It's a beautiful day at Bobcat Trail. You'll most likely hear this a few times when you visit Bobcat Trail for a round of golf, but they really mean it. "The Cat" is one of Sarasota County's best clubs as signified by their 4 1/2-star rating in Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play." Laid out by PGA Champion, Bob Tway, and architect Lee Singletary, the course will really make you think as there are risk-reward decisions to make all over the lot. The club has also undergone a renovation of the entire complex including brand new Champion Bermuda greens, renovated and enlarged clubhouse (with flat screen TVs), bunker renovation and new Precedent Golf Cars with GPS. Once again, it's a beautiful day at Bobcat Trail.
Take the opportunity to play this formerly private club golf course now open to the public. The recently renovated semi-private facility offers all new Champion Ultradwarf greens incorporated into a beautiful landscape of woodlands, sand and water. Very few homes can be spotted from the fairways - instead you'll see towering oaks, cypress, palms, exotic Banyan trees and lush green fairways. You're sure to enjoy this mature golf course's natural, peaceful setting teaming with Florida wildlife and birds.
Heron Creek is an Arthur Hills masterful creation. The 27-hole layout consisting of the Creek, Marsh, and Oak nines winds quietly through the community providing a beautiful backdrop for neighboring homes. Elevated tees help you line up your drives, while an abundance of water features create unusual and frequent challenges. In typical Hills' fashion, every level of golfer will be challenged, but without intimidation.
The Legacy at Lakewood Ranch offers a level of service and conditions found at world-class private facilities. This championship 18-hole golf course, designed by Arnold Palmer, is comprised of towering pines, majestic native oaks, and wetlands, all preserved as a stunning backdrop where Florida's coastal wildlife abounds. Legacy was once again awarded 4 1/2 stars in Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" for 2006. In 2004, the course was voted the #1 Public Golf Course in Southwest Florida by Florida Golf News.
Designed by talented architect Ron Garl, Oak Ford features three distinctly different nines: Live Oaks, Palms, and Myrtle. All are well manicured and provide a combination of water, wetland preserves, abundant wildlife and natural forests — all of this with hardly any homes in sight. Every combination of nines provides an interesting and challenging round. Without a doubt, Oak Ford is one of the area's finest golf clubs and a solid choice for any visiting golfer. In fact, Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" rated Oak Ford 4.5 stars in 2006. Best of all, it's just 20 minutes east of downtown and easily reached from most hotels.
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Designed around natural preserve areas, renowned golf course architect Ted McAnlis has said, "the synergy of the golf course design with the native environment has created a gorgeous golf course." This 7200-yard challenging layout is a work of art, to say the least. Special care was taken to enhance the wetlands, preserve areas and natural features, and to incorporate them all into the overall community design. Meticulously maintained, Preserve at Tara is a must play seven days a week!
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This beautifully manicured WCI course features two distinctive nines. The front nine has an open links feel with wide fairways and greens that will accept only your best bump-and-run approach shots. The home nine requires more accuracy from tee to green as it meanders through a large conservation area with water that comes into play on every hole. Most fairways are lined with stately pines and ancient oaks. Finally, the TifEagle Bermuda greens are such a pleasure to putt they'll bring you back year after year.
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There are very few semi-private clubs in the Sarasota area as challenging as River Club. The club is in Bradenton, convenient for visitors to both Tampa and Sarasota. Architect Ron Garl incorporated extensive mounding with rolling fairways, undulating greens, and numerous grass and pot bunkers. Although water comes into play on 16 holes, the front side is actually fairly open off the tee. However, the back meanders through dense woodlands so you'd better be hitting it straight by the turn.
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Open since late summer 2006, River Strand is a 27-hole championship golf course by the Arthur Hills/Steve Forrest and Associates design team. Hills is one architect who lives up to the adage of creating a course that is challenging for the scratch player and fun for the high handicapper. He's done it again here with a course that fits harmoniously with the environment as holes winds through tributaries and tidal areas of the Manatee River. The facility also features a terrific practice facility and a brand new 39,000 square-foot state of the art clubhouse.
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Long Marsh's gently rolling fairways meander through 300 acres of natural Florida scrub, its fairways and greens invitingly framed by native pines, oaks and palms. Now a 27-hole facility, each hole has its own distinctive character, set amid natural bunkers, lakes and marshes that are havens for wildlife. This Ted McAnlis-designed course opened in February of 1999 and is enjoyable for golfers of all levels. Four sets of tee boxes provide course distances ranging from 7120 yard to 5257 yards.
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Sarasota National Golf Club is Gordon Lewis' newest creation in Southwest Florida. Built to the specifications of Silver Signature by Audubon International, the golf course is both environmentally friendly and unparalleled in beauty. The expansive fairways and undulating greens are sure to delight golfers of all skill levels, and the friendly professional staff will see to it that your experience is world class every time.
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Open since 1990, Serenoa is a very interesting layout with water on all 18 holes. The well-maintained fairways are open, rolling, and surrounded by natural wetlands and marsh. Although you wouldn't know it from the scorecard, the course plays long and proves itself to be exceptionally challenging. In fact, Serenoa was voted one of the "Top 100 Courses in Florida" and one of the "Top Three in Sarasota" by Florida Golf News. It's also easy to get to; just a 1/2 mile east of I-75 off Clark Road.
The terrific Arthur Hills layout has been receiving astounding reviews and is regarded by many as the best golf course in the area. The layout plays through a landscape highlighted by mature, wooded, wetland preserves. Its unique setting provided Hills the opportunity to create a collection of strategic risk/reward holes. Stoneybrook at Heritage Harbour is a definite "must play" for anyone playing in and around Sarasota or Tampa. Stoneybrook is located in Bradenton, just north of Sarasota.
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Consistently rated 4 stars by Golf Digest since 1996, this course is the highest rated in the Sarasota area and one of the best in the state. Designed by Ron Garl, it offers 27 thrilling holes winding their way through natural woodlands and wetlands, all surrounded by canopies of southern live oak and slash pines. There's also a great practice facility and a unique, well-equipped pro shop.
Honors & Accolades
Rated 4 stars "Best Places to Play" - Golf Digest, 2009
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Chip Powell is considered one of today's most thoughtful and ingenious golf architects. His layout at Venetian Golf & River Club provides all the aspects of course design that today's players are looking for. There are a number of challenging hazards, but you won't find the course to be overly penal. This terrific course is set on 660 acres and provides panoramic views over the surrounding countryside. You'll be eager to see what's next as each hole seems as memorable as the last. Venetian is a WCI Properties managed facility.
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Waterlefe's unrivaled natural setting is composed of a collection of signature golf holes designed by course architect Ted McAnlis and situated along the Manatee River. Although over 6900 yards from the tips, the course offers five sets of tee options, which help provide a competitive layout to challenge all golfers. Features include five unforgettable holes that touch and border the scenic Manatee River. The club also houses a full-service golf shop and a popular grillroom to satisfy any appetite. Waterlefe is a WCI Properties managed facility.
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