The Preservation Foundation

On April 3, 2009 the Town of Palm Beach broke ground on the restoration of the Par 3 Golf Course.  250 people joined Mayor Jack MacDonald and the Town Council to watch as backhoes dug into earth.

As its 2009 Palm Sale Project, the Preservation Foundation is raising funds for part of the restoration.  Donations will go to the installation of trees at the course.  This builds upon the successful model of the Foundation’s 2008 Palm Sale Project.  Last year’s Palm Sale Project was a great success, resulting in the planting of 110 trees on the west side of North County Road from Miraflores Drive to the Beach Club and at the beach wall across from the Palm Beach Country Club.

To donate online using a credit card, please click here.

Par 3 Restoration Site Plan

Preservation Foundation Chairman John Mashek, Library Director Scott Moses, Media Director Alexander Ives, and Executive Director John Ripley at Par 3 Restoration Groundbreaking

First designed in 1961 by world renowned course architect Dick Wilson, Par 3 was considered one of the top public courses in the United Sates.  At that time, the property was owned by the Phipps family, who eventually allowed the course to be sold to the Town of Palm Beach for the sum of five million dollars. By special proviso, the residents of Palm Beach have assured that these thirty-nine lush and treasured acres will remain green space in perpetuity. In 1994, thirty-three years after his apprenticeship with the original designer, Joe Lee refreshed the course with new tees and greens.

Throughout its history, the course has been host to numerous famous players from the golfing world and beyond.

Hall of Fame Golfer Raymond Floyd and his design team are overseeing the restoration.  The new course will use paspalum turf which is very drought and salt tolerant and will not require irrigation from potable (city drinking) water. As well, the use of native plantings will reduce water consumption.

Foundation Trustees Jeffery Smith and Scott Snyder are also offering, respectfully, their architectural and interior design skills pro bono for the creation of the Par 3 golf course’s new clubhouse.

The Preservation Foundation is proud to be a part of restoring this important piece of Palm Beach.

To donate, please call the Foundation at 561.832.0731.

Donations of any amount are welcomed and will be recognized. If you wish to donate online using a credit card, please click here.

Golf Tee         Coconut         Palm Tree         Providencia
$100.00+      $500.00+       $1500.00+        $5000.00+

Any size donation is welcomed.

All will receive a receipt.

All those who donate will receive a Palm decal.

All donations will be acknowledged in the Palm Beach Daily News.

To make a donation online using a credit card, please click here.

Otherwise, please call the Foundation at 561.832.0731 or mail a check payable to:
PRESERVATION FOUNDATION OF PALM BEACH
311 Peruvian Avenue
Palm Beach, FL 33480