The Oaks Club - Eagle Course
Osprey, Florida
"The Eagle course renovation was very rewarding from the standpoint that the Club
allowed us to be creative by implementing design features that provide drama and
produce memorable holes. The Club's management and Board committees were integral
to the success of our efforts in the transformation of the Eagle Course."
-
Brian Yoder
Principal
The Eagle Course at The Oaks Club, a private 18-hole facility just south of Sarasota,
Florida recently reopened following a major
Hills & Forrest International Golf Course Architects. The Eagle Course is believed
to be the first layout in the country planted entirely in SeaIsle Supreme paspalum,
a dense green turf that is gaining popularity because of both its playability and
tolerance of salt-laden or brackish irrigation water.New USGA greens, practice
facilities, new irrigation bunkers, paths, tree removals and drainage were also
part of the improvement program.
The early reaction is that the Club's goals of
improving the strategy, playability, drainage, irrigation and overall maintainability
have been achieved.