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Originally Posted by Rainger99
There may not have been enough land to build an executive course but there was clearly enough land to build an 18 hole championship course between the turnpike and the wetlands - plus two pitch and putts.
And on the Eastport side of the turnpike, right as you cross Bexley, they are building Laurel Oak, which is a very narrow executive course right next to the turnpike. It would easily have fit along the northeast side of the turnpike.
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Yeah and you continually complain that Southern Oaks is too close to the turnpike...
Now you're complaining that Laurel Oak is "right next to the turnpike"...
Would you have complained that this mythical course, that hey had plenty of room to build, was also too close to the turnpike?
I think we all know the answer to that...
There were already 5 executive courses south of 44. People were demanding a Championship course.
There were plenty of executive courses already down there. The population at the time didn't warrant more.
The Pitch & Putts were built at opposite ends of the "East of the Turnpike" development. One in way north in Richmond and one down south in Lake Denham (?). They take MUCH less land than an Executive course to build. The developers know what areas will work for housing, what areas will work for golf and what areas must be left for wetlands. Methinks they are just a tad bit more knowledgable the either you or I when it comes to land development...
And now that the population has grown, they are building more and more courses...
But some people will still complain about them. The same people who would complain if they were hung with a new rope...
And lest you think I'm nothing but a cheerleader for "The Developer", I think they screwed up by not building the typical Pro Shop/Country Club next to Southern Oaks.
Having the Pro Shop as part of Sawgrass was a mistake (IMHO). My neighborhood Wednesday Championship Group almost always has lunch at the Country Club after our round. We have NEVER had lunch at Sawgrass. We typically go to Piesano's. Which is on our way home...