Cover Feature

halfway house that marks the midpoint of the round

Other advantages: with a par-35 front nine and par-37 back nine, the course is now better balanced

Quivira concludes at the previous 17th hole, a new creation debuted last June to replace a hole requisitioned by the Alvar condo development. Now the 18th hole, this tactical gem is a short par 4 that doglegs to the right around a vast sandy waste area The target is a well-defended, triple-tiered green

When the final putts are holed, players can look up from the putting surface to savor a panoramic view of the sea

“It almost feels like a new course,” Reynante enthused. “Our members and residents love the new sequencing of holes We’ve also eliminated the long drive from the previous 17th green to the former 18th tee ”

Recently named to Golf Digest’s list of the “World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses,” Quivira lives up to its reputation as one of Jack Nicklaus’s crowning achievements as a designer and one of the most spectacular courses on earth.

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