housing market, namely middle- to upper-income empty-nesters and retirees. Things have changed. Today, such developments are designed to accommodate budgets of all levels and generally fall into one of two categories: multi-generational and age-restricted.

The construction of multi-generational communities represents a recent trend in planned community home-building. The underlying idea is to attract a diverse population of families, including retirees and young professionals, of varying income levels and backgrounds in order to establish a robust and vibrant community. After decades of building age-restricted communities, builders and developers have recognized that the traditional elements of planned community living, such as security, on-site amenities and low maintenance housing, appeal to home buyers of all ages.

Most new Florida golf course communities are multi-generational developments. Vistancia in the Sonoran desert outside of Peoria, Ariz., is a recently opened golf community attracting individuals and families of all ages. Since home sales began in March 2004, almost 500 families have moved into this scenic development, which features 1,700 total acres of open space and a 900-acre mountain preserve.

Conversely, age-restricted planned communities are developed for the over-55 home owner with amenities and facilities for today’s empty-nester and retiree. Typically, the age restriction requires one household resident to be at least 55 in order to qualify for home ownership. Over the last decade, an evolution has occurred with the age-restricted community model of yesteryear making way for contemporary activity-based developments. These boast lavish amenities and world-class recreation areas, not to mention the conventional facilities required by the over-55 demographic.

The undisputed leader in age-restricted master-planned community development is Del Webb. Since the 1960s, Del Webb has constructed numerous such Florida golf and waterfront communities across the U.S. Del Webb’s Sun City developments are arguably the most recognizable line of age-restricted communities, stretching from coast to coast, with Sun City Hilton Head in North Carolina and Sun City Lincoln Hill in California.

Location

The most important criterion in selecting a traditional home is location; the same is true when deciding on a Florida golf and waterfront community. The old adage, “location, location, location” aside, one has to consider whether the new property will serve as a primary residence, second-home getaway or retirement abode. The final decision is generally based on three primary factors: home use, surrounding area and local weather.

For most of us working folks, our primary residence is located within an hour or so of a major metropolitan center. Don’t fret, there are hundreds of Florida golf and waterfront communities centrally located within driving distance of most major metropolitan areas. If by chance you live near Dallas, you have several options, including Stonebridge Ranch in north Dallas and Black Horse Ranch, which is only 25 minutes from downtown. Washington D.C. commuters are also in luck with conveniently located communities in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. Belmont Country Club, a Toll Brothers property, is a mere 40 minutes from Washington D.C. in Ashburn, Va. These examples represent only a fraction of the actual number of suburban golf and waterfront developments.

The location decision is a bit more complicated and not as clear cut when one considers purchasing a second home retreat or retirement residence. In this situation, other factors come into play such as the activity and cultural richness of the immediate area and local weather. If you are looking for a second home, would you like to be nestled in the woods away from the hustle and bustle of the city, in a more suburban area or somewhere in between?

Climate is also a consideration when purchasing a home, particularly if you are feeling abused by recent harsh winters. This may clearly point to a direction that takes you out of your home state or even to another part of the country. Conversely, the summer’s never-ending heat may drive you to consider the cooler northern locales. Fortunately, there are 2,500 golf and waterfront communities spread out across the United States, from Minnesota to Florida and California to Massachusetts.

What is clear in the case of retirement homes is that good local health care and transportation facilities are a must. For most retirees, living over 60 miles away from the closest hospital or airport is just not an option. In the end, it comes down to striking a balance between modern necessities and the beauty of the outdoors.

Amenities

Once you have settled on a location, the next area to focus on is amenities. These can vary greatly from one development to the next. Typically, these ‘goodies’ fall into two categories: conveniences and lifestyle enhancements. Conveniences include such things as security services, home maintenance, gardening services, concierge service, on-site retail and office space, cable television and high-speed internet.

Lifestyle enhancements relate to recreation activities befitting an enhanced life of leisure. One can find a mix of facilities at planned communities, including tennis, hunting, boating, skiing, and hiking. To balance the rigors of recreation, planned communities provide residents with spas, clubhouses, wilderness preserves, pools, beaches and fine dining.

