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BallenIsles from page 1 popular routing, while bringing a new strategic approach by the next 15 years, the prestigious local country club hosted
Jones and modernizing the playability and conditions to what many celebrities and professional golfers and staged many
new bunkers, design modifications that improve strategy is expected in today’s private club environment. events on the three golf courses on the property. In 1988,
and shot options, an all-new irrigation system, drainage and With the South Course renovation now complete, the three golf courses and surrounding property were sold
concrete cart paths. As part of the renovation, a new set of BallenIsles Country Club features three modern day by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
tees was added, measuring approximately 4,000 yards, to championship golf courses, including the North Course and and renamed BallenIsles Country Club. A multi-year and
provide a shorter course playing option, allowing for five famed East Course, to accommodate its vibrant and active multimillion dollar plan to develop a private country club
to six various tee settings and angles to challenge different membership. community was unveiled. Since the early 2000s, BallenIsles
levels of golfers. About BallenIsles Country Club Country Club has been consistently ranked as one of the Top
“Embarking on our latest renovation, on the heels of In 1963 legendary Florida developer John D. MacArthur 100 Clubs in America.
opening our clubhouse, says a lot about our membership and and the PGA of America teamed up with golf course architects A $35 million clubhouse renovation was completed in
quality we can expect,” BallenIsles Country Club General Dick Wilson and Joe Lee to design a championship-caliber November 2018, featuring 115,000 square feet of luxurious
Manager and COO Ryan Walls. “We have a vision for our golf facility. Over the next ten years, BallenIsles, then space; three championship courses with 54 holes of golf; a
community and Rees certainly helped form a key piece of called PGA National Golf Club, hosted numerous major world-class 23-court tennis complex including an exhibition
the experience we provide.” tournaments like the PGA Championship and PGA Seniors tennis court and pickleball courts; and a state-of-the-art
The South Course was originally built in 1964 and designed Championship and was home for the Professional Golfers’ sports complex with a full service Cosmo and Company
by Joe Lee and Dick Wilson. Throughout its 55-year history the Association of America. The club was also the host site spa and salon, fitness center, Pilates and spin studios and
course has been modified twice; first in 1967 to accommodate for the original PGA Tour Qualifying School and held the resort-style swimming pool. For more information visit www.
the construction of BallenIsles’ North Course; and again inaugural PGA Merchandise Show. When the MacArthur/ BallenIsles.org.
in 1999 which included re-grassing and numerous bunker PGA of America agreement expired in 1973, the club was About Troon
additions. The new 2020 version will maintain the historically renamed the JDM Country Club for John D. MacArthur. For BallenIsles Country Club is professionally managed by
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