A “hellacious” amount of dirt (60,000 cubic yards) has piled up at the Tamarac, Fla. property, which sold 44 acres for development last year. And because it’s been determined that the soil is contaminated with chemicals, the city says it either needs to trucked off site or mixed with sufficiently clean soil before being reused. Woodmont’s owner, blaming setbacks from Hurricane Irma, says remediation is being completed “step by step.”

If approved by the Tamarac, Fla., city council, the club’s 36-hole golf course could be redeveloped with 540 homes. Developer 13th Floor Homes also plans to make community improvements by building a new clubhouse, adding 125 acres of green-space with trails repurposed from golf cart paths, creating new lakes, and adding gated entrances. On November 13,…

Pulte Homes purchased the acreage at the Tamarac, Fla., property for $10.2 million with plans to build on nine of the golf course’s 18 holes. Land development for 152 single-family homes will begin this month. Prominent homebuilder Pulte Homes has bought 44 acres at Woodmont Country Club in Tamarac, Fla., for $10.2 million, the Miami-based…

The newspaper’s commercial real estate section devoted extensive coverage to a post-recession update on the state of South Florida’s club and course properties, including Boca West CC’s $50 million renovation and Woodmont CC’s expansion beyond golf.

In a Bloomberg News report, owners of golf course properties across the country are adding medical facilities, amphitheaters and even hovercraft operations to increase revenue.

A re-opening celebration and golf tournament is planned for the Tamarac, Fla., club, which has been closed since August and held a soft re-opening in mid-December. The tournament is open to the public and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with local dignitaries is scheduled to kick off the festivities, followed by rounds on both the Championship and Glades courses.

The Tamarac, Fla.-owned club closed in August and is now scheduled to re-open to preview the course to the public with special rates on greens and cart fees, and a limited food and beverage operation. The club will host a more formal grand re-opening in January 2014.

The Newnan, Ga.-based Sequoia has added Mill Creek (Wash.) CC to its portfolio, which features an 18-hole golf course designed by Ted Robinson and club dining and private event facilities in a mountain setting. The city of Tamarac (Fla.) selected Billy Casper Golf to take over operations of the 36-hole, daily-free Colony West CC, which has been closed since late August.

After the Tamarac, Fla., club closed on August 25, letting go 47 employees, the City Manager has reported being approached by multiple parties interested in managing and operating the property, which the city bought for $3 million in 2011. Until a management company is hired, the city will maintain the golf courses.