Sarasota Signature Golf Courses

The city of Sarasota is thought to be the site of one of the first golf courses in the United States. Sir John Gillespie, a Scottish aristocrat and one of the founding fathers of Sarasota, carried his hickory golf sticks with him from Scotland and by May of 1886 he had constructed a two-hole playing spot on what is now Links Ave between Main Street and Ringling Boulevard in downtown Sarasota. Although the course did not survive, the area’s most historic golf property, Bobby Jones Golf Club a municipal 45-hole layout owned and operated by the City of Sarasota, is just a short distance away. The famous amateur and course namesake, cut the ribbon at dedication ceremonies on Feb. 13, 1927. Legendary architect Donald Ross designed the original 18 holes. You can walk in their footsteps on nine of the holes, as the layout remains the same after all of these years.
From historic footprints of Jones and Ross to courses sculpted by modern day legends of design such as Palmer, Nicklaus, and Fazio, the Greater Sarasota area is a grand buffet of golf..so bring your appetite!

Sarasota Signature Golf Course List

Golf Club at Capri Isles
Golf Club at Capri Isles

This must-play, semi-private, redesigned course offers both physical and psychological challenges that are guaranteed to excite the serious, as well as the casual lover of the game. The subtle, rolling fairways; the addition of water in play; the shifting and reconfiguration of g... more

Village Green Golf Club
Village Green Golf Club

Executive golf at its finest! This 18-hole, par-58 layout keeps golf fun for the novice, but provides a good test for advanced golfers. Players may walk or ride anytime. A great place to learn the game, with two Class-A golf professionals available to offer instruction to all abi... more

Pinemoor Golf Club
Pinemoor Golf Club

Rotonda's newest golf club features an 18-hole championship course at the West course and a 9-hole championship course at the East course. Both courses feature tree lined fairways and an abundance of sand traps. Water can come into play on both courses if you spray the ball. Come... more

Rosedale Golf and Country Club
Rosedale Golf  and Country Club

One of the most challenging and best maintained courses on the Suncoast, this harmonious blend of manicured greens and magnificent natural surroundings will keep your game in excellent form. State-of-the-art facilities and a full-service pro shop staffed by PGA professionals co... more

Buffalo Creek Golf Course
Buffalo Creek Golf Course

Buffalo Creek Golf Course is one of Southwest Florida's best kept secrets! A gorgeous, natural Florida environment combined with an excellent course design, Buffalo Creek is a challenge for players of all skill levels. New family tees are fun for players of all ages! Tee time car... more

Heron Creek Golf and Country Club
Heron Creek Golf  and Country Club

Live and Play on this 27 Hole Arthur Hills Masterpiece The 27-hole championship golf course at the Heron Creek Golf & Country Club in North Port pro-vides a unique and enjoyable golfing experience in Southwest Florida. Designed by famed architect Arthur Hills, Heron Creek ... more

Oak Ford Golf Club
Oak Ford Golf Club

Welcome to Sarasota's only country club. The term "country club" began in the developmental stages of golf in America. The game of golf was a retreat to the country, away from the city and urban sprawl. Designers used the raw terrain and natural setting of the land by carving the... more

The Golf Club at Cypress Creek
The Golf Club at Cypress Creek

The Golf Club at Cypress Creek is arguably one of the most scenic courses in all of Florida with hints of a links-style layout, yet plenty of water, trees and hills atypical of west-central Florida. Carved out of 640 acres of protected wetlands, every hole takes on a personality ... more

Pinebrook/Ironwood Golf Club
Pinebrook/Ironwood Golf Club

Pinebrook/Ironwood Golf Club is one of the area's finest executive courses nestled inside a beautiful community. Between the water-bordered fairways and the 37 bunkers surrounding 18 Champion Bermuda greens this 3,706-yard, par-68 course offers a challenge to golfers of all ages ... more

Apollo Beach Golf Club
Apollo Beach Golf Club

Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., this course offers a challenging and exciting day. Our championship course features water on all 18 holes, well-bunkered greens, long tee boxes, and generous fairways, providing a fair game for all levels of players. Apollo Beach Golf Club wa... more

