Tuesday, December 24, 2024

West Palm Seashore’s first new personal golf membership in 25 years readies for debut

A rendering of Dutchman's Pipe, a new private course in West Palm Beach.

Dutchman’s Pipe will open to member play this fall.

Rendering courtesy Nicklaus Design

West Palm Seashore, Fla., is a hub of high-end golf, however new personal golf equipment don’t come round within the metropolis usually.

Rely Dutchman’s Pipe as a rarity.

Slated to open this fall, the challenge represents a sweeping transformation of what was Banyan Cay Resort and Golf, a once-financially troubled property that’s being remade into an unique membership membership.

As a part of the redo, an current Jack Nicklaus Signature is present process a multi-million greenback renovation, led by Nicklaus Design, that can lead to new fairways, revamped bunkers and inexperienced complexes, all geared toward enhancing the routing’s playability, circulate and visible attraction. Recent landscaping will fringe the format with native vegetation, together with Dutchman’s Pipe, a flowering vine that gives habitat for swallowtail butterflies. 

dutchman's pipe 14th hole
A rendering of the 14th gap at Dutchman’s Pipe.

Courtesy Nicklaus Design

The three builders behind the challenge — Witkoff Group, Entry Industries and PPG Growth — invoice Dutchman’s Pipe as the primary new personal membership in West Palm Seashore in 25 years. The prime actual property it occupies sits within the coronary heart of the rich metropolis, simply east of I-95 and a brief drive from Palm Seashore Worldwide Airport.

“Land is that this space is extraordinarily scarce, rendering new golf golf equipment inside 5 miles of Palm Seashore Island exceedingly uncommon,” stated Alex Witkoff, co-CEO of Witkoff Group.

Together with a newly renovated course, Dutchman’s Pipe guarantees upgraded observe amenities, together with a 300-plus yard driving vary and a two-acre devoted short-game space, in addition to such facilities as a health heart, day spa and leisure facility with tennis and pickleball courts. 

Membership will likely be invitation-only, with initiation dues of $300,000 to $350,000.

Josh Sens

Golf.com Editor

A golf, meals and journey author, Josh Sens has been a GOLF Journal contributor since 2004 and now contributes throughout all of GOLF’s platforms. His work has been anthologized in The Greatest American Sportswriting. He’s additionally the co-author, with Sammy Hagar, of Are We Having Any Enjoyable But: the Cooking and Partying Handbook.

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