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
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
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
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
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Greg Norman
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Ron Garl
Visitors welcome
Naples / Ft Myers
Private club
Sarasota
Chip Powell
Visitors welcome
Sarasota
Ted McAnlis
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
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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