 City
of Miami Beach - South Florida Resort Golf Courses.
Originally opened as Bayshore GolfCourse in
1923 as contemplated by pioneering developer Carl Fisher’s
ambitious AltonBeach subdivision that was designed to
lure wealthy winter residents from New York, Indianapolis
and Detroit, the City of Miami Beach GolfClub
is a historic golfing facility, and stands tall with
the South Florida resort golf courses.
By 1923, Fisher and his colleagues
had opened three big South Florida resort golf courses.
Tourists loved these new attractions.
In World War II, the U.S. Army rented them for $1 a
year as a training ground, and helmeted, rifle-toting
soldiers ran through the palm trees amid the smoke from
smoke grenades.
In 1944, Chicago investors moved to
buy the facility, planning to build 650 upscale homes
there; disapproving neighbors persuaded the civil authorities
to condemn and buy the land and keep the historic club.
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 paint coat. At age 79,
the signature BayshoreCourse received a $10
million face-lift.
The face-lift was major:
every grass blade and most trees were 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.
Arthur Hills
/ Steve Forrest and Associates was hired for the latest
and most extensive transformation. The once tired and
under-utilized Bayshore has now become the elegant and
highly regarded attraction that it is today.
“The
result is a beautifully restored landmark that will
be enjoyed by SouthFlorida residents and visitors from
around the world for years to come,” said Jorge
Gonzales, MiamiBeach CityManager.
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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