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![]() Size: 53,000 square feet Opened: August 2008 Building cost: $36 million Architect: Douglas Fredrikson Architects Style: Desert Modern The inside story: Cafe, bar with seven flat-screen TVs, dining room, patio dining, private meeting rooms, two Callaway clubfitting centers inside golf shop, retail space featuring speciality clothing in addition to golf wear, ballroom with two 100-inch projection TVs that drop down from the ceiling, collection of fine art on display. Most dynamic feature: Private wine room enclosed by floor-to-ceiling wine storage and lockers that guests can rent annually. Seats up to six. Wow factor: Artful display of water features inside and out. Guests pull up to a waterfall at the front portico, and in the entry is a sheet of water behind glass that’s illuminated with colored lighting. In their words: “Aside from all of the wow features — the extensive use of stone, glass and tile, the curved ceilings, the rounded walls — the architecure of the building is endlessly intriguing,” PGA General Manager Jeff Lessig said. “It’s absolutely remarkable.” PELICAN HILL GOLF CLUB: NEWPORT COAST, ORANGE COUNTY CLASSIC CLUB: PALM DESERT, COACHELLA VALLEY ANGELES NATIONAL GOLF CLUB: SUNLAND, LOS ANGELES COUNTY JOURNEY AT PECHANGA: TEMECULA, INLAND EMPIRE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB: RANCHO PALOS VERDES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY THE COUNTRY CLUB AT SOBOBA SPRINGS: SAN JACINTO, INLAND EMPIRE THE CROSSINGS AT CARLSBAD: CARLSBAD, SAN DIEGO COUNTY NAVY GOLF COURSE: CYPRESS, ORANGE COUNTY CHAMPIONS CLUB AT THE RETREAT: CORONA, INLAND EMPIRE PLUS: A LOOK AT LOCAL PRIVATE CLUBS THAT HAVE ENHANCED THEIR CLUBHOUSES RETURN TO MAIN STORY |
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