West at The Fountains Country Club

The Fountains Country Club's West Course in Lake Worth, Florida, is a product of the design partnership between Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge, who collaborated on numerous Florida layouts during the 1970s and 1980s. This team became known for creating courses that incorporated the state's flat terrain into strategic designs featuring water hazards, mounding, and mature landscaping. The West Course reflects their characteristic approach to South Florida golf architecture, where water management and visual definition through earthwork play central roles in the routing.

The course occupies land typical of Palm Beach County's interior, where natural elevation change is minimal. Devlin and von Hagge compensated for this flatness by shaping the property with artificial contouring and integrating water features throughout the layout. Lakes and canals appear on multiple holes, serving both drainage functions and strategic purposes. The design requires players to navigate these hazards while managing Florida's prevailing winds, which can significantly affect club selection and shot strategy.

The Fountains operates as a private country club serving the Lake Worth community, with the West Course complemented by an East Course on the property. The club provides a traditional country club environment with golf as the central amenity. The courses mature landscaping, including palm trees and tropical vegetation, frames the holes and provides the visual character common to established South Florida clubs. The West Course offers members a straightforward test of accuracy and course management within a setting shaped by the practical and aesthetic considerations of Florida golf design.