Bobby Jones Golf Complex

The Bobby Jones Golf Complex is located in Sarasota, Florida. It offers 45 holes of municipal golf and was named after famous golfer Robert Tyre Jones, Jr. Jones is considered golf royalty due to his accomplishment of winning the Grand Slam of Golf in 1930. The course opened in 1927 with 18 holes. Nine more were added in 1952 and another nine in 1967. A second 18-hole course, the John H. Gillespie Executive Course was built in 1977. The course is located in Sarasota, which is considered the nation's Cradle of Golf. This is because Sarasota is believed to have been the first location to offer a golfing facility. Some disagree with this claim, but the proof shows that in 1885, John Hamilton Gillespie arrived in Florida and created a golf course by the following year. By 1906, a full 18-hole course was in existence, at least two years before other courses were believed to have been built. The Bobby Jones Complex features a practice range with putting and chipping greens, a pro shop, rental clubs, tennis courts, storage lockers for golfers, a GPS system and a restaurant. Mulligan's Grille at Bobby Jones offers 150 seat dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner.