Thursday, 26 March 2009

Go golfing, come to Anna Maria

Florida truly is a golfer’s paradise and this part of it is no exception. You could stay a month and still not even play all the courses in our area. Here are our pick of the best public courses within an hour or so of Anna Maria Island. For more information on Florida’s courses check out the websites www.fgolf.com and www.floridagolferguide.com

Public courses
Legacy Golf Club - 8255 Legacy Blvd Bradenton Florida, 34202. Phone 941 907 7067
An Arnold Palmer-designed course and a delight to play. Open Year Round, with an open guest policy, driving range and nice restaurant. Probably the best pay-and-play course in the area.

Stoneybrook Golf Club of Bradenton - 7515 Grand Harbour Pkwy, Bradenton, FL 34212. Phone 941 746 2696.
The 18-hole, par-72 course plays through a landscape highlighted by mature woods, wetland preserves, ponds, and lakes creating a wonderful blend of strategic risk/reward holes. On

Greenfield Plantation - 10325 Greenfield Blvd Bradenton Florida, 34202. Phone 941-747-9432
The Links at Greenfield Plantation combines a rare mix of affordability with championship golf, outstanding course conditions and natural beauty. Generous landing areas off of the tee are coupled with well bunkered undulating greens as the course weaves its way through wildlife rich wetlands and lakes.

Manatee County Golf Course - 6415 53rd Ave W Bradenton Florida, 34210. Phone 941-794-2835
Open guest policy and with a driving range.

River Run Golf Links - 1801 27th St E Bradenton Florida, 34208. Phone 941-708-6331
A popular municipal course, originally designed by Ward Northrup and opened for play in 1987, River Run was redesigned by Azinger - Lewis in. The enhanced 18 hole par 70 layout offers a wide variety of challenges for players of all ages and experience levels.

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