Integrity Golf Company has announced Brevard County (Fla.) officials named Integrity Golf the new operator of its three publicly owned courses.
The lease agreement with Brevard County Parks and Recreation is effective Feb. 1 and features three 18-hole layouts: The Habitat in Grant-Valkaria, The Savannahs on Merritt Island and Spessard Holland south of Melbourne Beach.
The trio of courses further strengthens Integrity Golf’s footprint as the leading operator of golf course properties in Florida with 27 facilities under management in the state. The Brevard County transaction also completes Integrity Golf’s Central Florida network with properties now managed in each of the Orlando-area’s five surrounding counties: Lake, Orange, Osceola, Brevard and Volusia.
Among the other top publicly owned properties under management in Florida: nationally ranked Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge in Orlando, Tiger Point Golf Club in Gulf Breeze, Casselberry Golf Club, Sanford’s historic Mayfair Country Club, Capital City Country Club in Tallahassee, and Kissimmee Golf Club. Integrity Golf also manages historic Crab Meadow Golf Course and Dix Hills Park Golf Course for the Town of Huntington on Long Island, New York.
Integrity Golf Chief Financial Officer Ed Whalley, who grew up in Brevard County, is thrilled to add Brevard County’s prized properties to his company portfolio.
“It’s a dynamic time to be part of Integrity Golf,” said Whalley, a graduate of Merritt Island High School and former Brevard Community College. “While many courses are struggling, we’ve been fortunate to grow throughout Central Florida and beyond. I can’t wait to start working with some of my former hometown courses.
The Habitat and Savannahs are par-72 championship courses and Spessard Holland is a shorter 18-hole, par-67 executive course. Whalley sees an opportunity for another successful public-private partnership.
“We have a number of other successful partnerships with various municipalities and public agencies and we fully understand what it takes to thrive in this important sector of golf,” Whalley said. “We’re eager to start sharing our national expertise and complementing everybody’s ongoing efforts and stewardship with these valuable community assets.”
