Every time I see the word “Doral” the first thing that pops into my head is “Taste me, Taste me!”
From a TV commercial for Doral cigarettes. It left me permanently scarred.
How the golf course got its name:
1950-1980
In the late 1950s, real estate pioneer Doris and Alfred Kaskel purchased 2,400 acres of swampland between NW 36 Street and NW 74 Street and from NW 79 Avenue to NW 117 Avenue for about $49,000 with the intention of building a golf course and hotel. In 1962, the Kaskel’s dream came true when they opened a hotel and country club that featured the Blue, Red and Par 3 golf courses. They named it Doral - a combination of Doris and Alfred.
According to a story in The Miami Herald, Alfred was born in Poland and migrated to New York when he was 21 years old and became a real estate developer. His first project was building 15,000 apartments in New York. After marrying Doris, the Kaskels moved south and built the Doral Beach Hotel and the Carillon Hotel on Miami Beach. Once the Country Club was built, guests were transported from the Beach to the Country Club for a day on the golf course.
As Doral’s very first structure, the Doral Hotel and Country Club became the area’s hot spot. In the second year of operation, the Kaskels hosted the first Doral Open Invitational, Florida’s major PGA event. After ownership changed through the years, Donald Trump bought the Club in 2012 for $150 million and its name changed to Trump National Doral Golf Club. It continues to be internationally known for its golf courses, especially the Blue Monster, and it hosted the PGA Tour Tournament until 2016.
https://www.cityofdoral.com/about/doral-history/