DELRAY BEACH, Florida — If this wasn’t an oasis before, it’s one now.
The Seagate Golf Club unveiled its renovated clubhouse and 18-hole championship golf course, designed by architect “Gentleman” Joe Lee, and its practice facilities on Dec. 4.
World-renowned golf course architect J. Drew Rogers oversaw the renovation at the site just off West Atlantic Avenue.
“While it is such a big celebration for all of you, and rightly so, it kind of also brings to a close many of our efforts building the golf course, designing and growing it,” Rogers told a crowd of about four dozen people at the course’s unveiling.
The ribbon is cut for the newly renovated golf clubhouse and golf course at the Seagate Golf Club in Delray Beach, Florida on December 4, 2023.
Some holes on The Seagate Golf Club saw complete redesigns
The renovation improves the course by bringing infrastructure replacements to the tees, greens, fairways, bunkers, irrigation, drainage, landscaping and paths. The course’s driving range and practice facilities also underwent upgrades.
The course closed in April to allow for its full renovation. In some cases, holes were completely redesigned.
Hole-by-hole renovations: Click here for a complete guide to The Seagate Golf Club’s changes
Also newly renovated is the course’s 41,064-square-foot clubhouse. Upgrades include architectural finishes in the lobby, meeting rooms, event spaces, locker rooms, corridors and the outdoor patio. The golf course and clubhouse renovations totaled $14.5 million.
Apparel available in the pro shop at the renovated golf clubhouse at the Seagate Golf Club in Delray Beach, Florida on December 4, 2023.
The clubhouse features a dining room that serves lunch, brunch and dinner with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Some new touches are leather-tufted couches, a custom reception desk and brass-glowing alabaster light fixtures. It also has a curated art collection made up abstract pieces and vintage photos by Slim Aarons of Palm Beach and the surrounding area.
The course’s last significant renovation was 10 years ago, after it was purchased and renamed “The Seagate Country Club” in 2012. That renovation was headed by architect Gene Bates, with some design consultation by PGA-touring professional Jeff Sluman, a member of the golf club.
“One of the things that I think is very well appreciated by the mayor and many of our public officials is that the Seagate Resort actually is a legacy property in this…
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