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Dart Interests redeveloping Villas at Grand Cypress into Evermore Orlando Resort

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Steve PikeDestinations

For more than three decades, the Villas at Grand Cypress and Grand Cypress Golf Club each have been major Orlando destinations. With its 54 holes of Jack Nicklaus golf, Grand Cypress was among the first – if not the first – destination golf resort in Central Florida. Now, Dart Interests, a leading developer and owner […]

Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Sailfish Point ranks among best residential courses

December 22, 2020 Steve PikeFlorida

The Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at Sailfish Point – the 532-acre oceanfront community on Hutchinson Island 45 minutes north of Florida’s Palm Beaches – has been named to Golfweek’s 2021 list of “Best Residential Courses.” The annual selection of the country’s 200 top golf community-focused layouts is determined by Golfweek’s team of more than 850 […]

Desert Mountain remains queen of the Arizona private golf club communities

September 30, 2020 Steve PikeDestinations

While many private golf clubs and golf club communities across the country to struggle, Desert Mountain – the exclusive Scottsdale, Ariz., luxury community and private club with seven golf courses, 10 restaurants, and an onsite spa – is fortunate to be in a position of strong fiscal health despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Desert Mountain has […]

The Brazilian Court Hotel: A Luxurious Hidden Escape in Palm Beach

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Steve PikeDestinations

Palm Beach is a slice of paradise – an island retreat unlike any other in South Florida. For more than 90 years, The Brazilian Court Hotel has been a quiet retreat in that slice of paradise. “A hidden escape,’’ said Stacy Lee, the hotel’s director of sales and marketing. Indeed. It’s not unusual for island […]

eSuites offers on-demand executive work and meetings spaces in West Palm Beach

September 20, 2020 Steve PikeFlorida

With the changing times, so comes a change to the traditional office setting, particularly in these days of working from home due to Covid-19. Out are the days when workers rush to a large corporate office space – it’s time to introduce the recently-opened eSuites, a new, modern workspace in West Palm Beach. Located in […]

Rees Jones comes home to renovate Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale

September 16, 2020September 15, 2020 Steve PikeDestinations

Rees Jones has renovated and restored a number of his legendary father’s golf courses, but no course renovation hits closer to home than Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. Built in 1954 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., who later bought the club and served as its first president, Coral Ridge CC for several […]

Phat Scooters taking golf’s single-rider use to the next level

September 14, 2020 Steve PikeGolf

In these days of social distancing – even on the golf course – there might not be a better way to play a round than with a Phat Scooter. The single-rider, all-electric scooter is good for on-course and off-course short-distance transportation, and over the past three years has gained popularity thanks to use at golf […]

Dormie Club preparing to make big noise in North Carolina Sandhills

September 14, 2020 Steve PikeDestinations

As a Dormie Network flagship property located in Pinehurst, N.C. – the Home of American Golf – Dormie Club is being properly prepared to shine in the spotlight. Most days around the tranquil Dormie Club, located just minutes from North Carolina’s historic Village of Pinehurst, the only noise one can hear is the sound of […]

School the kids at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort

September 2, 2020 Steve PikeDestinations

Before this year, family vacations during the school year were almost unthinkable. But in today’s world of flexible school schedules and accessible e-learning, it’s easier than ever to take a family vacation when school is in session. With that in mind, parents now have the option of enrolling their kids in a supervised schoolwork session […]

Jack Nicklaus creating Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl.

August 1, 2020 Steve PikeFlorida

Construction is expected to begin as early as December for Panther National, a Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Centaur US Holdings is partnering with Nicklaus Design, based in Palm Beach Gardens, to create the private golf enclave, called “Panther National,” within the master-planned community of Avenir. Panther National also will […]

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