Guided Tour Beyond the Gates – How Hospitality Design Is Transforming the Public Golf Experience
Guided Tour Beyond the Gates – How Hospitality Design Is Transforming the Public Golf Experience
For decades, the most elevated golf experiences have been synonymous with private clubs. This project challenges that convention by bringing hospitality driven design, cutting edge performance technology, and a thoughtfully curated retail experience to one of Southern California’s most iconic public golf facilities.
Join Janette Tropea, founder of JN Tropea Design and designer and creative lead behind the Del Mar Golf Center transformation, for a behind the scenes tour of the project. Through the lens of architecture, interiors, branding, and experience design, discover how a familiar public place became a new model for golf culture.
Guided by the principles of hospitality, the project is designed to make every visitor feel welcomed, seen, and genuinely cared for. Here, the highest expression of luxury isn’t found in limiting access, but in creating a place where people are invited to belong.
About the Host
JN Tropea Design and Del Mar Golf Center
JN Tropea Design is an interdisciplinary design studio specializing in hospitality, experiential, and custom residential environments. Blending architecture, interiors, branding, and storytelling, the studio creates places that foster connection, elevate everyday experiences, and leave a lasting impression.
Rooted in Southern California and working internationally, JN Tropea Design partners with skilled artisans, builders, and consultants to realize projects with clarity, intention, and craftsmanship.
The Del Mar Golf Center is where golf, community, and innovation come together. Located in the heart of coastal Southern California, it offers a complete golf experience through premier instruction, advanced performance technology, curated retail, and spaces designed to bring people together.
Dedicated to making the game more welcoming and enjoyable, the Del Mar Golf Center is creating a destination where golfers of all backgrounds can learn, improve, and connect through a shared passion for the game.
