(From the City of Miami Beach)
Residents Tee Off Free & Special Rates for Limited Time People who know call it the city’s best kept secret. Since the 1920s, when the islands that make up Normandy Shores and Normandy Isles were created, Miami Beach residents have enjoyed rounds of golf just a block off the Bay. This par-71 course offers a challenging game of golf through 18 holes. After a $15 million renovation, which includes the course and facilities, Normandy Shores Golf Club reopens this week better than ever.
As before, the course will feature native tree-lined fairways, demanding sand traps and water hazards on 12 of the holes. Just like the award-winning Miami Beach Golf Club, the Normandy Shores Golf Course is designed by renowned golf course architect, Arthur Hills. It was the designers’ intention to keep the feel of the course that of the original when it was built in the 1920s, because that is part of this course’s unique charm. But the course needed a facelift and other improvements. Now, new restrooms are located within the course, new cart paths connect the holes, and a new cart barn will hold over 80 carts.
A major improvement is the installation of 44 drainage structures around the golf course to address the possibility of flooding in a significant storm. In addition, a berm (elevated area of land) surrounds the play area of the course in order to contain water if there is a flooding event. This berm protects homeowners along the course from any runoff onto their properties. Regulatory agencies have required that the berm be installed as well as the retention swale behind the berm. The object of this swale is to collect water that historically accumulated on homeowners’ properties. Now, with the new land graded to drain into the swale, water will be directed away from private property. The retention swale is part of the design, and a requirement from DERM for permitting.
Re-Opening Schedule:
Sunday, December 21, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Open House for Normandy Shores Residents
Monday, December 22: VIP Tournament
Tuesday, December 23 & Wednesday, December 24Miami Beach Resident Days - One free round of golf per Miami Beach resident
Thursday, December 25: Open to the Public with Special Rates Special Introductory Rates
December 25, 2008 - January 16, 2009 $50 Miami Beach Resident - $75 Non-
ResidentRate includes greens fee, cart fee, and complimentary practice balls.7% tax not included in rate.
For more information, go to http://www.normandyshoresgolfclub.com/.
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