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BBH With Commissioner Fried from page 14

Young Professionals of Palm Beach North Lewis Longman and Walker Table

Senator Bobby Powell, Jervonte Edmonds Michelle McGovern, Maria Atuna Rick Reeder, Deborah Gordon

The Club At Ibis Hosted Grand Opening

Of New Practice Golf Facility

With Annika Sorenstam And Now it’s everywhere.

Martin Hall In Attendance “I wish I had
something like this
when I was growing
Hall Of Famer Annika Sorenstam Helped Unveil The up,” Sorenstam said.
Club At Ibis’ New Practice Facility “I’ve never seen
The Club at Ibis has long had one of the top instructors anything like this.
in golf in Martin Hall. Now the high-end, private club It’s massive with lots
has one of the most technologically-advanced ranges for of different targets
Hall and the other PGA professionals to work his magic. and tees. Getting
The Club at Ibis unveiled a cutting-edge range that instant feedback
includes TopTracer technology, becoming the first is so important to
private club in Florida to offer a staple on PGA Tour improving your
telecasts. The range also includes digital yardages, game.”
synthetic turf target greens, two new USGA-spec Now the Club at
chipping greens and – get this – new robots to pick up Ibis members can get
range balls and cut grass. access to the same
“I could talk a half hour about how fantastic this place level of information
is,” Hall said. “It’s magical, amazing, inspirational provided to the
… all of the above. It’s an absolute treasure chest for world’s best players.
anybody who wants to try and get better at golf. This technology
“When you look at what all the best players are should lead to lower
doing, they are using technology left, right and center scores and increased
to measure their performance and improve their enjoyment.
performance. When used correctly, technology will “This allows our
accelerate your progress.” members to hit any type of shot they’ll experience The clubhouse recently completed a major enhancement
The club also debuted its Ibis Golf Academy featuring on the golf course,” said Ben Bauer, Ibis’ director of and expansion to include three new dining venues
Martin Hall. The 66-year-old Hall has been at The Club golf. “Every shot will react the same way it will on the and banquet accommodations. A new Sports Village
at Ibis since 1997 and has done more than 350 episodes golf course. This is another way to offer our members opened in 2014 to include fitness facilities, pools, a
of School of Golf as Golf Channel’s lead instructor. amenities they can’t get elsewhere.” 4,500-square-foot spa, and a yoga wall. The 16-court
Hall conducted a one-hour clinic with Hall of Famer About The Club At Ibis tennis center holds friendly tournaments and weekly
Annika Sorenstam to celebrate the new range. Fitting, Ibis is a secure, gated collection of 33 distinctly group play. Golf is center stage and offers 54 holes
because the 10-time major player performed like a different neighborhoods, located on the quiet edge of on three Nicklaus family-designed championship golf
machine while winning 72 LPGA Tour titles and 10 northern West Palm Beach and just minutes from the courses. Top golf instruction is headed by Martin Hall,
majors. heart of the city. It is adjacent to the pristine Grassy ranked by Golf Digest as one of the game’s Top 50
Sorenstam spoke about how when she started her Waters Nature Preserve, a 12,000-acre, state-protected instructors. For more information, call (561) 625-8500
career, there was almost no technology in the game. preserve, with wildlife, birds, and tropical vegetation. or visit www.clubatibis.com.

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