Here is some more information about BallenIsles that was emailed to me.

The 6,000 club managers and club presidents who are surveyed for their views on Platinum excellence are asked to consider five components of a private club: (1) quality of membership, (2) tradition and culture, (3) amenities, (4) governance, and (5) quality of management and staff.

Other Florida clubs achieving Platinum Club rankings include: Boca West Country Club, Boca Raton #7; John's Island Club, Vero Beach #8; Islesworth Golf & Country Club, Windermere #14; and Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo #16.  Behind BallenIsles Country Club are The Club at Admiral's Cove, Jupiter #24; Jupiter Island Club, Hobe Sound #26; and Frenchman's Creek Country Club, Palm Beach Gardens #36

BallenIsles Country Club's pedigree began in 1963 when John D. MacArthur contracted with the Professional Golf Association to establish a golf headquarters in Florida. The P.G.A was located for ten years on the golf courses which became BallenIsles. The P.G.A. qualifying school, PGA Seniors Championships, and the World Club were held on these courses. Today, club members and their guests of all skill levels enjoy the three 18 hole championship golf courses with competitive and recreational play.  BallenIsles golf professional, Annette Thompson, was inducted into the Ladies Professional Golf Association Hall of Fame in 2006. Other instructional Club golf professionals are Michael Hattman, Jeff Fitzherbert, Ken Doherty, Carl Lohren, Bill Andrews, Sang Hwang, and Scott Dietrich.        

The BallenIsles Country Club Tennis and Fitness facility with 23 tennis courts ranks nationally. In 2004, the BallenIsles Country Club Tennis program with Trish Faulkner, Director of Tennis, and Judi Stiff, USPTA Head Professional, was ranked #1 by the USPTA.  In 2006, Judi Stiff was voted Tennis Professional of the Year by the USPTA.  

Member controlled since 2005, BallenIsles Country Club offers equity Golf, Sport, Tennis, and Social/Fitness Memberships to residents and to a very limited number of non-residents.  In addition to sports, the Club provides an extremely active social calendar, Grand Clubhouse, and exquisite dining in three venues.  With 1,576 residences, BallenIsles, meaning beautiful islands, is a beautiful established, secure, lush sub-tropical gated community conveniently located in Northern Palm Beach County at the intersection of the Florida Turnpike and PGA Boulevard.

Mike K Thomas, Luxury Homes Florida, 561.282.3330 ext 99  www.BallenIslesEstates.com  Mike@BallenIslesEstates.com