

The seven miles of mother nature trails at Bobby Jones Golf Club in the vicinity of Beneva and Fruitville roadways are now open up to the community from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyday. Appreciate strolling, running, bicycling, pictures and observing the wildlife–but golfing is on keep. No fishing, motorized motor vehicles, picnicking or sporting activities games are permitted, both.
The class was shut for 6 weeks whilst demolition crews concluded removing buildings in preparing for its very long-awaited renovation.
Later this 12 months, it will near all over again for updates. No correct date has been established, but, “We’re aiming for October of 2021,” suggests Sue Martin, typical supervisor of parks and recreation for the club, which is owned by the City of Sarasota. The metropolis is soliciting interested events to negotiate a proposal for renovating the assets and managing future golf functions and is considering proposals and options.
Existing plans include a restored 18-gap course, a nine-hole executive system and a new clubhouse, starter booth and cart barn, furthermore the addition of a golf progress middle for educating golf. The space will also have a mother nature park with strolling and bicycle trails, and a playground.


Martin estimates the renovations of the training course, crafted in 1926, “could price up to $12 million, and we’re wanting for grants and distinctive means to fund it,” she claims.
There are also ongoing negotiations with the Conservation Basis of the Gulf Coastline to position a conservation easement on the approximately 300-acre residence, which serves as a watershed that filers millions of gallons of stormwater before it flows into Sarasota Bay. The easement will protect the eco-friendly house in perpetuity for golfing, light recreation and character.
“Once that settlement is signed, let’s say another person wishes to establish a rental there, that is not going to be capable to materialize,” states Martin. “Even if the metropolis sold it, it would have to keep a environmentally friendly, recreational place.”
The city’s thorough plan phone calls for retaining 100 acres of general public environmentally friendly place for every 1,000 inhabitants. The city’s populace is swelling towards 60,000 and Sarasota has about 600 acres of environmentally friendly space–Bobby Jones constitutes about fifty percent of that.
Bobby Jones Golf Club is located at 1000 Circus Blvd., Sarasota. Use of the mother nature trails is cost-free.