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Colonial Palms Golf Course
Closed - 18 Holes Executive
13601 South Dixie Highway
Coral Gables, Florida
Miami-Dade County
33158
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John O'Connor, Jr. was the visionary and the designer for the Colonial Palms Golf Course which opened on January 15, 1961 as an illuminated 18 hole, par 60, 3396 yard executive golf course.
Colonial Palms Golf Course was sold in 1981, never to be a golf course again.
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History
John O'Connor was the visionary of Colonial Palms Golf Course. He invested around $1M into the 55 acre project and was just about going to open the facility when Hurricane Donna hit in September, 1960 leaving the golf course under water for 6 weeks, killing its grass.
The course finally opened in January, 1961 with its $75,000 lighting system and at the time advertised itself as the world's longest illuminated golf course - 18 holes covering 3,396 yards. The mercury vapour lights were mounted in the palm trees on the golf course.
The facility also had a 25 station driving range, 2 miniature golf courses, a pro shop, dining room, lounge and a bar. It was open every day from 7 am till midnight.
The facility was sold in 1981 for around $1.4M and eventually became a mixture of residential housing and shopping plazas.
