Area Golf Courses
Executive/Par-3 courses
Bird Bay
602 W. Bird Bay Drive, Venice
(941) 485-9333
Head pro: Robbie Robertson
Par: 58
Yardage: 2440
Slope Rating: n/a
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $8, 9 holes, $9, 18 holes
Winter rates: n/a
Tee Time Advanced: none in summer
Blue Heron Pines
29225 Jones Loop Road, Punta Gorda
(941) 637-6191
Head pro: Jim Marlow
Par: 60
Yardage: 3180
Slope Rating: n/a
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $15
Winter rates: 11/1 - 4/30 -- $28
Twilight: $22
Tee Time Advanced: 3 days
Burnt Store Marina
24315 Vincent Ave., Punta Gorda
Phone: (941) 637-1577
Head pro: Andrea Knox
Par: 60
Yardage: 27 holes, 3918
Slope Rating: 60.5/104
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $30
Winter rates: 12/1 - 4/30 --$50; November -- $35; December -- $40
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days for members, 2 days for non-members
Duffy's Golf Center
12455 S. McCall Road (SR 776), Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 697-3900
Par: 59
Yardage: 3630
Slope Rating: n/a
Summer rates: $12.15 + tax
Winter rates: n/a
Tee Time Advanced: Open
King's Island Golf Club
175 Kings Hwy., Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 629-7800
Par: 63
Yardage: 4137
Slope Rating: 59.7/92
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- M-F $15 before 2 p.m. , $10 after 2 p.m.; Sat.,
Sun. $13 before 2 p.m., $10 after 2 p.m.
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 4/30 -- $25 before 12 p.m., $17 after 12 p.m., $13
after 2 p.m.
Tee Time Advanced: none
Maple Leaf
2100 Kings Hwy., Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 629-1666
Head pro: Ken Corregan
Par: 62
Yardage: 3935
Slope Rating: 105/60.1 from blue tees, 59.2/107 from whites, 58.4/93 from
reds
Summer Rates: 4/15 - 10/31 -- $19, reduced rates with discount card
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 4/15-- $38
Tee Time Advanced: 3 days
Oyster Creek
6651 Oriole Blvd., Englewood
Phone: (941) 475-0334
Head pro: Joel King
Par: 60
Yardage: 3976
Slope Rating: 59.3/100
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $16
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 12/31 -- $25; 1/1 - 4/30 -- $30
Twilight: 11/1 - 4/30 -- $16.05 after 3 p.m.
Tee Time Advanced: 3 days
The Links
(At Rotonda Circle Golf and Country Club)
266 Rotonda Circle, Rotonda
Phone: (941) 697-8877
Head pro: Dave Kelly
Par: 63
Yardage: 4197
Slope Rating: 61.2/108
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $16
Twilight: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $10
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/30 -- $35; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $25
Twilight: 1/1 - 4/30 -- $25; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $15
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Seminole Lakes
26200 Stillwater Circle, Punta Gorda
Phone: (941) 639-5440
Par: 62
Yardage: 4400
Slope Rating: 100 on back, 95 on middle
Summer rates: 4/1 - 10/1-- $19 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $16 after 1 p.m.; $13
after 3 p.m.
Winter rates: 10/2 - 3/31 -- $36 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.; $18 after 12 p.m.;
$15 after 3 p.m.
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
The Breeze
(At Sunnybreeze Palms Golf Course)
8135 Sunnybreeze Drive, Arcadia
Phone: (863) 494-2521
Head pro: Bonnie Bryant from November-April
Par: 71
Yardage: 6149
Slope Rating: 68.7/118
Summer rates: 6/1 - 10/31 -- $25
Winter rates: please call
Tee Time Advanced: 6 days
The Next Nine Golf & Grill
1201 Woodhaven Drive, North Port
Phone: (941) 423-1237
Head pro: Bob McGrath
Par: 28
Yardage: 1283 from the whites
Slope Rating: none
Summer rates: $10
Winter rates: $14.50
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: none
Longwood Golf Center
23411 Harborview Road, Charlotte Harbor
Phone: (941) 766-0025
Pitch and Putt course
Venice East Golf Club
107 Venice East Blvd., Venice
Phone: (941) 493-0005
Par: 57
Yardage: 2781
Summer Rates: Before noon, walking 9 holes is $7.50, riding is $10, 18 holes
walking is $10, riding is $18. After noon, walking 9 holes is $5, riding is
$8; walking 18 holes $6, walking is $10.
