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Rory Spears on the tee at Pine Barrens golf course in Brooksville Florida, part of Cabot Citrus Farms. Photo by Len Ziehm.
THE NAMES ARE OUT, for who gets the right to redo the courses at World Woods, or now Cabot Citrus Farms in Brooksville Florida.
SO FIRST ON THE TEE will be Kyle Franz-the Southern Pines based architect who will take the lead on the Pine Barrens golf course.
Some of Franz recent projects include Southern Pines Country Club (NC). Pine Needles home of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open now 100 days out.
Architect Kyle Franz will redo Pine Barrens golf course at Cabot Citrus Farms. Franz pictured here at Pine Needles golf course in Southern Pines NC.
“Cabot Citrus Farms is going to be an extraordinary destination and we are thrilled to be part of the effort. Our goal for Pine Barrens is to take it’s dramatic, sandy land and maximize it into one of the most spectacular courses in the region.”
Franz added.
“In our view , the perfect formula for Pine Barrens combines rugged sandscapes and vegetation that meld with the natural topography. This creates classical contouring and creative short grass recovery shots around the greens. There will be wider corridors of play and multiple strategic routs to the pin. Fascinating grassing patterns, and varied tee box placements so that players get a fresh look at the different options every time they tee it up.”
THE ROLLING OAKS COURSE goes to Keith Rhebb & Riley Johns.
The two designers bring over 40 years of combined experience in the industry. Both working on several major projects in the golf world, including other Cabot projects in Canada and the Caribbean. But more recently Rhebb and Johns created a 10-hole par 3 course at Forest Dunes, now called the Bootlegger. that has received rave reviews.
“We are excited to unlock the potential of Rolling Oaks and have the opportunity to work with ownership that is as enthusiastic about finely crafted golf as Ben Cowan-Dewar and the Cabot team. We look forward to applying our collective experience to design and build a golf course that is engaging, aesthetically pleasing and fun.” Said Rhebb and Johns in a statement.
THE SHORT COURSE RENOVATIONS goes to Mike Nuzzo, most known for his work in Southern Texas at Wolf Point Ranch.
“Both the site and the client are essential to creating a special golf course. But with Cabot Citrus Farms, we have the best of both worlds. Because having a natural sandy site and an innovative, forward thinking client is outstanding. Having fewer traditional constraints for our portion of the project, presents an extra layer of opportunity for creativity. So I’m looking forward to seeing the project come together,” said Nuzzo.
Golfers on Golf will continue to follow the Cabot Citrus Farms project as it advances. The expected reopening is in late 2023. Cabot Citrus Farms will close late spring this year. So improvements can begin.