Evans Prairie Country Club

Evans Prairie Country Club's Egret Course is a Clifton-Ezell design located in Collier, Florida, a region characterized by flat terrain, wetlands, and the kind of low-lying topography common to Southwest Florida golf. Keith Rhebb and Howard Swan, working under the Clifton-Ezell banner, have built a portfolio of courses across the Southeastern United States, typically emphasizing strategic bunkering, generous fairway corridors, and green complexes that reward precision on approach shots. Their work often integrates native vegetation and water features that define both the visual character and playing strategy of a layout. The Egret Course likely takes its name from the wading birds common to Florida's coastal and inland wetlands, and the routing would naturally incorporate water hazards, marshland edges, and stands of palms and pines typical of the area. Clifton-Ezell designs tend to offer playability for a range of skill levels while presenting clear risk-reward decisions, particularly around greens where short-game creativity is tested. The course serves as one of multiple layouts at Evans Prairie, suggesting a facility oriented toward residential membership and daily play. Collier sits inland from Naples and the Gulf Coast, placing the course in a landscape shaped by agriculture and conservation areas rather than beachfront development. The setting provides a quieter, more rural backdrop than the resort corridors to the west, and the design likely reflects that context with a focus on natural Florida character rather than manufactured spectacle.