The 54-hole Hunters Run Country Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, has continually sought to improve the golfing experience for its members. Over the last 15 years, all three of the club’s 18-hole courses have been renovated as Hunters Run strives for top playing conditions in a very popular golf market. The club’s South course was renovated in 2001 by Mark McCumber and the North in 2018 by Sanford Golf Design. Now, the club’s attention turns to the East, which was redesigned in 2008 by Kipp Schulties, adding elevation change and rerouting some holes. “The toll of the South Florida weather, our year-round play and the dramatic rise in golf since the pandemic has brought the need for improvement to the forefront,” says Larry Savvides, chief operating officer at Hunters Run. “Action had to be taken to ensure competitive playability and aesthetics to protect real estate values and the club’s reputation. “The maintenance team did its best to keep the East in a respectable condition, but there were many aspects of the golf course that needed to be fixed, from the condition of the subsurface soil and its low elevation to the drainage and irrigation systems.” In September 2023, the membership approved a near $10 million renovation to be led, again, by Schulties. Hunters Elevating the experience Kipp Schulties returned to Florida’s Hunters Run to oversee a near-$10 million project on the East course. REPORT 76 Every green on Hunters Run’s East course will either be redesigned or rebuilt Photo: Hunters Run Country Club
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