AVENTURA, Fla. — Those walking the Don Soffer Exercise Trail, much like the rest of South Florida, had no idea where the man who founded, built and named Aventura will be forever laid to rest.
Soffer’s forever resting place is set for the unveiling, with flowers on top.
It is located near the tee on the 18th hole of the Turnberry Isle Country Club in Aventura.
“It’s kind of weird, haha,” said North Miami-Dade resident Lee Harris. “I didn’t know people could get buried at a golf course.”
Actually, it depends. In Florida, loved ones may be buried on private property as long as the burial site takes up less than two acres, and Turnberry is Soffer’s private property.
“That sounds appropriate, because he loved this community,” said Aventura resident Camila Miranda.
The area was all swampland when Soffer bought it in the 1970s. The golf course was among the first things he built in what would become the city of Aventura 20 years later.
And now, at the 18th hole, is his final resting place.
“August 14th, I’m playing there,” said golfer Eric Harris. “I’m going to find the 18th hole, give him a little salute and hope my ball finds the hole.”
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