Winter Rates: Call
Tee Time Advanced: none
Kings Gate Golf Club
24000 Rampart Blvd., Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 625-7615
Head pro: Todd Evans
Par: 60
Yardage: 3516
Slope Rating: 59.4/97
Summer rates: 4/1 - 10/31 -- $18
Winter rates: 11/1 - 3/31 -- $28; after $12 p.m., $20
Twilight: $15 after 4 p.m.
Tee Time Advanced: 3 days
Wildflower Golf Club
3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood
Phone: (941) 697-1200
Head pro: Dick Dennison (Winter)
Par: 62
Yardage: 4078
Slope Rating: 90
Summer rates: 4/1 - 10/31-- $12
Winter rates: 11/1 - 3/31 -- $28
Twilight: After 3 p.m., $8 to ride, $6 to walk 9 holes
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
Full-length courses
(P) = Private
Arcadia Golf Club
1769 NE Livingston St., Arcadia
Phone: (863) 494-4223
Head pro: none
Par: 72
Yardage: 5897
Slope Rating: Blue 104, White 103, Gold 99, Ladies 107, Red 103
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $15
Winter rates: 11/1 - 4/30 -- $25
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: none
The Bluffs Golf Course
8037 U.S. Highway 17 South, Zolfo Springs
Phone: (863) 993-4310
Head pro: Jason Laman
Par: 72
Yardage: 6286
Slope Rating: 69.6/116
Summer rates: $15
Winter rates: Call
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days
Bobcat Trail
1350 Bobcat Trail, North Port
Phone: (941) 429-0500
Head pro: R.J. Cady
Par: 71
Yardage: 6748
Slope Rating: 72.9/129
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $36 between 7 a.m. and 12 p.m., $26 from 12
p.m. to 5 p.m., $19 after 4 p.m.
Winter Rates: n/a
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days
Boca Royale (P)
1601 Englewood Road, Englewood
Phone: (941) 474-7475
Head pro: Ernie Clayton
Par: 72
Yardage: 6247
Slope Rating: 70.4/125
Summer rates: Private
Winter rates: Private
Twilight: none
Calusa Lakes Golf Club
1995 Calusa Lakes Blvd., Nokomis
Phone: (941) 484-8995
Head pro: Jay Hosey
Par: 72
Yardage: 6740
Slope Rating: 72.7/127
Summer Rates: 6/1 - 9/30 -- $30 in morning, $25 after 12 p.m.
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/15 -- $65
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
Capri Isles Golf Club
849 Capri Isles Blvd., Venice
Phone: (941) 485-3371
Head pro: Mike Cummings
Par: 72
Yardage: 6536
Slope Rating: 120
Summer Rates: 6/1 - 9/30 -- $30, $25 after noon
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/15 -- $55, $45 after noon
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
Coral Creek (P)
13111 Gasparilla Road, Placida
Phone: (941) 697-9100
Head pro: Jason Dinius, Andrew Colburn assistant
Par: 71
Yardage: 7038
Slope Rating: 74.7/139
Summer rates: private
Winter rates: private
Twilight: private
Tee Time Advanced: private
Deep Creek Golf Club
1260 San Cristobal Ave., Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 625-6911
Head pro: Bruce Harris
Par: 70
Yardage: 6045 from blues, 5375 from whites, 4860 from reds
Slope Rating: 68.2/126 from blues, 66.9/120 from whites, 67.9/112 from reds
Summer Rates: 4/15 - 10/15 -- $30 in morning, $21 after 12 p.m., $15 after 4
p.m. For 9 holes, $16 dollars
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 1/15 -- $36 in morning, $30 after noon; 1/16 - 4/14 --
$43 in morning, $35 after noon
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days
Gasparilla Inn (P)
Remodeling until Nov. 1
7th Street, Boca Grande
Phone: (941) 964-2201
Head pro: Bob Kinard
Par: 72
Yardage: 6107
Slope Rating: 119
Summer rates: private
Winter rates: private
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: none
Heron Creek
5303 Heron Creek Blvd., North Port
Phone: (941) 423-6955
Head pro: Duncan Clark
Par: 72
Yardage: 6869
Slope Rating: 73.1/140
Summer Rates: 6/1 - 9/30 -- $40 in morning, $30 after noon
Winter Rates: 10/1 - 1/15 -- $45, 1/16 - 4/15 -- $75 in morning, $60 after
noon
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Heron's Glen Golf & Country Club
2250 Avenida Del Vera, North Fort Myers (Charlotte/Lee border)
Phone: (239) 731-4520
Head pro: Charles Vetter
Par: 72
Yardage: 5148 from greens, 5414 from whites, 5877 from blues, 6435 from
golds
Slope Rating: 64.9/111 from greens, 66.6/117 from whites, 68.8/123 from
blues, 71.5/129 from golds
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $28 in morning, $24 after 12 p.m.