Serenoa Golf Club
Serenoa Golf Club

Located just a 1/2 mile east of I-75 off Clark Road, Serenoa is one of the finest 18-hole championship golf courses on the Gulf Coast. Florida Golf News has named Serenoa one of the top 100 golf courses in Florida and one of the top three courses in the Sarasota area. As e... more

Kingsway Country Club
Kingsway Country Club

Kingsway Country Club is a private, equity club owned by members who are dedicated to making it the finest facility in Southwest Florida. Ron Garl, the original course designer and one of the foremost golf course architects in the industry, has made significant design improveme... more

Port Charlotte Golf Club
Port Charlotte Golf Club

Port Charlotte Golf Club has a reputation as one of the foremost layouts in SW Florida. After a total renovation, the course is in the best shape ever! Featuring undulating greens with TifEagle® Bermuda grass, new bunkers and reshaped fairways, the course is challenging but playe... more

Imperial Lakewoods Golf Club
Imperial Lakewoods Golf Club

For the most satisfying golf experience in the Tampa Bay area, visit the Imperial Lakewoods Golf Club in Palmetto. Family owned and operated and superbly conditioned year-round, Imperial Lakewoods offers championship caliber golf at reasonable rates. Five sets of tees offer a cha... more

Misty Creek Country Club
Misty Creek Country Club

Unlimited golf! Join Misty Creek Country Club today, play tomorrow! Only $1000. down and $1500 per year for four years at 0% interest! Misty Creek is a private, member-owned club limited to only 300 Equity Memberships, where you can always get a tee time. Other memberships in... more

Stoneybrook Golf Club at Heritage Harbour
Stoneybrook Golf Club at Heritage Harbour

O ne of Sarasota/Bradenton's finest public golf courses, Stoneybrook Golf Club's 18-hole, par-72 championship course plays through a landscape highlighted by mature wooded wetland preserves and ponds, as well as through spacious residential corridors, creating strategic risk/rewa... more

Lake Venice Golf Club
Lake Venice Golf Club

Come to Lake Venice Golf Club for the best golf value in the Sarasota area! New for this season- lush, overseeded tees, greens and fairways that enhance the championship quality of this 27-hole facility. Located on the Isle of Venice adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico, golfers can wa... more

Jacaranda West Country Club
Jacaranda West Country Club

The award-winning Jacaranda West Country Club offers an exciting golf, tennis and social experience. This member-owned, private equity club features one of the best 18-hole, par-72 golf courses with the slickest TifEagle Bermuda greens in the area; an all new fleet of golf carts,... more

Myakka Pines Golf Club
Myakka Pines Golf Club

Myakka Pines Golf Club is a semi-private, member-owned, golf club that features 27 challenging holes of golf - three distinct nines - in a natural setting. It's Florida golf at its finest with native pines, palms, oaks, Florida scrub and 13 lakes providing a unique personality fo... more

Oyster Creek Golf and Country Club
Oyster Creek Golf and Country Club

Not your typical executive golf course, Oyster Creek, designed by Ted McAnlis, is both challenging and scenic. Accuracy off the tee is important, as water comes into play on 13 of the 18 holes. Distance is critical on only a few of the par-4s, but even low-handicap golfers find t... more

Sarasota National Golf Club
Sarasota National Golf Club

Southwest Florida's newest golf gem is poised to delight and challenge golfers. Opening this winter, Gordon Lewis' latest creation is an intriguing and dramatic design that is also the centerpiece of the exciting new south Venice community, Sarasota National Golf Club. The commun... more

Rotonda G and CC - Hills Course
Rotonda G and CC - Hills Course

Rotonda G and CC - Hills Course is an 18-Hole par 72 championship course in the Oakland Hills community. Designed by golf course architect Jim Petrides in 1973, this course is heavily dotted with well placed water hazards. The Hills Course is narrow off the tee with lateral hazar... more

The Links at Greenfield Plantation
The Links at Greenfield Plantation

In the heart of Manatee County just minutes from I-75 at State Route 64 lies The Links at Greenfield Plantation. The Links at Greenfield Plantation combines a rare mix of championship golf with affordability surrounded by a breathtaking natural environment. This is a course th... more

