Athletes know that Sarasota is an excellent place for
most sports, from competitive to leisurely, thanks to
year-round great weather, numerous amenities and
premier training facilities.
F I SHING
Fishing in Sarasota County is a serious sport, especially when chasing
the silver king: the tarpon. Sarasota Bay is an estuary with three passes
giving access to the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing charters and guides have
clients catch everything from sea trout and red fish to grouper, red
snapper and cobia.
THE CR ADL E O F G O L F
Golf has historic roots in Sarasota County. Sarasota’s first mayor, John
Hamilton Gillespie, started the first course in the area in the late 1800s.
Then, in the 1920s, the famed architect Donald Ross built Bobby Jones
Golf Course, which was dedicated by Bobby Jones himself.
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