The President Country Club is no more.

The club, which is located across the street from the newly opened Palm Beach Outlets, has been sold to Banyan Cay for $28 million and will now be named the Banyan Cay Resort and Golf Club.

Once completed, the 245 acre site will feature the 18 hole Robert Trent Jones Golf Course, 145 houses, a condo tower, and a resort hotel. The project will cost $280 million, making it the city's largest redevelopment since City Place opened in downtown West Palm Beach more than 10 years ago. The club and course will remain open during the development.

The idea, accoring to Chris Heuwetter, a spokeman for the project, is to create a golf community that also serves as a family resort similar to the Omni resort in Orlando. 

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For the second consecutive year, the Web.com Tour Qualifying School Finals will be returning to PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens. Once again, the tournament will be played on PGA National's Fazio and Champions Courses, this time with a change.

For the first time, the event will be contested over four rounds instead of the traditional six rounds. The tournament will be held December 10th through the 13th and will determine priority rankings for the 2016 season. Everyone who makes it to the finals will have at least conditional status on the Web.com Tour in 2016, with the winner early fully exempt status.

Beginning with the First Stage, exemptions are extended to players with certain status on many of the world’s leading men’s tours, plus those…

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Els for Autism welcomed its very first students to the newest public charter school in Palm Beach County, The Els Center for Excellence. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on August 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. welcoming all students and parents to the community.

PGA golfer Ernie and Liezel Els envisioned this day for over six years as a one of a kind facility to serve the educational, medical, recreational and therapeutic needs of children on the autism spectrum. “I think we are succeeding in delivering something very special – a center that will be a game-changer for the autism community, Mrs. Els said. “We hope it will serve as an example and an inspiration to others of what should be available to those on the spectrum.”

The facility is…

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Wycliffe Golf and Country Club in Wellington has named longtime golf staff member Paul Rifenberg its new Head Golf Pro. 

Paul has been with Wycliffe since August 2000 and is a tremendous competitor on the course and an integral part of the Wycliffe family.

“I truly enjoy sharing my love for golf with Wycliffe members of all skill levels," said Rifenberg. "I look forward to the future here at Wycliffe and growing the game of golf.”

He started playing golf at the age of 7 and found his love for competitive golf in High School.

Paul went on to win his High School District Championship during his senior year and then continued his golfing career at FAU playing #1 for the team for 2 years. He then turned pro to compete at a much higher level and…

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Palm Beach County has earned a beautiful reputation for its world-class golf courses and golf clubs. It has been referred to as the “golfing capital of the nation” and one of the top courses in Palm Beach County is the golf course at Admirals Cove. 

If you didn’t know, the golf scene at Admirals Cove offers highly coveted, award winning quality. Admirals Cove is a Platinum Private Club and Community, which ensures its lavish amenities, the crown jewel being its golf course. Playing at Admirals Cove is a great experience for players of all skill levels, whether you are early in your game or a fine, low handicap player. 

Surrounded by water, canary island palms, seasonal blooms and rolling hills, the Admirals Cove golf courses are the of the gems of…

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Passage through memories of your inner child and canal your sweet tooth to experience one of the classic and favored game, Candy Land, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida as PGA National Resort & Spa sweetly presents: The 2015 Sweet Treat Festival: Candy Land Experience!

On Saturday, August 15, 2015, from noon to 4:00 p.m., families will be excitedly romping about the 'Candy Land' community with fun areas of amusement for all age groups as the classic board game will come to life. The Sweet Treat Festival will be fixed up with delicious streamers and beautifications that feature ice cream slopes and fun gingerbread houses.  An abundant amount of enchanting dessert stations set up to remind you of the neighborhoods of Candy Land such as Lollipop Woods, Ice…

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Father’s Day is this Sunday on June 21, 2015!

Whether your father figure is into boating and fishing, golf, or relaxing and watching sports, there are plenty of options to choose from here in the sunshine state and many ways to spoil him on his special day. 

For the Boater:
We live in a paradise, the State of Florida has proven to be one of the greatest fishing spots in the entire world! If you don’t have a boat, rest assured that there are many fishing guides or boat rentals available in every area of South Florida. Or a trip to Bass Pro Shop or Outdoor World could do the trick too by spoiling dad at one of the biggest fishing and hunting supply stores.

For the Golfer:
If Dad needs to brush up on his skills take him to the famous PGA National in Palm…

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For the past week, we have known the 64 golfers that were going to compete in this year's edition of the WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship. We now know the bracket and opening round matchups as well.

Top seeded Rory Mcllroy will start his Match Play on Wednesday against Jason Dufner. The other two players in the group headlined by the Palm Beach Gardens resident and World #1 are Billy Horschel and Brandt Snedeker. World #2 and reigning Masters winner Jordan Spieth finds himself in a group with Old Palm resident Lee Westwood, Matt Every, and Mikko Ilonen.

Group 11 could be considered the toughest group top to bottom, featuring Jimmy Walker, Ian Poulter, Webb Simpson, and Gary Woodland.

This year is the first year for the Match Play under the…

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On January 23rd, and during the second round of the Humana Challenge, Freddie Jacobson three-putted the 16th hole. Since then, the Patriots have won another Super Bowl, Tiger Woods came back, left, and then came back again, oh and Jacobson hasn't had another three-putt.

In the second round of this past week's RBC Heritage, the Hobe Sound resident broke Luke Donald's record of 483 consecutive holes without a three putt. He didn't stop there though. He went all four rounds without a three putt and heading into his next event his total is at 524. Jacobson is first in three-putt avoidance at .65 percent (the tour average this season is three percent) and he's third in strokes gained/putting.

Jacobson will look to extend his record this week when he…

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21 year old Jordan Spieth won the Masters this past weekend to earn his first major championship. In the process, he left golf staples such at Tiger Woods, Rory Mcllroy, and Phil Mickelson in his dust on Sunday, winning by four shots. It was a changing of the guard you could say.

One thing that stayed constant though, were the high viewership numbers for the West Palm Beach market. West Palm Beach, traditionally a strong marking for golf television viewership, ranked fifth nationally.

Overall, CBS saw some of its best viewership numbers for the Masters in several years. Saturday's viewership was up 48% over last year, while Sunday saw a 23% increase over 2014, when Bubba Watson cruised to an easy win on the back nine over Spieth.

This year's…

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