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Sports & Outdoors
Do you have friends, children or grandchildren visiting Sarasota and want to know what there is to do for young adults? Look no further than our summer guide.
When the summertime heat hits the Sunshine State, most of us are familiar with the temptation to chill out with the A/C on blast and binge on Netflix—but don’t melt into your couch just yet! We’ve got you covered with a list of suggestions to kickstart your day and cool down at night in Sarasota.
Golf has been a part of Sarasota County since 1885, when John Hamilton Gillespie arrived in Sarasota from Scotland, forever changing the course of Sarasota’s future.
When John Hamilton Gillespie arrived in Sarasota from Scotland in 1885 he was keen to develop a new home in America, which would include his beloved game of golf. By 1886 he had laid out two new golf holes (eventually to be 18 holes) that would be played upon the ground that is currently near Sarasota’s downtown Main Street.