Please join author Bradley S. Klein on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:00 p.m. in the Ballroom. Bradley Klein’s award winning book, “Discovering Donald Ross” describes a man’s career that lasted from the early 1900s to the late 1940s and no other golf course architect is credited with more fine layouts – or is more revered – than Donald J. Ross. This lecture is a wonderful way to uncover the life and work of a true artist. In the decade since the book’s publication, regards for Ross restoration and for the beauty and charm of classic-era golf course design have become central to the golf scene. Our very own Golf Course Architect, Billy Fuller, will also be present to begin a discussion on the golf course master planning process. RSVP to 407-849-0990. This lecture is complimentary. Bradley Klein will have books available for purchase and/or signing.

Our maintenance team is beginning to chip away at the vines and hedges around the maintenance shop detailing and cleaning the area. We understand that this is used as a buffer to "hide" the maintenance shop and our goal is to create a well-manicured and trimmed hedge buffer that is free of vines and aesthetically pleasing. We will also be planting Bougainvillea on some of the fence areas that are currently exposed with ill managed vines. Our team will be continually be working on this second-job daily project as time permits. Thank you again for your understanding.

There has recently been a lot of questions regarding the Master-Plan which began it's initial stage this past Monday and Tuesday with our master-plan consultant Billy Fuller making his initial visit to the club and playing with groups of golfers to begin to evaluate the Country Club. To clarify a “golf course master plan” is simply the common term for a renovation or improvement program at an existing golf course.  At a private club, it is typically the culmination of a series of exchanges of information between the membership, the governing board, a long-range planning committee or green committee, and the golf course architect. This Master-Plan is comprehensive in the fact that it not only covers new design techniques when a renovation occurs but also encompasses operational costs on a daily basis and allows the club to set consistent and sustainable conditioning standards. The following website goes into great deal the importance and components of a golf course Master-Plan. http://www.asgca.org/articles/200-golf-course-renovations-and-master-plans-why-and-when