HOBE SOUND — Monday's wildfire could cost more than $250,000 in damage at the Hobe Sound Golf Club, its superintendent said Wednesday.
"It's about 20,000 square feet of turf that was singed," superintendent Roy McDonald said. "It affected four holes, some palmetto trees and some of our irrigation control equipment."
The fire didn't reach the clubhouse, but the smoke did, McDonald said. Course management will have to wait and see how deeply the smoke permeated the carpets and drapes at the pro shop, he said.
"We need the air to clear up," McDonald said.
About 160 golfers are members at the private club on Southeast Plandome Drive off Bridge Road. The course was open Wednesday, but likely many golfers stayed away, as the smell of charred acreage lingered, McDonald said.
"The smoke was still thick." he said. "I'm sure it kept away our older golfers with breathing issues. I tossed a jacket in the wash the other night, but it still smells like smoke."
The four charred holes on the golf course property abut the brush area that was charred by the wildfire.
"That northern wind from the cold front pushed the fire and made it hop the fence Monday," McDonald said. "I'm just glad no one got hurt."
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