A major overhaul of one of Delray Beach’s most recognizable public amenities is moving ahead on schedule, with city officials reporting steady progress this summer. The Delray Beach Golf Club, closed since November 2025 for a 30 million dollar renovation, reached the halfway point of construction as of early June, and the city says it remains on track to finish by the end of 2026.
The project is designed to restore the course’s historic character while giving it a modern upgrade, a balance that officials say will preserve what longtime players value while bringing the facility up to current standards. The city has held the budget at 30 million dollars since work began and is still targeting a November 2026 reopening date.
Reaction from those closest to the course has been positive. A golf instructor who has taught at the club for two decades got an early look at the work and said the results have exceeded her expectations, describing the progress as better than she had anticipated. Instructors who normally work at the course have been teaching at indoor facilities during the closure, awaiting its return.
Not every neighbor is fully at ease. One nearby resident raised concerns that crews opening large planting holes for trees could eventually block her view of the golf course and affect her property value. Such tensions are common when public projects touch the sightlines and surroundings of adjacent homes, and they underscore the balancing act cities face when upgrading shared spaces.
For Delray Beach, the golf club renovation is part of a broader investment in the public realm. The city has built a reputation as a destination for visitors and a desirable place to live, and well maintained recreational facilities are central to that identity. A refreshed municipal course strengthens that draw while serving residents who use it year round.
If the timeline holds, golfers should be back on the greens before year’s end, on a course meant to honor its past and serve the community for decades to come.
Harlan Kilstein the publisher of this website is a resident of Delray. He has lived in Palm Beach County since 1997, In that time he has explored everything for surfing on private beaches in Delray to walks up and down Atlantic Avenue.
He is known to drop everything at a moment's notice to fish in Delray Lakes, bird watch, goes horseback riding or play pinball at the Delray Pin Ball Museum.
You can find him either sipping a coffee on Atlantic Avenue or drinking a flight of whiskey at Warren's.
One thing is certain, he knows Delray Beach.