Homeowners Increasingly Contest Developers' Desire To Build On Golf Courses

It's happening time and again across South Florida.

Developers finding dwindling open space turn their attention to golf courses, some of which aren't doing well financially because there's a glut, and make a pitch: We'll buy the course, get the homeowners association to let us build on it, and we will upgrade and preserve it. But increasingly, developers find themselves in the middle of a battle between residents who oppose the plan and decry blocked views and others in those communities whose views won't be obscured. It's a tough slog for developers to get both sides in those associations to agree, even with the millions of dollars in incentives they offer.

"It's about getting a higher return on the land," said Jim Murley, director at Florida Atlantic University's Anthony James Catanese Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions.

As open land becomes scarcer in the region, developable space that's near existing infrastructure such as public sewers, water service and schools becomes more valuable, he said.

Nonetheless, developers are trying to keep golf amenities while seeking more from their investments. That means residents face a changed landscape, and some won't like it. Some residents say new construction will decrease their property values, scar their scenic views, add traffic and density, and open the floodgates to more development.

"Any time you face uncertainty, you're going to face opposition," Murley said.

In Boca Raton, MCZ/Centrum Florida V Owner LLC, the owner of Ocean Breeze Golf and Country Club in Boca Teeca, said it will pay millions to renovate the clubhouse, build a new social center and refurbish the 18-hole golf course and nine-hole executive course. Other upgrades and benefits also are planned. Residents must agree that MCZ/Centrum can build 225 townhouses by consenting to lift a deed restriction that prohibits development on 30 acres of the south golf course.

"The success of the club and the success of the community are intertwined," said Slade O'Brien, a consultant to MCZ/Centrum, which bought Ocean Breeze late in 2004.

Many of the residents have agreed with O'Brien. By late last week, 45 percent of unit owners returned consent forms asking the association to lift a deed restriction, he said. The majority of Boca Teeca residents are for the project, said Shirley Schnuer, president of the Boca Teeca Unit Owners Association.

"There's some give and some take," she said.

But a vocal group of homeowners, led by George Gershon, president of the Teeca Woods Homeowners Association, have protested, distributed fliers and organized a campaign to defeat the plans.

"We just don't believe he's sincere," Gershon said about the developer, echoing a sentiment often heard from other golf course residents who oppose building projects.

Bob Carson has poured $1.5 million into refurbishing the Grand Lacuna Golf Club west of Lake Worth since he bought it last year with the association's approval that he could build on a 9.5-acre driving range. Carson's plans include putting up a two-story, 76-unit condo complex.

"We want your approval that you will not fight the development," Carson recalled telling a meeting packed with 250 people.

But since then, opposition has arisen. A petition protesting the project made the rounds at Lacuna, frustrating Carson, who said the course needs the infusion of cash development brings for it have a viable future.

"People don't want to see you survive," he said.

Wallace Dale, vice president of the Country Club of Coral Springs, started seeking a developer so the club could return to its former glory when Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino played the course.

"For it to be competitive, we need a new clubhouse, new golf course and, of course, we need new members," Dale said.

After consulting city officials, Dale courted Watermark Communities Inc., which proposed putting up 168 luxury condos on the course's northern perimeter.

Dale said it took one-on-one discussions with those who opposed the plan for them to come around. Still, there are skeptics citing the added density and traffic concerns.

The fight between residents in Boca del Mar with the owner of the Mizner Trail Golf Course west of Boca Raton has been broiling since early 2004. Compson Development proposes building 236 townhouses on holes three through eight of the 18-hole, 132-acre course, and promised to upgrade the course and not develop the remainder of it.

However, some residents didn't want it, even though the master association agreed. They formed a coalition, hired a lawyer and have railed against the project at government meetings and in letters to government officials. In September, Dutch Bliss, the owner, closed the course. Weeks later, Compson offered to contribute $1,000 per each approved unit to be split among three public schools in the area as an incentive. The principals at two of the schools, Omni Middle and Boca Raton High, wrote Palm Beach County Commissioners that each could benefit from the extra money offered by the developer.

