Sugar Mill CC ( 1970, Joe Lee) in New Smyrna Beach, FL

[Steve_ Shaffer]

SUGAR MILL GETTING PATRIOTIC TREATMENT
Sugar Mill Country Club, located in coastal New Smyrna Beach, Florida, is saluting Ron Garl for his progress on the renovation of the private club’s three nines. Garl and his senior designer, Ricky Nix, are revising the Joe Lee-designed layout one nine at a time. Lee crafted the original 18, comprised of the Red and White nines, in 1970. He added the Blue nine in 1984.
Garl, a veteran architect who once worked under Lee, recently completed the White nine renovation, complete with new forward and intermediate tees, new bunkers and greens, and a comprehensive overhaul of its irrigation system. Renovations on the Red nine began May 1 and is expected to be complete by December.

"The current project is 'top to tail,'" said Derek Morrison, Sugar Mill’s director of golf. "It keeps the bones of the course but brings it up to date."
The Blue nine is expected to benefit from the same treatment in two to three years’ time.

Read more:
https://www.sugarmillcc.com/about-smcc

[Steve_ Shaffer]

For those who don't know about Joe Lee. He was a protege of Dick Wilson  and  did creating and renovating of more than 250 courses. For over 50 years, Mr. Joe Lee was a golf course architect and a consummate gentleman of the game. Joe Lee might be the greatest golf course architect you never heard of.
Read more:
https://www.beauchenecc.com/web/pages/joe-lee

[Bill Gayne]

Steve, thanks for posting the update on Sugar Mill. My in-laws live in Volusia County and I should go back.


It's probably been close to twenty years since I played Sugar Mill and at that time it was the most interesting course in Volusia County. Since then Victoria Hills (Ron Garl) has opened and Deltona (Bobby Weed) has been completely remade. I like both although I wish Deltona was better maintained. The Donald Ross course at New Smyrna Beach municipal is worth playing if anyone is in the area.