Sports VisitSPC.com/Sports BEST GOLF COURSE PLAYTIM� Golfers, rejoice: There are nearly 50 public and private courses throughout the region. And with a variety of gorgeous landscapes and uniquely challenging courses shaped by some of the top designers in the world, there is truly something for every golfer here. Play a round at the 18-hole, Donald Ross-designed Dunedin Golf Club, which is on the National Register of Historic Places and has hosted 18 Senior PGA Championships since its inception. St. Pete’s stunning Vinoy Golf Club on Snell Isle — only five minutes away from the historic Mediterranean-style resort and open to its guests or members — features a par-71 course with lots of water and beautiful natural scenery. INNISBROOK GOLF RESORT, PALM HARBOR The Vinoy Golf Club, St . Pete Dunedin Golf Club Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club, Clearwater Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club, Seminole With near-perfect weather year round, St. Pete-Clearwater is an athlete’s paradise, offering everything from golfing and pickleball to hiking trails and running events. The Innisbrook Resort & Golf Club in Palm Harbor offers four courses (the Copperhead, Island, North and South courses) with a highly unusual feature for this area: hills. Featuring wide fairways and room to play, Seminole’s Bardmoor Golf & Tennis Club has been home to both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour. If you want to hit the links at some local city course favorites, tee off at Mangrove Bay in St. Pete or Tarpon Springs Golf Course. If you want something a little more nontraditional but similar to golf’s scoring system, try your hand (literally) at disc golf. There are a plethora of nine-and 18-hole courses located within numerous EMPOWER ADVENTURES 108 AMERICA’S FAVORITE BEACHES