More than 70 years ago, two prominent men made statements that applied then - as well as now - to La Gorce Country Club.
The first came from John Oliver La Gorce, a pioneer in the development of Miami Beach, who described the area as a place “…for pleasure-bent and health-seeking folk.” James M. Cox, former governor of Ohio and presidential candidate in 1920, had La Gorce in mind when he said, “Miami Beach deserves a first-class country club.”