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With more than 27 miles of sugar white beaches, the islands of Anna Maria and Longboat Key, and the mainland areas of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch are an authentic, tropical location to host corporate, government and association meetings, annual retreats, conventions, sporting events, social groups, reunions and weddings. Named the #1 U.S. Hot Spot by TripAdvisor.com for 2007 and noted on lists by Forbes, USA Today and the NY Daily News, Florida’s Gulf Islands are gracious hosts for groups of 10 to 10,000. Nearly 165,000 square feet of meeting space and 6,000 guest rooms are available, including two convention centers, a 10,000 sq ft auditorium, banquet facilities, meetings resorts, and a 1920s 21-room Mediterranean estate. The Bradenton Area CVB staff specializes in creating your customized group experience, including accommodation assistance, guides and maps, itinerary planning, tours and site visits, team building, transportation, venue arrangements, dining and catering, and themed events. It’s time for a new perspective on an unspoiled destination. For a Meeting Planners Kit, contact Sharon.Kingston@mymanatee.org or visit www.FloridasGulfIslands.com.
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Itinerary No. 3: Gulf and Golf Tournament Tour

Day One:
Morning – early breakfast at your hotel
  • Legacy Golf Club – National Golf School - The Founders of National Golf Schools, legendary PGA Prof. Patrick Livingston and Jim Linkin, designed National Golf Schools to be different, with emphasis on fun and personalized attention. Maximum of 4-1 student/teacher ratio (2-1 and 1-1 available). Legacy Golf Club is Bradenton's finest daily fee facility rated 4 stars by Golf Digest and One of America's Top Golf Courses by Zagat Surveys. Located on a virtual nature preserve, wildlife abounds.
    • 9:00 -12:00: Practice stations for personal lessons with your PGA professional. We will also video tape your swing for a take-home teaching analysis.
    • 12:00 - 12:45: Lunch
    • 12:45 - 3:00pm: On course play with your PGA Professional.
    • 3:00 pm: Unlimited Golf
Evening
  • Sharky’s Bar- Cold Brews, for bold moves on the Golf Course. Discuss your game, relax and enjoy Happy Hour.
  • Mr. Bones Restaurant - is a funky and popular barbecue joint with a skeleton at the door, African mask decor and a coffin full of unusual beers on ice. At least once on your vacation you ought to indulge yourself in a little excess and this Anna Maria Island restaurant is definitely the place to do it.

Day Two:
Morning – early breakfast at your hotel
  • David Leadbetter Golf Academy – DLGA’s half-day programs are designed for golfers of all levels. They address different aspects of your game to develop each athlete as a complete and well-rounded player. Each program was created to form a comprehensive Adult Program that is both educational and enjoyable. To maximize individual attention in the Adult Programs, all classes are limited in size.
  • IMG Academy Golf Course & Country Club - The 18-hole "IMG" course features 6,673 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.7 and it has a slope rating of 137 on Bermuda grass. Designed by Mark McCumber, ASGCA/(R) Gene Bates, the IMG golf course opened in 1973.
Evening
  • The Lost Kangaroo Pub – Bradenton’s downtown Main Street, hosts over 150 different flavors of beer, and over 15 beers on tap. It’s the place to recapture that perfect swing, or the perfect put, or that crazy guy that played golf with you today.
  • Mattison's Riverside at Twin Dolphin Marina Grill – Casual dining in the most beautiful spot on the Manatee Riverside. Featuring fresh seafood, choice steaks, and salads.

Day Three:
Morning – early breakfast at your hotel
  • Waterlefe Golf & River Club – take what you’ve learned, and play the most challenging course in Manatee County. Waterlefe is built along a beautiful section of the Manatee River, complete with wide expanses of pristine marshes. Don't be surprised if on the 15th tee you spot a family of manatees poking noses up for a breath of air. The Tee boxes of the 17th, one of Waterlefe's signature holes, jut majestically into the Manatee River. Ted McAnlis designed this course with a great deal of time, effort and expense going toward protecting and restoring the natural environment that gives the course its unique character. The gently sloped greens with the newest TifEagle Bermuda offer the ultimate in putting. From a lazy start on the par-5 first hole to the big finish on the 18th hole island green Waterlefe Golf Course is a course to remember.

For more golf information, contact: sharon.kingston@co.manatee.fl.us


 
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