The Floridian Golf & Yacht Club, billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga’s private Palm City golf club, was quietly sold earlier this week, according to real estate records.
Price: $25.6 million.

The Floridian's clubhouse, viewed from the St. Lucie River
Huizenga originally bought the property, which straddles the Martin-St. Lucie counties line, in 1996 for $750,000, according to St. Lucie County records.
He built a world-class clubhouse, guest cottages, deep water docks on the St. Lucie River and a 300-acre golf course designed by legendary designer Gary Player. Huizenga didn’t respond to a request for comment, but he claimed in a Business Week interview that he sunk $75 million into the place.

Huizenga (Courtesy Business Weekly)
Miami Dolphins minority owner Huizenga, who’s from Fort Lauderdale, was often spotted flying in and out of The Floridian in his green helicopters. He entertained mostly friends and family members on the grounds, at times with lavish fireworks.
Huizenga also gave out about 200 memberships, to celebrities like Conservative radio talker Rush Limbaugh, actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, NFL players and officials like Dolphins VP Bill Parcells. He allowed golf pros like Jesper Parnevick and Nick Price to hone their skills on the property, which had become one of the Treasure Coast’s choicest.
In winter, Huizenga often hosted charity functions at the clubhouse that were usually attended by Stuart swells.
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