Gary Brandenburg, a lawyer representing the project, said most of the opposition to the project comes from two developments that aren't part of Boca del Mar or its master association.

"Those people have no rights whatsoever to their views," he said.

The Legends Golf Club Of Clermont, Florida

The Legends is a four year old golf club 35 minutes west of Orlando in Clermont, Florida. What stands out about this course is the rapid elevation changes and striking views that seem to be a rarity in much of Florida. This beautifully maintained 18 hole par 72 course measures 6911 yards from the gold tees and boasts of a Slope Rating of 130. The clubhouse includes locker rooms and pro shop in addition to a full bar and restaurant. Practice facilities include putting green and driving range. Yardage markers are the standard 100, 150, 200 yard measurements in addition to sprinkler head measurements on occasion. The tee boxes were consistently level and like the rest of the course extremely well maintained.

The opening hole is a striking downhill par 4 into an elevated green and provides striking views of Lake Louisa. Hole #4 is the first of the challenging par threes which crosses a ravine to an uphill green protected by trees. Another notable difference with The Legends, unlike many golf courses in Florida, is the numerous houses that become part of the course without imposing on the course. Hole #5 was memorable
with its elevated tee and steep downhill dogleg left design with a pond on the right that makes a successful landing area tricky to determine. The par three 8th hole continues the challenge over water onto a green protected well on the left with a deep bunker.

The back side starts with water in play on the first few holes. Hole #13 continues the string of memorable par threes with sloping in front of the green that can make getting up and down difficult. Hole #14 is another of those steep tumbling downhill fairways to another well guarded green. The Legend’s signature hole, #15, ends the string of par three’s with a play over water into a two-tiered green with the ‘LEGENDS’ logo landscaped into the hillside. The final three holes are some of the more difficult long par fours on the course and offer a stiff finishing challenge.

Legends certainly impresses with its scenic views of Lake County and holes challenging enough to allow golfers to use most of the clubs in their bag. Its rolling fairways lead to true rolling well bunkered greens. If you find yourself in the Orlando area it is a must play.


The Legends also has a great driving range which offers stunning and striking views of the surrounding area and the first hole. Finally, we encourage you to the restaurant at The Legends. The food and service were excellent!

Developer Still Hopes To Buy Lakewood Ranch Golf Course in Florida

A company that had a $76 million resort and spa project here collapse earlier this year still has plans to become part of the community, even as it sues the developer of Lakewood Ranch.

Primestar, a subsidiary of developer S.S. Appel & Co., hopes to close on a $12.5 million deal this month to buy Legacy Golf Club at Lakewood Ranch from current owner Troon Golf Courses.

"We're still in negotiations with getting that accomplished," lawyer Keith Hanenian said.

Primestar, which wanted to develop the Sonesta Legacy Resort project at the Legacy site, said in a lawsuit filed earlier this month against Schroeder-Manatee Ranch that SMR broke a promise to support the project.

In the lawsuit, Primestar claims to have spent $2 million on the stalled project and stands to lose $120 million if the resort never gets built. The lawsuit seeks monetary damages.

Even with the lawsuit, SMR will cooperate in the interest of the community with Primestar if it buys the golf course, said Dan Perka, an SMR senior vice president.

Nevertheless, Primestar shouldn't buy the golf course with the idea that the Sonesta project will be approved, Perka said, because it will be "impossible" for the project to go through without SMR's support.

"But if they just want to buy it as a golf course and operate it as a Florida golf course, it's fine with us," Perka said.

Still, Primestar has faith that the Sonesta project will succeed, Hanenian said.

"We think it's an excellent project," he said.

Primestar needs SMR to change a deed restriction that SMR controls to build Sonesta, but Primestar needs nothing from SMR to buy the Florida golf course.

If the acquisition takes place, Hanenian said, Primestar hasn't decided if it will keep the course public, a concern that has been on Lakewood Ranch residents' minds. The course has been public since it opened in 1997.

A community taxing district, which oversees the area that includes the golf course, signed an agreement with Primestar in July with details about course rates if it did turn private. That agreement -- based on the assumption that the Sonesta project would proceed -- is now worthless.

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