The Experience Insider

As an avid golfer, you know that you don’t always get to play in perfect weather. When the wind is blowing in harsh gusts, it will do some crazy things with your golf ball after it leaves your club. The following steps will help keep your score down during these windy conditions: Click to continue reading »

Our residents look forward to the calendar of events this season, such as the Holiday Cart Parade the first week of December. Our residents deck their golf carts with all the trimmings for a contest of the most festive golf cart. They also parade throughout the community showing off their decorated masterpieces. It is definitely the most wonderful time of the year!

What are you most looking forward to this holiday season? Are there any events or activities you have planned?

I want to share a handy golf tip with you when using your wedges. Here’s an alternative technique to try the next time you need a wedge shot to fly high and land softly.

Weaken your left-hand grip (for right-handers), turning your hand under the club so that your left palm faces more toward the sky. With your left hand in this weakened position, the clubface will remain open through the hitting zone and your shot will be shorter and fly higher than normal and land like a butterfly with sore feet. Experiment with this shot on the range. You’ll quickly learn that the more you turn your left hand under the club, the higher and softer (and shorter) the resulting shot will be. Swing softly and carry a soft swing!

Do you find this tip helpful? Have you tried this drill on the driving range before?

Our Ladies’ Golf Association had a busy beginning of the season, but they are sure eager to get started. We had our first Ryder Cup/Opening Luncheon and the Ladies’ Match Play Club Championship. We had a great field of players that were also praising the good conditions of the greens and fairways! On behalf of the Golf Club staff we are happy to see all of our members back and also welcoming new ones! I am looking forward to seeing all of our golfers back in the swing of things as we get more into season.

Have you been able to experience the Pelican Preserve golf course? Share with us about your experience.

This is a wonderful time of year while we welcome back our seasonal residents. It is great to see the Club filled with smiling faces and our activities calendar full of new and exciting events for the season. We just kicked off the season with our annual Welcome Back Party - The Pig Roast in mid-November. Residents enjoyed reuniting with old friends and danced the night away with live entertainment from a local band, Hot Topic.

What activity do you most look forward to doing in the beautiful Florida weather?

Pelican Preserve has so much to offer each resident who lives here. We have pool parties, outdoor concerts, nature walks, fitness classes, spa treatments, golf tournaments, arts and crafts classes and much, much, more! I truly enjoy being a part of the all the excitement through providing our residents with memorable, fun experiences in and outside the Club.

Speaking of outside the Club, we just completed a sprint triathlon in the beginning of September in Venice, Florida. The entire Pelican Preserve staff participated, as well as residents, family and friends. There were also several residents who came to the event just to cheer us on. We have been training all summer, so there was great anticipation of this event through our physical and mental training.

Have you participated in an event with fellow residents in your community? Do you have any questions you would like to ask about Pelican Preserve or the amenities we have here? Let me know and be sure to check back often, as you never know what adventure the residents will be on next or what happenings you will want to keep up with, or better yet join in on!

The season is upon us and the staff and I are excited to welcome back our members from up north. Our golf calendar for the season is packed with our yearly tournaments and a few new ones that we hope our members and guests will enjoy. We hosted the 32^nd Annual Pat Bradley Florida International Invitational October 26-27. Fifteen colleges from around the country participated and it was a blast. I think Pelican Preserve is fortunate to be able to open up our wonderful 27 holes of golf to be able to host such an event and provide the experience to aspiring golfers. We could not have asked for better weather and the greens were fast making it a challenge for the players.

Have you attended a Golf Invitational recently and would like to share what your experience?

Hit ‘em straight,

Bryan

Our residents continue to be awe-inspired by the natural surroundings in Pelican Preserve. With preserves, boardwalks and wildlife all around, there is always something new to explore and admire. We have decided to put together a Pelican Preserve nature calendar with photos from our residents within the community. Alan Maltz, the official wildlife photographer for the state of Florida, will act as judge to pick out the best photos for the calendar, along with notecards. All proceeds from the calendar and notecards will go towards our Crooked Garden (Butterfly Garden) to help enhance the garden’s features and keep up with the maintenance.

Have you been involved with a successful fundraiser lately with your community? Share with us your ideas.

You can - with a 70,000 square-feet Town Center, 27 holes of championship golf and homes starting in the low $100s, all at Pelican Preserve. Our residents’ social calendar is jam-packed with cooking classes, nature walks, bus trips, fitness classes, golf rounds and tennis lessons, just to name a few of the activities. A favorite activity of the residents is visiting the Butterfly Garden located within the community, which was built by the residents with help from the WCI Land Development team. The beautiful plant life and elegant butterflies that are speckled throughout the garden create a relaxing retreat for all residents and visitors. You can check out the garden yourself by clicking here.

Come experience what it is like to have it all as a Pelican Preserve resident on an Elite Escape. You will also have the opportunity to receive a personal tour of this unique community.

Pelican Preserve’s amenity-rich town center and golf club create the ideal fun-filled community, with an abundance of activities and amenities to keep you as busy or relaxed as you choose. As the summer months start to heat up, Pelican Preserve’s residents calendar continue to consist of sizzling events and happenings with golf tournaments, a Memorial Day Celebration, Father’s Day Brunch festivities, BUNCO nights, a packed fitness schedule, movie nights and much, much more!

Now, you can enjoy all of this for $101,990 with the newly released Palazzo condominiums. Contact us today to find out more and how you can become a part of the all the fun.