SAVE✳ A locally led nonprofit vision.
The Track’s plan puts the community first: public golf, opportunity for our kids and a place whose success goes back into Gainesville. Help us build it.
Show up November 19City Hall · Be inside by 5 p.m.
Campaign arrival time. Official item timing to be confirmed.
01The stakes
A public asset deserves a public purpose. We oppose selling Ironwood to an outside private buyer when its next chapter could give so much more back to Gainesville.
You don’t have to play golf to have a stake in this land. It is part of our city. Its future should be measured in what it does for our people.
Who holds the keys?
Who gets the benefit?
The Track: public golf, youth opportunity and a plan to put operating surplus back into the place and its people. Give us the opportunity to make it real.
What we’re asking forThe path we oppose
We oppose selling Ironwood to HangTime. A city asset should serve a lasting community mission. We believe Gainesville deserves more than a change in ownership and a better golf business.
Our position: don’t sell our community short.An alternative we support
If the City keeps Ironwood, we support its place as a public good. We hope to see continued care, investment and improvement.
Our priority: the community comes first.HangTime’s initial proposal sought a purchase or lease and included course improvements and community programs. Its principals have UF ties. Read the June 18 reporting ↗ Our opposition is to the private-sale path. The City’s published agenda will establish the specific action before the Commission.
02The November 19 decision
We’re asking for a conditional 180-day opportunity to do the work that comes next.
Be there for the next chapterSecure at least $2 million in donations for the initial plan.
Complete the land, drainage and feasibility studies.
Resolve the property and easement arrangements needed to move forward.
This is our requested next step. Funding, studies and agreements must come together. The period and conditions depend on the City’s final agreement.
03The possibility
Better golf. A warmer welcome. More ways for Gainesville to find its place here.
Explore the vision Swipe to discover →
Proposed range · Concept imageThoughtful course care. A proposed Trackman range. The Mosquito short course and The Dunk putting course. Public golf, with local pricing at the heart of the plan.
Imagine arriving without clubs and finding a coach, a first set and a reason to come back. Our youth vision connects beginner learning, mentorship and junior-golf support.
A proposed pathway for the next generation.A welcoming clubhouse, a coffee with a friend, a place to spend an afternoon. You don’t have to be a golfer to feel at home here.
The gathering spaces · Concept imageFor the home crowd
A better course shouldn’t price out the people who call it home. Our ambition is exceptional public golf and practice facilities, with everyday golf at a familiar municipal price.
This is why we’re pursuing a nonprofit future. Philanthropy would help fund the improvements, and operating surplus would go back into the course and community. That means less pressure to pay for every upgrade through the price of a round.
Explore our local-pricing planOur local green-fee goal
toward$35
For Alachua County residents
and qualifying workers.
A goal, not a confirmed rate. Cart charges, practice fees, inclusions and eligibility are still to be finalized. Public play would remain open to visitors.
The nonprofit structure is in development; Work & Family LLC d/b/a The Track remains the proposer. Facilities and programs depend on funding, feasibility, agreements and approvals.
04Places that show what’s possible
In West Palm Beach and Augusta, public golf is becoming a bigger community asset. Here’s how those projects came together, who benefits and what we can bring home to Ironwood.
West Palm Beach, FL / Charitable stewardship
A closed municipal course. A charitable coalition. A new home for public golf, tutoring and mentorship.
Read the story on The Track
Augusta, GA / A community partnership
A beloved home course, renewed. Local access, education and pathways into work, built into the next chapter.
Read the story on The TrackIndependent examples that inform our vision, not partners or endorsers of The Track. Photographs published by The Park and The Patch. Each article includes sources and our proposed path for Ironwood.
Where our story started · Buchholz golfIronwood gave us more than a place to play. It gave us friendships, memories and a connection to this community. We want to carry that forward.
Trace & Tyler Rucarean05The people behind the plan
Local roots. Real experience. A team ready to take responsibility for the next chapter.
Cofounders, Future Country Club
Trace: Executive Director · Tyler: Chief Experience Officer
General Manager & project lead
21 years of Ironwood experience
Community & fundraising
Olympic champion. Gainesville roots.
Head of Legal
Gainesville attorney. University of Florida graduate.
Chief of Sustainability
Environmental engineering, feasibility and stewardship.
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
CPA. Nonprofit finance and financial controls.Fundraising
Building community backing for Ironwood’s next chapter.
Superintendent
Local course-care experience, including Turkey Creek.
Golf designer
Vice President, Land Development · Cabot Citrus Farms
Photo: The Cabot CollectionTrackman
Professional golfer
Professional golfer · Former Gator
Head Men’s Golf Coach · University of Florida
Former Gator golfer · GSGA board member
2001 NCAA individual golf champion
University of Florida golfer
Gainesville golf community
Golf broadcaster
Olympic bronze medalist · Swimming
Buchholz teacher & golf coach
Longtime Gainesville Junior Golf Tour leader
Gainesville parent & community member
Access Chiropractic · Local business community
Co-owner · Resident Coffee Roasters & Wyatt’s Coffee
Co-owner · Afternoon
Owner · Leonardo’s Pizza
Owner · Uppercrust
Owner · The Swamp Restaurant
Spirits Director · Embers
A local team, backed by a community that cares.
Meet the wider teamPhotographs: project archive and founder-provided images. Project roles are proposed. Individual participation does not imply institutional endorsement.
06This is where you come in
You don’t have to give a speech.
You don’t have to play golf.
You just have to care about what comes next.
Thursday, November 19, 2026
5 p.m. is our campaign arrival time.
Official item timing to be confirmed.
Gainesville City Hall
200 E. University Avenue
Come as you are. No campaign signup required.
Attendance does not reserve a seat.
The November 19 lineup we’re planning. Event details are being finalized.
Ironwood
Shotgun-start golf tournament
Bo Diddley Plaza
Putting greens + Track apparel
Cry Baby’s
Happy hour + Jeff Cardozo’s radio show
City Hall
Support The Track’s proposal
The Swamp
Afterparty + Grant’s birthday
A conditional 180-day opportunity for The Track to secure at least $2 million in donations, complete feasibility studies and reach the property agreements needed to move forward. We are requesting an exclusive letter of intent. The final motion and terms will be determined through the City’s process. This is not approval of every proposed facility or an immediate property transfer.
Public play is central to The Track’s proposal. You would not need to buy a membership to belong here. Public access and property ownership are separate matters; any final lease or sale terms still require agreement with the City.
We support Ironwood remaining a City-owned public good and hope for continued care and improvement. We are asking for the chance to show what our locally led plan can bring to its future. We oppose a sale to a non-local group because we believe this course is best served by people rooted in Gainesville.
We want a better course that locals can keep coming back to. Our goal is a local green fee around $35 for Alachua County residents and qualifying workers. This is a goal, not a finalized rate or an all-inclusive price. Cart charges, practice access, eligibility and other details are still being developed.
The $2 million is a fundraising goal for the proposed 180-day period, not money we are representing as already raised. We are pursuing nonprofit stewardship, with the structure still being developed. Work & Family LLC d/b/a The Track remains the proposer. No completed tax-exempt status or fiscal sponsorship is being represented.
No. You can attend without speaking or signing up with us, and you do not have to play golf to care about Ironwood. The City Commission votes; attendees can show support and participate through the City’s public-comment process. Attendance does not reserve a seat. Check the official agenda and participation guidance before the meeting.
Five o’clock is our campaign arrival time. We want supporters inside City Hall by then. The official item timing has not yet been verified, and the meeting may run longer than expected. Check the City’s published agenda for the latest schedule.
Gainesville, all the way down.