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Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/flgre/article/1996win20.pdf Last checked: 03/13/2014 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Professional |
Author(s): | Jackson, Joel D. |
Author Affiliation: | Editor for The Florida Green |
Title: | Golf course in paradise |
Source: | The Florida Green. Winter 1996, p. 20-22, 24, 26, 28, 30-32, 34-35. |
Publishing Information: | FL: Florida Golf Course Superintendents Association |
# of Pages: | 11 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Facility profile; Staff; Aesthetic values; History
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Facility Names: | Gasparilla Inn, in Florida |
Abstract/Contents: | On Gasparilla Island, off the southwest coast of Florida, there is a resort that closes from June until October and then when all other resorts close it opens from November to May. The Inn has over 105 acres of golf course, and takes up most of the island. Superintendent Royce Stuart operates all of the Inn's properties with a small staff of eighteen people. Course projects include: rebuilding tees, recontouring a green or two, planting trees, and replenishing crushed cart paths. The Gasparilla Inn was built in 1913 and the golf course in 1927. The course is unique because of it's historical preservation of some of the old local dwellings. Because the island is a barrier island, it is very susceptible to storm damage from hurricanes and other severe storms. The Inn has had important public figures such as presidents come and stay there. The island has remained very undeveloped commercially over the years. The Inn and golf course are renovated to keep the traditional atmosphere of peace and quiet of the island. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Jackson, J. D. 1996. Golf course in paradise. FLA Green. p. 20-22, 24, 26, 28, 30-32, 34-35. |
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