Backyard wiffle ball might seem counterintuitive as an enticing amenity at a private resort community. After all, it has little to do with high-end fitness equipment, cold plunges and infrared saunas — increasingly must-have items at member clubs across the country — much less full-service pool areas and an emerald golf course.
And yet, at both The Abaco Club in the Bahamas and Old Edwards Reserve at Lake Keowee, in Sunset, South Carolina, wiffle ball fields are among their most utilized amenities. Decked out in astroturf, they sparkle just as much as the nearby golf courses. At the Abaco Club, called the Wake Field in honor of the late Boston Red Sox pitcher and club member Tim Wakefield, they even have a replica of the Green Monster, the iconic left-field wall.
