High Ridge Country Club is a very private upscale golf facility in the heart of the Palm Beaches that has quietly become one the truly elite facilities in all of South Florida. Kipp Schulties was retained by the club in 2000 to implement a complete redesign/renovation of the entire facility that would be implemented in two phases.

This very upscale private country club, built in 1979 by legendary Florida architect Joe Lee, needed a massive injection of eye appeal and challenge to attract the younger generation of low-handicap golfers. In 2001, Schulties infused the necessary ingredients, transforming the short and aging layout into a modern golf course with more distance, increased playability and visual definition — all followed by immaculate conditioning by course superintendent Steve Kuhn. Since mature oaks and pines framed nearly every hole, Schulties retained much of the existing routing and emphasized strong definition around the features, such as visual bunkering, elevated greens and tees, and many new sandy waste areas. New tees were added on nearly every hole for increased length.

The second phase of this project is scheduled fo rthe summer of 2009 and will include the installation of a new irrigation system, fairway renovations, re-grassing and some perimeter property enhancements. Current plans would implement this during the summer of 2009 and reopen the course by Thanksgiving.