Nicklaus Building New Golf Course At Long-Shuttered South Florida Club
Jack Nicklaus and son Gary are creating a new golf course at the site of a long-shuttered private club in South Florida that's the centerpiece to a new family club.
Jack Nicklaus (second from left) is creating a new golf course at NOKOSI in collaboration with his son, Gary, on the site of a former South Florida private club that closed about a decade ago. NOKOSI Jack Nicklaus and his son, Gary, are redesigning and rebuilding a golf course at a South Florida private club from the ground up that’s being rebranded as NOKOSI : A Nicklaus Family Club. The Palm Beach County project is the first development under a newly formed design group since Nicklaus reacquired the company he founded over 50 years ago following a series of legal battles.
Construction is already underway at the former Sherbrooke Golf & Country Club, a 153-acre site located about 20 minutes from Palm Beach International Airport. The completely reimagined course, crafted by Nicklaus, is expected to open in late 2026 in a golf-rich region of Florida that the record 18-time major champion has called home for almost six decades. The former club closed about a decade ago and, after a failed residential redevelopment bid, was acquired in 2025 for $15 million.
“Palm Beach County has been home to our family for close to 60 years, and where Barbara and I have raised our five children, most of our 24 grandchildren, as well as our nine great-grandchildren -- with number 10 on the way,” said Jack Nicklaus. “NOKOSI is very personal to us, because it is inspired and driven by our lifelong commitment to family. It is about creating a place where families can come together around great golf, great friendships, and a club culture built to last for generations.
” Nokosi means “bear” in the Native American language of the Seminole Indians in South Florida, a tie to Nicklaus’ Golden Bear nickname. A rendering of a Jack Nicklaus-designed hole at NOKOSI. NOKOSI The centerpiece for the high-end, limited membership club focused on hospitality, lifestyle and family engagement will be the first golf course completed by the newly formed development group led by Gary Nicklaus and the Nicklaus family along TWG Global.