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Tee Off On the Club's Award-Winning Longboat Key Golf Courses

With 45 holes of golf on two spectacular, PGA approved courses, our Links on Longboat and Harbourside
courses offer driving ranges, private clubhouses, indoor and outdoor dining and beverage service as well as
two full-service pro shops stocked with an impressive collection of name-brand golf apparel and equipment.
Newly remodeled locker rooms feature lounge areas, showers, televisions, towel service and shoe cleaning.
Bag storage and a private locker is complimentary to Full and Golf Members. The Spa offers private locker
rooms, rejuvenating steam rooms and showers that are available to Club Members on a complimentary basis.
For nature lovers, the abundance of water and the many tree varietals such as live oak, Sabal palm, strangler
fi g, palmetto, fi ddleleaf palm and Washingtonian palm create a spectacular paradise for birds of all types.
On any given day you may see our resident bald eagles, swans, ospreys, herons, pelicans, egrets or even
the rare pink spoonbills.

Links on Longboat

Redesigned by Ron Garl in 2014 The Links on Longboat (formerly Islandside) has many characteristics
of a seaside links course. Ocean breezes, expansive natural areas and big greens create an incredible
golfi ng experience. Links on Longboat stretches out to 6,748 yards from end to end with fi ve sets of tees to
accommodate any level of play. The Par 71 layout demands accuracy off the tee. Most holes feature small
waterways that run along one side of the fairway to force you into a decision on placement validating the
original “watery challenge” description. Once you have driven your ball in a good fairway position that is
where the fun begins. Our new Ron Garl design challenges your iron play but also does not penalize you
for an errant shot. Fewer bunkers and more grassed collection areas allow the golfer to have an easy pitch
to the hole if you have missed the green. Each green has been completely redesigned with Ron’s creative
imagination and all 18 holes have been re-grassed with the superior, salt tolerant Platinum Paspalum grass.
In addition to the beauty of the natural wildlife seen on a daily basis, over 5,000 Palm trees along with pink
and white Oleanders line the Links on Longboat.

Harbourside Golf Courses

Harbourside is located three miles north of the Links on Longboat and is commonly known as “the Member’s
course” here at the Club. Harbourside consists of three nines that make up three distinctive eighteen hole
options. All three nines vary in characteristics but all pose a great challenge when deciding which to play.
Harbourside opened for play in 1982. Many of the holes border the Sarasota Bay and our own Longboat Key
Club Moorings which makes for a beautiful setting. The White Egret nine measures 3,426 yards and has the
least amount of water of the three nines. Don’t let the lack of water on this nine fool you. Its diffi culty is found
in tight fairways which demands accuracy off the tee. Once you’ve positioned yourself correctly, big inviting
greens give you plenty of target to aim at.

The Red Hawk was recently redesigned by architect Ron Garl who challenges the golfer with many risk and
reward opportunities. More open and forgiving than the White Egret, this nine has water that plays into
many shots. The Red Hawk measures 3,323 and this past season the entire nine was re-sodded with the ever
popular Platinum Paspalum grass. This new playing surface gives you a great lie every time and makes the
game a pleasure to play.

The final nine at Harbourside is our famous “Blue Heron” which is our signature nine of all 45 holes here
at Longboat Key Club. This nine was redesigned in 2005 and this year re-sodded with the new Platinum
Paspalum grass as well. This nine boarders the Sarasota Bay with breathtaking views at every turn. It contains
nine “signature” holes and challenges every part of your game.