Bent Tree Country Club

Overview

Bent Tree Country Club in Sarasota was a private club for many years and now operates as semi-private, offering flexible membership plans while accepting outside play.

Its 18-hole, par-72 course was designed by Bill Lewis and opened in 1975, and it hosted the Sarasota LPGA Classic from 1976 to 1988.

Golf

Course	Holes	Par	Yards	Architect	Opened
Bent TreeGreens renovated by Ward Northrup (1994); further work by Ron Garl (2015).	18	72	6,570	Bill Lewis	1975

The Community

Course is surrounded by single-family homes, townhomes and villas in the Bent Tree community; membership is optional.

Highlights

Hosted the Sarasota LPGA Classic from 1976 to 1988

Sources

Photo Credits

Pond reflecting tall pines on a golf course (representative) — Gamweb, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Fairway and pond with homes along the course (representative) — Bishoy.A, CC0 1.0, source
Tree silhouetted against the morning sky on a course (representative) — rawpixel.com, CC0 1.0, source

Information compiled from public sources and last checked October 2026. Details such as membership terms change often; please confirm directly with the club.