21 Apr 2022
BEST PLACES TO GOLF
PUNTA GORDA/ENGLEWOOD BEACH, FL Ranked the 3rd Best Place in America to Live and Play Golf by Golf Digest, the Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast offers year-round play on more than 15 courses—approximately 300 scenic holes of golf—including two courses ranked 4 ½ stars by Golf Digest and an Audubon-certified courses.
A few of the top golf courses in Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach include:
Riverwood Golf Club is one of those 4 ½ star courses in Southwest Florida’s premier golf destination, ranking #5 in Florida and #36 in the U.S. for customer reviews in 2017. Riverwood features truly unique design features, natural beauty, and varying challenges. Riverwood is a Par 72 Championship golf course with a full-length practice range, multi-faceted short game practice area, and putting green. The front nine flows through heavily wooded terrain, rich in stands of natural pine. The back nine meanders through saltmarsh and wetlands. a lush par 72 championship course, rich with native vegetation and stretching almost 7,000 yards. The front nine flows through heavily wooded terrain, while the back nine lies among salt marshes and wetlands. Riverwood Golf Club
Aileron Golf Course is new and reserved exclusively for guests of Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor. The club, located just ten minutes from the resort, will be open exclusively to members and resort guests. Renowned golf architect Kipp Schulties will lead the course renovation. A veteran of more than 60 golf course design projects, Schulties is known for his work on Boca Raton Resort & Club and Quail Lodge Resort & Club. The course includes a driving range, putting, chipping and bunker practice areas; clubhouse, restaurant, and event space.
Babcock National Golf Club features an 18-hole course layout that provides a unique golfing experience. They have multiple tee lengths to cater to players of all ages and skill levels. Designed by Gordon Lewis be prepared to play through idyllic scenery, pristine fairways, and strategically placed bunkers. Babcock National Golf Club
Rotonda Golf & Country Club’s 5 courses and 99 premier holes on The Cape Haze Peninsula make it a golfing paradise. The Hills, Long Marsh, The Palms, The Links, and Pinemoor are set in a spectacular setting bathed by gulf breezes. Challenging, well-maintained fairways that provide a new golfing experience with every round. Rotunda Golf & Country Club
Deep Creek Golf Club offers a challenging 6,000 yard, Mark McCumber design golf course, encompassed by a world of native Florida wildlife and natural landscape. Lined with meandering waterways and plenty of bunkers for sand play, this course is uniquely designed to test players’ skill-of-course management. Deep Creek Golf Club
ABOUT PUNTA GORDA / ENGLEWOOD BEACH
Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach is Florida’s best-kept secret of a charming natural paradise located on the idyllic Southwest Gulf Coast. This coastal community surrounding the state’s second-largest harbor sits conveniently between Tampa and Naples. Outdoor enthusiasts will find a haven of vibrant experiences in the sun-soaked oasis of the Southwest Florida islands, characterized by almost year-round sunshine and sub-tropical weather. Relaxation and discovery await miles of waterways and inland exploration trails filled with unspoiled natural beauty. From beaches to boating, hiking to harbor tours, fishing to nature paths; sun, shelling, and fossilized sharks’ teeth, Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach immerses lively locals and active adventurers in a pure island experience. Most notably known for its 830 miles of pristine unparalleled shoreline, including captivating river passages, a mangrove-edged aquatic preserve, and more than a dozen miles of natural Gulf beaches, the Charlotte Harbor Gulf Island Coast includes the areas of Boca Grande, Don Pedro Island, El Jobean, Englewood-Cape Haze, Little Gasparilla Island, Manasota Key, Knight Island, Placida, Babcock Ranch, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda.
To learn more about Punta Gorda / Englewood Beach, visit www.PureFlorida.com, call 941.743.1900 or discover the destination on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @RealPureFlorida.
CONTACT: Lois Croft, Public Relations Manager
Tel: (941) 743-1900
Email: Lois.Croft@pureflorida.com
