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3.6
390 Reviews (390)
5 Stars
82
4 Stars
172
3 Stars
88
2 Stars
34
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.2
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.0
72.1%
Recommend this course
290 out of 390 reviews
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3.6
47 Reviews (47)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
70.2%
Recommend this course
33 out of 47 reviews
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3.4
78 Reviews (78)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.1
Layout
3.6
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
67.9%
Recommend this course
53 out of 78 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Donald Ross-designed layout consistently earns praise for its challenging and fair design, with fast, true-rolling greens impressing recent players. Exceptionally friendly staff and a smooth pace of play make every round a welcoming experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6714 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.3
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Bobby Jones Golf Complex - Ross Course (Sarasota)
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1926) Rich Mandell (2023)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities, Lockers

Available Sports

Tennis
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Reviews

3.6
390 Reviews (390)
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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best course in Sarasota

I play this coarse often and enjoy it. It's the best and most cost friendly coarse in the area. It has its challenge but is a fair test of your skills. They did a good job renovating it. The out of city price of $99 is fair too as the coarse is in great condition. I hope they keep it in great condition knowing its a public coarse is y worry. I prefer playing here than playing the far higher costs for other courses in the area. I recommend everyone to try it. Note, many of the comments online are very old when the coarse was a goat farm and in awful condition.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bobby Jones - just okay

Staff were very friendly and helpful when we arrived. Special shout-out to the starter - Tim. Great practice facilities to warm up at. Greens and bunkers were in excellent shape. A very flat course with not a lot of character or shade - and it was a hot day. Didn’t feel like we got a great value for the cost of the round.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bobby Jones revisit

I had played this course over 5 years ago when it's condition was deteriorating. I had to play it once again to experience the remake it has gone through. Overall it is a decent course with a traditional feel of a Donald Ross Florida layout. I have played the Melbourne and Lake Wales tracks, both of which are pleasant. The whole problem with this course is that it is not a $100 course. It is way overpriced for what you get. Both of the other Ross courses noted above are $50 at most. The biggest joke was that there was a man waiting to "clean" your clubs at the end of the round. Having this "experience" at the end of a round at a municipal is a joke.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Recently redone. Greens and fairways in great condition. Very forgiving track.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Bobby jones Donald Ross public course

Was pleasantly surprised in the overall condition and experience‘greens are in VG condition but boring as very little undulations but fun experience!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Recommend

Friendly staff, nice layout, great pace of play - under 4 hours. No discounts for Florida residents or Sarasota County residents which is disappointing.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Yardage????

The fairways and greens were in great shape and I found the personnel friendly. The major complaint being the course is basically unmarked, very few if any 200, 150, and 100 yard markers. Yardage marked on sprinkler heads are inaccurate Golf yardage apps are useless. Starter said to download yardage app with QR code on golf cart but the QR print was faded and unreadable on both our carts. Vast improvement on newly designed course from 3 years ago but this is not a $100 course, even during a Florida winter!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 39
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play here

Although it was a $100 bill, it is worth the extra $40 over the other public courses in the area, where the conditions are egregious.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

A pleasure to play

Actual name is Bobby Jones Golf Club with several tee boxes available. Course was completely re-constructed over the past 3 years and recently re-opened. it's an open, wide fairway course with very large greens in great shape!

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sad state of affairs

I use to play this course often when it was the old Bobby Jones golf course with the American

golf course and the British golf course. While it wasn't the best course it was somewhat challenging and affordable. I only played nine holes and was not impressed. The people who reconfigured this new golf course came in and took out allot of the trees , bulldozed all the buildings and put in more sand traps. They erased the heart of this course and took away all the challenges while making it less affordable.The Sarasota politicians messed this course up big time. Thanks for nothing.

The putting green is a joke and the course is like playing in a cow pasture. The price to play is doubled. In short there are alot of nicer golf courses to play and some for less money.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 139
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Perfect greens.

Very straightforward course. Not much imagination. Hard as rock tee boxes, but beautifully manicured. Greens were perfect (the highlight of the round). Cart paths need work.Having the new layout communicated to GPS rangefinders would help. The app is cumbersome.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 76
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Nice conditions

The pace of play was a little slow, around 4 and half hours.

The was in very good shape, greens and fairways were in great shape.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of play

Rangers did nothing to speed up play of 2 groups in front of us. They were drinking and mixing in a golf shot now and then. Beer girl was hanging with these guys pretty regular. Guess these guys were big tippers thinking beer girl liked them. Anyway made it hard to get into any rhythm.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ross course is very nice

This was our 2nd time playing at the Bobby Jones Ross course. The course has a nice layout and is well kept. The pace of play was reasonable . Overall it’s a very nice course and a decent value for your money !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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