Winter rates: 11/1 - 4/30 -- $49 in morning, $45 after 12 p.m.
Twilight: 9 hole rate after 4 p.m. $19
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
Jacaranda West (P)
601 Jacaranda Blvd., Venice
Phone: (941) 493-2664
Head pro: Rich Whalen
Par: 72
Yardage: 6138
Slope Rating: 69.9/123
Summer rates: Private
Winter rates: Private
Twilight: Private
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
Kingsway (P)
13625 SW Kingsway Circle, Lake Suzy
Phone: (941) 625-8898
Head pro: J.B. Belknap
Par: 72
Yardage: 6800
Slope Rating: 128
Summer rates: private
Winter rates: private
Twilight: private
Tee Time Advanced: private
Lake Venice Golf Club
1801 South Harbor Drive, Venice
Phone: (941) 488-3948
Head pro: David Knott
Par: 72
Yardage: 6636
Slope Rating: 119
Summer rates: 4/15 - 10/31 -- $27 morning, $19 after 1 p.m., summer cards
welcome
Winter rates: 1/1 - 4/14 -- $41
Twilight: After 2 p.m., $25; after 3 p.m., walk 9 holes for $10
Tee Time Advanced: none
Lemon Bay
Golf Club (P)
9600 Eagle Preserve Drive, Englewood
Phone: (941) 697-3729
Head pro: Missy Eldridge
Par: 72
Yardage: 6180
Slope Rating: 126
Summer Rates: Open to the public May 1 - Sept. 30 only, please call
Tee Time Advanced: 1 week
Long Marsh Golf Club
20 White Marsh Road, Rotonda
Phone: (941) 698-0918
Head pro: Ted Green
Par: 72
Yardage: 7120
Slope Rating: 127
Summer Rates: Please call
Winter Rates: Please call
Tee Time Advanced: Open
Myakka Pines
2550 S. River Road, Englewood
Phone: (941) 474-3296
Head pro: Frank Perilli
Par: 72
Yardage: 5540
Slope Rating: 70.9/117
Summer rates: please call
Winter rates: please call
Twilight: please call
Tee Time Advanced: 3 days
Pelican Pointe
Golf & Country Club
499 Derbyshire Drive, Venice
Phone: (941) 496-4653
Head pro: Bill Neal
Par: 72
Yardage: 7186
Slope Rating: 74.5/142
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $39
Twilight: $29 in summer, $50 in winter
Winter Rates: 12/26 - 4/30 -- $65
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Plantation (P)
(Bobcat & Panther courses)
500 Rockley Blvd., Venice
Phone: (941) 493-2000
Head pro: Mike Domalske
Par: 72 for both
Yardage: Bobcat: 6813 from blacks, 6516 from blues, 6110 from whites, 5655
from golds, 5258 from reds.Panther: 6427 from blues, 6067 from whites, 5402
from golds, 4925 from reds.
Slope Rating: Bobcat: 137/73.7 from blacks, 135/72.2 from blues, 130/70.5
from whites, 122/68.3 from golds for men, 129/73.8 from golds from women,
123/71.4 from reds. Panther: 131/71.3 from blues, 125/69.5 from whites,
116/66.0 from golds from men, 125/71.0 from golds for women, 113/68.7 from
reds.
