University Park Country Club

University Park Country Club in University Park plays 3,548 yards at par 36 across a 9-hole layout with a driving range, operating as a private club at elite-tier pricing. The 9-hole par-36 format means the course includes a complete mix of par threes, fours, and fives at half the holes of a standard course, and many members play the layout twice for a full 18-hole equivalent. The course is set within the gated University Park community, a planned residential enclave north of Sarasota.

University Park sits in Manatee County, just north of the Sarasota city limit and close to the Lakewood Ranch development that has transformed this part of southwest Florida. The club’s elite pricing and private access model reflect the high-end residential character of the surrounding development. The driving range gives members a complete practice facility, and the 9-hole layout is well-suited to the active adult and retirement demographic that makes up much of the University Park community’s population.