Groundbreaking will take place soon to start various projects approved by the membership of the Naples, Fla. property in March, with completion slated for the fall of 2019. The club’s current golf, tennis and fitness buildings, and its cart barn, will be demolished for a new 18,000-sq. ft. Sports Center & Spa designed to blend services for conditioning and skills enhancement, including cross training.
Quail Creek Country Club, the 37-year-old private club in Naples, Fla., has announced a major renovation project “designed to enhance the lifestyle of current and future members,” the Naples Daily News reported.
The $18.5 million capital project was approved by club members in March, the Daily News reported, and a groundbreaking ceremony will soon take place to mark the start of the various projects, which are scheduled to be completed next fall.
The project will initially include the demolition of Quail Creek’s current golf, tennis and fitness buildings, and cart barn, the Daily News reported. They will be replaced by an 18,000-sq. ft. Sports Center & Spa, which will encompass golf and tennis operations, the Blue Zones-certified fitness, wellness and spa offerings, and the club’s swimming pool.
Demographic research led Quail Creek to design its new Sports Center & Spa to enable blended services for conditioning and skills enhancement, including cross training, according to General Manager Don Hunter.
“One of our goals is to differentiate Quail Creek as the best amateur/recreational player-support club in the area for the growing retirement market,” Hunter said. “By interfacing our sports and fitness/wellness operations under one roof, we can help our members reach their ultimate healthy lifestyle and competitive goals. This cutting-edge approach is unique in country club settings.”
A complete refurbishment of the club’s tennis facility will result in 10 tennis courts, an exhibition court and four pickleball courts, the Daily News reported. Three bocce courts and a croquet court will also be built.
The interior and exterior of Quail Creek’s 56,000-sq. ft. clubhouse will also be updated as part of the project, including a new entry.
In the casual Greenside Grille, award-winning Executive Chef Scott Ross has designed an expanded kitchen and commissary, plus a wine room that will double as a private dining room, the Daily News reported.
The new Creekside Café, a casual open-air food-and-beverage concession, will also be built to serve golfers making the turn, as well as the bocce and croquet players.
“We are taking a holistic approach to the health and longevity of our members, so they can play better and longer at whatever sport or activity they choose,” said Jim Clayton, President of Quail Creek’s Board of Directors. “At the same time, we will continue to serve as the hub for members’ social interactions and friendships. Our mission is keenly focused on addressing the ‘whole person’ – physical, mental and social.”
Quail Creek’s two Arthur Hills-designed 18-hole championship golf courses have undergone extensive renovations over the past six years and recently hosted the Florida Women’s Open and Senior Open, the Daily News reported. Improvements to the club’s golf practice facilities, including the driving range, are nearing completion, and the two golf courses will not be impacted by construction elsewhere on the site.
Golf membership at the club is capped at 480, to ensure that members can always get a tee time. Residency is not required to become a member of Quail Creek, and in fact more than two-thirds of the members live outside the community’s gates.
“The club is active year-round, with over 40 percent of the members residing in the Naples area more than nine months of the year,” Hunter told the Daily News. “In addition, family activities and junior golf and tennis programs are active throughout the year.”
The club has scheduled an Open House for Sunday, November 11th, to provide more details about the renovation project and Quail Creek’s membership program. Department heads, management staff and members will be on hand to answer questions and to give tours of the facilities. Wine and cheese will be served, and reservations are not required.