The Preserve Golf Club
The Preserve Golf Club

The Preserve Golf Club is a 7000 yard par-72 championship test of golf, conveniently located just minutes from I-75 on State Road 70. Exceptional care was taken to protect and enhance native wetlands and other natural features of the property, creating a beautiful backdrop for a... more

Legacy Golf Club
Legacy Golf Club

If you haven't challenged an Arnold Palmer Signature Design golf course, then wait no longer to make your tee time at Legacy Golf Club. Managed by Troon Golf®, this upscale, 18-hole championship daily fee course is different from anything found in the region. Legacy features ... more

Calusa Lakes Golf Club
Calusa Lakes Golf Club

Calusa's beautiful, wooded terrain enhances the natural setting of this outstanding 18-hole championship course. Even with its many lakes, landscaped fairways and large greens, Calusa Lakes proves to be a challenge and very enjoyable to all golfers. Anyone can sit down to a... more

Waterford Golf Club
Waterford Golf Club

Designed by Ted McAnlis, Waterford's 27 holes have distinct, picturesque qualities. Each nine-hole course possesses natural Florida landscape and a variety of wildlife. Come challenge our course record, currently 65 held by PGA Tour player Paul Azinger and our head golf profes... more

University Park Country Club
University Park Country Club

University Park Country Club marked the start of 2008 with a return to daily fee play and a new, semi-private club membership program offering a 4-star golf experience at remarkably affordable pricing. The golf course and country club are the centerpiece of an awardwinning resid... more

Rolling Green Golf Club
Rolling Green Golf Club

Aprivately-owned golf club that is open to the public, Rolling Green Golf Club is conveniently located to downtown Sarasota and the beaches. Rolling Green features an 18-hole, par-72 course situated on 175 acres. This public course is regarded by many as one of Sarasota’s f... more

Bobcat Trail Golf Club
Bobcat Trail Golf Club

Bobcat Trail Golf Club has completed a major renovation this past summer. All new Champions Ultra-dwarf greens are rolling true and fast, providing a challenging and rewarding putting experience. The clubhouse has undergone an interior extreme makeover for a superior dining and c... more

Venice East Golf Club & Driving Range
Venice East Golf Club & Driving Range

Venice East Golf Club is one of the oldest courses in Venice, originating in the 1960's. It has been continually updated with new greens a couple of years ago, and a new renovation of the clubhouse a few years ago. And now a renovation of our large driving range, located on Rt. 4... more

Pelican Pointe Golf and Country Club
Pelican Pointe Golf  and Country Club

Championship golf is just the beginning at Pelican Pointe Golf & Country Club. This 27-hole semi-private course winds through nature preserves and lakes, offering the golfer glimpses of a number of different birds and wildlife. Every hole presents an invitation to test their skil... more

Club Renaissance
Club Renaissance

Located in the southeast corner of Sun City Center, Club Renaissance is the largest addition to WCI's impressive lineup of quality golf courses. This exciting new layout, designed by acclaimed Florida architect Chip Powell, opened in February 2002. This beautifully manicured ... more

Sabal Trace Golf and Country Club
Sabal Trace Golf and Country Club

Sabal Trace Golf & Country Cluboffers a combination of gently rolling terrain, pine and palm trees, ponds, meandering canals, abundant native birds and wildlife, providing a natural and relaxing atmosphere for your golfing experience. Four sets of tees will challenge the experien... more

Rotonda Golf & CC - Long Marsh
Rotonda Golf & CC - Long Marsh

GRAND OPENING IN DECEMBER Long Marsh Golf Club at Rotonda is now 27 holes 27 holes on over 450 acres of gently rolling fairways framed by native pines, stately oaks and palms. Long Marsh's gently rolling fairways meander through 300 acres of natural Florida scrub. The ... more

Waterlefe Golf and River Club
Waterlefe Golf  and River Club

Inspired by the backdrop of the Manatee River, the ultimate golf experience has been created with the perfect combination of beauty and challenge. Imagine a golf course with four unforgettable holes that touch and border the scenic Manatee River. Waterlefe Golf & River Club's des... more

Venetian Golf & River Club
Venetian Golf & River Club

In North Venice, presents 18 challenging holes designed in homage to the great masters of the game. Golfers will enjoy beautiful views of meandering fairways and protected greens with a superb array of native flora and fauna on this Audubon International Gold Signature Course. L... more

