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Charles F. Ankrom

(1936 - 2009)

Born: November 7, 1936, Parkersburg, West Virginia

Died: Palm City, Florida, at age 72

At the age of 8 or 9, Charles took a job as a caddy or ball boy at a local golf club, where he started to appreciate the game of golf. He soon took up the sport and became a scratch golfer.

He was a student at at West Virginia University in 1955. In 1956 he studied at Eli Frank School Design Arts in Tampa, Florida.

From 1960 to 1964, he trained with golf course architects Dave Wallace and Lorn Parrish. He left in 1964 accepting a position with General Development Corporation as Executive Director of Golf and Corporate Golf Course Architect, based out of Sandpiper in Port St. Lucie where he remained there until 1970. He then assumed the same position with Boise Cascade Recreation Communities Group in Palo Alto, Calif., before returning to the Florida Treasure Coast in 1973. At that point, he developed his own design, planning and consulting company, Charles F. Ankrom, Inc., which he ran until 2008, the year before his death.

COURSES DESIGNED
Florida
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Club At Emerald Hills, The
4100 N Hills Dr
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Florida
33021
954/961-4000
Year Built: - 1968
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Cocoa Beach Country Club | Cocoa Beach Golf Course
5000 Tom Warner Blvd
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Florida
32931
(407) 868-3351
Year Built: 1968
3 Rankings / Reviews
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Crystal Lake Club
533 E Crystal Lake Dr
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Florida
33825
863/385-0575
Year Built: - 1977
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Ft. Lauderdale Country Club, North
415 E Country Club Circle
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Florida
33317
(954) 587-8040
Year Built: - 1988
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Ft. Lauderdale Country Club, South
415 E Country Club Circle
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Florida
33317
954/587-8040
Year Built: - 1992
1 Rankings / Reviews
Video
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Habitat At Valkaria, The
3591 Fairgeen Rd
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Florida
32950
407/952-6312
Year Built:
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Ocean Club Golf Course at Hutchinson Island Marriott
555 Ne Ocean Blvd
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Florida
34996
(561) 225-6819
Year Built: 1978
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Martin Downs Country Club, Crane Creek Golf Course
3801 Sw Greenwood Way
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Florida
34990
(772) 286-6818
Year Built: 1976
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Martin Downs Country Club, Osprey Creek Golf Course
3801 Sw Greenwood Way
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Florida
34990
(772) 286-6818
Year Built: 1982
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Meadowood Golf & Tennis Club
9425 Meadowood Dr
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Florida
34951
(772) 466-4000
Year Built: 1983
Video
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Port Charlotte Golf Club
22400 Gleneagles Terrace
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Florida
33952
(941) 625-4109
Year Built: 1962
5 Rankings / Reviews
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Red Reef Executive Golf Course
1111 N Ocean Blvd
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Florida
33432
(561) 391-5014
Year Built: 1957
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Aquarina Country Club
7500 S Hwy A1A
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Florida
32951
321/728-0600
Year Built: - 1966
2 Rankings / Reviews
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The Yacht & Country Club
3883 SE Fairway E
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Florida
34997
(561) 283-1966
Year Built: 1963 / 199
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Via Mizner Golf & Country Club
6200 Boca Del Mar Dr
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Florida
33433
561/392-7990
Year Built: - 1972
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Tequesta Country Club
201 Country Club Dr
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Florida
33469
(561) 746-4620
Year Built: 1957
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Sebastian Municipal Golf Course
101 E Airport Rd
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Florida
32958
772/589-6801
Year Built: 1981
1 Rankings / Reviews
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Savanna Club Golf Course
3492 Crabapple Dr
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Florida
34952
772/879-1316
Year Built: 1985
2 Rankings / Reviews
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Sun n Lake Golf & Country Club, Turtle Run Golf Course
5223 Sun Lake Blvd
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Florida
33872
(863) 385-4830
Year Built:
3 Rankings / Reviews
Video
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Sabal Trace Golf & Country Club, CLOSED 2015
5456 Greenwood Ave
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Florida
34287
Year Built: 1970
1 Rankings / Reviews
Minnesota
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Ortonville Golf Club
Golf Course Rd
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Minnesota
56278
320/839-3606
Year Built: - 1922