Winter Park Construction Directs Renovations/Construction
at Callaway Performance Center at Champion’s Gate
Winter Park Construction Directs Renovations/Construction at Callaway Performance Center at Champion’s Gate

The Callaway Performance Centers were developed by Callaway Golf’s own research and development department and utilize state-of-the-art technology to perform custom club fitting. There are currently 27 David Leadbetter Golf Academies strategically located around the world in 13 countries. WPC provided the facility construction and partnered with Callaway Golf to install the technology.

According to Jeff Forrest (pictured), President of WPC, “Winter Park Construction collaborated with Guy Butler Architect LLC and The Callaway Golf design and technology team to ensure that design, permitting, and construction were completed within a short time frame. Due to the precise camera and lighting technology, construction tolerances were extremely tight with the need for all elements to be placed within precise geometric requirements.”

Added David Leadbetter, “Since Winter Park Construction had previously worked on several projects at the Reunion Resort, we were confident they could work within our ambitious schedule. During the process, they were very conscientious of not interrupting our ongoing business, even creating a path to our building with our customers never knowing that anything was going on. This enabled the Golf Academy to continue to operate during the construction process with limited impact on their operations. The noisy and messy work was completed after hours.”

Added Kevin Moore, Senior VP of Guy Butler Architect, “The project began in December with an accelerated schedule to accommodate two popular January events. We were under tight deadlines to have our performance center ready and open before the upcoming Golfest at ChampionsGate on January 23 and the highly popular PGA Merchandise Show & Convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando January 28-30. We needed a firm that could anticipate our needs, offer solid estimating and quickly perform quality work without any cost surprises. We could not be more pleased with their work.”

Charlie Cecil, Manager of the company’s Renovation/ Special Projects Division and Jared Czachorowski of the Business Development division were Project Managers for the project. Czachorowski previously completed the Callaway Performance Center at the Annika Sorenstam Golf Academy and WPC itself has completed countless golf and community clubhouses within the state, including the golf clubhouses at Mystic Dunes at the Palms Resort and Orange Lake Country Club.

About Winter Park Construction
Founded in 1974, Winter Park Construction specializes in the commercial, multi-family, hospitality, student housing, and senior living markets. WPC has completed projects all over the Southeast United States, Las Vegas, and Cancun, Mexico.

The Orlando Business Journal has ranked Winter Park Construction one of Central Florida’s largest local construction/general contractor companies. With revenues exceeding $200 million, Winter Park Construction has completed over one billion square feet of construction work in the timeshare and multi-family sectors. Over 40% of the operations staff with management responsibilities are LEED accredited. For more information, visit www.WPC.com. 

About David Leadbetter Golf Academy
As the World’s #1 Golf Instructor and coach to countless PGA Tour, European PGA Tour, LPGA Tour and Champions Tour players, David Leadbetter is known throughout the world for his innovative and creative teaching techniques. He has authored seven books that have sold two million copies and produced more than a dozen teaching DVDs. Over the past 30 years, his players have amassed over a dozen Major Championship titles and over 100 individual worldwide tournament victories. ?For more information, visit: www.DavidLeadbetter.com.

About Guy Butler Architect
Founded in 1978, Guy Butler Architect LLC specializes in concept design and hospitality projects, including themed leisure concepts--especially those devoted to the game of golf--retail, restaurants and corporate office buildings. The firm has since been involved in over 2,000 projects around the world. Current projects include: The CPC at David Leadbetter Academy, The Waldorf Astoria Golf Clubhouse, The Elizade Golf Resort in Nigeria and the prestigious, $1 billion, Belek Golf Resort in Turkey. For further information, visit www.GuyButlerArchitect.com.

Contact:
Jeff Forrest
Winter Park Construction
407-644-8923
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