Trout opening New Jersey golf club designed by Tiger
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By The Athletic Staff
Mar 27, 2023
Angels star Mike Trout is building a golf club in Vineland, N.J., designed by Tiger Woods and his golf course architecture firm, TGR Design, the three-time MVP announced Monday. Here’s what you need to know:
The club, called Trout National – The Reserve, will feature an 18-hole golf course along with a “cutting edge” practice range and short-game area, according to a release.
Trout National will also have “five-star” lodging and a wedding chapel among its amenities.
Construction will begin in 2023 and the private club is “anticipated” to open for member play in 2025.
Backstory
The 31-year-old Trout, was born in Vineland, raised in nearby Millville, N.J., and still resides in south New Jersey in the offseason.
The golf course will “leverage the site’s strong topography, with some holes meandering through deciduous and evergreen forest and others draped over rolling farmland,” the release said. TGR Design will release more details as the project goes on.
What they’re saying
Trout said creating the club is a “dream come true.”
“And then to add to that we’ll have a golf course designed by Tiger? It’s just incredible to think that this project has grown to where we’re going to be working with someone many consider the greatest and most influential golfer of all-time,” he added.
Woods said his team is “looking forward to creating a special course” for Trout, his wife Jessica, and business partners John and Lorie Ruga. “I’ve always enjoyed watching Mike on the diamond so when the opportunity arose to work with him on Trout National – The Reserve, I couldn’t pass it up,” Woods said.
Trout also said they’re “going to be doing some really cool things from a service and offering standpoint,” and that although plans aren’t totally finalized yet, “this will not be your grandparents’ country club.”
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