On March 7, representatives from the City of Sanford, Seminole County, Seminole State College, Wharton-Smith, CPH, ZHA, and others arrived at the 18th hole of the Mayfair Country Club to participate in a ceremonial putt to commemorate the groundbreaking of the new Clubhouse. View photos.
In the late 1800s, a retired sea captain named Charles Amory bought a portion of a 20,000-acre tract of land from Henry Sanford, the city’s founder, and built a ship-shaped house, which would later become the Mayfair clubhouse. The course, originally built in 1922 and designed by famed golf course architect Donald Ross, is a historic venue and the site of the Mayfair Inn Open, a PGA Tour event in the 1950s. Arnold Palmer even won his first professional check there.
The new clubhouse, dubbed “The Verandas,” is an almost 6,000-square-foot design featuring a pro shop, banquet room with a bar, kitchen with commercial-grade equipment, and a covered patio offering views of the first tee box and the ninth and eighteenth greens.
Sanford Mayor Art Woodruff, District 3 Commissioner Patrick Austin, and District 4 Commissioner Patty Mahany spoke at the ceremony, expressing their gratitude to everyone who helped make this dream a reality.
“Mayfair is a course with such a rich history,” said Project Executive Rick Bundy. “We are excited to start working on this project and deliver a state-of-the-art clubhouse for a community where we live and play.”
The project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2025.
