Suntree Country Club was founded in 1975 by a handful of Brevard County, Florida visionaries. I am not sure how many of the original founders still belong to the club, but I know some do. I actually played golf with one amazing woman two years ago. She was in her 90’s and she shot a 96 on the golf course. AMAZING!
Currently we have over 1,000 members, and our golf memberships have a waiting list.
What makes Suntree so very special? The people and the community. The caring staff and the friendly nature of everyone around the club. We have a strong Board of Directors and many actively involved members on committees and sub committees.
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| And, yes we have a few alligators on the course. But they don't like to play golf. |
Not only do we enjoy the sport of golf and tennis, but we all join together for fun with our activities such as special dinners, dances, contests like Trivia Nights and Name That Tune, book clubs, exercise groups, card groups, kid’s camps. Most Friday nights you find the pool busy with kids swimming, and moms and dads listening to music, enjoying the evening.
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| Here is Hubby D at a special event on the pool deck at sunset. |
We all enjoy special holidays together with dinners and dances. We share in the festive spirit helping to decorate and dress up Suntree during special times.
The ladies especially love getting into the spirit of ANY holiday or one of their many golf tournaments.
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| This group was the "Suntree Spirits" at the annual Halloween Tournament. |
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| A couple of years ago, we competed in the Fourth of July tournament with good friends NG and TG. Sadly we lost TG this year. 2020 has been a hard year for our friends and our own family. My sister-in-law and one of my aunts very recently passed away. We have friends who have lost loved ones as well. |
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| I started a tradition of planting a "Flag Garden" at Suntree on patriotic holidays. This selfie was taken after we planted 1,100 flags for Veterans Day this year. I have a group of members that always help and they make the job really easy. Did I say we have great people at Suntree? WE DO!!! |
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In March, I co-chaired a fundraising event to raise money for a local charity. Sadly it was canceled the day before the golf tournament because of COVID. However, we still donated several thousands of dollars that were raised.  |
The Groundbreaking Ceremony day started with rain but by show time, the sky cleared, and sun was shining. The ceremony went off without any glitzes and was very elegant. I ran the committee that planned the event, and I was nervous at the beginning, but after a while, I joined in the fun. It was GREAT!
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| The construction company, Hedrick Brothers Construction, had a special face mask made for our groundbreaking. |
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| Hubby D was featured during the ceremony. He introduced the design and construction team and they shared their vision for the project. It was great to hear from the architect and interior designer as well as the construction team. I can't wait to see the finished building. |
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| And then it was time for "shovels in the dirt." |
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| After the champagne toast, Hubby D and I posed for this photo on the backhoe. |
We all feel fortunate to have such a great place where we can join together to enjoy life here in Florida and even during this COVID crisis, we can play so much golf. This new clubhouse will be a great addition to the Suntree community, as well as give our Suntree Country Club members a superior club experience. It’s going to be great . . . and along the construction path, we will have many great celebrations . . . The Topping Out … The Ribbon Cutting.
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| The party was over, but the work has just begun! |
I can see many parties in my future, I am truly a lucky woman with so many great friends.
Cheers,
Brenda Hyde
P.S. We received this photo after the blog was published and I want to include it. LOL
