This Is the Evolution of Innisbrook.
1513
Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
1821
Spain cedes Florida to United States
1900
First land-based hotel built on St. Petersburg’s Gulf beaches
1925
Palm Harbor named
1957
Clearwater metro area is the fastest growing U.S. city
1968
James Curtin and Gene Pease purchase land with the intent of developing a major golf resort complex in response to their growing frustration with a lack of quality courses coupled with long waiting lines.
1970
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club opens The Island Golf Course, a clubhouse and three residential lodges. The natural beauty of the land proves a major attraction to golfers from all over the country.
1971
Sandpiper Golf Course (which will eventually become the North and South courses) and the Highlands Clubhouse opens in conjunction with five additional residential lodges
1972
The signature Copperhead Golf Course opens
1985
Innisbrook completes the last of its 28 residential lodges on the 900-acre property, and becomes established as one of nation’s top resorts for leisure guests, conferences and avid golfers
2007
Sheila C. Johnson discovers Innisbrook and embraces the challenge of restoring the resort to prominence through her investment elevation of service
2008
Transitions Optical announces that it will sponsor the PGA TOUR event held on the Copperhead Course each March for the next five years – a testimony to the next great chapter to be written in Innisbrook’s history. The Postal Service also recognizes Innisbrook, FL as its own community.
2009
The completion of the resort’s extensive renovations, including the opening of the new luxurious Indaba spa and resort restaurants, coincides with Tampa hosting Super Bowl XLIII. Numerous celebrities stay at Innisbrook, celebrating its dramatic rebirth.