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Soleta Golf Club Hires Clay Batson as Director of Grounds

Soleta Golf Club, the new luxury golf and lifestyle community slated for the Sarasota/Bradenton/Lakewood Ranch markets, announced the hiring of Clay Batson as Director of Grounds.

Batson, who has extensive agronomic and horticultural experience with a focus on golf course and residential environmental management, is recognized as a talented professional with impressive credentials in providing outstanding golf course conditions that has resulted in member satisfaction at top clubs in Florida, including The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club and Spa in Jupiter, Trump National Golf Club, Jupiter and the Ritz-Carlton Members Club in Bradenton.  Batson additionally served as head superintendent at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Grand Cayman from 2007-2010 and again in 2016-2018.

“Soleta Golf Club welcomes Clay to the team as Director of Grounds,” said Charles Duff, Managing Partner.  “He has many years of experience at prominent golf clubs and has earned a well deserved reputation as a meticulous professional with extensive agronomic knowledge.  Clay will ensure that the new Nick Price course and residential grounds at Soleta will be known for superb and pristine conditions.”

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Batson is the recipient of several industry awards including the 2016 Marriott Golf Property of the Year (Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman), 2019 Marriott Golf Superintendent of the Year (Ritz-Carlton Members Club, Bradenton) and the 2021 Marriott Golf Property of the Year (Ritz-Carlton Members Club, Bradenton).

An attendee of Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, Batson was a golf team member and scholarship recipient (1995-1997).  He later transferred and received his B.S.A. in Turfgrass Management from the University of Georgia in 2000.  A passionate bass fishing competitor, Batson is a resident of Bradenton where he lives with his wife and two sons.

For more information about Soleta Golf Club, visit www.soletagolf.com or call (407) 284-0888.

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