PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – (November 1, 2015) – For years American travelers have longed to get away to the islands. Of course some of the challenges involve passports, changing currency, foreign airports and different languages. The “in-the-know” travelers know better.
The Resort at Longboat Key Club, located on an exclusive barrier island just off Florida’s West Coast near Sarasota, has long been regarded one of America’s premier island destinations. It was recently named one of the top ten islands in the United States by Conde’ Nast magazine.
Featuring spectacular beaches, a four-star luxury hotel and 45 holes of championship golf, The Resort at Longboat Key Club will tantalize viewers who watch the latest episode of the award-winning Traveling Golfer television show, airing throughout the month of November.
While many visitors cannot stop talking about the beach, the pools, the luxurious rooms and the restaurants at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, it is the golf that has seen the greatest improvement recently. Originally designed by golf course architect Willard Byrd during the 1980s, the Harbourside and Islandside layouts have undergone major renovations by acclaimed designer Ron Garl. The result is spectacular golf in an unforgettable island setting.
“When I first heard about Longboat Key, I really didn’t get the entire picture,” said Mike Kern, a nationally recognized golf writer who appears on the Traveling Golfer television show. “I have been to plenty of places in Florida but this place is different. It’s like I left the country, but without all of the inconveniences. This might be the favorite resort I have ever been to.”
Traveling Golf host Tony Leodora is quick to agree about the Resort at Longboat Key Club.
“I first came to Longboat Key around 1980,” he explains. “Over the years I have returned to the property about every seven years or so. The amazing part is that it keeps getting better. The recent renovations to the golf courses, including re-grassing with the latest strain of salt-resistant platinum paspalum grasses, make this the must-stop on the central part of Florida’s West Coast.”
Terry O’Hara, the head professional for the 45 holes of golf at The Resort at Longboat Key Club, is quick to point out that the two golf courses provide great variety for members and hotel guests. He identifies the old Islandside Course, now renamed The Links on Longboat, as one of the best re-designs in the entire state. He calls it “a course that is now a lot more fun for golfers to play. The green complexes have been re-designed and we took out about half of the bunkers.”
He calls the Harbourside Course “the course that most of the members want to play” but goes on to say, “it is a shotmaker’s course that requires some thought.”
The episode from The Resort at Longboat Key Club begins airing November 1 and runs throughout the month on The Traveling Golfer Network of websites … including The Golf Director Network (see full list of sites on www.travelinggolfervideo.com). It also will air on Monday, November 9 as part of the Press Box television show in Myrtle Beach, 5 to 7 p.m. on HTC Ch. 4. As of April, the Traveling Golfer began airing in its entirety as a scheduled weekly feature show on Comcast SportsNet and The Comcast Network throughout the Philadelphia, Mid-Atlantic, North Jersey and Pittsburgh markets.
Part of every Traveling Golfer show, there is the additional feature, “Tech Talk”, hosted by Tour Edge Golf President Dave Glod. With years of experience as a clubmaker, Glod presents an inside look at the research and development of high-quality golf equipment.
Responding to golfers’ never-ending demands to learn more about interesting golf courses and golf resorts across the country and around the world, well-traveled host Tony Leodora created the Traveling Golfer so he could take viewers on video golf trips to some of the most exciting golf locations. The show won a first place award for golf television broadcasts in the prestigious International Network of Golf Media Awards, presented at the PGA Merchandise Show in January.
The Traveling Golfer appears as a series of monthly shows hosted by Leodora, who has 15 years of experience in televised golf shows. The featured destination stays on the website for one month, before being replaced by a new show. The old shows are archived for continued viewing on the home website, www.travelinggolfervideo.com. Past episodes also can be found on Xfinity On-Demand from Comcast.
For more information about the Traveling Golfer, or to find out how your property can be featured on the show, call TL Golf Services at (610) 279-9220.
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