South West
Golf in Naples, Port Charlotte & Sarasota: The selection of golf courses in south west Florida is also pretty extensive. Enjoy a few rounds at the championship course at University Park Country Club in Sarasota or the scenic woodland environment, stylish layout and excellent bunkering at Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Naples/Fort Myers. The resort golf courses here are also top-grade, particularly the five-star rated Ritz-Carlton Members Club set amidst a landscape of wetlands and open fields. To make the most of your golfing trip, and to help in your planning, you can look up the location of the best courses in South West Florida on our customised maps.
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Bob Tway and Lee Singletary
Private club
Naples / Ft Myers
Hurdzan/Fry Design (Dr Michael J. Hurdzan & Dana Fry).
Private club
Sarasota
Jack Nicklaus in association with Tony Jacklin.
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Robert von Hagge & Bruce Devlin
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Donald Ross
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Chip Powell
Rsrt guests only
Naples / Ft Myers
Peter Jacobsen & Jim Hardy
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Arthur Hills
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Arthur Hills
Private club
Sarasota
The Legacy, Cypress Links and King's Dunes courses are Arnold Palmer Signature designs. The Royal Lakes course was designed by Rick Robbins.
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Flamingo Island course - Robert Trent Jones (1990); Mustang course - Lee Trevino (1991); The Classics CC - Gary Player (1991).
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Unknown designers created the front-nine in the 1920s, and back-nine in the 1930s. Most recently Ron Garl significantly upgraded the design in the 1980s and 1990s.
Rsrt guests only
Naples / Ft Myers
Rees Jones
(Closed in 2013)
Sarasota
Ron Garl
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
A Jack Nicklaus Signature Design
Rsrt guests only
Sarasota
Tom Fazio
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
A Davis Love III Signature course
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Arthur Hills
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Gene Bates
Rsrt guests only
Naples / Ft Myers
Original design by Joe Lee (1991); revamped by Robert "Bobby" Cupp Jr (2002), and Peter Jacobsen & Jim Hardy (2014).
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Raymond Floyd
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Gordon Lewis
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Ron Garl
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Gordon Lewis
Private club
Sarasota
Chip Powell
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Ted McAnlis
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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