Golf

Below is a sampling of the golf in the local area. By no means an exhaustive list, but it will get you started if you need a 'Fix' while in the area!

Blue Heron Pines - 18 hole, 3180 yds, Par 60
29225 S Jones Loop Rd
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-6191

Notes: This well-maintained course has two lakes coming into play on two holes. The fairways vary from wide to narrow. Most of the fairways are lined with Queen Palms and pine trees, and the greens are large. Holes #3 and #7 feature a double green like the ones found in Scotland. The terrain is flat and easy to walk.

Burnt Store Country Club
Heron/Osprey Course - 27 hole, 3709 yds, Par 59
Heron/Pelican Course - 27 hole, 4015 yds, Par 60
Pelican/Osprey Course - 27 hole, 3926 yds, Par 61
5000 Burnt Store Rd.
Punta Gorda , FL 33955
(941) 637-1577

Notes: This resort has three executive nine hole courses that are played in three eighteen hole combinations. There is water that comes into play more often on the Osprey Course. The courses were cut out of the woods and are scenic.

Bobcat Trail Golf Club - 18 hole, 6242 yds, Par 71
1350 Bobcat Trail
North Port, FL 34288
(941) 429-0500

Notes: Bobcat Trail Golf Club is one of southwest Florida's finest public courses. Bobcat Trail is rated by Golf Digest as a "must play 4-1/2 star course" and one of Florida's "top 30 public courses" in its 2003 "Places to Play" publication.

Deep Creek Golf Club - 18 hole, 6045 yds, Par 70
1260 San Cristobal Avenue, Port Charlotte, FL 33983
(941) 625-6911

Notes: A a semi-private golf club with Mark McCumber design - encompassed by a world of native Florida wildlife and natural landscape. Don't let the "par 70" factor fool you. This course is uniquely designed to challenge your skill of course management, lined with endless meandering waterways and plenty of bunkers to test your sand play.

Riverwood Golf Club - 18 hole, 6472 yds, Par 72
4100 Riverwood Dr
Port Charlotte, FL 33953
(941) 764-6661

Notes: This Golf Digest 4 1/2 star Southwest Florida Golf Course is truly unique as a result of its design features, natural beauty and varying challenges. The front nine of this Gene Bates designed, par 72 championship golf course flows through heavily wooded terrain, rich in stands of natural pine. The back nine meanders amid salt marsh and wetlands. Semi-Private.

Seminole Lakes - 18 hole, 4525 yds, Par 62
26200 Stillwater Circle
Punta Gorda, FL 33955
(941) 639-5440

Notes: This semi-private course has two par 4's and six par 3's on the back nine. It is a flat course that you may walk in the afternoon. The course was redesigned in 1992 by Ron Garl.

St. Andrews South Golf Club - 18 hole, 5642 yds, Par 70
1901 Deborah Dr
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 639-8353

Notes: This private course is extremely well manicured. The greens are among the most appreciated in South Florida. This is a placement course with very tight fairways.

Tern Bay Country Club Resort

Notes: This development is building three nine-hole golf courses with a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse to compliment the 1,810 residential units, 30,000 square feet of office space, 140,000 square feet of retail space, a 250-room hotel and a 7,500-square-foot tennis club. Watch the exciting progress during 2006!

Twin Isles Country Club - 18 hole, 6645 yds, Par 72
301 Madrid Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 637-1232

Notes: Formerly known as Burnt Store Country Club, this private course's tree-lined fairways vary from tight to open in width and are well bunkered. Water hazards come into play on several holes. The greens are always well maintained and putt true.