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Death of a golf course.

4th September 2007

Death of a golf course.

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Sarasota Golf Course has been a fixture in Sarasota for nearly 30 years.  Not real hard but not easy either lately it has gone way down hill. Greens are being cut long, bunkers are unkept, grass no longer covers all the fairways.  Why the downturn?  Real estate in Florida.  The course happens to be less profitable than an “exciting” new condominium complex they are planning.  What is wrong with the world when condo’s are more cherished than the links.  They could easily sell the course to someone who could make it into a challenging, higher priced with country club style course.  It has length, a decent sized driving range and plenty of room for a nice club house.  Why not give it some love and bring it back to life.  Oh well, maybe they will have mini golf at the condo.

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  1. 1 On September 11th, 2007, Sarasota Golf Club Resident said:

    I agree, it is a sad day in Sarasota when our golf course is getting shut down. I love to walk the course in the evenings when no one is around and free range the place. I guess i am one of the guilty ones who would never pay for time on a weed bed. I am not sure with the current real estate situation around here if condos is really the right outcome for the course. Maybe an outsider bought the course and the previous owners get to retire. Maybe it wasn’t a bad choice to sell after all.

    posted on September 11th, 2007 at 8:36 pm

  2. 2 On October 5th, 2007, Wahoo said:

    Thank you for sharing!

    posted on October 5th, 2007 at 8:20 pm

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