Lone Pine Golf Course

Lone Pine Golf Course is a municipal facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, designed by Richard W. LaConte and Ted McAnlis. The course serves the local golfing community in Palm Beach County, providing accessible public golf in a region known for its concentration of private clubs and resort courses. As a municipal track, Lone Pine operates within the city's parks and recreation system, offering residents and visitors an alternative to the area's higher-priced options. The course occupies relatively flat terrain typical of South Florida's coastal plain, where elevation changes are minimal and water management becomes a central design consideration. Palm Beach County's landscape generally features native vegetation including palms, pines, and subtropical flora, along with the engineered water features common to courses built on Florida's low-lying land. The routing likely incorporates these natural and constructed elements to create strategic interest on what would otherwise be featureless ground. LaConte and McAnlis worked primarily in Florida during the latter decades of the twentieth century, contributing to the state's extensive inventory of daily-fee and municipal courses. Their designs typically emphasized playability for a wide range of skill levels while addressing the drainage and irrigation challenges inherent to Florida golf course construction. Lone Pine continues to serve West Palm Beach's municipal golf needs, providing a straightforward test of golf in a region where the game remains popular year-round.