Course of the Week: Boca Woods Country Club, Boca Raton, Fla.

By |  October 21, 2013

Boca Woods Country Club is a 36-hole facility in beautiful Boca Raton, Fla. The club includes the Woods Course, designed by Joe Lee; and the Lakes Course, designed by Karl Litten and recently redesigned by Kipp Schulties. Both courses offer a fair share of challenging shots and gorgeous views. On the Lakes Course, water comes into play on 15 of the 18 holes. Jason Sprankle is the director of grounds for this 36-hole gem, and he knows what it takes to host a great tournament.

I played the course two weeks ago in the Palm Beach GCSA chapter meeting and tournament. I chatted with Jason about the pressure of hosting his fellow turf pros at your own course. “It’s a big deal, hosting your own colleagues out on the course,” Sprankle said to me. “These guys know what good turf looks like, so we want the course to impress.”

Impress it did. The greens were rolling great, and the fairways were really popping. Plus the 36-hole facility offers a fantastic practice area that I wish I would have had more time to enjoy.

OK, enough jibber-jabber from me — on to the beauty shots:

Photo courtesy Boca Woods CC

With only 265 members per course, Boca Woods Country Club is one of the lowest density courses in the Boca Raton area, according to the club. (Photo courtesy Sandy McGaughey/Boca Woods CC)

Lakes Course - Photo courtesy Boca Woods CC

The Lakes Course boasts water on 15 out of 18 holes, making it a challenge with high risk/high reward play. (Photo courtesy Sandy McGaughey/Boca Woods CC)

Woods Course - Photo courtesy Boca Woods CC

The Woods Course is known for its “gentle doglegs, elevated, fast sloping greens and the strategic placement of numerous bunkers.” (Photo courtesy Sandy McGaughey/Boca Woods CC)

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About the Author: Seth Jones

Seth Jones, a 25-year veteran of the golf industry media, is Editor-in-Chief of Golfdom magazine and Athletic Turf. A graduate of the University of Kansas School of Journalism and Mass Communications, Jones began working for Golf Course Management in 1999 as an intern. In his professional career he has won numerous awards, including a Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association (TOCA) first place general feature writing award for his profile of World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman and a TOCA first place photography award for his work covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In his career, Jones has accumulated an impressive list of interviews, including such names as George H.W. Bush, Samuel L. Jackson, Lance Armstrong and Charles Barkley. Jones has also done in-depth interviews with such golfing luminaries as Norman, Gary Player, Nick Price and Lorena Ochoa, to name only a few. Jones is a member of both the Golf Writers Association of America and the Turf and Ornamental Communicators Association. Jones can be reached at sjones@northcoastmedia.net.


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