Current Awards and Recognitions
- The Members Golf Club at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota has been designated as a Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary through the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses, an Audubon International program.
- Zagat Survey names The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club one of “America’s Top Golf Courses” in their 2007/2008 guidebook and ranks it #6 in the nation for Top-Rated Service
- Named one of Golf Magazine's 10 Best New Courses of the year, January 2007
- Recognized as Best of the Best by Robb Report - one of only eight golf courses in the world to be recognized as best new golf course, June 2006
- The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club has been named one of the "100 Best Golf Shops in US" and ranked among the Top 25 Private Club Golf Club Golf Shop in the US by Golf World magazine.
Registered resort guests have use of the exclusive Members Golf Club located 13 miles from the hotel offering a Tom Fazio-designed 18-hole championship course. It is a par 72, located on 315 acres of tropical landscape with no real estate development. The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club has been strategically sculpted by moving nearly 1.9 million cubic yards of earth to create elevation, relief, contouring and framing for each hole in a manner that gracefully rolls among the 12 picturesque lakes and extensive landscape to form a fair and memorable test of golf.
Six sets of tees provide maximum playability without sacrificing strategy or beauty.
Black: 7,414 yards
Silver: 7,033
Blue: 6,557
White: 6,198
Green: 5,791
Red: 5,175
Guests can choose to walk or ride this beautiful course.
Single Rider Golf Car – Vehicle is available at this location; please contact the golf shop in Sarasota, Florida, for advanced reservations and to ensure availability.
Hole by Hole Description
Golf Caddie Concierge Program
A professional, knowledgeable and helpful attendant accompanies each group playing The Members Golf Club course. In addition to providing traditional caddie services such as course yardage information, bunker maintenance and divot repair, caddies will provide a host of other services including course strategy, course design information and food and beverage services. A distinctive Ritz-Carlton amenity, the Golf Caddie Concierge will ensure players have the most unique on-course experience.
Practice Facility
The Members Golf Club's world-class practice facilities feature one of this country's largest two-tier driving ranges, and includes two teaching tees, two short game greens, two putting greens and a two-level practice range, with two chipping greens and two putting greens.
Available 7.a.m. to 5.p.m. with $25 daily fee. Practice facility usage is included with this Sarasota golf course’s greens fee.
Golf Instruction
Our staff of PGA professionals can tailor individual or group instruction to fit your needs and abilities.
Clubhouse
The elevated clubhouse overlooking holes 1, 9, 10, and 18, was designed for the pleasure of members and guests and features a grill restaurant and lounge with indoor and outdoor seating under trellises, attendant-services ladies' and gentlemen's locker rooms and an 1,100 square foot golf retail shop which will feature fine sportswear and golf equipment. Golf club rentals are available for men, women and juniors and rental shoes are available for ladies and gentlemen.
Dress Code
Men - collared shirt, tailored khaki pants or shorts; women - collared shirt with/without sleeves, tailored pants, shorts, or skirts. Soft spikes preferred.
The Members Golf Club is closed Mondays year round.
The Members Golf Club is closed Tuesdays (May 11th-October 26th)
Hours
Golf Club hours of operation: 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Turn Grill: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Golf Club Grille: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bar / Lounge: 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
For more information on the golf experience, tee times, transportation and The Members Golf Club, please dial (941) 309-2900.
The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club is an exclusive facility available only to members of The Ritz-Carlton Members Club and guests of the resort. For membership information, please contact the Membership Gallery at (941) 309-2521, toll free at (888) 363-6237 or visit The Members Club website.