Golfing

We are squarely in the center of golf Nirvana in Florida.  Over 80 courses are an easy 'drive' away.  There are more courses in the Bradenton and Sarasota area than we can list.  Here are the highlights!


Take a Tour

Panorama of Lobby

Close to:
Legacy at Lakewood Ranch (2 miles)
An Arnold Palmer Design, it is a gorgeous tropical course, opened in 1997, with island greens and fairways.  Voted #1 course in the region by Florida Golf News.  7,067 yards from the back tees.
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River Club (5 miles)
Built in 1987 by Ron Garl, the front nine are rolling and open, the back nine carved out of the woods.  Water on sixteen of eighteen holes.  7,026 yards from the back tees.  4 Star Course
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Waterlefe (6 miles)
6,908 yards along the Manatee river, designed by Ted McAnlis.  The par-three, 270 yard ninth hole is straight over a do-or-die marsh.
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Storybrook (4 miles)
Arthur Hills most recent championship masterpiece opened in 2002.  Glorious bunkers, ponds and lakes on 7,131 yards.
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Foxfire (8 miles)
Golf Digest 3 1/2 star, beautiful 27 holes built in 1975.  This course has great statistics. 
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Greenfield Plantations (5 miles)
The area's newest public course weaves through marshes, under bridges, around lakes and bunkers surrounding undulating greens. 
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University Park (3 miles)
A Golf Digest 4 Star course by Ron Garl, built in 1999.  It is considered one of the finest courses on the west coast of Florida.  27 holes with very unique layouts. 
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Here are a few other good courses:

Serona Golf Club (12 miles)
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Tatum Ridge Golf Links (11 miles)
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River Wilderness Club (9 miles)
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Oak Ford Golf Club (10 miles)
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Palmetto Pines Golf Course (7 miles)
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Imperial Lakewoods Golf Club (10 miles)
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Bobcat Trail Golf Club (12 miles)
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And some good golf-finder sites:

www.golfguideweb.com/florida/sarasota

www.flagolf.com

www.see-sarasota.com/golf

www.floridagolfguide.com

www.thegolfcourses.net