Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club
Played The Ritz-Carlton Club yesterday. Located just off Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch. Played from the blue/white “Members” tee’s that clock in at 6,456 yards…a happy middle ground between the too short whites ( 6,198 yards ) and the too long blues ( 6,557 yards ) for my foursome. Despite newly aerated fairways and cut…
In an earlier blog in February, I detailed which clubs offer reciprocal priviledges to my home club, The Oaks. That same blog prompted a number of enquiries as to the differing costs of membership associated with some of these private local golf clubs. So here is a list of nine clubs with their full initiation fee and…
I was recently asked in an e-mail if there were any golf courses in Sarasota done by “recognisable big name architects”. Are you kidding ? This could take a while. Jack Nicklaus and Tony Jacklin won Golf Digest’s “Best New Private Golf Course 2006” for The Concession. Arnold Palmer designed three tracks in Lakewood Ranch…Legacy…
Downtown Sarasota offers everything that larger cities boast….exceptional restaurant’s, eclectic shopping, spas and salons, and galleries galore. Add to that an opera house and a symphony at the Van Wezel Centre for the Performing Arts and you”ve got it all….including golf. Including golf ? Sure…because there are easily a half dozen exceptional private courses within an easy…
As a member of The Oaks Club, I enjoy reciprocal play in the summer months ( May to October ) at 16 of the best local clubs in the Sarasota/Venice/Bradenton area…and all but three* charge no more than a cart fee ! Many of my real estate clients have asked me to provide them with a list of…
Looking back over my blogs, it seems I have been giving too much attention to The Oaks. Allow me to branch out to all of the other terrific golf communities we have to offer…starting with Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club. A private club with less than 600 members, LWR consists of three courses. The…
