This golf club costs $1 million to join. Here’s what you get

If you’re out there for a golf club membership and have $1 million(!) to spare, this new South Florida course could also be simply what you’re on the lookout for.

Billed as a “last-of-its-kind opportunity” within the Miami area, Shell Bay Club, situated in Hallandale Beach, Fla., 10 miles south of Fort Lauderdale, boasts a 7,254-yard Greg Norman-designed course nestled inside an remoted atmosphere between the Atlantic Ocean and Intercoastal Waterway.

“The course at Shell Bay will be one of the most unique, pure golf experiences I have ever designed,” Norman mentioned in a press launch. “Completely isolated from its surroundings, the walkable layout will capture the true essence of the game with immaculately conditioned fairways, sweeping sandbelt-style bunkers and contoured greens that test every club in your bag. It will be a place where you can totally immerse yourself in the game.”

The golf course sits on land that was as soon as occupied by the Diplomat Golf Resort, which is now newly reborn thanks to a reported $220 million redevelopment by Witkoff Group and PPG Development. In addition to the championship course, members can take pleasure in a 12-acre state-of-the-art- follow facility and nine-hole par-3 course, which options punchbowl, Redan and double-plateau greens. 

But what else does chopping a seven-figure initiation verify give you entry to?

For starters, there’s a racquet middle with 4 Grand Slam tennis surfaces and pickleball courts. Water fans shall be happy by a 48-slip non-public marina for direct water entry. A personal members’ clubhouse contains an indoor/out of doors wellness spa, and a health middle provides small group programming, open air coaching, a basketball court docket, batting cages and extra. There can be a number of elevated occasion areas and a number of eating choices.

And nonetheless to come are the Residences at Shell Bay, a group of 108 bespoke, Auberge Resorts-managed condominium and penthouse items, which can function expansive, panoramic views of the course and the Intercoastal Waterway, and shall be served by a devoted staff of Auberge Resorts Collection employees. Temporary company may also expertise Shell Bay by way of a 60-key boutique resort by Auberge, which is slated to open in 2025.

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