Originally
open
ed as Bayshore Golf Course i
n 1923
as part of pioneering developer Carl Fisher’s
ambitious Alton Beach subdivision that was designed
to lure wealthy winter residents from New York, Indianapolis
and Detroit.
By 1923, Fisher and his colleagues
had opened three big golf courses. Tourists loved the
new courses.
In World War II, the U.S. Army rented the course for
$1 a year as a training ground, and helmeted, rifle-toting
soldiers ran through the course’s palm trees amid
the smoke from smoke grenades.
In 1944, Chicago investors moved to
buy the course, planning to build 650 upscale homes
there;disapproving neighbors persuaded the city to
condemn and buy the land and keep the golf course.
In 1954, the ornate, Mediterranean
clubhouse that Fisher had built on the course was replaced
by a new one.
Forty-Eight years later
the remodeling task has gone a few steps further than
new furniture and a fresh coat of paint. At age 79,
Miami Beach’s signature Bayshore
Golf Course received a $10 million face-lift.
The face-lift was major:
every blade of grass and most trees removed; lakes drained,
redesigned and refilled; irrigation system replaced,
even hills and bunkers bulldozed and resculpted; the
old clubhouse demolished and a new clubhouse currently
under construction.
The City of
Miami Beach hired Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest
and Associates for the latest and most extensive transformation.
The once tired and under-utilized Bayshore has now become
the elegant and highly regarded Miami Beach Golf Club.
“The
result is a beautifully restored landmark that will
be enjoyed by South Florida residents and visitors from
around the world for years to come,” said Jorge
Gonzales, Miami Beach City Manager.
Proper golf attire is required at all times.
Proper attire includes: golf shirts with collar, golf sweater, golf slacks, proper length shorts, soft spike golf shoes or rubber soled shoes. Proper attire does not include: T-shirts, tank tops, meshed shirts, denim jeans, coaches' shorts, swim wear, collarless shirts, sweatpants or medical scrubs. |
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