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Connecting Golfers on the West Coast of Florida. Mary Raimondo, Publisher Greater Sarasota Area and Southwest Florida Mobile: 410-449-2822 mary@golfcoastmagazine.com Bruz Fellenz, Publisher - Tampa Bay Area Mobile: 727-409-0797 bruzfellenz68@gmail.com Ryan Ruppert, Partner Office: 941.361.1536 ryan@golfcoastmagazine.com Rose Ruppert, Partner rose@golfcoastmagazine.com Tami Vaughan, Production Manager Olivia Baldassari, Digital Marketing Manager olivia@golfcoastmagazine.com Mark Cardon, Golf News - fcardon@aol.com Golf Coast Magazine is published by Golf Coast Magazine, Inc.; 3X’s a year and distributed along the West Coast of Florida. © 2021 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in this guide. Golf Coast Magazine and it’s affiliates are not responsible or liable for any errors, omissions, or changes in rates or information.
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The summer of 2021 promises to be exciting. While most of Florida has been open for a long time, people from other states are dusting off their suitcases and returning to the travel market for the first time since the pandemic. Fortunately, golf courses are seeing record high rounds, so we should expect a busier summer than ever before! With golf participation at all-time highs, courses are competing to attract summer golfers with both summer membership options and great deals on public play. We are also seeing major renovations at many of our favorite courses – such as at The Meadows Country Club in Sarasota, where they completed a large revitalization project during the summer of 2020 and reopened in January with brand new greens, tees, fairways, and bunkers. The Big Summer Golf Card® is the card to get for those who will be enjoying Florida golf this summer. With unlimited play and no blackouts, it will give golfers the best golf rates at courses all over Florida. Their main season is May through October with new courses being added each year, with a select number of them on the The Big Money TourSM giving golfers the chance to win over $30,000 in prizes each month. This summer we are also celebrating the retirement of Jean Couser, our Sarasota publisher who has been leading our magazine for 35 years. While she won’t be working day to day, she’ll continue advising the magazine and we know that her work will continue to have a major impact on our community. We know this summer will be one filled with travel, memories, and many rounds of golf, so we hope to be your tour guide for the local golf scene. You can visit us at GolfCoastMagazine.com to keep up with the latest golf stories and don’t forget to subscribe to our free weekly e-newsletter. You can follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter as well. Fairways and greens, Mary Raimondo, Bruz Fellenz, Ryan Ruppert, Rose Ruppert
