Winter Park Golf Course – better known as the Winter Park 9 and known by locals as the WP9 – suffered a major blow in April when a maintenance worker inadvertently applied weed killer to the greens with disastrous results. The small city near Orlando has committed to restoring the popular nine-hole course to its glory, and architects Riley Johns and Keith Rhebb are rebuilding the greens and adding a bunker renovation as well.
Johns and Rhebb completed a $1.2 million renovation to the 2,480-yard course 10 years ago, providing the city a municipal gem that has been a profit-driver ever since and that serves as an inspiration for any municipal project. Its small pop-up greens feature incredible slopes that are perfect for many of the holes’ diminutive sizes. The course dates back to 1917 when it was part of a larger golf complex, and it’s part of the Florida Historic Golf Trail…