WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It’s lunchtime on a mid-November Saturday afternoon and the word of the day is eclectic. I’ve just finished my morning round at The Park with a three-putt for par on the forgiving 18th hole, and I saddle up at the cabana, the bar/small bites stand strategically located at the front of the property.
A foursome that was a few holes ahead of me is heading off to their vehicles — while allowing for their anonymity, let’s just say they can be members anywhere they want to be in the golf-rich West Palm Beach/Jupiter area. Making the turn to the back nine are the bros wanting to chase down their transfusions with High Noons. Though they represent very different ends of the Saturday golfer spectrum, you recognize both groups as what a golfer “looks” like.
But the cabana occupies a prime spot on the property, and not just for its distance to No. 10 on the main course. Over at the start of the par-3 course (a collection of wedge-and-putt holes lit up at night) are three 20-somethings with a handful of clubs to share. And at the walk-on putting course, a few children share the green complex with another group of 20-somethings — three guys, three women and two putters.
Oh, and that building behind the putting course? That’s The Path, where students…
