State honors Osceola Gulf Course

  • April 15, 2015
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The city-owned Osceola Golf Course is the featured course on the Florida Historic Golf Trail for April, according to a news release from Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner. [sidebar] For more information about the Osceola Municipal Golf Course or the Florida Historic Golf Trail program visit Osceola Municipal Golf Course , Florida Historic Golf Trail or Facebook.com/FloridaHistoricGolfTrail. [/sidebar] “We are excited and honored to be featured this month on the Florida Historic Golf Trail,” said Adrian Stills, the course's general manager. “Osceola has a rich and deep history ranging back to Wild Bill Mehlhorn and Tony Pena who were the first two club professionals, to the development of some of today's PGA Tour players such as Jerry Pate, Joe Durant, and Bubba Watson who have been a big part of the growth of The First Tee of Northwest Florida at Osceola." In 1925, Pensacola voters approved a bond for construction of a municipal golf course.  A.G. Siegfried, a landscape architect from Chicago, was hired to oversee construction, and in 1926, nine holes were officially opened.  After winning the 1930 La Gorce Open golf tournament in Miami, “Wild” Bill Mehlhorn arrived in Pensacola to assume duties of the head golf professional at Osceola Golf Course.  One of his first tasks was to direct the building of a second nine holes. The 18-hole, par-72 course features four sets of tees playing from 4,900 to 6,400 yards. It is also home of the First Tee program of Northwest Florida. The course was renovated in 2011.

It was damaged by last April's flooding rains. Repairs included the replacement of golf carts and HVAC equipment damaged by two feet of water in the basement, and erosion damage.

Pensacola City Council signed off on a bid from Bellview Sight Contractors at $487,570.54 to repair the course damage. The work began in late March.

The contract for repairs to the clubhouse has not yet been signed off on by Council. Vernon Stewart, the city's public information officer, said the apparent low bidder, Hughes and Company, bid at $32,400. The work is expected to start in June.

   
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