Esplanade at Azario Lakewood Ranch

I personally think of the 2 Espalanade courses that this is the best. It’s beautiful and the holes are challenging enough. Greens have sped up but still a little slow. Cart girl is efficient and available. Ice and water available which is a plus in the heat. When the amenities open will be great!

One of the best courses in the area! Great greens and very well kept. You won’t be disappointed.

Fantastic course with top of the line in cart GPS with other features available for display of the hole/course. The course was in immaculate condition and the amenities were spotless clean. Excellent practice areas with a huge putting green, real grass range hitting to targets on the water, and a designated chipping area all balls supplied with green fee. I wish I lived closer to play more often. I highly recommend. The only downside is the pace of play was slow on the day and time we went at 4.5 hours for 18.

This is an exceptional track in first rate condition. The landing areas are wide but reward forethought. The greens are a little wacky in terms of mounds and swales but roll true and, for a public course are very fast. Proshop estimated 10 but our group thought 10.5 at least on the stimp. Fairways very soft, rough not particularly tough and the greenside conditions allow for a range of chipping styles. We had to wait for a slow twosome but still played in four hours flat which for a weekend in Florida is ok. The course is certain to go private soon so take advantage of golfnow rates while you can. This is my new favorite public course hereabouts.

Played here with my cousin while visiting the area (he lives here), and found the course to be in excellent condition. All the cart path's clearly marked. Your golf cart didn't shut off prompting you to put it in reverse if you got to close to unrestricted areas. The tee boxes clearly marked, the fairways carefully cared for, and the. greens in excellent condition. My putting was atrocious that day but that was user error. I wish the cart girl was seen sooner, the soonest we saw her was the 14th hole. I had asked for my typical transfusion but she was out of the ingredients. They do have a bar with some snacks out by the driving range and the turn with friendly staff and Transfusions in the can version which I ended up trying but not the same. They had prepared hot dogs and prepackaged sandwiches. Wish they had a bar or grill to stop at, maybe they did and we just went to the wrong area? Regardless, the course was in excellent shape and I would certainly go there again, however with the rapid building of housing, I expect it to be a member's only course within the next year or two. Plenty of undulations on the greens and devastating pin positions. Highly recommend.

First time playing here with my son and it was awesome! Great layout, challenging enough to test your skill levels. Highly recommend it.

I have left reviews here before and my thoughts on this beautiful golf course has not changed. It is well cared for and the staff is phenomenal!

If you haven't played Esplanade at Azario you should get there before you're shut out before it goes private. The practice area- range, putting green, chipping areas, are as good as any in the Sarasota-Bradenton area. The layout is typical residential/golf course plan, lots of driving from green to tee in order to squeeze as many homes in as possible. But the holes themselves are fun- a good mixture of short and long par 4's, fun par 5's and par 3's with challenging greens that penalize you if you're in the wrong place. The course is in terrific shape now, albeit with a few damp and muddy spots due to rain and/or irrigation. Pace of play was good- a little over 4 hours.

Great course and I'm fussy. Very pretty and well maintained. Extremely wide fairways with all the trouble being on and around the greens. Greens are fast and undulated. I would definitely play it again.

Best public course in the area! Always in excellent condition with an amazing practice facility and great staff! It’s like playing at a private members country club with public access.

This is one of if not the best (currently) public course in the Sarasota area. Great course and conditions are typically very good with an exceptionally helpful staff. The course tends to hold water which creates cart path only after rains. Highly recommend playing this course before the community sells out and it becomes private only.

Like the course, condition and layout. Cart path only when I played was disappointing

Lot of walking on a hot day and need to carry multiple clubs to your ball. Probably would have canceled had I known.