The Bobby Jones Golf Club hosted an official groundbreaking this past Friday to renovate this historic City of Sarasota municipal golf course. City Commissioners, residents adjacent to the course, avid golfers, and the professionals who shepherded the process to this point were all on hand for the big event. In addition to reducing the total number of holes to play, the renovation will place an emphasis on water quality and drainage improvements that will lay the foundation for a nature park in the future in partnership with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast. The construction schedule for the restored 18-hole Donald Ross course has an anticipated finish date and opening to the public for play this November to December 2022. The 9-hole executive course is expected to open a couple of months later.  In the meantime, a proposed design for the clubhouse and restaurant is underway, and staff are negotiating a term sheet with Indigo Golf Partners to manage the golf course operations, as directed by the City Commission.