Audubon Country Club

Audubon Country Club, a, private golf community located in Naples with natural preserve areas along all 18 holes, features 410 homes spread over 755 acres, of which 59 percent is dedicated to natural preserve, offers an array of amenities and an extensive social calendar for an active, healthy, and social lifestyle, is managed by Troon Golf Privé.

Naples Florida – Audubon Country Club is a well-established, private, low-density golf community with natural preserve areas along all 18 holes. The Club community has 410 homes spread over 755 acres, of which 59 percent is dedicated to natural preserves. Audubon offers an array of amenities and an extensive social calendar for an active, healthy, and social lifestyle. Audubon County Club is managed by Troon Privé, the private club operating division of Troon, and is currently offering a limited number of non-resident memberships.

Audubon Country Club in Naples, Fla. has retained its designation as a “Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary” through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.

Through participation in the Audubon International Cooperative Sanctuary for golf program, Audubon Country Club has been involved in numerous environmental projects, including adopting a comprehensive environmental management program focused on wildlife and habitat management; conserving energy and reducing water use; utilizing integrated pest management techniques; naturalizing areas; managing resources in an environmentally responsible manner; and outreach and education.

Audubon Country Club was first designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in 2008. After designation, courses must go through a recertification process every three years. Audubon Country Club is one of 900 courses in the world to be designated as a certified ACSP for Golf course.

“Audubon Country Club has shown a strong commitment to its environmental program,” said Christine Kane, CEO at Audubon International. “They are to be commended for their efforts to provide a sanctuary for wildlife on the golf course property.”

To reach certification in the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program (ACSP) for Golf Courses, a course must maintain a high degree of environmental quality in several areas including: Environmental Planning, Wildlife & Habitat Management, Outreach and Education, Chemical Use Reduction and Safety, Water Conservation, and Water Quality Management.

www.audubonccofnaples.com.

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As a caddie, greenkeeper, and Ouimet Scholar from Marshfield Country Club on Boston’s South Shore, Leigh developed his love for the game at an early age. The BA from Amherst College and MA from Dartmouth prepared him for his 36-year career in education, most of it teaching Advanced Placement English and coaching varsity golf. In 1986, a sabbatical from teaching students to writing stories for “Golf World” magazine prepared him for his second career in golf journalism. Leigh is a low-handicap golfer who has won the Golf Writers Association of America’s championship seven times. He is currently a member of Southers Marsh Golf Club in Plymouth, MA, and PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, FL.

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