Bobby Jones Golf Club (Ross)

Overview: Bobby Jones Golf Club’s Ross identity refers to the Donald Ross legacy at Sarasota’s historic municipal golf complex. Ross was retained in 1926 for the original 18-hole Sarasota Municipal Golf Course, a public parkland setting that later became the multi-course Bobby Jones facility.

History: The course was dedicated in 1927 and renamed for Bobby Jones, who appeared at the opening exhibition. The original Ross course was later divided into the American and British 18-hole courses within a 45-hole complex, so the directory’s single “Ross” label should be treated as a historical routing identity rather than assumed to be a separate current course.

Did You Know? Bobby Jones shot a 73 during the 1927 dedication exhibition after a crowd of more than 1,000 gathered to watch. The complex also preserves a nine-hole par-30 executive course alongside the two 18-hole routings.