3001Founders Club Drive, Sarasota, FL 34240
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2007
CONTACT: Jo Morello, 941-351-9688; Sharon Ross, 941-378-0900
The Founders Club is named one of America’s Top 100 Golf Course Communities
Selection by Travel + Leisure Golf magazine places The Founders Club
among the best golf communities in the nation
Sarasota, FL— Travel + Leisure Golf magazine has named The Founders Club as one of America’s Top 100 Golf Course Communities according to Ian D. N. Fetigan, C.C.M., general manager. Fetigan received notification of the selection from John Atwood, editor-in-chief of the prestigious magazine, and John Rodenburg, vice president/publisher. The publication awards the “Top 100” designation to communities that best combine superb golf with homes and facilities of the highest quality, an extraordinary location and a wealth of lifestyle opportunities. The Founders Club is a private golf club community situated on 700 verdant and gated acres, located three miles east of I-75 exit 210 (Fruitville Road) in Sarasota.
“From its inception, The Founders Club was designed to provide residents and members with unparalleled golf and lifestyle options,” Fetigan says. “This award validates our vision and all the hard work that has made The Founders Club one of the top golfing communities in the country. We have created a Club of utmost charm, privacy and beauty, and have been attracting national attention to the Sarasota area as a premier golf destination.”
From the beginning, the goal of the developers—U.S. Assets Group and The Starling Group—was to create an intimate and very exclusive high-end club experience to reflect the venerable history of the game of golf in Sarasota, Fetigan says. “They did that in part by insisting on the finest design elements: a Robert Trent Jones, Jr.-designed course; the exquisitely detailed clubhouse, Golf Hall; and the most picturesque property in the storied town of Sarasota.” To achieve the desired level of privacy, the development team limited the equity golf memberships at completion to 275, and residences in the community to 262. Currently, over two dozen families reside within the gated enclave, with others scheduled to follow as the 110 homes under construction are completed.
The Top 100 honor puts the club in exclusive company in only its third year of existence. The developers broke ground for The Founders Club in March 2004 and opened the stunning golf course less than a year later, in February 2005, closely following it with the opening of Golf Hall, the stately 24,000-square-foot clubhouse that features sophisticated low-country architecture. World-renowned designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr., sculpted the dramatic course to capture the feel of a Scottish links design and accentuate the beauty of the natural Florida surroundings, Fetigan says. Centuries-old oaks and pines frame the 18-hole championship course and clubhouse.
“The Founders Club dreams big dreams and makes them come true,” Fetigan said. “Our residents and members are elated at what we’ve been able to accomplish.”
For further information about The Founders Golf Club, call Ian Fetigan at 866.508.0900 or 941.371.9720, ext. 302; write to ifetigan@thefoundersclub.com; or visit www.TheFoundersClub.com.
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The Founders Club is located off Fruitville Road, 3.1 miles east of I-75 exit 210 in Sarasota. At buildout, this golf course community will contain just 262 homes, which will surround The Founders Golf Club course designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. Membership in The Founders Golf Club is open to only 275 golf equity members and select invitational members. Developers of The Founders Club are U. S. Assets Group, headed by partners Tom Brown and Jay Tallman, and The Starling Group, headed by Fred Starling. U.S. Assets Group has an extensive record of developing luxury homes and communities. In the Sarasota area, these include Beau Ciel, en Provence, Orchid Beach Club and the recently announced Wicker Beach. The Starling Group is highly regarded for its high-end commercial developments.
