It’s hard not to know South Jersey native Mike Trout for his baseball prowess in the MLB, but the athlete is an avid golfer. So much so that he is still excited about the work on his own golf course in Vineland.
In a June episode of Bleacher Report’s “On Base With Mookie Betts,” Trout told the host all about his love for the game and what lead him to build his course, Trout National — The Reserve, and working with golf legend Tiger Woods.
We promised you all a big announcement and here it is! We are so excited to be able to make a longtime dream of mine a reality, with none other than @tigerwoods and @tgrdesignbytw. We can't wait to share more updates with you as we create Trout National – The Reserve. pic.twitter.com/V8eMGEUYdS
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) March 27, 2023
Trout was originally going to purchase a course that was up for sale, but after COVID hit in 2020, he said things “fell through.”
What better way to create the 18-hole course (with a 9-hole par-3 to make it 27) of his dreams than with golf’s own Tiger Woods?
“He’s the reason I started golf” Trout said.
Trout also said that his own experience with golf, which he’s been playing seriously since he was 16, allowed him to figure out just what sort of course he wanted to bring to South Jersey.
During the off-season from his time wowing the crowd as an Angel, Trout says he’s involved a lot with the project and the meetings that are necessary, but it was harder to schedule when he was back out 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ing it in center field.
Recently, the city’s Planning board OK’d a construction application for more than 27,000 square feet of buildings and facilities, including an administration building, an outpost building and an equipment building.Woods and his architecture firm, TGR Design, is also creating a new short course as part of Cobbs Creek Golf Club in Philadelphia.
The course complex will also have a practice range, short-game area, clubhouse, restaurant, five-star lodging, a wedding chapel and more.
Golf fanatics can look forward to the luxury-style private course’s 2025 opening date.