Summer rates: private
Winter rates: private
Twilight: private
Tee Time Advanced: private
Port Charlotte Golf Club
22400 Glen Eagles Terrace, Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 625-4109
Head pro: Mark Faulkner
Par: 72
Yardage: 6678
Slope Rating: from gold tees, 71.7/125; from blues, 70/121; from whites,
67.8/114; from reds, 69.2/112
Summer Rates: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. -- $20; 2 p.m. -- $10
Winter Rates: n/a
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: 1 week
Punta Gorda
Country Club
6100 Duncan Road (off U.S. 17), Punta Gorda
Phone: (941) 639-1494
Head pro: Mark Faulkner
Par: 72
Yardage: 6207
Slope Rating: 121
Summer Rates: 4/1 - 11/1 -- $15, April 1 to nov. 1, winter $35 nov. dec is
25, Jan - Winter Rates: 11/2 - 12/31 -- $25; 1/1 - 3/31 -- $35
Twilighti: After 3 p.m., $10 in summer
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Riverwood Golf Club
4100 Riverwood Drive, Port Charlotte
Phone: (941) 764-6661
Head pro: Mike Burton
Par: 72
Yardage: 6938
Slope Rating: 133
Summer Rates: please call
Winter Rates: please call
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Rotonda Hills
100 Rotonda Circle, Rotonda
Phone: (941) 697-4880
Head pro: Dave Kelly
Par: 72
Yardage: 6304
Slope Rating: 70.3/126
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $20; Twilight: 5/1- 10/31 -- $15
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/30 -- $39.95; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $30; Twilight: 1/1 -
4/30 -- $25; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $20
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Rotonda Palms
266 Rotonda Circle, Rotonda
(941) 697-8118
Head pro: Dave Kelly
Par: 72
Yardage: 6511
Slope Rating: 71.0/127
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $28 Twilight: 5/1- 10/31 -- $15
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/30 -- $46; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $35; Twilight: 1/1 - 4/30
-- $30; 11/1 - 12/31 -- $20
Tee Time Advanced: 4 days
Sabal Trace
5456 Greenwood Ave., North Port
Phone: (941) 426-2804
Head pro: Cathy Edelen
Par: 72
Yardage: 6755
Slope Rating: 71.9/127
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $29 in morning, $20 after 12
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 5/1 -- $45 in morning, $40 at 11 a.m., $35 at 1 p.m.
Twilight: $15 after 3 p.m.
Tee Time Advanced: 5 days
Saint Andrews South (P)
1901 Deborah Drive, Punta Gorda
Phone: (941) 639-8353
Head pro: John Sileno
Par: 71
Yardage: 6103 from blacks
Slope Rating: 65.9/114 from whites, 67.7/120 from blues, 69.2/124 from
blacks, 68.0/121 from reds
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $20
Winter Rates: 11/1- 4/30 -- $45
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days
Sunnybreeze
8135 SW Sunnybreeze Rd., Arcadia
Phone: (863) 494-2521
Head pro: Bonnie Bryant
Par: 71
Yardage: 5520
Slope Rating: 66.7/118
Summer Rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $25
Winter Rates: 11/1- 4/30 -- $45
Tee Time Advanced: 6 days
Twin Isles Country Club (P)
301 Madrid Blvd., Punta Gorda
Phone: (941) 637-1232
Head Pro: David Lamm
Par: 72
Yardage: 6722 from golds
Slope rating: 72.9/132
Summer rates: Private
Winter rates: Private
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: 1 week
Venetian
103 Pesaro Drive, North Venice
Phone: (941) 483-4811
Head pro: Chris Souchak
Par: 72
Yardage: 6931
Slope Rating: 127, 72.9
Summer rates: 5/1 - 10/31 -- $65 in morning, $49 after noon
Winter Rates: 11/1 - 12/31 -- $70; 1/1 - 4/30 -- $80
Twilight: none
Tee Time Advanced: 7 days
Venice
Golf & Country Club (P)
250 Venice Golf Club Drive, Venice
Phone: (941) 493-3400
Head pro: Kay Schnepf
Par: 72
Yardage: 6029 from whites, 6467 from blues
Slope Rating: 125 from whites, 131 from blues
Summer rates: private
Winter rates: private
Twilight: private
Tee Time Advanced: private
Waterford Golf Club
1454 Gleneagles Drive, Venice
Phone: (941) 484-6621
Head pro: Jack McFaul
Par: 72
Yardage: Gleneagles, pro 3166, whites 2910, red 2521; Turnberry, pro 3338,
whites 3119, red 2647; Sawgrass, pro 2948, white 2948, red 2495
Slope Rating: Gleneagles to Turnberry, pro 71.5/126, red 69.4/115; Turnberry
to Sawgrass, pro 72.3/128, red 69.2/115; Sawgrass to Gleneagles, 68.6/115
Summer Rates: 4/16 - 5/31 -- $38 in morning, $30 after 12; 6/1- 9/30 -- $30,
$25;
Winter Rates: 1/1 - 4/15 -- $65, $50; 10/31 - 11/15 -- $38, 30; 11/16 -
12/31 -- $45, $40
Tee Time Advanced: 2 days
