Teed-off community members and elected leaders have apparently convinced Florida officials to shelve a plan to build three golf courses on state park property in Martin County.

Discussions about developing three golf courses at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in southern Florida grew out of the state Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) launch of its 2024-2025 Great Outdoors Initiative. DEP described the effort in a news release earlier this month as a way to expand public access to the state’s outdoor recreation economy.

“In addition to increasing the number of campsites, cabins and lodges on park property, the initiative will increase the number of outdoor recreation opportunities available at Florida’s state parks, including pickleball, disc golf, golf and paddling,” the news release stated.