Ponte Vedra Inn & Club announced in a press release on Monday plans to conduct a comprehensive, $8 million restoration of the Ocean Course 18-hole golf course.
Beginning in August 2019, the Ocean Course will close for one year, allowing for the full renovation of the course. According to the release, the project will fully restore the greens, fairways, tees, bunkers, irrigation, drainage, grassing, bridges/bulkhead and landscaping, as well as make significant improvements to the driving range and practice facilities. The renovation project is led by noted course designer Bobby Weed, who led the course’s previous renovation in 1998.
“For more than 90 years, the Ocean Course has been enjoyed by club members and guests from around the world,” said Herbert Hill Peyton, chairman of GATE Petroleum Company. “We are pleased that the $8 million project will restore the Ocean Course to its past glory.”
As the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club approaches its centennial anniversary, the company has committed nearly $40 million for upgrades and modernization of the resort. Over the last 18 months, enhancements have included updates to the gym and expansion of its locker room, renovations of the Golf Pro-Shop and Golf Club Dining Room and a remodel of The Surf Club family pool. Next summer, the resort will open a new Ocean House room facility featuring 41 rooms and suites.
The Ocean Course first debuted in 1928. With its famous 9th hole, one of the game's earliest examples of an island green, the new course was tapped to host the 1939 Ryder Cup matches. As time has passed, the course has experienced two major redesigns to improve the appeal and quality of the course, first in 1940 and later in 1998. While the Ocean Course is under renovations, the resort’s Lagoon Course will remain open.
