With this year’s U.S Open being played at Congressional Country Club June 16th-19th, here are some fun and interesting facts throughout the history of the event. 1. The U.S. Open is the second oldest golf event of the modern day golf majors. It started in 1895, 30 years after the first British Open. 2. Newport [...]
On the final hole of the 1969 Ryder Cup Match at Royal Birkdale in England, Jack Nicklaus stunned the golf world by conceding a two-foot putt to Tony Jacklin, for the first of only two ties in Ryder Cup history. Today, that gesture is considered one of the finest acts of sportsmanship in golf history [...]
Attention Par 5 Club Members!!! Come Play At Waterlefe Through Monday, May 23rd and Receive A Free Lunch In Our Grille Room Weekdays – $34 + tax Weekends – $39 + tax Tee Times May Be Booked Up To 3 Days In Advance Through The Golf Shop At (941) 744-9771 **Must Present Par 5 Club [...]
Now that another winter season has come and gone, the area courses around here become a ghost town. Say Good bye to the 5 hour round of golf and hello to the 3 1/2 hour round. Most golf courses will have a creative and aggressive marketing approach with their rates to maintain and/or gain customers [...]
Hello Everyone; We are proud to announce that the Par 5 Club is creating a summer golf league……It will be played at our “Core Clubs” and will rotate the course each week. It will be held on Wednesday nights at 5:00 PM……The start date will tentitively be May 18th and ends September 28th…..The format will [...]
Par 5 Club savings just got a whole lot bigger! We are giving the first 100 people who purchase a membership an offer they can’t refuse….50% off the first round of golf at each of our “Core Clubs” (River Strand, Stoneybrook, Waterlefe, and Legacy). The base membership “Par Level” is priced at only $55 for [...]
No one knows the precise origins of the game of golf. Some think it really began in medieval times, with shepherds hitting pebbles around the hillsides with their crooks. Another suggestion is that the game derived from the ancient Flemish pastime of chole, which was already known about and played in England by the mid-14th [...]
Legacy Golf Club, River Strand Golf & Country Club, Stoneybrook Golf Club, and Waterlefe Golf & River Club, four of the area’s finest courses have joined forces with The PAR 5 Club to bring area golfers the best year round pricing and membership programs available. The base membership “Par Level” is priced at only $55 [...]
Tony’s Chicago Beef Co. ,dedicating to deliver Chicago Style food at it’s best. They are offering up Par 5 Club members FREE hand cut fries with any food purchase. The food here is always fresh and made to order. They blow away all competition because of their quality burgers, hot dogs, and sandwiches. Whether it’s [...]
Some people seem to make aces left and right. Other golfers go their whole golfing careers without one. Just how hard is it to make a hole-in-one? and what are the odds? A few years back, Golf Digest hired Francis Scheid Ph.D, the retired chairman of the math department at Boston University, to calculate the [...]
The Par 5 Club, along with Play Golf Sarasota and the PGA of America is promoting faster golf play with the TEE IT FORWARD program. TEE IT FORWARD is a simple concept where golfers play from the tees that are best suited for their game. This allows golfers to move faster and have a more [...]
With this year’s U.S Open being played at Congressional Country Club June 16th-19th, here are some fun and interesting facts throughout the history of the event. 1. The U.S. Open is the second oldest golf event of the modern day golf majors. It started in 1895, 30 years after the first British Open. 2. Newport [...]
Test your skills and tee it up at TPC Tampa Bay on Monday, June 13th in the 2011 Nature Valley Amateur. You’ll have the opportunity to play like the pros at the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am. Gentleman of all levels with a handicap of 24 and below are eligible to compete in one of four flights. [...]
Play Golf Sarasota Media Group, publisher of Play Golf Sarasota magazine and Gulfshore Media, LLC, publisher of SARASOTA Magazine, have created a partnership to promote local golf facilities to their combined readership. Play Golf Sarasota features full-length profiles of golf courses in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties. Starting in October, courses will appear in a [...]
Par 5 Club savings just got a whole lot bigger! We are giving the first 100 people who purchase a membership an offer they can’t refuse….50% off the first round of golf at each of our “Core Clubs” (River Strand, Stoneybrook, Waterlefe, and Legacy). The base membership “Par Level” is priced at only $55 for [...]
