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The course has
been renovated by golf course architect
Arthur Hills (2004). The TifEagle greens are great
to putt on and the tees fairways and rough have
been over-seeded, to provide the best possible
playing conditions.
Deer Creek is a
highly regarded upscale public facility with
country club amenities.
It offers a challenge to golfers of all skill
levels with an emphasis on course conditioning,
four-hour rounds and a high level of service.
Deer Creek is unique for it’s undulating and
rolling landscape design, typically not found in
South Florida.
You will find
that the course is always in great condition.
State of the art GPS system will help you with
yardage and to guide you along the course. Deer
Creek has been Rated 4-stars by Golf Digest and
has hosted USGA qualifying in 2002 and 2003. This
course has also hosted the LPGA Tour.
2004 Renovations
Renovations
Complete...Opened October 15, 2004
Greens: All 18 greens and 2 practice
greens completely rebuilt to U.S.G.A.
specifications.
Grass: TifEagle Ultradwarf
Bermuda Size: 6,500 square feet average per green
Benefit: Consistently fast
putting surface – Averaging 10 on stimpmeter,
increased square footage per green for more pin
placements, re-contoured design on many holes,
better drainage, improved playability for all
skill levels, discontinue over-seeding
Tees: New Tees on six holes.
Hole # 8 Lengthened to 217 yards from the gold
tee, existing tee enlarged
Hole #11 Lengthened to 195 yards from gold tee,
existing tee enlarged
Hole #14 Lengthened to 190 yards from gold tee,
existing tee enlarged
Hole #16 New ladies tee added shortening the hole
by 30 yards.
Hole #17 Elevated existing tee 3 feet to improve
view
Hole #18 Lengthened to 460 yards from the gold
tee, existing tees rebuilt
Benefit: Flat Laser leveled
surface, less wear and tear – better turf
quality, additional 150 total yardage to course
length, more challenging holes especially on par
3’s
Bunkers: New sand and drainage to
all bunkers, 5 new bunkers added, redesign of many
existing bunkers, 52 total course bunkers
Hole #10 Two new bunkers, one fairway and one
greenside
Hole #11 New bunker added between putting green
and water Hole #12 Fairway bunker complex moved
back 40 yards
Hole #17 Two fairway bunkers added in left
hillside, bunker in fairway reduced
Benefit: Better drainage,
improved sand consistency, ball collection more to
center of bunkers, improved playability
Fairways: Complete rebuild of
fairways on holes 1, 9, 10, and 18.
Benefit: Re-contoured to move
water, improved drainage for better turf quality,
better irrigation coverage, improved playability,
no “cart path only” after rain
Practice Area: Complete
renovation to entire practice area
Benefit: Expanded square footage
to teeing area, improved turf quality, elevated
tee, laser leveled surface, larger practice green
and chipping green, reconstructed practice bunker
Irrigation:
New irrigation on 8 holes
Benefit: Improved turf quality
due to better irrigation coverage.
Note: Rates subject
to change without notice.
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