The Delray Beach Golf Club will close for a year while crews work on what players say are desperately needed repairs.Ronnie Dunayer has been teaching golf at the club for decades.
“People from all over the world want to come and play this course if it’s in good condition,” Dunayer said. “Once it gets back in good shape, we’ll see a lot more of that type of play.”
WPTV reporter Victor Jorges reconnected with Dunayer last week ahead of the year-long shutdown. She says the changes being made could help restore this golf course to what it once was, hosting major tournaments and attracting people from all over the world.
Jorges went over the work expected during the course.
There will be completely new irrigation and drainage systems, new toilets, a driving range, new practice and teaching areas, a new maintenance facility and a new parking lot with improved lighting.Designed by legendary course architects Donald Ross and Dick Wilson, players say the course’s charm lies in its design. The city says the $30 million renovation plan will restore all 18 holes to their original design.
“People are looking forward to seeing the changes because they enjoy the place, they want to see it brought back to what it can be and what it was,” Dunayer said. “In the meantime, they’re just going to find other facilities, but people are also saying, ‘I can’t wait to come back here and see what it looks like next year.'”
The driving range will remain open to a limited extent until mid-November. The clubhouse, which is also being renovated, will remain open until December.
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