Before it became Del Webb’s Spruce Creek Golf & Country Club, portions of the property were used for cattle grazing and peanut farming. According to a February 16, 2006 edition of the Free Press in Belleview and Summerfield published by the Ocala Star-Banner, Lady Lake dentist Michael Whitt’s parents purchased 1,000 acres of the land in the 1950s for $25 an acre. They sold it some five years later for $250 an acre.

• The opening of the Eagle Ridge Golf Club’s Sandwich Shoppe was announced in the December 1998 newsletter.

• In the 20+ years there have been a few names, but the wonderful setting and hospitality have been the same!

• In July 2021 it was decided that Brown Golf Management wanted to renovate and rebrand the restaurant with experienced staff and bring the excitement back to the property.