Manatee Golf Course doesn't just rest upon Florida's natural wetlands—it embraces them. Featuring newly-sodded tee-boxes and new golf carts, this championship course winds its fairways strategically through ponds and palm trees before capping off each with a verdant and rolling TifEagle bermuda-grass green. Measuring 6,712 yards from the back tees—with a rating of 70.6 and a slope of 123—it also boasts plenty of challenges, ranging from the short par 3 at hole 16 to the long, tiered green at hole 9. To prepare for the task, though, golfers can hone their short game on the chipping and putting green, practice teeing off at the grass driving range, or stock up on courage with local craft beers at the clubhouse.