Sarasota, Fl Golfers Guide Featured Course Stories

University Park Country Club, the area’s premier semi-private country club, continues to be the “must play” golf destination on Florida’s Cultural Coast. The breathtaking championship golf course is designed to reward the golfer whatever their skill level and provide an exhilarating golf experience against a stunning backdrop of native Florida.

The impeccable conditions and beauty of the course as well as the club’s renowned friendly service offer the daily-fee player a private club experience that is surprisingly affordable.

As University Park Country Club celebrates the start of its 20th year anniversary, it’s no surprise that the course consistently earns awards and recognition from independent reader’s surveys and discerning golfers.

Experience vacation style living every day of the year at Lennar’s River Strand Golf & Country Club Resort located in Heritage Harbour in beautiful Bradenton, Florida.

Lennar’s Resort Provides An Excellent Getaway To All That Florida’s West Coast Has To Offer

The brand new gated community by Lennar offers a lifestyle second-tonone. Whether you’re an avid golfer, tennis player or just want some relaxation by the pool, River Strand has you covered.

A full country club equity style membership is included with every home purchase entitling your family to full use of all facilities including the 27-hole championship golf course designed by Arthur Hills, eight lighted Har-Tru Tennis Courts, a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse and a 3,500 square foot Health and Fitness Spa with resort-style pool and cabana facilities.

A Game Changer in the History of American Golf

There are some courses that are highly acclaimed for the challenge or for the beauty, but there are few that are credited for contributing to defining moments in the history of golf. Sara Bay Country Club is one of them. While both beautiful and challenging, a recent article in Golf Digest lists Sara Bay along side some of the most famous courses in the country as one that has made a big impact on the game of golf.

In the article “Game Changers” by Senior Architectural editor Ron Whitten, (Nov 2010) he and his staff took a decade-by-decade look at American golf courses and their affect on the way we play the game. Whitten points out that “The impact of some courses-Pinehust and Augusta National, for instance is well known. But others have gone unnoticed.” Early in his article he cites Whitfield Country Club (now Sara Bay C.C.) built in 1926 by the Dean of American golf course architects, Donald Ross. Whitten calls the 1920’s “the Golden Age of Golf Design, when Ross, Mackenzie, and Tillinghast emerged as giants.”