Editing Plantation, Florida (section)

=== Golf and country clubs ===
The oldest club in the city is the 293 acre Fort Lauderdale Country Club, which was first founded in 1926 (despite setbacks caused by the [[1926 Miami hurricane]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fort-lauderdale-country-club-celebrating-milestones-during-90th-anniversary-300594328.html|title=Fort Lauderdale Country Club Celebrating Milestones During 90th Anniversary|date=2018-02-06|website=PR Newswire|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fortlauderdaledaily.com/upfront/noteworthy/fort-lauderdale-country-club-citys-hidden-gem-women-golfers|title=Fort Lauderdale Country Club Is The City's Hidden Gem For Women Golfers|last=Gambrell|first=Holly|website=Fort Lauderdale Daily|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> When first opened, the 6,661 yard course was known as the West Side Golf Course, and was owned by the city of Fort Lauderdale;<ref name=":25">{{Cite web|url=http://theflgolfcourseseeker.blogspot.com/2015/12/fort-lauderdale-country-club-south.html|title=Fort Lauderdale Country Club - South Course|date=2015-12-31|website=The Florida Golf Course Seeker|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> however, the course was renamed in December 1928 when it was leased by Fort Lauderdale.<ref name=":25" /> In 1951, the club was expanded with a second 18-hole, 6,915 yard 'North Course'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.floridagolf.com/courses/fort-lauderdale/ft-lauderdale-cc-north/|title=North Course at Fort Lauderdale Country Club|website=Florida Golf|language=EN|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://course.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/course/course/fortlauderdaleccnorth/index.htm|title=Fort Lauderdale Country Club - North Course|website=BlueGolf Course Database|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> Though originally a public club, it became a private club in 1957, when it was sold by the city of Fort Lauderdale.<ref name=":25" /> The club's original 'South Course' was designed by Joseph A. Roseman, Hebert Charles Tippet, and George Richardson Sr.,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.floridagolf.com/courses/fort-lauderdale/ft-lauderdale-cc-south/|title=South Course at Fort Lauderdale Country Club|website=Florida Golf|language=EN|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref name=":25" /> and subsequently re-designed by Charles Ankrom (1991) and Kipp Schulties (2006).<ref name=":25" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tcpalm.com/sports/golf-course-designer-had-big-impact-on-the-treasure-coast-ep-398015942-347376131.html|title=Golf course designer had big impact on the Treasure Coast|last=Pfahler|first=Laurel|website=TC Palm|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> The North Course was designed by Robert 'Red' F. Lawrence,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asgca.org/architect/rlawrence/|title=Robert F. Lawrence|website=American Society of Golf Course Architects|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> then re-designed by Tom Pearson (1999) and Kipp Schulties (2006).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theflgolfcourseseeker.blogspot.com/2015/12/fort-lauderdale-country-club-north.html|title=Fort Lauderdale Country Club - North Course|date=2015-12-31|website=The Florida Golf Course Seeker|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>

The first club not owned by Fort Lauderdale, the Plantation Golf Course and Country Club, was designed by Robert 'Red' F. Lawrence and original city master plan architect Russell Pancoast, opening in 1950.<ref name=":8" /> Following discovery of a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[Tumulus|burial mound]] on the site of the 14th hole during construction, each hole on the course was given a different Native American name to honor the area's previous [[Seminole]] and [[Tequesta]] residents.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> In addition to the golf course, the club included a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a clubhouse.<ref name=":8" />

Another of the city's private golf courses is the 162 acre Lago Mar Country Club (not to be confused with [[Mar-a-Lago]]).<ref name=":24" /> Established in 1969,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/2433-lago-mar-country-club|title=Lago Mar Country Club|website=Golf Advisor|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> Lago Mar was purchased from its original builders in 1980 and re-designed in 2009 by Kipp Schulties,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ksgolfdesign.com/portfolio/lago-mar-country-club/|title=Lago Mar Country Club|website=Kipp Schulties Golf Design, Inc.|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> reopening on January 1, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://course.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/course/course/lagomarcc/about.htm#coursedescrip|title=Lago Mar - About|website=BlueGolf|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref> The club includes teeing grounds from 5,811 to 6,756 yards and other facilities such as private tennis courts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teeoff.com/golf-course/lago-mar-country-club-plantation-fl|title=Lago Mar Country Club Tee Times - Plantation, FL|website=TeeOff by PGA Tour|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1988-01-28-8801060532-story.html|title=Tennis Pros Cite Numerous Reasons for Frequent Moves|last=Heeren|first=Dave|date=1988-01-28|website=Sun Sentinel|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref>
[[File:Plantation Preserve Golf Course & Club in July 2024.jpg|alt=Plantation Preserve Golf Course & Club in July 2024|thumb|Plantation Preserve Golf Course & Club in July 2024]]
Another public (though privately owned) club within the city is the Jacaranda Golf Club: a 285-acre, 7,247 yard course designed by Mark Mahannah and built 1970, then redesigned by [[Bobby Weed]] in 2006.<ref name=":24" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golfadvisor.com/courses/15232-east-at-jacaranda-golf-club/|title=East at Jacaranda Golf Club in Plantation|website=Golf Advisor|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golfnow.com/courses/-3234-jacaranda-golf-club-east-details|title=Jacaranda Golf Club - East|website=GolfNow|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>

Work on a new city-owned golf course began in 2002, when the city purchased the property of the original Plantation Golf Course and commenced the new 'Plantation Preserve' development. This development work resulted in the Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club: a 214-acre, 7,148 yard course, designed by [[Robert von Hagge]], Michael Smelek, and Rick Baril, which was dedicated in April 2006.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":24">{{Cite web|url=http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/Documents/2007golfcoursestudy.pdf|title=Broward County Golf Course Conversion Study|date=2007-06-12|website=Internet Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513184953/http://www.broward.org/PlanningAndRedevelopment/Documents/2007golfcoursestudy.pdf|archive-date=2016-05-13|access-date=2019-02-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.golfnow.com/courses/1553713-plantation-preserve-golf-course-details|title=Plantation Preserve Golf Course|website=GolfNow|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref>