Overview
- Woods’ design firm TGR Design announced the completion of Trout National with a public flyover post that credited Mike Trout and the project team for bringing the course to life.
- Mike Trout responded positively to Woods’ announcement and is a partner and local backer of the Vineland project that redeveloped former quarry and farmland into the club.
- The property covers more than 280 acres and features an 18-hole, par-72 championship layout over about 7,500 yards, a lit reversible six-hole short course called The Bullpen, a baseball-themed Dugout amenity, overnight cottages and a helipad.
- Reports place the development cost near $100 million and describe an invitation-only membership model capped at a small roster with estimated initiation fees reported in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- The unveiling follows a wider move by athlete-led ventures into golf business, with Woods’ TMRW Sports announcing Fenway Sports Group as a WTGL owner, and it comes while Woods is overseas for rehabilitation and managing ongoing legal and personal matters as he eyes a possible competitive return.