An 18,000-sq.-ft. Sports Center & Spa at the Naples, Fla., club will encompass golf and tennis operations, the Blue Zones-certified fitness, wellness & spa offerings, as well as the club’s swimming pool. The refurbishment of the club’s tennis facility will result in 10 tennis courts, an exhibition court and four pickleball courts. Three bocce courts and a croquet court will also be built. The interior and exterior of the 56,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse will also be refreshed as part of the project.
Quail Creek Country Club (QCCC) in Naples, Fla., recently announced a complete redesign of its golf and tennis facilities and improvements to its clubhouse, which has led to an uptick un real estate sales, the Naples News reported.
The redesign will introduce a state-of-the art, holistic approach to the health and longevity of its membership, the News reported. The extensive redesign of QCCC began late last year and offers a new cutting-edge approach—unique in country club settings—that blends dynamic fitness training with top-level golf and tennis instruction, all in a user-friendly, socially active environment.
In this $18.5 million investment, the entire golf, tennis, fitness and leisure operations will be interfaced under the direction of certified physical trainers working in concert with the club’s PGA, LPGA and USPTA instructors, the News reported.
Under the watchful eye of Director of Golf, Jon Balyeat, and the Director of Racquet Sports, Jose Pastrello, the pro shop will have a 180-degree viewing access of the range and tennis courts to facilitate monitoring instruction and fitness, according to the News report.
Tiffany McQuaid, Broker/President at McQuaid & Company Real Estate in Naples, FL, echoes the positive sentiment regarding Quail Creek Estates’ picture.
“Overall, there’s been a significant increase in interest and excitement,” McQuaid said. “We’re experiencing more showings and increased open house attendance among all price ranges.”
QCCC is seizing on a coming trend among country clubs, as identified by researcher Frank Vain, President of the McMahon Group, a private-club consulting firm, the News reported.
“In addition to golf, successful clubs of the future will offer fitness and wellness,” Vain said. “This means there will be standard exercise options and functional training, as well as spa, nutrition, joint rehab, physical therapy and athletic and sport-specific training.”
He added, “Over the next decade, the average country club will look more like a sports center surrounded by a golf course. Or in the case of QCCC, two highly regarded 18-hole golf courses designed by Arthur Hills, the Quail Course and the Creek Course.”
“We have taken a very aggressive fiscal and creative approach to position the club positively for generations to come,” said QCCC General Manager Zack Wygant. “Our mission is to enable our members to play better and longer at whatever sport or activity they choose, whether that’s golf or tennis or the newly popular pickleball.”
Wygant noted that one of the goals at QCCC is to differentiate it as the best amateur/recreational player-support club in the area for the growing retirement market. “This directly impacts the club’s real estate sales and positions QCCC to attract the next wave of retirees [ages 55-65] who plan to move to the Naples area and purchase a home,” he said.
The $18.5 million capital project was approved by club members in March 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in early 2020, the News reported.
The just-torn-down tennis and fitness buildings will be integrated into an 18,000-square-foot Sports Center & Spa, which will encompass golf and tennis operations, the Blue Zones-certified fitness, wellness & spa offerings, as well as the club’s swimming pool, the News reported.
In addition, the refurbishment of the club’s tennis facility will result in 10 tennis courts, an exhibition court and four pickleball courts, the News reported. Three bocce courts and a croquet court will also be built.
The interior and exterior of the 56,000-square-foot clubhouse at Quail Creek Country Club will also be refreshed as part of the project, the News reported.
In the casual Greenside Grille, 2018 Chef of the Year, Executive Chef Scott Ross, has designed an expanded kitchen and commissary, plus a wine room that will double as a private dining room, the News reported.
Quail Creek’s two Arthur Hills 18-hole championship golf courses have undergone extensive renovations over the past six years and have hosted the Florida Women’s Open and Senior Open, the News reported.
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