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Over 60 Golf Courses and numerous tennis courts are available for play throughout the Sarasota area.
Bobby Jones Municipal Facility boasts 45 holes where the record for the British Course has been set at 62 by a local lad named Paul Azinger. That was back in 1980. Maybe your next round will be the new record.
Or, do you need some help with your short game? Leddbetter/Bollitierri’s IMG Sports Facility offers weekend, one week, multiple weeks, or an entire summer of athletic advancement... with some of the industry’s top coaches and trainers.
Notables who’ve honed their skills at IMG include tennis stars Martina Navratilova, Maria Sharapova and Monica Seles as well as our local golfing great Paul Azinger and Tony Jacklin.
All have homes in the Sarasota area.
You don’t have to go far for a friendly game of tennis, there are six lighted courts right there at Siesta’s Public Beach.
For Spectators, Sarasota’s baseball is the main attraction.
ED Smith Stadium hosts the Baltimore Orioles spring training from mid February through March.
And, for more pro ball, head to Bradenton’s McKechnie Field for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Spring Training while the
Bradenton Marauders fill summers with minor league play.
Only minutes north of the Skyway Bridge is St. Petersburg for a full season with
Tampa Bay Rays. The Stadium is under roof and fully air conditioned.
If planning a visit in July, don’t miss the Sun Coast Off shore Grand Prix Races
as the Gulf of Mexico explodes with rooster tail plumes. This nationally sanctioned American Power Boat Race is the highlight
of a 10 day festival.
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