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City reopens renovated Bobby Jones Golf Club; nature park, wetlands added to manage flooding
Summary
City of Sarasota officials summarized completion of a multi‑year renovation at Bobby Jones Golf Club that restored a Donald Ross 18‑hole layout, opened a 100‑acre nature park with a 20‑acre wetland, added a 9‑hole Gillespie short course and reported strong early revenue and resilience benefits.
City of Sarasota parks officials reported on the reopening and early operation of the renovated Bobby Jones Golf Club and the adjacent Nature Park, telling the joint meeting that the project combined golf restoration with new wetland treatment and flood‑resilience features.
City parks director Jerry Fogel and project manager John Kretzer said the work restored an 18‑hole Donald Ross design, opened a 9‑hole Gillespie Executive Course and created a 100‑acre nature park with a 20‑acre constructed wetland. Kretzer said construction began in February 2022 and the course reopened in December 2023, with the executive nine opening in May…
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