Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch

Great shape, so happy with pace of play and the conditions of the course from top to bottom. "Super fast" greens fairways w/real grass "AWESOME" course will return soon.

Forgiving fairways are wide but you better be on the proper side of the pin. My partner said that the person who made these greens was angry. Smooth and very fast.

Nice layout in great condition. Greens are hard and fast. There's some water but it doesn't come into play on more than 5-6 holes. Wide fairways which is great for mid-high handicaps. Ill be back.

I have been told that this was a top notch facility and it lived up to the hype. Even with it being Cart Path Only due to wet conditions the course still played perfectly. The GREENS were rolling! Layout is challenging from any box! I will be back because I left a few strokes on the course!

With all this rain the conditions here were PHENOMENAL! Greens were fast, and even got faster as we avoided rain today. Love the layout, carts, staff and the snacks on the turn. Was an absolute steal of a hot deal, if I was closer I’d become a member. Loved it! It was cart part only, but only a few bunkers with standing water. I wasn’t in a lie all day that was bad because of conditions.

Nothing spectacular but ok.....great practice range.....beverage cart woman was great.....!

I love Esplanade! It’s always in pristine condition! Wide open fairways, but somewhat challenging. Friendly staff nice practice area. I love the Tiki bar it’s always one of my favorite places. My husband and I used to be able to play this course with our Paradise card, but I’m not sure what happened? I was happy to find it on Golfnow though.

Had trouble getting a tee time the week before coming down for our annual vacation, online kept kicking me out. Called the proshop and they were quite rude. Once I was down there, tried to book 2 days out and was able to get on. Glad I did because it was a very nice course and the staff was very nice as well…guess Stacey was just not having a good day the week before. Simple wide open layout with a few nice holes but whole course was in VERY good condition. Tee to green was well kept, greens rolled well. Nice carts with GPS and water machines on course. I will be returning on next trip.

Greens r a nightmare, just been punch last week. Missed 9 birdie putts and one eagle putt. Ya blame it on the greens or the beer . Lol fun time!!

I live in the Sarasota area and there is no shortage of nice golf courses. Esplanade stands out with it’s quality and excellent care of the course and customer!!

I’ve played this course twice. It’s a fairly easy layout and has wide fairways. Course is always in excellent condition.

I have played this course many times and the amenities are awesome. Great practice area. Course was in awesome shape and greens were quick. Great pace of play. I recommend playing here.

Loved playing Esplanade again after a few years. Everything about the course is top notch. The layout is challenging, yet fair. Fairways, rough and greens are always in great shape. Although the greens were somewhat fast, it was just a matter proper judgement on the speed.