River Strand Golf & Country Club
River Strand Golf & Country Club

The new 27-hole championship golf course at River Strand, designed by world-renowned architect Arthur Hills, offers a first class golf experience that will be challenging for the low handicap golfer yet fair and fun for the high handicap player. The golf course fits harmoniously ... more

Rotonda G and CC - Palms Course
Rotonda G and CC - Palms Course

The Palms is Rotonda Golf & Country Club's second 18-hole par 72 championship course. Golfers are astounded by the five finishing holes, that include six different water hazards, multi-tiered greens, and two of Florida's most demanding holes, the 15th & 16th, back-to-back. This c... more

Bent Tree Country Club
Bent Tree Country Club

Long regarded for it's historical place in the annals of Sarasota golf history, Bent Tree Country Club is blending the old with the new as it embarks on a major club renovation project beginning April, 2007. After 31 years full of history and tradition that includes hosting th... more

Deep Creek Golf Club
Deep Creek Golf Club

Deep Creek Golf Club - "Nice People, Great Golf" Voted Best Golf Club in Charlotte County for the last 5 years, Deep Creek is located just two miles off I-75 in Port Charlotte and offers a challenging 6,000+ yard Mark McCumber design encompassed by a wide variety of native ... more

Mission Valley Country Club
Mission Valley Country Club

Mission Valley Country Club is a private, member-owned club, centrally located in Laurel, Florida, between Venice and Sarasota off of Laurel Road. Mission Valley Country Club was established in 1967. In 2006 we completed a $2-million modernization/renovation that you must see t... more

Manatee County Golf Course
Manatee County Golf Course

Come experience the amazing improvements thanks to new suprintendent Buddy Keene! New family friendly forward tees welcome even the most novice of golfers while the more accomplished players can challenge the 6,703 tips, and offering three other teeing areas in between! The 2007 ... more

Suncoast Golf Center
Suncoast Golf Center

Sarasota and Bradenton’s Premier Driving Range & Par-3 Golf Course! - Lighted 9 Hole Par 3 Course & Grass Driving Range - Practice Putting Green & Chipping Green - Rental Clubs & Carts Available - Range Memberships - Corporate & Private Party Events The area’s newest an... more

Riverwood Golf Club
Riverwood Golf Club

Nestled among towering pine trees, sparkling lakes, natural preserves and the majestic Myakka River is Riverwood's par-72 championship golf course. With five sets of tees, there is a challenge associated with every hole. Riverwood Golf Club is home to a superb golf and practice l... more

River Run Golf Links
River Run Golf Links

Rediscover one of the finest Area golf courses Over the past eighteen years River Run Golf Links has established itself as one of the Gulf Coast's most popular municipal golf courses. This mainstay of the Bradenton golf scene is known for it's unique combination of affordable ... more

Rotonda G and CC - Links Course
Rotonda G and CC - Links Course

The Links is a very popular and challenging 18-Hole Executive length golf course that meanders throughout the Cape Haze community. Water comprises 35 of the 80 acres of land with an assortment of grassy hollows, pot bunkers, multi-fingered sand traps, and triple-tiered greens to ... more

Tatum Ridge Golf Links
Tatum Ridge Golf Links

This Ted McAnlis-designed Tatum Ridge Golf Links course has preserved wetlands and eleven lakes in a natural setting. Experience our best-ever course conditions due to extensive renovations. New Bermuda Tifdwarf greens make putting fantastic. Plenty of wildlife and nature at its ... more

The River Club
The River Club

Measuring over 7000 yards from the back tees, The River Club is considered one of the more challenging layouts in the area. Two distinctive nines incorporate rolling fairways with plenty of mounding on the front and dense woods with undulating, rolling greens on the back. To add... more

Bobby Jones Golf Club
Bobby Jones Golf Club

Sarasota's only municipal golf facility with 45 holes of great golf fun & challenges. Play the American Course (18 holes, par-71) and the British Course (18 holes, par-72) for the challenge or the 9-hole, par-30 Gillespie Executive for the fun! The restaurant and lounge is open d... more

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