Golf in Sarasota

Sarasota is the largest city in Sarasota County and the cultural hub of the Gulf Coast corridor between Tampa Bay and Charlotte Harbor. Four courses serve the city — Bent Tree Country Club, Bobby Jones Golf Club, Palm Aire Country Club, and Tatum Ridge Golf Links — in a market sustained by the large and active retirement and year-round residential population. No hole-count data is in public records for most of these operations. Sarasota is home to the Ringling Museum of Art, the Ringling College of visual arts, the Sarasota Ballet, and the Florida Studio Theatre, reflecting a cultural investment that distinguishes the city within the Florida Gulf Coast market. The Gulf of Mexico beaches on the barrier islands to the west and the pastoral inland terrain to the east frame the setting.