Sparkling upgrades, expansion are name of the game at Bent Pine – Vero News

Bent Pine Golf Club has joined Vero’s post-pandemic country club renaissance with a flourish, unveiling a multimillion-dollar clubhouse renovation last month, along with a new, high-tech irrigation system for its renowned Tom Lee golf course. Beyond that, the club – which was founded by a group of John’s Island members as “a golf refuge” in the 1970s – is in the early planning stages for further upgrades and expansion that could bring a resort-style swimming pool, lawn games, pickleball and an indoor golf practice facility later in the decade. Pandemic refugees fleeing big cities in search of small, charming towns like Vero Beach with lots of outdoor activities powered a nationwide surge in club memberships, golf rounds played, and capital improvements undertaken to attract new members in a competitive marketplace. Here in Vero, clubs have spent or budgeted more $100 million on improvements in the past five years, adding swimming pools, racquet centers and lawn games, upgrading dining venues, refurbishing golf courses, and spiffing up clubhouses, winning exuberant reviews from new and existing members alike. “It actually boggles my mind how beautiful it turned out,” says Bent Pine member Jennifer Vail of her club’s eight-month renovation project. “It feels bright
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