Photograph by WCI Communities, Inc.
Feature: On the Green
November 1, 2006
Before Audubon International, Rodgers adds, “Nobody championed the cause of golf
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Hammock Bay greens are bordered by drought-tolerant landscaping and
native trees. Photograph by WCI Communities, Inc. (Click image to enlarge)
That’s one reason former golf course superintendent John Kopack was such a
staunch supporter of Audubon International when he oversaw the Legacy Club at
Alaqua Lakes in Longwood, Fla., an upscale private community developed by Taylor
Woodrow.
“We didn’t get any extra rounds of golf out of Audubon status, and we didn’t get
any extra members,” says Kopack, whose former club, a certified Bronze Signature
Sanctuary, is now under the ownership of Heritage Golf. “What Audubon
International did was give us the opportunity to showcase our environmental
stewardship.”
David Lucas, longtime chairman of the Bonita Bay Group, says eco-conscious
sustainable living within the confines of an upscale gated golf community is no
passing fancy.
“The thing that we’re committed to is environmental sensitivity and attention to
detail and quality,” Lucas adds. “What price it’s going to be or what market
segment…the market’s going to tell us where to go.
“But whatever we do, we’re going to try and do it as well as we can and be proud
of it. And hope that we’re leaving a legacy.”
Bonita Bay Group, 239.495.1000, www.bonitabaygroup.com
Mediterra,
888.888.1404, www.mediterranaples.com
WCI
Communities, 800.924.4005, www.wcicommunities.com
Old
Greenwood, 800.754.3070, www.oldgreenwood.com
Gray’s
Crossing, 800.217.7554, www.grayscrossing.com
Legacy Club at
Alaqua Lakes, 407.444.9995, www.legacyclubgolf.com
Audubon
International, 518.767.9051, www.auduboninternational.org
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