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A Florida golf club that was devastated by Hurricane Irma while going through scheduled renovation works has finally reopened.

Eagle Creek Golf & Country Club, in the south-west of the state, was just seven miles from where the storm made its second landfall – it made its first in the Florida Keys – and with 300 acres of cypress, pine and palm trees, it was inevitable that there would be significant damage.

“We definitely feared the worst,” marketing manager Laura Hill told bunkered.co.uk.

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“The hurricane was initially projected to hit the east coast but three days prior it turned more towards the west.

“We had a communications plan in place with our members and residents, the majority of who had evacuated their homes, and the projected storm surge was 12-15ft. That could have completely devastated us.”

Thankfully, Irma didn’t end up being quite as bad as feared but still caused significant damage, as this drone footage from the club shows:

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