DELRAY BEACH, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2025) — Delray Beach residents will get a first look at the city’s plan to overhaul the Municipal Golf Course during a public meeting scheduled for Dec. 10. The session runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse at 2200 Highland Ave., according to the city’s notice.
The meeting is designed to introduce the city’s selected contractor, NMP Golf Construction, and outline the full scope of the Municipal Golf Course Renovation project. City staff and project representatives will be available to answer questions throughout the two-hour session.
The city has commissioned Sanford Ferris Golf Design, supported by Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., to guide the redesign of the 18-hole municipal course located west of I-95 and south of Atlantic Ave. The course has been part of Delray Beach’s Parks and Recreation system for nearly a century and serves families, juniors, and longtime golfers.
Officials say the goal is to preserve the original design vision of Donald Ross and Dick Wilson while bringing the course up to modern standards. The renovation will include a full restoration of both the Ross (south) and Wilson (north) nines, along with several infrastructure upgrades.
The construction schedule shows the golf course closing for renovations beginning Nov. 3, 2025, with reopening planned for November 2026. The driving range will operate on a limited basis through mid-November 2025, and new practice facilities are expected to open alongside the course in late 2026. The clubhouse will remain open through December 2025 before undergoing its own renovation, also targeted for a November 2026 reopening.
City documents describe the Delray Beach Golf Club as one of the region’s longstanding public amenities. The course traces its history back to 1923, when the city purchased the land. A nine-hole layout opened in 1926, followed by a second nine in 1950. Through the years, the property attracted touring professionals and notable visitors who favored the Ross/Wilson layout.
City leaders say the redesign aims to restore the architectural character associated with Ross and Wilson while delivering a more functional and sustainable facility. Planned improvements include modernized practice areas, a new irrigation system, upgraded drainage, removal of invasive vegetation, new cart paths, a new maintenance facility, a new cart crossing on the Ross nine, and upgraded restrooms and rain shelters.
More details about the current project phase are available on the city’s Golf Course Renovation project page.
