IN IN PUNTA PUNTA GORDA/ENGLEWOOD GORDA/ENGLEWOOD BEACH BEACH Courses Courses in in Punta Punta Gorda/Englewood Gorda/Englewood Beach Beach and and the the Charlotte Charlotte Harbor Harbor Gulf Gulf Island Island Coast Coast are are recognized recognized around around the the world world for for their their natural natural beauty. beauty. Championship Championship courses courses merge merge with with animal animal sanctuaries, sanctuaries, and and challenging challenging course course layouts layouts make make for for world-class world-class golf golf on on Florida’s Florida’s Southwest Southwest Gulf Gulf Coast. Coast. Here Here are are the the five five most most beautiful beautiful courses courses to to play: play: LEMON LEMON BAY BAY GOLF GOLF CLUB, CLUB, ENGLEWOOD: ENGLEWOOD: Teeing Teeing off off at at this certified Audubon Cooperative this certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Sanctuary means means American American bald bald eagle sightings, along eagle sightings, along with with many many other other wildlife wildlife encounters. encounters. A A self-self-proclaimed pure golf course, proclaimed pure golf course, you you won’t won’t find find any any real real estate estate inching inching near near fairways fairways during during your your round round here. here. BOBCAT BOBCAT TRAIL TRAIL GOLF GOLF CLUB, CLUB, NORTH NORTH PORT: PORT: Each Each hole hole on on “The “The Cat” Cat” demands demands a a risk-reward risk-reward strategy strategy – – a a trait trait that that earned earned the the course course a a must-play must-play four-four-and-a-half and-a-half star star rating rating by by Golf Golf Digest Digest . . This This 18-hole, 18-hole, par-71 par-71 course course is is designed designed by by Bob Bob Tway Tway and and Lee Lee Singletary. Singletary. RIVERWOOD RIVERWOOD GOLF GOLF CLUB, CLUB, PORT PORT CHARLOTTE: CHARLOTTE: Shot Shot by by shot, shot, you’ll you’ll encounter encounter different different terrain terrain on on this this par-72 par-72 Championship course Championship course that that in in recent recent years years has has been been recognized recognized as as one one of of Florida’s top 15 courses, receiving Florida’s top 15 courses, receiving a a four-and-a-half four-and-a-half star star rating rating from from Golf Golf Digest Digest . . Golf Golf for for Women Women Magazine Magazine also also ranks ranks Riverwood Riverwood among among the the top top 100 100 lady-friendly lady-friendly courses courses in in the the U.S. U.S. 5 COURSES MOST BEAUTIFUL 1 4 2 3 TWIN TWIN ISLES ISLES COUNTRY COUNTRY CLUB, CLUB, PUNTA PUNTA GORDA: GORDA: Another Another certified certified Audubon Audubon Cooperative Cooperative Sanctuary, Sanctuary, this this course course is is recognized recognized for for its its plentiful plentiful wildlife wildlife including including osprey, osprey, wood wood storks, storks, egrets egrets and and herons. herons. Walk Walk the the wide wide fairways fairways that that meet meet lakes lakes on on this this par-72 par-72 Championship Championship course course for for optimal optimal views. views. 5 ROTONDA ROTONDA GOLF GOLF & & COUNTRY COUNTRY CLUB, CLUB, ROTONDA WEST : Play ROTONDA WEST : Play a a quick quick nine, nine, or or stay stay for for all all 99 99 premier premier holes holes at at this this golf golf gem. gem. Certified Certified by by the the National National Golf Golf Course Course Owners Owners Association Association as as a a beginner-friendly beginner-friendly club, Rotonda is the perfect club, Rotonda is the perfect bet bet for for any any skill skill set set and and its its five five courses courses are are located located just just minutes minutes from from area area beaches. beaches. Plan Plan your your golf golf getaway getaway now now at: at: www.PureFlorida.com/Golf www.PureFlorida.com/Golf
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